HomeMy Public PortalAbout10-11-1928 1 90 Office of Board of Public Works
City of Richmond, Indiana,
Thursday October llth, 1928.
The Board of Public Works of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met
in regular session at the office of said Board Thursday Octob-
er llth, 1928, at 9 o 'clock A. M. All the members of said Board
Messrs, Reid, McFall and Henley being present . The following
proceedings were had, to-wit
Permission was granted Glen Whitesell, to cut the curb on East
Haven Ave, also on National Road at filling station.
Permission was granted Emma nasty, to cut the curb at .1710
North "E" Street .
A claim for payment of 16" of alley let south of West Main St .
on west side of 3rd Street, was presented by Harrison Nichols,
• and referred to engineer, the City Civil Enineer in reporting
stated that the alley has been laid out exactly as opened by
the Board on May 9th, 1927, and as far as he could see, Mr.
Nichols is not entitled to any payment other than was awarded
him in the assessment roll duly adopted for said opening.;.
The Clerk was directed to mail a copy of said report, which
. was unanimously adopted by the Board.
The ten day period for filling petitions for materials for pav-
ing Boyer Street and no petition having been received for mater-
ial other than designated by the Board, the Board thereuton
award the contract for improving of Bowyer Street, by construct-
ing cement sidewalks, curb, gutter & planting trees on both
sides and paving the roadway (specifying reinforced concrete)
from Stevens Street to Williamsburgh Pike, under Improvement
Resolution No. 73-1928. , to W. L. Magaw his being the lowest
bid received Sep. 27, 1928.
The Board directed the Finance Department to pay to John F.
Hipskind, contractor the 5A reserves mattained under Improve-
ment Resolutions No. 819 & 820-1927, in amount of $684.36 and
The Board authorize E. E. Miller, Fire Chief to attend the
National Convention of Fire Chiefs to be held at Philadelphia
Penn. , the week of October 15th, 1928, his legitimate expenses
to be paid by the City out of Fire Department Miscellaneous
Expense appropriation.
The Clerk was directed to request Dr. Schillinger, Secy, of
Board of Puolic Re :lth, to have the Sanitary Inspector, to in-
vestigate the septic tanks at property abutting South 23rd
Street, between Main & South "E" Street, especially those on
east Side of street, in an effort to stop the out-fall from
flowing into the gutters in said street . •
The Clerk was directed to serve notice on Wm. Haberkern and
J . H. Schell to have the sidewalks repaired adjacent to their
respective properties on south side of North "E" Street at
No ' s. 815 & 817 North "E" Street .
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The Board met to hear remonstrances if any, of persons whose proper-
ty is primarily assessed under Improvement Resolution No. 853-1928
for the improvement of the alley between Southwest 4th & 5th Street
by concrete roadway from Southwest "C" to "D" Street . No one remon-
strating, the Board approved a final assessment roll confirming the
primary assessment roll heretofore approved. And now order the same
transmitted forthwith to the Department of Finance.
The Board met to hear remonstrances, of persons whose property is
Primarily assessed under Improvement Resolution No. 855-1928, for
the improvement of the alley between Southwest 4th & 5th Street, by
constructing cement roadway from Southwest "D" to ",E" Street . No.
one remonstrating, the Board approved a final assessment roil con-
firming the primary assessment roll as heretofore approved. And now
direct the same be forthwith transmitted to the Department of Finance .
The Board met to hear remonstrances, of persons whose property is
primarily assessed under Improvement Resolution No. 867-1928, for
the improvement of 1st alley south of West Main Street, by construct-
ing cement roadway from Southwest 4th to 5th Street . No one remon-
strating, the Board approved a final assessment roll confirming in
all things the original assessment roll as heretofore approved. And
now direct the same be forthwith transmitted to the Department of
Finance.
The Board met to hear remonstrances of persons whose property is
primarily assessed under Improvement Resolution No. 868-1928, for
the improvement of the alley between Southwest 4th & 5th Street, by
constructing cement roadway from 1st alley south _of West Main Street
to the 1st alley north of National Road. No one remonstrating the
Board approved a final assessment roll, confirming in all things the
original assessment roll as heretofore approved. And now direct the
same be forthwith transmitted to the Department of Finance .
The Board received bids for grading the north one-half of South"L"
Street, from South 9th to 13th Street, under Improvement Resolution
No. 8 70-1920, as follows to-wit :
" John F. Hipskind, bid; •
Grading complete , 0.39.990 per cubic yard
" Pyle & Ridgeway, bid;
Grading complete $0.410 per cubic yard
" E. A. Mariani & Co„ bid;
Grading complete $0.470 per cubic yard
" J. L. Teegarden Co. , bid;
Grading complete $0. 520 per cubic yard
The bid of J . F. Hipskind being the lowest & within the estimate
' of Engineer the contract was so awarded.
The Board received quotations for street signs, from R.Lindmueller Co.
Posts 8 ' X 2" 4 signs co mplete--$6. 50, each; without posts, 4 4.75
individual signs ..75 each, replacements . 70 each.
Claims in amount of 52525.43 were allowed.
The Board then adjourned.
Attest : Prest . of Boar Ul d
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erk o1' Board