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Home My Public Portal About09-26-1921 Office of the Board o± Public Works 1 57 City of 'Richmond, Indiana , - - Mon, -Sep-t-. 2.6th, 1921 . The Board of Public Works of the City of Richmond, Indi ana, met in regular session in the office of said Board Monday, September 26th , 192-1-, at 9 A.M. All the members of the said Board being present Messrs . von Pein, Price -and Peitz the following proceed- ings were had- to-wit: - The Board accepted the proposition of the Safety & Traffic Guide Co. , Elkhart , . Indi an_a, for a try -out of one of their traffic guiaes. The Board- -received a petition signed by the Richmond City School Board, by Chas . W. Jordan, Pres. , petitioning for the passage of a resolution providing for a cement sidewalk 92' ft wide ; also curb & gutter l' ft wide , running. from the_Peacock Road south 330' ft on the west side of North-west 7th Street infront of the School property. Referred to the City Engineer for plans, The Board unanimously adopted Improvement Resolution #607-1921 pro- viding for the improvement of the west side of North-west 7th St . ; by constructing a cement curb & gutter left wide, and cement side- walk 9z' ft wide , from the Peacock Road south to a point 330' ft, and the Clerk-was instructed to advertise for 15ids. The Board-met to hear all persons interested or whose property is affected by the vacation of all that portion of Garden Avenue lying west of the C . & 0. Railroad, and east of South 5th Street under Declaratory Resolution #153-1921. No one appearing and no remon- strance having been filed the .Board took Final Action on said reso- lution, the sane being confi rrned without modification, and the Board ordered that a roll be prepared of all owners or holders of property and all valuable interest therein sought to-be taken or to be injuri ously affected, which list or roll shall also describe the property beneficially affected, and the Board fixed a price to be assessed as benefits at $1.50 per linear foot front on 5th Street. The Board approved the Primary Assessment Roil of Benefits & Damages in the matter of the vacation of 8' ft off the east side of S. 16th St. from South "E" St. to the south terminal of said street , which point is the south line of Tract No. 557 Official Map, under Decla- - ratory Resolution. 2:152-1921, and fixed Monday, October 10th, 1921 , as the day of hearing .against said assessm€at . The Board received bids for air ducts to 5000 K.W. Generator , M. E. L. & P.P. as follows : Thos. Turner & Son bid: To furnish air ducts for turbine & generator as per drawings & specifications complete and installed --- 1,270.00 • Mr. Peltz moved that the bid of Thomas Turner & Son be accepted, and the contract so awarded. Seconded by Mr. Price so ordered. The Board received bids for the painting of the Doran and N. 10th St Bridges as follows: - Orville L. Price bid : Doran Bridge 1st coat $1,500.00 1 58 Monday , September 26, 1921. Doran ridge 2nd. coat - Sty 700.00 N. 10th St. Bridge one coat 300.00 Geo. F. Haner bid: Tenth Street Bridge 1 coat 9 200.00 Doran Bridge 3Goat at 1,915.00 second coat 1 ,278.00 011ie Mains bid: Doran Bridge 1 coat 0 840.00 tr " 2nd coat --- 600.00 N. 10th St. Bridge 1 coat 190.00 Mr. Peitz moved' that the bid of 011ie Mains be accepted and the contract so awarded. Seconded by Mr. Price so ordered. The Board received bids for Coal for the Municipal Electric Lighting & Power Plant as follows: Smith-Osborn Coal Sales Co. bid: Ky. ,Muhlenberg, ' nut & slack F. O.B.Mines 4'1.20 - Freight 02.54 " , Harlan, tv tv tt et re rr rt 1.95 - ' " 2.73 Elkhorn, '1 tr rr tt , 2.10 - t' 2.73 W.Va. , Mingo Co. , It TT TT " 2.10 - " 2.73 Ind. Sullivan Co, " " " " tr yr " 02.15 - " 1.75 Price Coal Col bid: Ky. , Hazard, nut & slack, F.O.B.Mines 01.80 - Freight $2.73 " " " It " freight pre maid to Richmond 4.53 Trump Smokeless F.O.B.Mines 74.50 - Freight 02.88 The Klehfoth-Niewoehner Co. bid: Ky. , Hazard, 2" nub & slack,F.O.B.Mines $1.70 - Freight $2.73 Pocahontas Lump it IT " It 4.75 Run of Mine TT rr IT VI 3. 25 Wayne Coal Sales Co. bid : Vl.Va. , Chilton, nut & slack F.O.B .Mines$1.75 14 tt , " ,Run of mine " " " " 2.10 The above bids for coal for the M.E.L. -& P.P. were taken under ad- visement until Thursday , September 29th, 1921 . The Board then adjourned. • Attest : Tres. of the "Board. .i` { �' •Lr_ d•y- !•__'�'•r ter' ,;'`•.f-I4__: Clerk of the Board.