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City of 'Richmond , Indiana , .
Monday March 24th , 1924.
• The Board of Public. Works of the City of Richmond , Indiana, met
in regular sessi on at the office of 'said Board Monday March 24th
1924, at 9 o'clock A. M. All the members of said Board , Messrs ,
Land , McFall and 'Henley bei ng present . The fo llowing proceedings
were had , to-wit : - .
Pursuant to conti nuanoe to this date the Board take up the natter
- of hearing for cement roadway in first alley north of National Rd. ,
from Southwest 10th to llth Street, under Improvement Resolution
No. 7 2 2-192 4. The Board after having' care fully gone over the ground
• - on motion rescind the resolution. .
The Board unanimously ad op to d Improvement Resolution No. 725-1924
-for the improyemerit of South 7th Stre et, by constructing cement
curb & gutter on both sides of street from South "H" to "J" Street.
The Board unanimously adopted Improvement Resolutio h No. 726-1924,
for the improve then t of Boyer . Stre et ; by constructi ng . cement curb 8
gutter and ' sidewalks 5' wide on both sides of street and grading
and pe v ing the roadway with gravel and mA cadam from Sehoo 1 to Stev-
ens Street . .
- The Board award the contract for Motor Driven Road Roller and Scs.ri-
fi er, to The Buffalo-Spri ngfi eld Roller Co. , of Springfi eld , nib.
-The Board approved primary assessment roll for the ' grading of the
1st alley north of North "G" Street, from North 14th Street west to
• the all ey between North 13th & 14th Street , under Improvement Reso-
luti o n .No. 696-1924, and now direct the Clerk to assess the back
lri ng lots north ' of said all ey on west side of North 14th Street
to a point 150 feet north of alley.
Fire Chief Miller was directed to purchase a new motor for the No.3
Hose Wagon.
The Street Commissioner was authorized to trade Ford Truck for Road-
ster with Body for 'str eet depart ment use.
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The Board app roved the following contracts and bonds ' on improvements
named:- Resolution No. 711-1924, J. L. Teegarden contractor'; N. "A"
Resolution No. '715-1924, Hayes Construction Co., contractors , S.18th
Reso lu.tio n -No. 717-1924, Schnei der Bros, contractors , all ey; and
Resolution No. 718-1924, Daniel G. Burkhardt , 'contractor.
The Board award contract to W. B. Howe, to point out the south. and .
east and north walls of the city bui lding at price of ti?100 .00 .
Upon request of the so le owners of property in Northwest 6th Street
in Sedgwick Place , the contract for said street 'was on notion award-
ed to John F.' Hipsk ind , using Bituminous -Macadam for street , under .
Improvement Resolution No. 720-1924.
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Monday March 24th , 1924. •
The Board received letter in form of agreement with T.11. I.83 E.
Traction Co., signed by G.1'_. Jeffr. ies, General Superintendent ,in
matter of 'improvement of North "E" Street from 16th to 24th Street
and North '20th Street from Main to North "E" Stre et as fo 11 ows : -
Owi ng to certain conditions explained to the Board its is im-
practicable for the company to install the 7" rai 1 shown on the
drawing and we submit as alternative the relayi ng of the track with
a smaller rail, accepti ng the concre to foundation design under the
ties , but substituting another class of paving adjacent to the rail,
which type is sh own on companies . drawing dated March 22nd, 1924, at --
tached to this letter. The type of surface pavement however, adjacent
to the rai 1 to be sub je ct to experimentation and agreement bet,ween
the engi neers of the City & company. It is understood that the Com-
pany will only 'be called on to bear such additional expense over &
above the contract pri ce for paving the other portion of the streets
as is directly due to the installation of the track, which was ac-
ce pte d by the Board and signed.
The Board received letter or form of' agreement with m.H. 1.8: E.
Traction Co. , signed by G.✓. Jeffr led, General Sup° t . , in matter of
improvement of West 5th Street from National Road to Richmond Ave . ,
as follows: - After your contractor has completed his excavations
as under his contra ct , this company afte r bri ngi ng the pre sent tra ck
to the new grade on gray el ba lla st , wi 11 fi 11 betw e en the ties and over
the same to the base of the sheet asphalt , with concre to . The pav-
ing adjacent to the rai 1 to be subject to exper.bent .ti o n- and
agreement between the engineers of the City and Company. The Asphalt
surface to be installed without expense to the T.H. I.& E. Traction
Co. , which was accepted and signed by the Board. .
The Board on motion award the contract for the improvement of North
"E" Street, by constructing sid ewalks , curb & gutters on both sides
and paving the roadway using Sheet Asphalt, from 16th to 24th Stre et
under Improvement Resolution No. 707 -1924, to The Andrews Asphalt
Pavi ng C ornpany e as per. bid of Mar oh 6th , 192 4.
In matter of improvement of North 20th Street, by constructing ce -
meat s id ewal ks , C.& G. on both s id es and paving roadway from Main
to Borth "E" Street , under Improvement Resolution No. 698 -1923,
the Board award the contract for said improvement to The Andrews •
Asphalt Paving Company, usi ng Sheet Asphalt for said roadway1 as
pe r bid of Mar ch 6th , 19 24.In matter of impro ve ment of West 5th Street from Nat i ona 1 Road. to
Richmond Avenue , under Improvement Resolution No. 712m1924. the
Board awarded the contract to the Andrews Asphalt Paving Company
specifying Sheet Asphalt for said ro adway, as per bid of March
6th, 1924.
The Board then adjourned ,
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Prest . o . oa.rd
Attest :
Clerk of Board