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City of aichmond , Indi ana,
Monday Sept ember 14th , 1925.
The Board of Public Works of the City of Richmond, Indi ana, met
in regular session at the office of said Board Monday September
• 14ih , 1925 , at 9 o' clock A.M. All the members ,of said. Board ,Messrs,
Land , McFall and Henley being present . The fo 11 owing proceedings
were had , to wit :
The Board received communication from J. T.Wetherill, tendering a
good wide road between Bridge Ave and North 10th Street , if the
, city desire to condemn Happy Hollow for lark purposes, with the
understanding the road be constructed without any expense to him,
placed on file .
Permission was granted Albert Brown to cut the curb at 2100 North
"E" Street.
• Upon the recommendation of Fire Chief Miller, Chas. W. Allard was
appointed a membe rs of Fire Department.
The Board accept and approved a deed. from Mary Weller conveying to
the City a strip of ground 5ft . wide off west part of Lot 36, J.Cox
Add. for widening of North "A" Street , between 5th & 6th Streets.
The Board ordered water mains extended as follows , South "0" Street
-S.9th to alley west 6" South 9th S. "L" to "0" Street ; 10" mains.
Peacock Road , from West 8th to Last Haven Avenue , National Road ,
from West llth to East Haven Ave , Last Haven Ave . Peacock mod. to
National Road 12" mains , Last Haven Ave. Peacock Rd. to Hills
Green houses 6" main; 6" mains in Hilda St. Also in Roscoe Street.
The Board direct the Clerk to request for meeting with the school
Board Thursday Sep. 17 , 1925 .
The Clerk was directed to ascertain by Thursday, from Austin Mfg .
Co. , as to price of equipment for Austin Pup to be attached to Ford.
Tractor, also to increase the weight from 3 to 5 ton.
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The Clerk was directed to notify Richmond Home Telephone Co. , in
placing conduit from Kinsey Street north to place the same in City
park property adjacent to NW. 1st Street.
The Clerk was directed to write a letter of commendation to Clark
Miller, for the manner in which he has placed the Court House grounds
also send a cow of same to County Commissoners.
The Board then adjourned,
rest:of Board
Attest :
. Llerk o Boa er2.----) ,
272 Office of Board of Public Works ,
City of Richmond , Indiana,
Thursday September 17th, 1925.
The Board of Public Works of the City of Richmond , Indiana, met .
in regular session at the office of said Board Thursday September
17th, 1925, at .9 o' clock A. M. All the members of said Board ,Messrs ,
Land , McFail and Henley being present . The following proceedings
were had, to -wit : -
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Pursuant to postponement to this date. The Board met to hear all
persons primarily assessed as benefits and damages warded in the
matter of the Widening of South "J" Street 7 ' on north side and 10'
on south side , from South 9th Street east to 13th Street, under
Declaratory Resolution No. 188-1925. After considering the remon-
strance as filed August 31st, 1925, by the heirs of Caroline Fihe
estate . The Board- being fully advised in the premises, over-rule
said remonstrance , and confirm all former action heretofore taken
in said widening , and approve without modification the primary as-
sessment of benefits & damages as heretofvr approved, and now direct
the same be transmitted forthwith to the Department of Finance .
Pursuant to postponement to this date . The Board met to hear all
persons primarily assessed as benefits and damages awarded in the
matter of the widening of South "J" Street 7' on north side and 10'
on south side , from South 13th Street east to center line of Sec.
4 , Twsp. 13, Rnge . 1, west , under Declaratory Resolution No. 189-
1925. After considering the remonstrance as filed Aug. 31st , 1925,
by the heirs of Caroline Fihe , est . , The Board being fully advised
in the . premises , over-rule said remonstrance , and confirm and approve
without modi fication a final assessment roll of benefits & damages
as heretofore approved , and now direct the same be transmitted
forthwith to the Department of Finance . _
The Board approved a primary assessment roll under Improvement Reso-
lution No. 778-1925, for the improvement of the alley between South
llth & 12th Street, from South "E" to "1 ' Street.
The Board directed the Clerk to order a set of special wheels to
be attached to city' s Ford tractor, for use at Golf Course , Glen
Park, from The W. E. McWhinney Co. , the same to be paid January, 1926.
The Clerk was directed to notify D.C .Hess Sup' t. Light Plant , to
change the poles & lines on north side of North "E" Street , prep-
aratory to the widening of said street at Pensy. Station.
The Board direct the Richmond Cityvyater Works , to lay 10 & 12" water
mains in South"L" From 9th to 13th Street and in South 13th Street
from South "L" to "J" Street.
Payrolls of City to September loth , 1925, were approved.
The Board then adjourned ,
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Attest :
`lerk of Board