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City of Richmond , Indi ana, ��'�
"Monday-May :15th, 1922.
The Board of Public Works of the City of Richmond , Indiana., met
in regular session at the office of said Board , Monday May 15th ,
1922, at 9 o' clock A. M. All the members of said Board being pres-
ent , Messrs, Land, McFall and Henley, the following proceedings
_ were had , to-wit : -
The Board approved the contract & bond. of Ellis Frame, for the paint
ing of the various park propetti es.
A petition signed by Louis Salzarulo, for the vacation of the alley
between North 13th & 14th Street, from North "G" Street north to the
alley running east .& west north of North "G" Street , was presented,.
and the Board decide to meet at Whitewater School grounds at 11 A.M.
Thursday May 18th , 1922 , in reference to said above alley , and direcl
ed the Clerk , to notify the School Trustees and interested property
_owners of such meeting, requesting them to be present at said meet.
The Board received petition signed by Arvilla A. Blossom and 5 others
requesting the installation of Fire Hydrant, 500 feet north of
. School Street on Hunt Street, the Board is having a survey made of
present locations of fire hydrants , and said petition was ordered
filed for future consideration. .
The Board was visited by Messrs , Wm. Haberkern & Adolph Blickwedel ,
delegates from South side Improvement Association, in the matter of
compelling the Street Car Co. to pave between their tracks and 18"
outside of rails thereof, stating this improvement was badly needed
and they had been led to believe the company had at the time _the
improvement was originally made agreed to pave as above stated as '
soon as war . conditi ons were over. The Board thanked the Committee
and requested their assistance in having this work done, as the
City Attorney stated the City would probably have some trouble with
the company in making said improvement.
The Board met to hear all persons interested or whose property is
affected by Improvement Resolution No. 637-1922, providing for .sewer
in South 4th Street, for the benefit of the property on westhsid e of
said 4th , Street from South "D" to "E" Street . after hearing all per-
sons interested who appeared, and carefully considering the propo-
sition to change the route of sewer , The City:rCilil Engineer,stateal
that it would be less expensive for the property owners if the sewer
route was changed, as follows ; Beginning at the sewer in the alley
on North-- side of South "D" Street ; thence running in a southwardly
direction to the east line of the right-of-way of the C. & 0. Ry.Co.
thence parallel with east line of said C. & 0. Ry.Co. right-of-way
about 460 feet . On moti on of Mr. Henley, the Board decides that the
benefits to property liable to be assessed for said improvement is
equal to the cost of same as reported by the City Civil Engineer and
thereupon takes final action on said resolution, the same being con-
firmed as above modified, by changing the route of said sewer from
South 4th Street, to the rear of the property on west side of said
South 4th Street.
268 Monday May 15th , 1922.
The Board entered into agreement wi th Jesse T. . Druly, for remov-
inp. garbage from the Crematory according to ' bid received on 20th
day of Apri 1, 1922. (See .Speci fications etc . ,
- The .Board approved a primary assessment roll of benefits and
damages in the matter of the vacation of part of Glen Avenue from
North 20.th to 21st Street , as provided for by -Declaratory 'Resolut-
ion No. 159-1922, Also for the widening of the alley between North
"F" Street and Glen Ave , from North 20th to 21st Street, under
Declaratory Resolution No. 160-1922. and fix date of final hearing
on said assessment rolls, Monday June 5th , 1922.
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Manager Hess of the Id. E. L. & P. P. appeared before the Bor. rd
re questing additional an propr iati o ns for Tight Plant in amount
of 0.5,000.00 for Meters & $3,000.00 for Wire., the Board directed
the Clerk to prepare ordinance covering said appropriations , re-
questing the City Controller to recommend the same .
The Clerk was directed to advertise for bids for changing the body
from the ambulance &npatrol to a C rassis to be- advertised for and
to place suitable body on the Cadillac Chassis Model 55, now used
for ambulance & patrol car , also for touri ng car.
The City Attorney reported in the n .tter of bill rendered by the
Coffield Sanders & Company, Accountants for serv9 ces
P.P. in the sum of 261.41 , which had been referred to him, stated
that the claim should -Je raid . The _Board ordered the claim to be
re-filed and paid.
The Board then adjourned ,
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• Attest . Fres' . Hoard .
—' _ Clerk of Board