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City of Richmond, Indiana,
Thursday May 17th, 1928.
The Board of Public Works of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met in
regular session at the office of said Board Thursday May 17th, 1928,
at 9 o 'clock A. M. All the members of said Board, Messrs, Reid,
Mc Fail and Henley being present . The following proceedings were
had, to-wit :
The Richmond City Water Works, Corporation, was directed to re-locate
the fire hydrant at N.E.corner of North 5th & "A" Streets.
The Park Dept . , was directed to look after the parkways in the center
of the street in Reeveston Addition.
The Board met to hear all persons interested or whose property is
affected by :the construction of Sanitary Sewer in alley between Rat-
liff and Ridge Street, from Stevens Street to the north corporation
i it limits of city as provided for under Improvement Resolution No.
862-1928. No one appearing or remonstrating, the Board being duly
advised in the premises, decides that the benefits to the property
liable to be assessed for said improvement is equal to the cost of
same as reported by the City Civil Engineer, - and thereupon take actio
on said resolution the same being confirmed without modification.
The Board met to hear remonstrances if any, of persons whose property
is primarily assessed as benefits and as to the damages awarded,
under Declaratory Resolution No. 221-1928, providing for the widening
of South "A" Street, by condemning and appropriating a strip of
the land lying on south side of said "A" Street, from South 6th St.
east to the alley between South 6th & 7th Street, being a strip off
of the north side of Tract 4296 Official Map, and Lot 117 Original
Plat of said City. Mr. George Ferling together with his attorney
Mr. Gath Freeman, appeared before the Board and entered a verbal
remonstrance, statting the damages to the Ferling property was $3500.
whereas, the Board had only awarded him the sum of $1800.00, after
some discussion in the matter, the Board on motion unanimously ap-
proved a final assessment roll of benefits assessed and damages
awarded, confirming in all things the primary roll as heretofore
approved, and now directed the same be forthwith transmitted to the
Department of Finance, and declared said South "A" Street widened as
provided in said resolution No. 221-1928.
The Board unanimously adopted Declaratory Resolution No. 222-1928,
providing for the opening of South 10th & llth Streets, from South"L"
to South Ave. , South 12th Street, from South "J" to South Ave.-, South
13th Street, from South " 'fI" to South Ave. , and South "L" Street,
from South 9th to South 20th Street.
Upon the payment of $515.0O, Roy Denning, was granted permission to
K,. tap sewer in Randolph Street at not No. 180 Haynes Addition.
The price for oiling South "H" Street, from South 6th St. to C.& 0.
Railroad, was estimated at y 67.00, and clerk instructed to notify
the Indiana. Body Company, as per their request .
The Board then adjourned,
Attest G; / � PreUt .
of Board
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Clerk of Board