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City of `Richmond , Indiana,
Monday June 22nd ,19 2 5.
The B oa rd of Public Works of the City of Richmond , Indiana, met
in regular session at the office of said Board Monday June 22nd ,
1925, at 9 o' clock A.M. All the members of said Board , Messrs ,
Land. , McFall and Henley being present . The following proceedings
were -had , to-wit : - -
The Board approved the contract & bond of J. L. Teegarden contract-
or under Improvement' Resolution No. 758-1925.
Pursuant to continuance " to this date. The Board take up the petition
filed by a majority of the resident property owners residing on
Southwest 1st Street from National Road. to Southwest "D" Street ,pray-
ing that said street .be paved wi th Sheet Asphalt under Improvement
Resolution No. 775-192 5. The Andrews Asphalt -Paving Co. , bid being
the lowest bid received and being within the estimate of the City
Civil Engineer, the prayer of the petitioners was on motion granted
and the contract awarded to the Andrews Asphalt Paving Co. ,under
the plans & specifications in said improvement resolution.
The Board approved primary assessment rolls under the Improvement
Reso lutions as named,- to -wit : -
Improvement Resolution No. 760-1925, National Road , 1st to 2nd St.
Improvement Resolution No. 771-1925, alley between South llth & 12th
Street, cement roadway from South "1 ' to "G" Street.
Improvement Resolution No. 772 -1925 , South "I" Stre " ,South 9th Street
west to alley running north & south.
Improvement Resolution No. 774-1925, alley bet . South llth & 12th
Street. cement roadway from South "G" to "H" Street .
The Street Commissioner was instructed tompatch the roads , in Glen
Miller Park before oil is placed on the same .
The Board signed certifiedte No. 9 & 10 in favor of W.L. Magaw, for
85% of work completed under Improvement resolution No' s , 753 & 754
in sum of 5483.00 & $3208.00 respectively. •
The. Board granted permission to the Richmond Oil Company to cut
the curb for driveway at filling station being constructed at Last
Main and North 2nd. Street.
The Clerk was directed to notify the Board of County Commissioners
that the approach to the alley at Richmond Ave . on N.W. 5th Street
had not been made .
The Building InspeCtor was directed to use. Bronze hinges on doors
at new Fire Statiibn.
On account of various complaints of T.H. I.& E. Traction Co. freight
cars being left standing in streets and matter of long and heavy
trains being run around 20th & Main Streets , the Clerk was directed
to; notify said company of complaints in an endeavor to have same
eliminated.
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The Board ordered plans prepared for cementing the alley between
South llth & 12th Streets, from South "E" to "F" Street .
The Board award the contract for furnishing coal to City Building
Hose Houses and Detention Hospital , to Shera Coal and Supply Co. ,
at prices submitted therefore on June 8th, 1925, the Pocahontas
Coal subject to the following analysis, to-wit : Volatile-16.50
Fixed carbon-78.75; Ash-5. 25 ; Moisture 1.50 ; Sulphur--. 96 .
The Board received bids for legal printing and advertisements for
the City of Richmond , Indiana, for the year beginning July 1st
and ending. June 30 , 1926 , as follows , to-wit : -
" The Richmond Item , bid:
For first insertion-- .50 ' per inch ; for each additional insertion
.46V per inch, an inch to consist of 8 lines & 6 words to line.
" The Richmond Palladium, bid;
Fifty ( 4, 0. 50'1) cents an inch for all insertions .
The bid of the Richmond Item , being considered the lowest, the
contract was awarded to said Richmond Item.
The Clerk was directed to notify the Secy. , of Community Service
in the matter of holding entertainments in South 10th Street Park
to have the chairs and benches removed immediately after such en-
tertainments are over.
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The Board then ad journed,
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