HomeMy Public PortalAbout07-19-1923 458 Office of Bcarft of Public ;forks
City of .:i c hmor_d , Indiana,
Thursday July 19th, 1923.
The Board of Public forks of the City of Richmond, Indiana, met in
regular session at the office of said Board Thursday July 10th , 1923,
_at 10 o' clock A. All the members of said Board Messrs , Iand,Mc ai 1
and Henley being .present , the following proceedings were had , to-wit : -
The Clerk reported a petition had been filed for re-surfacing North
and South 10th Street from North "A" to South ''A" Street vith Bitumi.-
rious Macadam under 1mprove;_en1; _.esoluti on No. C08-1923 . After carefully
viewing said petition signed by 7 property owners , the Board decides
that as there are 21 resident property owners residing on said streets
to be improved, the -petition is overruled and the Board award the
contract for re-surfacing said streets , to The Andreriis 1,sphalt raving
Co. , at the price of 5t:2. 23 per sq-yrd. submitted by them July 5th ,1923,
for Sheet Asphalt as designated by said Board on said date .
The City Engineer reported the completion of contract of isenbarger C,
Jessup contractors for the improvement of Northwest Stir Street , under
improvement Lesoluti on No. C 69-1923. The Board accept the same and n
order an assessment roll -prepared. •
The Clerk reported that the appraisers Dafler, "am. Stevens &
Thos. Turner appointed by the Judge of 'Cayne Circuit Court , had made
a report and appraised the Old N.y.port-furor Road Roller of the City
and fixed the value of the same at ,,7 3 .00.
The Board directed the Richmond City :,a ter i''iorks , to install a l `"
water
7 , from the
a�� r line in Northwest /tt? street , their main to
property line of the ,rest 7th Street
The Board granted permission to A. A. Liumbower , to cut the curb for
driveway on east side of North 2'5-rd Street Lot No. 99 , Grand Bvd. AC'd.
The Board directed the Clerk to notify the L. P. Beard Construction
Co. , contractors to make the inece ssar;T repairs needed to South '1E"
Street bet � 5th a_• 1improvement
u� ��C r,(,ti t�. 1G ��n Street , %_t5 ��rOVi.lied under esc7-
lut i on No. 57E-1920.
The Clerk was instructed to notify , The iLlchemond. i,ight, heat, & -Power
Co. , Home Tele:)hone Co. , City Water 'Works and i.i.E.il.& P.P. to place
all of di rt back in trenches dug by t1e1r ;1d tamp or :, us,, said tren-
ches
in sleeves Len Streets , to prevent future settlement of same .
The Clerk? vas ins„;1_lc t,ed to notify the i.ti. 1.5 N. Traction Co . , to
repair the cemen., street along their tracks in North 5th Street from
North "A" to North 'B ' Street . ,
T` 9 t t t f y t,_ r .�. t s f
�thz �.�er�r °vt��,:� di.rfc �ed t,U ii0t,ilJ� t,tLe ��"?1l0rJiI1� 1,r0� Z'lt,�r 06:%rler.�' U
_ � _ .� _ North li'*cif Street
t*,
co�/i-ll- built along their property on +.'�oftill B at hof :'_ 7th
w 8t_i Streets respectively , extending into the street and to have
said coping set lack on their property lines as follows , vi.zW-
Di . lreo . B. Hunt , 7i- 201 North 7th street, 1Jr . a,iser_er "yi; 00
North 8th street and Dr. J. i�.lhS 'y 124 North St
'n Street .
•
Thursday July .1.J t .I , i.;!e:J a i
i. bill of L. c J t einhar Lr Company, in the sum of J :.0( for reraii vs
to Automobile of ;;. c . T'vNii:E, of The Arlington Motel Go. ,was .,reE;;l-
ted to the City for payment , with, lC1 te_ stating that the accident
to the automobile was caused by City ..anploy%ee in Oiling at the
Country Club , the same was referred to City Attorney for investi-
gation and re or t .
The Board received a coliumnic€Lion from The Hayes Construction Co.
contractors for the ii;prove i=1t�it l; of he eve t o1 hoad, South20
_ and
1/
„outh 21st Streets , calling attention to the condition of the tren-
ches, which are being put in .on said t eet by ' .e various fublic
Utilities,
tiliti ;s, stating we feel that the trenches. are not '.:ein filled
in a manner that will insure stability and �:ewish to place our sel l{G� _
��
on record as saying that we fear there will be settlement ement in the
same , after the construction of the work , which will leave leires-
si one and low-spots in the pavement .
It is our experience that with
all care ich en in replacing dirt i n trenches , t _mpi=�. both �"J� hand tamping
_i. :1
wateri rig copiously and rolling to the utmost , that even so , settle.
merit is liable to occur and that none of these things should be
neglected in replacing earth in trench',..
1ayes_ 'Coinstructioi Cc.
By, John Hayes ,
s
The Board received a p.ro� osit i on from The Crowell & Stone C-cana 'y
.or improving the I?or 1,i o.li of the Old i4at1 ` , hoad �-e 1 T.
belonging to the City known as hia? Street adjacent Glen Miller
rl �i l,i e to Glen
Park , and section of road in the Park as of date of July 1Cth 1923,
at an a.ppr c i mat e price of 5�1 5!9 .tau for M in Street � ,�6O2, vL v
Main and
for road in the Park, also a Ida for the purchase of the Port Huron
Head holler belonging to the City at the price of 5iG4C.CG with
the following clause attached to their pi:'oposi ti cn, It is understood
that this offer r holds good only in consideration that the Crowell
& Stone Go. ,are awarded the work of improving the ci ty' s portion,_ a it
of said 'roadway, and a that i company e ",--'-e-1
, also ,, l._L a said Z� are�: permitted i..i i i, 4 1,:� r�l'L.�.'
chase the Port Huron Moarl holler, The Board throwed the above Pro-
-position-psi Zion. out , as the inserted clan .emakes it impossible for them
to consider either proposition •
The Board receiVed from The hayes Construction Co. an offer of
ram. � t--_t �� -u ,-r_ ,T` holler.
4ii73v. C cash for Ci t,;:r e Po7 t, Huron holler.
The Hayes Construction Co. , in a written proposition offered the
following ;for the improvement of Mast !lain Street & Glen Miller park
driveway; if you have your own roller and scarifier you can prepare
your roadway and place your stone as cheaply as we could . So we will
make this offer of 15c peral for tar pl- your city
gallon a'_ 1. 1 eC2 to meet ''L;.i
specifications , youto heat � t your expense. If you need the service
of our roller in doing this v:ork,ie will be glad to furnish same and
allow you to repay by the use of your roller on an. ecual amount of
titre . tie will also furnish you with all the assistance in the matter
�. e.
of advice and inspection that we can give you, free of charge. •
Bills in the amount of ti29 , 1 1 3.. 75 were allowed and ordered raid.- a,i C_.
The Board then adjourned,
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j.,.-.5?'"fe-feigicriArd t_=rest . of _Board
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