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04 Office of Board. of Public Works,
City of richmond, Indiana,
Monday June 30th , 1924.
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The Board of Public Works of the City of Richmond , Indiana , met
in regular session at .the 'office of said Board Monday June 30th ,
1924, at 9 o' clock A. L. All the members of Said Board Messrs ,
Land, Haai 1 and Henley being present , the following proceedings
were -had , to-wit :
The City Civil Engineer, reported the completion of contracts under
improvement resolutions named, as follows, to-wit : - -
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For installing light posts system in Heeveston Road, from South 16th
to 23rd Street ; Also , in South 17th , 18th , 19th , 2Oth & 2?st:itre ets •
from South "B" Street to Reeveston Road( ,-;
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Improvement Resolution No. 699-1923, for constructing cement road-
way in alley between the .C . w O. try. Co. tracks & South 7th Street
from South "H" to "J" Street .
- Improvement liesoluti on do.705-1924, for constructing cement roadway
in alley between South 15th & 16th Street , from South "A" to "B" St.
_Improvers nt Resolution No. 708-1924, 'for constructing cement side .v
walks on. both sides of North 19th Street , from Main to North "A" St.
Improvement Resolution No. 725-1924, for constructing cement curb &
gutter on both sides of South 7th Street , from South "H" to "J" St. e. •
Improvement '•esoluti. on No. 729-1924, for constructing cement road-
way in alley between South llth. & 12th Street , from South "A" to
"B" Street
The Board accepted all the above improvements report-
ed completed, and approved a primary assessment roll therefore.
The City Civil Engineer reported in matter of remonstrance filed
against Improvement Resolution No. 742-1924, providing for the im-
provement of Ratliff Street , by constructing cement sidewalks , curb .
& gutter on both sides of street and grading and paving the road- - .
way with gravel and macadam, from School to Stevens Street , reported
that there are 8 resident property owners residing along the line
of said improvement, two of whom have signed the remonstrance . There
being a number less than a majority sighing said remonstrance , the -
Board over-rules the same , and deci des that the benefits to proper-
ty liable to be assessed for said improvements are equal to the
cost of same as reported by the City civil engineer , and thereupon
takes final acti on on said resoluti on. The same being confirmed
wi th out modi fication.
The Board granted permissi on to Mike Kolentus , to cut the curb at
601 North 13th Street .
A petition signed by E.R.Draver & 22 others was received praying
the the alley between South 16th & 17th Street be widened to 14ft .
from South "A" Street north to the 1st alley south of Main Street ,
vhich was referred to City Engineer for plans & resolution.
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Monday. June 30th 9 1924. „Q
The Board di rected the Finance- Department to pay to Daniel G. Durk-
• hardt , the 5jo reserves retai ned on the -following resolutions ,
Improvement Resolution No. 655-1922, alley between South 10th & llth
from South "G" to- "I" Street , amount
Improvement Resolution To. 656-1923. alley, between North 16th 8: 17th
- from North "C" to--"E" Street , amount c402. 90
The Board on motion unanimously resci-nded Improvement resolution No.
735-1924,. for constructing cement roadway in alley between S.W. "A"
and Main Street from S.W. 7th to 8th Street
The Board received bids for legal advertising for the year ending
June 30th , 1925, as follows , to-wit : -
Richmond Item---- -- -47 c per inch, 'of 8 lines & 6 words. each inserti-o
Richmond Palladium, -- . 53' per inch each- insertion.
The bid of The Richmond Item being the lowest , the Board• awarded
the contract to the Richmond Item .
The Board received bids under Improvement Resolution No. 736-1924,
for the improveme nt of North 19th Street , by paving the roadway wi th
one of the following kinds of modern city pavements to-wit : - Brick,
Concrete , Sheet-Asphalt or Rock-Asphalt , from Main to North "0" Stree
. • as follows viz : •
" The Andrews :asphalt paving Co. , bid ;
Sheet Asphalt pavement $$2.88 er s rd
p tiP p ~ya,_
Z. B. Pyle Co. , bid ;
Concrete pavement $r2. 97 per sq-yard
" John F. Hipskind, bid ;
• Concrete pavement - $3.00 per sq-yard
The Board now enters its preliminary order designating that
said street be paved using Sheet -Asphalt under the said resolution
plans & specifications therefore.
The Board received bids for Sanitary Sewer, running from present
sewer in Vacated Howard Street at the alley between Southwest lot &
2nd. Street ; thence west to private alley between Southwest 2nd & 3rd
Street; thence north along private alley to alley let south of west
Main Street , also south 100 feet, under Improvement Resoluti on No.
737-1924, as follows to -wit• : -
" John F. Hipskind, bid ; •
Sewer complete including replacement of cement walk and macadam
Street $6.60 per lira-foof
• " Z. B. Pyle Co. , bid; •
• Sewer complete $6.76 per linefoot
The bid of •John F. Hipskind being the lowest and both bids being
above the estimate of the ci ty civil engineer. Mr. Hipsking agreeing
: to take the contract at ' 6, 53 per linear foot the engineers estimate
the contract was so awarded to said J.F.Hipsking at ¶�6.53 1.in-foot.
The Board received bids for the improvement of the alley between
North 19th. &n20th Street , by constructing a cement roadway from North
"V" to "D" Street , under Improvement Resolution No. 738-1924, as fol-
lows to -wit .
" Schneider Bros. , bid ;
Cement roadway complete .21 7/8 sq-ft . Sewer eon.$1.50 lin-ft
(see next page for other bids )
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(bids cont' d. , }
- 'TE.A.Mari ani , bid ;
Cement roadway complete-- . 22c sq-foot ;• Sewer connections tip1.25 lin-ft .
"The Andrews Asphalt Paving Co. , -bid;
Cement roadway-- 23;? sq-ft. Sewer connections-- 131.50 linear foot.
" Dan i e l G. Burkhardt , bid ; - -
Cement roadway--24V sq-ft. sewer connections --- 2.50 linear foot .
" Z. B. Pyle Co. , bid ; •
Cement roadway---- - . 27 V sq-ft. sewer connections- 2.19 linear foot .
The bid of Schneider Bros . , being the lowest and. within the--es-
timate of the City Civi,1 Engineer the contract was so awarded, the
City agreeing to pay 3 ,c,' per sq aft. as pEr deci sion made by said •
Board on June 12 th, 19 24.
Claim for• daria.ges to automobile. filed by 8. C. Swartzell , caused
by goo ing into hole in street not properly barri.caded, in amount
of 5p2.75 was referred to City Attorney to prepare proper release
from any further damages. -
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The Clerk was directed; to noti fy The Hayes Construction Co . , of
Indianapolis , Indiana, to immediately begin on work contracted
for under various Improvement nesoluti ons in the ci ty .
The Clerk was directed to request G. K. Jeffries- of the. T. H. I.&
E. Traction Co. , to have the deed. to property owned by said company
transferring gro and off of- Tract 216 , Offi cial Map, for widening
alley east of- the it car barns, as per verbal agreekiagtmade by him,
properly signed and returned to the City . •
The Board signed a tentative agreement,to be entered into by them
and- the P. C. C. & St. L. R. R. Co. , agreeing to permit the City •
to build a new fi re stati on on ground formerly deeded to the ci ty
of Richmond by said ijai lro ai Company, for Park purposes only, and
directed the Clerk to return said agreement to Mr". J. L. Rupe Atty.
for said company, requesting the agreeibe returned at as early
a date (as" possible •
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The Board then adjourned,
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