HomeMy Public PortalAbout07-15-1920 Uffi ce of the Board of 1u1,1ie ��Yorkc,
City of Richmond, IrCia: a,
Thurs. July 15, 1920.
The Board of Public works of the City of Richmond , Indiana,
met in regular session in the offi ce of the said Board Thurs .
July 15 , 1920 , at 9 A M. All the members of the said Board
being present Messrs. Gilbert, • Taylor , and Peitz the follow-
ing proceedings :ere had to -wit : -
The Board instructed the Clerk to notify Quigley Bros. of 1912
North "E" St. to have the. gravel and material removed from the
alley at the rear of their store.
The Board instructed the Clerk to write to The Dougan, Jenkins &
Co. releasing the Bond of F.E.Sli ck for the Ash & Trash Con-
tract with the City of Richmond.
The board met to hear remonstrances if any of per: ons Fri mari.ly
assessed on account of the vacation of the 2nd alley west of
Sheridan st. running from Laurel St . north to the alley running
east and %%'es t between Laurel & Railroad Sts . , . E. & J . Pal-lsback'
Add. under Declaratory ile.;olu- on 7118-1918. No one remonstrat-
- ing, the Board approved the Final Assessment Roll of Benefits &
Damages confirming in all things the original assessment roll
as heretofore approved, and thereu on declare said portion of
said alley above designated, vacated, and now direct that a
copy of said assessment roll be forthwith transmitted to the
Dept. of Finance .
The Board received a communication from S. W. ilodgin, Division
Engineer of the P.C.C. & St. L. R.R. , complaining about a rock
L, ,l North "E" t between l t�" & 19th St s . ,`'�vh i ch
in the sidewalk on 101"�i1 S �. 8 �.�i
was referred t x,o the•.e City Engineer.
All the Complaints from Council of Monday, July 12th were re-
ferred to the City Engi neer excepting the paving of the Street
Car Company' s right-of-way on South 8th St. which was referred
to the C i Ly iitt orney.
The Board grantedF. E. Slick an extention of time in which to
complete his contract under improvement Resolution 5r/2-1919 ,
until September 1st , 1920 .
The Board instructed Mr. Miller, Fire Chief, to purchase from
the Chenoweth Electric Service Co. 2 - 38 x 5 Firestone Cushion
Tires, put on, for w129.GCi.
The Board received bids for Coal for the I:1...7. & P.P. , and the
CitT Bldg. as follows to-wit : -
Richmond Coal Company' s bid :
We agree to enter in a contract to furnish one car of
Pocahontas egg and one car' of i'unitucky lump at prices delivered
as directed at ; _1.00 per toil for Pocahontas egg, and 10.00
per ton for theKentucky lump.
Smith-Osborn Coal Sales Company' s bid :
We agree to enter in a contract to ship you approximately
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twenty-five thousand ( 25,000) tons of iertucky Fun of Mine and Nut
and Slack during a period of one year at 6.00 per net ton P.U.B.
mines.
Analysis on this coal is as follows :
Moisture 3.20
Volatile Lat .- 3 .94
Carbon 52.33
I/ Ash - b®53
Sulphur 1.81
BTU 13559
If this bid is accepted it will be necessary for you to sign
the same conditional contract that we have to with the mines.
This -erovi des for embargoes , strikes, etc and. other causes beyond
our control.
The Board took the above bids under advisement until Monday' , July
19th , 1920 .
The Board then adjourned.
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Pres. of the Board
Attest :
• Clerk of the Board .
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Office of the Board of Pu U c
C i ly of Richmodd,
Mon, July 19 , 1920.
The Board Gf of the City of Alhmond, Indiana, met in
regular session in the office of the said Board Monday, July 19 ,
1920, at 9 A.M. All the members of J lF, said P€cord being nrese-t
Messrs. Gilbert , Taylor, and y e1tz the following _ o geed_ ns were
had to-wit : -
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The Board instructed t'-te Clerh to notify alma Bockhoff, and Emmett
7_ th r slots t r,t,_ bt.to have the i.eed� cut on their on South l i �•al � t,. 1.C1
the steeveston iddi.ti on
The Board received a petiti on for the passage of a resolution nro-
-aiding for the improvement of the alley between Lincoln & Pearl
Streets from NW. 1st St . to NI . 3rd, signed by Alfred Rahan, and
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28 others. Referred to the Cie Eta i neer for plans and papers.
The Board took up the bids received July 15th fOr coal for the M.E.
- 1. P.P. , and City Bldg. , and rejected the bid of the ni ,C:ihmUnd