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HomeMy Public PortalAbout09-13-1928 Office of Board of Public Works, City of Richmond, Indiana, .1.79 Thursday September 13th, 1928. The Board of Public Works of the City of Richmond, Indiana,. met ih regular session at the office of said Board Thursday September 13th, 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 Blume Bros. , , to cut the walk for purpose of : ':. -- laying water drain across said walk on west side of North 8th St . between Main and North "A" Streets, at Lot No . 13-Pt . C . W. Starrs, Addition. Permission was granted Arthur Miller & Wife, to cut the curb on west side of Ridge Street Lot 58, Benton Heights Addition, between School and Stevens St-eet. Appraisers, Messrs, 'alter MCConaha, T.W.Hadley and Jesse A. Bailey appointed by the Judge of Wayne Circuit Court , reported the following valuations to-wit : The old fire station at corner of North "D" & 8th Streets, Lot 10-SP. Bickle & Laws Sub-Div. $4750.00, the brick and stone building thereon $50. 00 total - $4800.00. The team of horses and cow at Glen Miller Park, The Mare-$50.00; Horse- 15.00 Cow $100.00, total valuation $165.00. . The Board unanimously adopted Improvement Resolution No. 877-1928, for improvement of South "E" Street, by grading the street the full width thereof, from South 16th Street to the .west line of Lot No. 52- Reeveston Addition. The Board met to hear all persons interested, or whose property is affected under Improvement Resolution No. 874-1925, for the improve- ment of South 15th Street, by constructing cement curb & gutter, grading and paving the roadway with a bituminous treated macadam surface on a gravel-cinder foundation, planting of trees and repair of sidewalks where necessary, from South "G" to "H" Street . No one -remonstrating against said improvements. The Board decide that the benefits to the property liable to be assessed for said improvements are equal to the cost of same as reported by the city civil engineer and thereupon take action on said resolution, the same being con- firmed without modification. The City Civil Engineer reported the completion of contract under Improvement Resolution No. 8 67-1928, for construction of cement roadway in the alley 1st'. soutfi of West Main Street, from Southwest 4th to 5th Street . the Board accepted the same and order assessment roll prepared. . The City Civil Engineer reported the completion of contract under Improvement Resolution NO. 86S-1928; for the improvement of the alley between Southwest 4th & 5th Street, from 1st alley south of West Main Street to the alley first�� north of National Road, the e Board accepted the same and order assessment roll prepared. Thursday September 13th, 1928. In matter under consideration by the Board, as to the hear- . ing of remonstrances on 'the final asseessment-:.'roll of;benefits ,. dsseebed an idamages 'awarded..iia matter of the opening of South 10th .Stre,et from South "L" to South Avenue; South llth Street, from South "L" Street to South Avenue ; South 12th St . . from South "J" Street- to South Avenue ; South 13th Street , from South "M" Street now called North Avenue to South " 0" Street now called South Avenue and South "L" Street, from - South 9th to 20th Street, under' Declaratory Resolution. No . 222-1928, the original hearing of which was fixed for Thursday August 16th, 1928, and postponed from time to time, to inves- tigate the remonstrances a 'f.iled. The Board on notion of Mr. Henley, approved the final assessment roll of benefits and . damages in matter of said proposed street openings, and direct said roll be forthwith transmitted to the Depart,ilent of nonce. J • The Board adopt a rule that whereas, heretofore in matter of planting shade trees under Improvement Resolutions providing therefor, has been very-unsatisfactory, contractors were in-: eructed that in the future all bids. o tries were to be c ;i;3,00 per Free, and the Ci : , . Instructed the Superintendent of .ea_rvs, to plant such trees upon instruction of contractors, the cost to be deducted from assessment roll and staid to City, and the City to assume responsibility for said trees, as pro-- vided for in the plans '_ specifications on said resolutions, • • The Board then adjourned, Prest . of Board Attest : Clerk of Board, pro-tem.