HomeMy Public PortalAbout03-10-1930 Office of Board of Public Works
City of Richmond, Indiana, 3E39
Monday March 10th, 1930.
The Board of Public Works of the City of Ri cnmond, Indiana, met in
regular session at the office of said Board Monday March 10th, 1930,
at J o 'clock A.m. Messrs, Edmondson and Dye present ; Mr. Peele assent ;
• Two members of said Board being present , The following proceedings
were had, to-wit : -
Minutes of the Preceedinc, fromeeting were read & ap_oroved.
The Board received a communication the City Plan Commission re-
questing the Board to widen South "A" Street, from South nth to 5th
Street; also, to investigate the situation_ at the intersection of
South 9th & "E" Street with the thought to eliminate the unsafe con-
dition, by purchasing a triangular parcel of ground on the South-east
corner to widen the street intersection, the above matters were re-
ferred to the City Engineer to investigate and report.
u''r. Chas. E. Bell, appeared before the Board requesting that the city
take some action to relieve the condition existing at his property on
east side or Southwest 6th Street between "A" & National Road, by
- affording the proper out-let for water running into his property, the
Board take the ::fatter under advisement for investigation.
The City was served with a notice of an accident to Bessie Hilling
. by stepping into a defective iron grating in front of building owned
by Henry D. Zuttermeister situated on south side of Main Street near
and east of the corner of South %-th & 1lain Streets, thereby sustain-
ing a badly aprained right ankle, right knee, and sprained her oack
and greatly shocked and injured. her nervous system and was injured
internally supposedly in my intestinal tract, and was bruised and in-
jured upon the head, which injuries are of a permanent character.
The same was referred to City Attorney.
The Public Utility Committee of council appeared before the Board and
requested that they proceed in an effort to draft a suitable contract
for stai.ioy exchange of electric energy, as recommended . by the Citizens
Advisory- Committee.
in maker of claim of G.L+. .c0sustland formerly employed by the City
- presented to the Board February 7th, 1930, for services supposed to
have been rendered the city in August 1929, the 'Board after ascertain-
ing that said 1icCaustland, was laid off at the time mentioned and was
• not in the employ of the city at that time, the claim- of 6230. 70 for
. sala.ry- be not allowed and iiir. McCaustland be so informed.
Claims- in amount of w6050.-j were allowed.
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The Board then adjourned,
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• Prest . of Board
Attest ;
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Clerk or Board