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City of Richmond, Indiana,
• Thursday May 3rd, 1928.
The Board of Public Works of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met
in regular session at the office of said Board Thursday May 3.th,
1928 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 :
I/ The Board met to hear all persons interested or whose property is
affected under Improvement Resolution No . 857-1928, for the improve-
ment of Maple Street, by constructing cement sidewalks 4 ' wide, cemer
curb, planting of trees on both sides of street, grading and paving
to roadway with one of the following kinds of modern city pavements,
to-wit : Sheet Asphalt, Rock Asphalt, Reinforced Concrete or Bitumi-
nous Macadam, from Ridge to west line of. riarris Street. A remonstrant
signed by 13 persons having been filed, the engineering department
reported that there are 11 resident property owners along the line
of the improvement , four (4) of whom have sigend the remonstrance,
• the amount of signers being in the minority, the Board decides that
the benefits to the property liable to be assessed for said improve-
ments are equal to the cost of the same, and thereupon overrules the
remonstrance and on motion confirm the resolution without modifi-
cat ion.
The Board met to hear all persons interested or whose property is
affected under Improvement Resolution No.858-1928, for the improve-
ment of the alley between North 3rd & 4th Street, by constructing a
cement roadway the full width thereof, from North " 0" Street, north
to the lst alley south of North "D" Street ; thence east in said al-
ley to North 4th Street . After hearing all persons interested who
appeared, the Board decide that the benefits to the property liable
to be assessed for said improvements are equal to the cost of same,
and thereupon confirm said resolution without modification.
A petition for laying of water main in West Avenue known as Church
Street, from National Road north was received and referred to the
Water Works.
The Board ordered Fire Hydrant placed at National Road and West Ave. ,
Whereas, the property owners on National Road west , have petitioned
the Board to have the Street Car Tracks, moved from the south side
of Road to the center of street from llth Street to west corporation
line, and after a conference with the Traction Co. , officials, the
Clerk was directed to notify said Traction Company, that the City
will defer action on moving tracks to center of road until the spring
of 1929.
The Board accepted the resignation of J. Henry Fulle, as Park Sup 't. ,
and ap oi nted Lowell Simmons as Sup 't . , of Parks.
After a conference with Sup 't . , of Gas Co. , & Water Works, the Clerk
was directed to notify Councilman Frank Benn, in order to have East
Haven repaired by the City, it would be necessary for property owners
to have utility services extended to the curbs.
The Board ordered 4 garbage tanks made at price of $80.00 each.
The Board then adjourned,
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