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City of Richmond, Indiana,
• Monday July 15th, 1929 .
The Board of Public Works of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met
in regular session at the office of said Board_ Monday July 15th
1929, at 9 o 'clock A.M. All the members of said Board, Messrs,
Reid, iioFail and Henley being present. The following proceedings
were had, to-wit :
The Clerk was directed to notify the Pennsylvania Railroad Co. ,
to open the , mile along their crossing on west side of Northwest
5th Street.
Sup 't. , of Light Plant was instructed to furnish men and spray
to whitewash the basement in city building.
Notice was received from Public Service Commission of Indiana,
of hearing to be heY.a_ in Council Chamber 10 A.M. July 22nd, 1929
in matter of petition of the Richmond Home Telephone Co. , for
authority to file and put in effect certain rules and regulations
affecting rates and service in Richmond, Indiana.
• Communication was received from Indiana Body Company, in matter
of improvement of South H.' Street, stating the street should be
made in addition to sidewalks, curb & gutters, Clerk was instructed
to notify said company, why the street or roadway was eliminated
on said inrorovement .
The Board unanimously adopted Declaratory Resolution No. 234-1929
to widen Sough 20th Street along west side of Tract 517 Official
• Map, City, (bee resolution) .
The Board instructed the clerk to inform the Common Council, that
after having made further investigation in matter of storm water
sewer, for the relief of the property in Reeveston Place Addition
at South 23rd St . & Reeveston Road,; also South 22nd Street at
South "E" Street, they desire to report and recommend at this time,
that said storm water sewer be constructed to South 22nd and
. South "G" Street, at estimated cost of 440, 000.00.
Pursuant to advertisement, the Board received bids for "Boiler"
for City 's Municipal Electric Lighting & Power Plant, as follots_
to-wit :
" The Babcock & Wilcox Co_.
, bid;
Item 41-5 32, 263 .00; Item 786.00; Item #-42.00; Price
Item °#1-2-A,3-454, 21-1-7.00. Item #2-A-416, 19 .0a.; Item k2-B-416, 976.
Price Item #1, 2-B,3-055,025.00. , -
"Badenhausen Corporation, bid;
item Fl- ;32, 00.00; Item 43- 9 500.00; Item 7r4-42.25; Price
Items #1 ir2A 4 600.00. item r 2A-4 5 00.00• Item 2B - 00 00
Price Items #1, #2B,, f3,-$47, 600.00. Price Item #1-$32, 200.00;
. Item ri3-09, 500.00; #4: 2.25; Items r1,#2A,m3-452, 100.00. Item
Ir2A-410,400.00; Item 42B-410, 400.00; Items #2B,#1,#3,4 52,100.00
(see next page. )
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Boiler bids, continue
°s Combustion Engineering Corporation, bid;
Item 1=1-428, 507.00; Item #3-44, 15 1.00; Item #4-42. 50; Items 41,
r2A,7 3- 4l, 7t52.00. Item #2A-49; 04.00; Item #2B� 9, 627.00; Items
0.,m2Bj7r3-- 442, 365.00. -
All bids and specifications, were referred to Suo °t. and Engineer
of Municipal Electric Lighting & Power Plant, for investigation and
II reoort.
The Board authorize resolution be prepared for the opening and
widening of South 16th Street, to a width of 77 feet, from north
line of Tract ; 556 Official Lap, City to north line of South °J° Stree
Claims in amount of 4391.74 were allowed.
The Board then adj owned,
aria- �/�ic dV
Attest : Prest . of Board
Clerk of Board