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Thursday, October 17 , 1918 .
The Board of Public ..or1.s of the City of Richmond , Indiana , met
in regular session at the office of said Board, Thursday, October
17 , 1916, at 9 :00 A.M. 11 members of scia Board being present
Messrs. Johnson, Taylor, and .Feltz , the follov.ing proceedings
were had , to-wit : -
The Minutes of the GreviOus meeting read and were auproved .
Mr. Davis informed the Board that there is an extenti.on (telephone
at the Crematory that is not needed . Mr. Feltz moved that the
Engineer be instructed to order said telephone taken out . Second-
. by Mr. Taylor co ordered .'
The Board instructed the City Engineer to have the Street Commis-
sioner rut away the Street Sweeper .
The Board instructed the City Engineer to take do\1_ the fountain
at north 18th & C Sts . , and store it away until suitable location
is found.
Mr. Davis , City Engineer presented to the Board specifications
for the collection, removal , and disposal of ashes and sv .t rin_s
in Richmond , Indiana . Mr. Johnson moved that the Board go over
said specifications with the City :engineer and familiarize them-
selves with same before taking an y acti on, seconded by Mr. Peitz
so ordered .
The Board instructed the City Engineer to formulate suggestions
to bring before the Board in regard to taking care of the weed
situation.
The Board approved add signed a petition of siin. F. oickett grant-
ing him permission to cut a 14 ft . drive way in the curb on
Charles St . at the side of property 1002 Boyer St . All work to
be done at the petitioner' s expense , and in accordance with the
Standard Specifiat.ions for such work , subject to the inspection
and approval of the City Civil Engineer .
The Board instructed Mr. Dillon, Supt . of the M. E. L. & P. F .
to put in a light at front entrance to the Detention Hospital.
Mr. Robbins , City Atty. , filed with the Clerk the report of
Wm. J. Watson, and Walter. Braun , and W. K. Hatt , experts , in re-
gard to the K. of P . Temple Bldg. ( See Report )
The matter of the city joining in o��>lication with the .chrmend
L"ou.e Telephone Co to Public Serer' Commission of i'q pia to
tempora.i"ily fix -lebhoa rate n the City of nicer 1d to :net the
en;ert: 1cy coed tion tinder -c' l on 122 of Public S.:ivice Commis-
sion _ict ; pie ,-gip before : oa.rd for cons- er;_ ion and dis--
cus- i, :l. s Hr . nobbin , `7 tv Bitty. and vir Lh 2reeman attorney
for tie Richmond Telephone Co
240 Thursday, October 17 ,. 1918 .
At this meeting t1'ic matter was considered and discussed of the
,City joining with the Lichmond Home Telephone Company in an
application •to the 'ubiic Cercice Commission of Indiana for the
. temporary fixing of .rates by the Commission to be' charged by said
Company in the City, solely under' section -122 of the Chiveley -
8pencer Utility Commission -Act of Indiana on account of present
high extraordinary wages and overatiorn elaenses of the Company
and present general extraordinary economice conditions affecting
the Company which the Company- alleges creates an emergency under
said Section_. Upon motion :duly carried the City Attorney was in- •
struoted to prenare a form of such joint application and submit
it .to the . next meeting of • the Board for further consideration of
the Board , and if approved by the Board and the Company to be
submitted for consideration and approval . of the Common Council .
The Board did then adjourn.
Attest :
��- residK 9 of the Board.
• Clerk of the Board .
Office of the Board of Public •Works
City of Richmond , Indiana
• Monday, 0ctober 21, 1918 .
The Board of Public Works of the City of Richmond, Indiana met ih
regular session at the office of said Board, Monday, October 21,
1918 , at 9:00 A.M. All members of said Board being present ,
Messrs. Johnson, Taylor, and Peitz , the following proceedings were
had to-wit:-
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The minutes of the previous- meeting read and were approved.
Mr. Johnson stated to the Board that Mr. Hollarn,. Supt . of Glen
Miller Park, had informed him that the male Elk had horned one of the
Does so badly that she had to be killed Sunday, .October 20th.
. The Board meets to hear remonstrances if any of persons Primarily
Assessed on account of construction of cement curb, gutter, and
sidewalk 6ft. wide on both sides of South 3rd St. from Main St.
to. South A St. under Improvement Resolution No. 554-1918, no one
appearing or remonstrating the Board approved the Final Assess-
ment Roll confirming the original assessment roll as heretofore
approved, and now. directs the same to be transmitted forthwith
to the department of finance.
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The -Clerk presented to the Board a report in reply to the request
of the Board of Public Works in regard to- the K. of P. Temple Bldg.
signed by John H. Meerhoff, Geo. R. Gause, Ebon Louck, Building
Committee . of the Pythian Temple Association, Fred J. Hughes, Eng. ,
and Harry C. Starr, Financial Agent. (See report on file. ) Mr.
• Pe]tz moved that the report be referred to the City Attorney.
Seconded by Mr. Taylor so ordered.