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City of Richmond, Indiana,
Thursday August 1st, 1929.
The Board of Public Works of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met
in regular session at the office of said Board Thursday August 1st
. 1929, at 9 o 'clock A. iv;, All the members of said Board, Messrs,
Reid, iricFail and Henley being present. The following proceedings
were had, to-wit :
The Clerk was directed to notify D. H. Dallman to lower the walk
extending from the sidewalk to approximately lz�' over the curb at
his properties No. 1320 & 1322 l'ast Main Street.,. the same being
dangerous to traffic.
The Board received communication from the School Board requesting
driveway curb at Joseph 'Moore School grounds in places instead of
straight curb all the way through, and requested some of the dirt
from the street be dumped on their grounds for driveways, referred
to City Engineer to instruct the contractor to acquise in said
request.
Fire Chief E.E4iller, was authorized to purchase new tires for
Fire Chief 's automobile.
Pursuant to postpon ieht to this date, the Board met to hear all •
. persons interested in or whose property is affected under Improve-
ment Resolution No. 899-1929, for the improvement of South " 0" Street
by constructing 5 ' cement sidewalks, cement curb & gutter on both
sides of street, grading the roadway and, paving with one of the
following kinds of pavement : Reinforced Concrete, Sheet Asphalt,
Rook Asphalt or Bituminous Macadam, also planting shade trees and
construction of the necessary drains and drainage structures, from
South 5th to 8th Street. After hearing all persons interested who
appeared. On Motion of Mr. Henley, the Board amended said resolution
by eliminating the sidewalks; plenting of trees on both sides of
street, and making said resolution read as follows; Improve said
South " 0" Street, by constructing cement curb & gutter on both sides
of street, grading and paving the roadway the full width thereof
from west side of South 7th Street to South 8th Street, and grading
and paving d'2O:'foot strip:through the center of roadway, from west
side of South 3th Street to the east side of South 5th Street, with
one of the 4materials as embodied in the original resolution, and
the Board decides that the benefits to the property liable to be
assessed for said improvement are equal to the cost of same, and on
motion confirm said resolution as amended. and instruct the engineer
to receive bids for driveway curbs as well as straight curbs on said
improvement.
The Board met to hear all persons, primarily assessed in the matter
the vacation of the alley between North 13th & 14th Street, from
North "F" Street to a point 170 feet south therefrom, as provided
under Declaratory Resolution No. 233-1929. No one appearing or remon-
strating, the Board approved a final assessment roll of benefits
and damges as heretofore approved, and now direct the same be forth-
with transmitted to the Department of Finance, and said alley
was declared vacated and closed to the public use.
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Thursday August 1st, 1929.
The Board approved a primary assessment roll, under Improvement
Resolution No. 89 --1929, for the improvement of the alley between
South 5th & 6th Street, by constructing cement roadway, from South
"A" Street north to the second alley south of Main Street.
The City Civil Engineer, reported the completion of contract under
Improvement Resolution No. 897-1929, for the improvement of the
alley between North 15th & 16th Street, by constructing cement
roadway the full width of said alley and making sewer connections
where necessary, from North "L" tov"E" Street. The Board accepted
the same and approved a primary assessment roll for said • improve-
• ments.
Whereas, the Board have been negotiating for grounds, also, for
renting garage for street department etquipment, through Mr. U. C.
Hess, the Board feel after discussing the matter with the Mayor
- and Street Commissioner, that the better thing for the City at
this time is, to stop further action in the matter and to leave
things as they are for the present
The Board directed the Finance Department to pay to E. A. +farizni &
0o. , the 5/0 retained under contract of Improvement Resolution No.
859-1928, amount 72.92.
Claims in amount of 48, 892.33 were allowed, and the Board approved
the various payrolls up to August 1st, 1929.
The Board then adjourned,
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Clerk of Board