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Office of Board of Pabndi ';forks.
NOMON rT1 1 Thursday January 8th, 1014.
dchmond, Indiana, L;r, Bevis, submitted to the Board for their consideration
2 City °i jannary 8th, 1914, a form of a daily report,._to be used by the street depart -
Thursday of Richmond, Indiana, ment, the form provides space for the name of the employe,
the City Boa Thureda the date on vrhich the work was done, nature of repairs,
of Public '�7orat the office of said B y where made, square yards repaired W material used, on the
The Board 1,1, All the mornbers of said
met in regular sossion9 0' lock A, Bavis, Liarlatt w 1:IcLiien, opposite side of the same sheet, was a report, to be used
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January 8th, 1914, atviz:- Messrs
' to -wit;_ by all other street department corkers and garbage collectors
Board being present, were had, which provides space for name ? date, nature of work, "Prom
The following Proceedings were read and approved, street to street," time taken, number of loads hauled,
the precoeding meeting
ISr. Bevis, explained by this form of daily report, we would
The minutes of by L'.R•Robinson prost., and be able to reduce to exact figures the units of time, labor
was presented signed ark Assn., for a Z cost, so it can be accurately determined just what the city
0 petition Secy., of Morton oTteon of the City, the is paying for its street E garbage hailing servicet on motion
Chas. 'A. Jordan,
IIortheasterntPart of Lire Liarlatt the form of report was unanimously adapted.
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Sewer System in
same was continued for investiga
Of Board of School Trustees, sug- The Clerk was directed to order blade for road grader.
yr. Chas. Via .Jordan Secy•, and the 3ch001 City
that Civilurchase of coal hereafter, he The Board entered into a brief discussion of the street light-
geated to the DO ard the
epurcha City for what it did
discuss plans for the jing quegtion, Lr. Bavis stated the city must provide better
said the school city found it had been Paying arc lights throughout the city or install the cluster lighting
not get in the way of heat units in its last order for coal, system on Liain Street. Mr, %leinknecht Sup't•, of Plant advo-
and the school board coaleen�heebsais of thed to Zheat nnita °� sated anew luminous arc lighting system for the entire city10
coal, and p y gin preferance to cluster lights for Liain Street, he stated
in the testa, lie requested the
Board Theplanof lirl Jordan trustees that the present streets lights had been in use for from 10
next Bummer in the ordering to 12 years, which was beyond the life guaranteed for them,
next
approved by the Board of Plorks, the Board decided to take yr. Bavis stated that ha was confidant a substantial roduct-
this question up later@ ion in the rates of the municipal plant could be made in the
Ls. Bevis, Suggs
that the authority for hiring & dischargnear future and that an improved lighting system might be pro -
'I `
ing employe of the
etcity be deleice eilldto the not confliotJwithof tthe fuhe rtheed rtinvestigationthe name e on motion action was deferred for
departments,
he
Iowa covering such matters, if this is done the
rdepartment
oundthat t6e The Clerk was directod to advertise for 500 fact of fire hose.
head cannot claim an alibi for failure on the g
men under him are not following his directions, because said
.ha 7ity Civil Engineer was di;ected to exanine in rm "•t-
are political appointees, the Board of 'Works Llr. Bavis aid
under such a method, can hold the department head rosponsibla gionrideth the County iaginears in the matter of the Lain Street
for what each accomplishes, Ur, LIcMinn moved thds be done g
seconded by Lir, yarlatt, motion unanimously prevailed• The Clerk was directed to order stationary for the Doard.
The question of carrying innurance on public buildings 0064 On motion the Chief of Fire Department was) directed to noti-
by the City, came up for discussion, Liayor 'r.obbins, being c f the members of the de artment to hand in their resigi-vt-
present stated, that if anything should happen to the publcc ions, and at the same time to make a Hour application for pc -
buildings in the nature of a fire, and the damage was not oat sitions on fire department] by Lionday January 12th, 1914.
covered by insurance, the administrati on 1^ould be drumed
Of the City by criticism of the tax payers, Lir•. Liarlatt
moved that it Is the sen6e of the Board that the ,uildinSe
be insured, motion prevailed, the Board decide to continue
`.hia matter for future discusion. Nothing ru rther appaarinP before the Board. the Board did
t th d n
The Board decided to delay for further investigati on the 0
nsrlBf ofrthcing lh Ireaideniorth �th Street, from proporty ownerallhnve orth �IFTT to
si fined aLreflo>
strance against said improvement,
On account of the numerous complaints made to the Board is
the matter of the methods employed b the as co%cFany in 01
making out bills, the City Attorney was directed to to Ceaan•
matter ap with said company and report to Board Monday J
cry 12th, 191Q,
an a jour ,
resi u o Boar .
Attest ;
r CZer o Board.