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30 City of Richmond, Indiana,
TTuesday July 5th, 1927. _
The Board of Public Works of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met
in regular session at the office of said Board Tuesday July 5th,
1927, at 9 o 'clock A. M. Messrs, McFail and Henley present, Absent
Mr. Land. Two members of said Board being present. The following
proceedings were had, to-wit :
The Board granted permission to Ernest D. Hause, to cut the__
urb at 1st house north of Main Street -on east side of Last Haven
-Avenue. '^
A petition was received for the improvement of the alley between
Crosshall & Boyer Street, by constructing cement roadway., from
Grant to School Street, referred to Engineer.
The Board sign contract for furnishing of lubrication oil, for
use of M.E.L.& P.P. with Standard Oil Company.
The Board granted contractor certificates to W. L. Magary, con-
tractor under Resolution 510 , & 812-1926, in amounts of , 7114.12
& $3681.10.
The Board diredted the Finance Department to nay 5% reserves to
the following named contractors under Improvement Resolutions
and amounts as follows, to-wit :
" Z. B. Pyle & Co. , contractors;
Resolution No. 784-1926 $79.78
" 785-1926 $151.9
" " 787-1926 - $67.44
u Daniel G. Burkhardt, . contractor;
Resolution No. 79 -1926, $69.16
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" 794-1926 92.34
" - 795-1526 41.46
" " 796-1926
59.30
" 803-1926 21.9E
" Connor, Bearly & Jinks, contractors; -
Resolution No. 786-1926 $42.85
• ►1 �� 788-1926 78.67
Notice was received from Public Service Commission of Indiana
that in matter of Indiana Gas Utilities Company -for authority
to establish gas rates for industrial, com ercial and house
heating purposes, reporting the rates submitted in the cause
werecround to be a reduction, and the proceedings were discon-
tinued and the matter dismissed.
Pursuant to notice given to the inhabitants of the City of Rich-
mond, Indiana, The Board of Public Works met to hear remonstrances .
or objections if any, against the Contract and Agreement or Fran-
chise, presented by the Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Trac-
tion Company, for permission to construct, maintain and oper-
ate an extension of its present street railway system in the said
City of Richmond, along and over North 24th Street to the line,
on and into Glen Miller Park, which extension shall consist of
roadbed, ties, raijs, poles, cross arms, overhead wires, feeders
and other overhead structures as shall be suitable for the oper-
ation of cars over Said extension (See route) , as filed with the
Board on Monday June 13th, 1927, o which date the Board fixed
Tuesday July 5th, 10. o 'clock A.M. as a date and time at which
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T.H.I. & E. Traction Co. ,
Glen Miller Park, cont 'd. ,
said Contract & Agreement will be finally considered publically
at the office of said Board, and upon said contract & agreement
being published and notices posted as by law required, by said
The Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Company. ',
The Board met to hear remonstrances or objections against said
contract & agreement as aforesaid. No remonstrance having been
filed and-no objections having-been entered against the same.
Proof of -publication of said contract & agreement and heating in
the Richmond Item and The Palladium and Sun-Telegram, and of the
affidavits signed by Byram- C. Robbins, attorney, that notices had
been posted in 10 public places in said City. The Board unanimously
approved said contract & agreement, subject to the ratification of
• same by the Common Council and approval of the Mayor of said City,
and now direct that the ordinance be presented to the Common Coun-
cil for their consideration and ratification.
Claims in amount of $14,406.05 were allowed.
The Board approved the various payrolls of City to June 16th, 1927.
The Board then adjourned,
Prest . of Board pro-tem.
Attest : -
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Jerk of Board
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