HomeMy Public PortalAbout08-26-1918 tOffice of the BOard of Public 'corks
City of iiichmond , Indiana 219
Monday, August 26, 1918
The Board of Public Works of the City of L;ichmond , Indiana , met
in regular session at the office of said Board , Monday, August
26 , 1918 , at 9 :00 A. M. All of the members of said Board being
present, Messrs. Johnson, Taylor and Pelts. The following pro-
ceedings were had, to-wit : -
The minutes of the previous meeting read and were approved .
Mr. Thomas representative of the Staley-Crabb Sign Co. appeared
before the Board in regard to obtaining the privilege and a lease
-I/ for the placing of a billboard on tie vacant ground East of
Sheridan Street and North of the Doran Bridge. This matter was
referred to the City Attorney.
The Clerk presented a communication from the Richmond ,City ;,rater
Works , informing the Board that a hydrant had been placed at
the North-East corner of South 8th & "Ltr Street . Hydrant rental
on same will be charged from August 23, 1918 . The Board ordered
the communication placed on file .The Board took up the matter of raising the wages of the two-
horse teamsters. Mr. Pelts moved that the two-horse teamsters
of the Street Department be raised to 60 per hour, beginning
- August 10, 1918. Seconded by Mr. Taylor , so ordered. .
The Clerk read a letter from G. H. Hendren, State Examiner in
regard to the Northern Indiana Prison furnishing Automobile
number plates for the Secretary of State , and was prepared to
manufacture similar signs to meet the needs of cities. The
Board ordered the letter placed on file.
Mr. Dillon, Sup' t of the Light Plant asked the Board to have ap-
praisers appointed to appraise a drill press belonging to the
Light Plant. Mr. Pelts moved that a resolution be prepared and
presented to Council requesting that the Judge of Wayne County
appoint appraisers to appraise a drill press belonging to the
Municipal Electric Lighting & Power Plant. Seconded by Mr . Taylo:
Mr. Pelts moved that the Building Inspector put up a hitch-rack
on the South "A" Street Market Lot . Seconded by Mr. Taylor .
The Board instructed Sup' t Dillon of the Light Plant to sell
his Chevrolet runabout .
The Board then adjcurne
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Presider_ - -Board.
Attest :
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Clerk of Board .