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Thursday, January 30th. 1919 .
Mr. Davis, City Engineer, submitted planqs for Boulevard on
west side of river bank.
The Board instructed the Clerk to write letters to the follow-
ing citizens : Howard Dill, Carl Ullman, J. H. Johnson, Ed. U.
Wilson, E. A. Campfield, Wm. Roller, Adam Bartel , Henry Gold-
finger, Elmer Eggemeyer, Oscar Dickenson, William ]!artel Jr.
Henry Bode , Howard Hortan, Ray Robinson, Geo . Shoffer, Atwood
Jenkins , and Willard Carr, requesting that they meet with the
Board of Public Works, Monday, February 3d . 1919 at., 9 :00 A.M. I/
to talk over the matter of the proposed boulevard.
The Board did then adjourn.
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Off ice of the Board of Public Works
City of Richmond , Indiana
Monday, February 3rd, 1919 .
The Board of Public Works of the City of Richmond, Indiana,
met in regular session at the office of the said Board , Mon-
day, February 3rd. 1919 , at 8 :30 A.M. All members of the said
Board being present Messrs. Johnson,- Taylor, and Peitz , the
following proceedings were had to-wit:-
Minutes of the previous meeting read and were approved.
The Board approved and signed the petition of Joe Stevenson
granting him permisson to cut a 16 ft. driveway in the curb
in front of property #27 B. & L. Add. , South 10th Street , all
work to be done at the petitioner' s expense and in ,accordance
with the standard specifications for such work, subject to
the inspection of the City Engineer.
Mr. Davis , City Engineer, reporter to the Board that B. A.
Kennepohl had offered a lot on Liberty Avenue to the City for
dumping purposes , also reporter that Swayne , Robinson Co. in
filling up their ground in the Varley Add. are covering up a
manhole that should be raised. The Board instructed, the Eng. I/
to raise said manhole. .
Mr. Dillon, Supt. of the Light Plait, reported to the Board
that the P. C.C. & St. L. R.R. had accepted the City' s propo-
sition for light & power.
A petition was presented for the improvement of S. 9th St .
of the City of
from South E St . to the south corporation-line
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Richmond by paving the roadway of said street on such portion as
is not provided for by the 3-Mile Road Proceedings pending before
the Board of County Commissioners of Wayne County, Indiana, such
street paving to be of like kind adopted by said Board of County
- Commissioners and also for the improvement of said street by the
building of cement curb and gutter on either side , signed by
Howard B. Geier and 18 others. Referred to the City Engineer for
plans.
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The Board took up with the citizens that had been invited to meet
with them to take up the proposition of a West-side Blvd. begin-
- ning at West 5th St. and Natl . Road to South G St . and connect
- with the South G St. Bridge , to. be 80 ft. wide , then out South G
St . to the Abington Pike , to be 70ft. wide. After being thorough-
ly discussed by the citizens present and the Board of Works Mr.
- Henry Bode moved that the pr.opositi on .of the West-side Blvd. and
South G St . Bridge be indorsed, and that the Mayor and Board of
Works appoint a committee to take up said proposition. Motion pre-
- vailed. The following committee was appointed by the Mayor and
Board of Works , Messrs. B. M. Campfield , W. W. Reller, George
-. ' Seidel , Henry Bode , Carl Ullman , Atwood Jenkins , Hohn H. Johnson,
and Mathew Von Pein.
The Board did then adjourn.
Presid ht of the Board.
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Offi ce of. the Board of Public Works
City of Richmond, Indiana,
Thursday, February 6th, 1919 .
The Board of Public Works of the city of Richmond, India a, met
in regular session at the office of the said Board, Thursday, Feb.
6th , 1919 , at 8: 30 A.M. All members of the said Board being pre-
sent Messrs. Johnson, Taylor , and Pelts , the following proceedings
were had to-wit : -
Minutes of the previous meeting read and were approved .
The Board instructed the St . Commissioner to let the men of the
Street Dept. off every two weeks on Saturday afternoon, it being. _
pay day, and have the men call at the City Bldg. at 1 o' clock or
after for their pay.
Mr. James Bryant appeared before the Board and asked permission to
remove the dead trees from Westside 7th Street Park for the wood.
The Board informed Mr. Bryant that they would take this matter up
with Mr. Hollarn, Supt . of Parks.