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City of Richmond, Indiana,
Monday August 8th, 1927.
The Board of Public Works of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met
in regular session at the office of said Board Monday August 8th, •
1927, at 9 o 'clock 'A.M. Messrs, Land, and Henley being present ; Mr.
McFail being absent . Two members of said Board being present. The
following- proceedings were had, to-wit :
The Board met to hear remonstrances if any, of persons interested or
- whose property is affected by the improvement of Hunt Street, by con-
structing cement sidewalks 5 ' wide, curb, gutter & planting trees
on both sides of street and paving the roadway with one of the fol-
lowing kinds of modern city pavements, to-wit : Reinforced Concrete,
Sheet Asphalt , Rock Asphalt or Bituminous Macadam, from School St.
to the north corporation line, as provided under Improvement Reso-
lution No. 842-1927. After carefully considering a remonstrance as
- filed signed by C. C. Hudelson and 11 others, 4 of the above being
resident property owners, and carefully considering the proposition
of other resident property owners, that the sidewalks be made 6'
wide, eliminate the trees and parkways between the walks & curbs,
and widen the driveway on account of street car tracks to be laid
in the street: The Board rescind the above resolution, and direct
the city civil engineer, to prepare a resolution as above requested.
Pursuant to continuance to this date, the Board met to hear all per-
sons interested or whose property is affected by the following im-
provement resolutions, to-wit :,
Improvement Resolution No. 839-1927, providing for the improvement of
the alley between South 12th & 13th Street, by constructing cement
roadway, from South "Be to " C" Street, no one appearing or remon-
strating. 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 final
action on said resolution, the same being confirmed without modifi-
cation.
Improvement Resolution No. 8 -0-1927, for the improvement of the alley
between Crosshall & Boyer Street, by constructing cement roadway •
from Grant to School Street ; no one appearing or remonstrating. The
Board decide that the benefits to 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 final action on said resolu-
tion, the same being confirmed without modification.
Improvement Resolution No. 841-1927, for the construction of a sewer
. in the alley between Ratliff & Hunt Street, from Stevens Street to
the north lines of lots No 's 59 & 88, Ya.irview Heights, Addition.
The Bo,:-rd entereddinto- agreement with the Richmond Merchants and
Manufacturers Realty Company, permiting the said Realty Company to
connect to and use the said sewer for all proper sanitary purposes
in connection with its factory located close by, subject to the fol-
lowing express conditions . Whereas, the said sanitary sewer would
ordinarily be sufficiently large by using a twelve-inch tile for
drainage of the adjoining property, but in order- to provide for the
extra service required to take care of the sanitary drainage of the
said Realty Company 's factory property, know as the Belden Plant, it
will be necessary to use a twenty-inch tile costing more. Therefore,
it is exbressly agreed between the parties hereto, that in the con-
strucion of said dewer a 20" tile will be used and placed therein
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!.� instead of a 12" the--- the difference in cost being about Imp."es.
Seven Hundred Dollars (;p700.00) above the cost of a 12" tile; 841-1927
and the said Realty Company agrees to pay the sum of .$700.00 cont 'd. ,
to the said City of Richmond for the benefit of the Contractor
to whom the same is due for the work and material used - in the
construction of the said sewer, the same be paid when the sewer
is accented by the officers of the City of Richmond. Under no
circumstances or conditions shall the City of Richmond be or
become liable in any way to the contractor or anyone else for
any work or material in connection with this contract -- and
in making the change from a 12" to a 20" tile. -And in addition
and in consideration of the premises, the said Realty Company
agrees to dedicate a strip of ground on the south side 'of its
real estate adjoining the City of Richmond, to be used as a
public street, the exact dimensions of which to be furnished
by the City Civil Engineer, and to be used in the instrument
of dedication to be executed and delivered to the City for the
use and benefit of the public prior to the adoption and confir-
mation of the resolution now pending before said Board of Pub- '
lic Works. It is further expressly agreed and understood that
the construction of the said • sewer shall not extend beyond the
present limits of the said City, and that the said Realty Company
will make its connection at said point with the said sewer at
its own cost and expense,
Signed** Richmond Manufacurers ' and
Merchants ' Realty Company
By, John M. Lontz, President .
Accepted by Demas S. Coe, Secretary.
City of Richmond,
By Walker E. Land
R. M. Henley
Board of Public Works . Attest :- B . A. Bescher, City Clerk.
The Board accepted the aforesaid agreement , and there being no
remonstrance filed against said improvement . The Board decides
the benefits to the property liable to be assessed for said im-
provements are equal to the cost of the same as reported by the
City Civil Engineer, and thereupon take final action on said
resolution the same being confirmed without modification.
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The Board met to hear all persons primarily assessed under Im-
provement resolution No. 824-1927, for the improvement of North
12th Street, by constructing cement sidewalk 6 ' wide on west
side of street, from P .C . C .& St.L.Hailroad 'lrracks to North "J"
Street. No one appearing or 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 ten day period for filing of petition for the improvement
of Ridge Street, from. School to Stevens Street, as provided for
under Improvement resolution No. 037-1927, no petition having
been received for any other paving than as designated by the
Board at time of receiving bids. The Board award the contract
for paving and constructing of cement sidewalk and curb & gutter
in said street between the points named above, to Pyle & Ridge-
way, at price named in their bid for 8" re-inforced concrete
paving, O $13 . 70 per linear foot complete
Monday August Sthi 1927.
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The Board approved primary assessment mall under Improvement heso-
lution No. S28-1927, for construction of sanitary sewer in the alley
between North 16th & 17th Street, from the River to North " G" Street.
The engineer reported the- completion of improvement of National
Road, from Southwest 1st to 5th- Street, under Improvement Resolu-
tion No. 827-1927. The Board accepted the' same, and- approved a
• primary assessment roll, for said improvement .
The engineer reported the completion of improvement of the alley
. between North 7th & Sth Street, by cement roadway from, North " C"
to "D" Street, under Improvement Resolution No. S3B-1927. The
Board accepte the same and approve a primary assessment roll.
• The engineer reported the completion of Grant Street , under Improve-
. ment Resolution- No. 8l4-1926, Mr. Henley, stated the contractor
has some work which must be done on said street, the Board hold
same for acceptance until said work is completed.
The Board unanimously adopted Improvement Resolution No. 8 -1-3-1927,
for the improvement of Hunt Street, by constructing cement sidewalk
6 ' wide, curb & gutter on both sides, and grading and paving the
roadway with one of the following kinds of modern city pavements,
to-wit : Re-inforced Concrete, Sheet Asphalt, Rock Asphalt or Bitum-
inous Macadam, from School Street to the north corporate limits of
City, curbs to be plated next to walk and eliminating the grass
plots or parkways between the walk & curb, making the additional
space into the roadway.
The Clerk was directed to notify E.A.Mariani, to place his excavator
in Glen Miller, and excavate the earth for roadbed of street car
tracks, under supervision of engineer. Also to repair the block
of sidewalk adjacent to his property in Southwest 1st Street, being
raised by trees .
The Clerk was directed to notify Effie Wolfard to repair block of
cement sidewalk raised at her property in Southwest 1st Street .
The Clerk read communication from Mr. G.J.Derbyshire, Sup 't. C. & 0
Railroad, stating he hoped he would be able to confer with the Board
in the near future, in matter of South 9th Street bridge.
Claims in amount of iMOS.91 were allowed; The Board approved the
various city payrolls to August 1st, 1927.
Mr. Walker E. Land, President of the Board of- Public Works, announced
that he had tendered his resignation as a member of the Board to
Mayor Handley, the same to take effect August 16, 1927.
The Board accepted Deed from Richmond Mfgs, & Merchants Realty Company
dedicating to the City a strip of ground for street purposes, 1461 '
long by 60 ' wide, in ra.irview Heights, Addition.
The Board them adjourned,
resident of Board
• Attest : •
Clerk of Board