HomeMy Public PortalAbout01-19-1922 1 98 Office of Board of Public Works .
Gity of Richmond , Indiana , •
Thursday January 19 , 1922.
The Board of: Public Works of the City Of Richmond , Ineii-ana , met
in regular session in the office of the Board on Thursday January
19th , 1922, at 9 o'clock, A. M. All the members of said Board
Messrs , Land , McFall & Henley, being present , the following pro •
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ceedings were had, to-wit : -
Mr. Elmer Eggemeyer, appeared before the Board , praying for relief
in the matter of a broken tile sewer on the property of H. . D. Zut-
termeister, which causes the. sewage to seep through the walls of
their building into the basement at 401 Main. Street, thereby be-
coming a nuisance & a menace to health. The Board immediately re-
ferred the ratter to Sanitary Inspector Wm. : Keen, who with Mr.Eg-
gemeyer, went to the premises to investigate .
The Clerk referred a list of the various complai me registered' by
the Common Council, which were referred to the proper departments
for action & report, The Board directed the Fire Chief to install
a Fire-Alarm box at South 18th & "C" Streets:
The Board met to hear metionstrances , if any,of persons primarily
assessed on account of the improvement of west side of Northwest
7th atreet ,by constructing a cement curb & gutter and a 92ft.wid e.
sidewalk, from Peacock Road south to a point 330 feet, as provided
by Improvement. Resolution No. 607-1921 . No one appearing or remon-
strating against said assessment , the Board approved a Final As-
sessment Roll, confirming in all things the originacl assessment
roll as heretofore/ adopted, and directed the same be transmitted -
forthwith to the Department of Finance . :
The Board met to receive bids for the construction of ,a sewer in
the territory between the Peacock Road & Richmond Ave . from North-
west 5th Street to the alley west of Northwest 8th Street, as pro-
vided for by Improvement Resolution No. .616-19?.1 , as follows,viz lc
John F. Hipskind , Bid
Sewer Complete according to specifications - - - - $16,702 .40
W. M. Birch, Co. bid :
Sewer Complete , according to specifications- - - - $16 ,819 .64
L. P. Beard Construction Co. ,bid : •
Sewer Complete ,accordi ng to specifi cations - - - - $17 , 518.32
John S. Duke , bid : -
Sewer Complete , according to specifications- - - - $17 ,850 .00
Grant •Boulton Co. , bid :
Sewer complete , according to specifications-' - - - 41l8 , 608. 20
The bid of John F. Hipskind , being the lowest & best bid re-
ceived, and being betow the Engineer estimate, the contract was on
motion of Mr. Henley, awarded to said John F. Hipskind .
The Clerk was directed to write a letter to L.C .Welden, at M.E.L. " /
P.P. to notify the Price Coal Company, to stop ,delivery of coal to
the plant , unti 1 further. orders. J.F.Hipskind , Sewer contractor,was
notify ed to take every precaution of -trees in Randolph Street .
The Board then adjourned,
•Attest . > -� Pre ent o f Board
CLERK Of BOARD Of PUBLIC, VVCAOU