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282- City of Richmond, Indiana,
Monday June 214-th, 1929.
The Board of Public Works of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met
in regular session at the office of said Board Monday June 24th,
1929, at 9 o'clock A.M. All the members of said. Board, Messrs,
Reid, McFail and Henley being. present. The following proceedings
were had, to-wit :
A petition for the improvement of Southwest 16th Street., formerly
George Street, by constructing cement sidewalk, curb & gutter on
both sides of street and paving the roadway with either Reinforced
Concrete, Sheet, Asphalt, Rock Asphalt or Bituminous Macadam,
from National Road to Southwest ' E" Street, formerly Catherine St.
was received and referred to city engineer, for investigation &
report_ as to resident property owners.
The Board awarded contracts for coal as follows, to-wit:
To M.E.L.& P.P. of City 125 tons N.& S.Coal, delivered to City
Building, f.o.b.cars @ 3. 71 ton; one car or -I-0 tons for No.
& 5,. hose houses f.o.b. . .06 per ton; 35 tons on switch for
park @ $40o6 per ton.
To. The Muff Feed & Coal Co. , 15 tons Winifred Lump Coal deliver-
ed in bins at Detention Hospital, 'Vest ollth & Main Sts. 44.96 ton.
To, Shera Coal & Supply Co. 40 tons_ of Pocahontas Egg .Coal, de-
livered 20 tons to each of iNo. 3 & 4 hose houses $5. 60 ton.
The Police Department, were authorized to purchase 2 sets of
tires & tubes for their Paige Automobiles.
The City Civil Engineer reported the completion of Fort Wayne Ave.
from 1st alley north of Main Street to North " 0" Street as pro-
vided for under Improvement Resolution No. 884-1929.
The Board unanimously adopted Declaratory Resolution No.233-1929,
for the vacation of the alley between North 13th & 14th Street,
running from North "Ft° Street to a point 170 feet south.
The Clerk was instructed to write and ascertain. what, progress if
any has been made by the T.H.I .& E. Traction Co. , in matter of
moving their tracks from South side of National Road to center
of said street,_ from- West 1lthvStreet west.
Claims in amount of- 4 7,006.83 were allowed.
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The Board then adjourned,
Attest : Prest . of Board
Clerk of Board