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Home My Public Portal About03-28-1930 376 Office of Board of Puelic Works City of Richmond, Indiana, Friday March 28th, 1930. The Board of Public Works of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met in regular session at the office of said Board Friday parch loth, 930, at 9 o 'clock A.M. All the memoers of said Board, Messrs, • Edmondson, Peelle and Dye being present . The following proceed- ings were had, ' to-viit ; • Minutes of the preceedingmeeting were read and approved. The Board approved a primary assessment roll for the construction of Sanitary Sewer, oetween South 5th & 6th Street, from South " I" Street, south as provided' under Improvement Resolution No. 905-1929 . ' Curtis Rush was granted permission to cultivate the. ground belong- ing to the City west of Clear Creek - on north side of `V`'deet Main Street, upon payment .;to the city of the sue of 45. 00 for the seasonof 1930. City Civil Engineer, reported in matte O J r ' f complaint� of H. Goble of 1911 South "E" Street, sent him oy mayor Harris for investigation of the complaint of the unsanitary condition caused • by an • inadequate drain near his property at 1911 South ' "E" Street. The Engineer stated that the property owners installed an le tile drain under South "E" Street between South 19th & 20th Sts, at the time South IIEU Street was paved by the County, this tile drain ends just south of hr. Gobles house, there being an open the ditch 225 feet distant, the complaint is that sewage ' enters the drain and ditch from septic tanks making a nuisance near his home. He asks that the city assist in installing a tile in the open ditch leading south from the present tile which would permit fil- ling the property. It would cost about y 1t 0. 00 for cement tile extended to east & west ' ditch and about 450.00 to install same. The City no doubt has some obligation in taking care of surface water and suggest- ed that the city furnish such tile as Mr. Goole desires, not to exceed the 225 feet if the property owners will install it . 141r, Hodgin engineer, was anthorizea to take up true matter with h'v'1r. Goble with an effort tO eliminate conditions. Messrs, Hodgin and Schneider, City Engineer & street Oomeissiener reported they had made a survey of all the city streets -to deter- mine the amount of roadway that should oe treated with bitumin- ous material this year, we find that at least 90, 000 gallons of material will be required to properly surfacestreets,. J the this being an average of 4 gallon per sq-yard. stating they also be • - lieved the city should buy the material direct from the producer - and contract with some local contractor to unload, store and dis- tribute it on the streets. This can be done satisfactorily. We recommend that bids be secured per gallon 60, 000 gallons more or less of Asphalt and 30, 000 gallons more or less of tar, the grade to be specified in the bid, and all to be in accordance with the specifications of the Indian State Highway Commission dated Feoruary 1930, on file in the office of City Civil Engine- er. That bias oe secured for unloa.ain_g,heating, storing & distrio- L �v Commissioner,usL ing, as may oe directed oy Street Commissioner, also to receive bids for furnishing and applying sa.ic. Asphalt & tar , The Clerk was direyteO. to advertise for bids as above recom.+iended, Friday March 28th, 1930. 3,7,7 In matter of claim referred to the Board by the Common Council in favor Of Nellie Bostick, in amount of V)S. o0 pu.rccxting to be for labor in digging trenon for gas line, placing or cutting an arch doorway in and at the care-takers house connected with Detention Hospital, was taken up and discussed with Messrs, Frank MoFail and R. Mr. Henley, former members of the Board of Public Works, Mr. Bos- tick, having been notified to appear but was not present at the meet- ing. -Messrs, McFall and Henley both stated to the Board, that Mr.y Bostick wanted gas piped into the house some 5 or o years -ago, and the -Board refused to .have the same installed, sir. Bostick then agreei_ that if the city would furnish the pipe etc . , he would dig the ditch and -install the same with0ut cost to the city, and they agreed to • said proposal; as to the cutting of the large arch or doorway in the house, it Was Mr. Bostick ' s proposition that he be permitted to en- large said doorway, the city furnishing the material, he to do the work free of any cost the City, which privilege was granted thereby causing the city to re-paper the two rooms, they further stated and requested to know why if the claim was a valid claim against the city it had not 'been filed before they the former Board left office, and Both Messrs, McFall and Henley, recommended that the claim be dis- allowed as they did not consider that the City owed the same. The Board then upon motion and recommendation of the former Board of Works dis-allowed said claim, and directed the Clerk to so noti- fy Nellie Bostick, former matron. The Board unanimously adopted I:provement Resolution. No. 909-1930, for the improvement of South loth Street, by constructing cement curb & gutter (stan_nard width) cadent sidewalks 5' wide on Cloth sides of said street, grading and paving the roadway with one of the fol- lowing kinds of materials, to-wit : Reinforced Concrete, Sheet Asphalt Rock Asphalt or Bituminous Re-tread macadam; also planting of trees on coth sines of street, from South 1°Ei' to '1H1' Street. The Board received bids under Improvement Resolution No. 906-1930 for construction of o ' cr _dent sidewalks On north side of West Main Street, from 8th to llth Street also planting of trees, bet Teen said points as follo��-s, to-wit : 1° Lee Ridgeway, bid; Qement sidewalks and cement intersections---- p0. 2 `�/ 0 sq-foot . Shade trees - 0 fi '.UO Each W. L. iiiagaw, oid; Cement sidewalks and cement i ntersections y?0. 21;-L- so—foot. Shade trees 3 .00 Each " J . L. Teegarden & Co. , bid; Cement sidewalks--. 24dd, sq-ft . Intersections . 23 square foot . Shade trees 2)... CO Each 11/ i' DEniel G. Burkhardt, bid; Cement sidewalks and cement intersections-•--40. 26 so-foot . Shade trees 3.00 Each The oid of Lee Ridgeway, being the lowest received and being wi thin the estimate of the city civil engineer, the contract was so awarded. (See next page) 378 Friday March 28th, 1930. The Board received bids for furnishing One 1 or 12 ton, 4 or 6 cylinder truck chassis fully equipped as specified in the advertisement as follows, to-wit : " W. E. McWhinney Company, bid; _Model "AA" 1-` ton truck chassis------- - ----. 706..as Allowance for 1924 Ford Roadster 65.00 Net bid price 4641. 00 " E. H. Gilcrest, incorporated, bid; • Dodge B_os:1-ton + cy. truck chassis - ----41, 035.00 Allowance for used_ Ford truck-- - ----- 140.00 Net bid ,price 4 895.00 • Same as above equipped with o cy. motor -----41, 17)5.00 Allowance for used Ford truck--- ------ _.___ __-._- 140.00 Net bid price 995.00 Dodge Bros 1-ton, b cy. all purpose chassis ---41,4.3.00 Allowance for used Ford truck - -- -- 140.00 Net bid price 41, 195. 00 Dodge Bros 12 ton chassis ------ -- ; 1, 6:50.00 Allowance for used Ford truck-- - -- 140.00 Net bid price 41, 490.00 ii W. E. McMains Company, bid; One 1950 six cyl. Chevrolet Truck ya757. 50 Allowance on Fora roadster,pick-up body 87. 50 Net bid price 4700. 00 " International Harvester Company of America, bid; One 1-ton International 4-cy1. b-Speed special chassis-41, 154 . 15 Allowance for Ford Truck --- ----- -- 129 . 15 Net bid price 4, 025. 00 The Board after investigating all bids and specifications submitted, instruct the Clerk to notify the various bidders to have a truck on disillay at Eight Platt store room grounds at 11 o ' clock A. ivi. Monday next for inspection of the various types bid on. The Board apply to Richmond ,dater Works Corporation, for a 3" service to Stand pipes in storage garage at Light Plant . garage Claims in amount of 420, 556. 88 were allowed & ordered paid. The Soara received a letter from Richmond Garden Club, _express- ing their aworeci ation for their willingness to set aside a part Of Glen Miller Park for their garden. The Board. Cher adjourned, /42/(e&t,c_e )0-„, I Wrest. of Board Attest : Clerk of Board.