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City of Richmond, Indiana i.J
Thursday, July 25, 1918
The Board of Public Works of the City of Richmond , Indiana
met in regular session at the office of said Board, Thursday
July 25, 1918, at 9:00 A. M. All of the members of said
Board being present , Messrs. Johnson, Taylor and Peltz. The
following proceedings were had , to-wit : -
The minutes of the previous meeting read and were approved.
The Board meets to hear all persons interested in or whose prop-
erty is affected by the construction of a cement roadway in the
alley between South 5th & 6th Street , from South "A" to South "B"
Street under Improvement Resolution No. 555-1918. After hearing
all persons interested who appeared and a remonstrance having
been filed signed by seven resident. property owners aria upon the
advice of the City Civil Engineer that there were 14 resident
property owners and as only 7 resident property owners signed
the remonstrance therefore not having a majority or the resident
property owners signing the remonstrance the Board now over-rules
the remonstrance and the Beard decides that the benefits to prop-
erty liable to be assessed for said Improvement are equal to the
cost of same as reported by the City Civil Engineer .and thereupon
take final action on said resolution as originally adopted, the
same being confirmed without modification.
The Board received bids for the wiring of the greenhouse at the -
Glen Miller park, as follows, to-wit :
Crane Electric Co . , bid :
Office 2-Drop Cords 2-S .P. Snap Switches.
Cages 2- " 11 l-S.P.
3-Green Houses , 3-receptacles 3- "
Lights to be run back twenty feet from Office.
Furnace Room 1-Receptacle, 1-Snap Switch.
One 15 Ft. Attachment .
Wiring complete except lamps for the sum of 426. 70
Stanley Plumbing and Electric Co. , bid :
Work room over tables , 2 center openings , 2 dr{ p cords with
key sockets, controlled by S . P. Snap Switch.
Animal Cage, 2 center openings , 2 drop cords with key sockets
controlled by S. P. Snap Switch.
Three Glass flower houses one center opening each Drop Cords
with key Sockets , no switch.
Basement , one center opening, with drop Ccrd & Key Sockets
25 ft. long.
1/ — The Above wiring Complet for 028.00
Running weather proof wire service from barn to greenhouse
with Main- Ciit=out switch, fused. $8.00, Total $36.00
Mr. Johnson moved that the Crane .electric Co. ' s bid I- oceepted
and the contract awarded to them. Seconded by Mr. Peitz .
- Thursday, July 25, 1918.
The Board referred the claim of the Dickinson Trust Co. for
398.08 paid to the M. E. L. & P. P through an error, for the
collecting for machinery shipped to McGovern & Co. , No. 114
Liberty Street , New York City, to Mr. Robbins, City Attorney
Mr. Dillon, Supt. of Light Plant and Mr. Kleinknecht former
Sup' t of the Light Plant to take up with the Dickinson Trust
Co. and report to the Board.
Mr. Davis, City Engineer paresented specification for the
Contract for the collecting, removal, delivery and disposal •
of garbage and dead animals in the City of Eichmond , Indiana.
Mr. Peitz moved that the Clerk advertise for bids according
to specifications. Seconded by Mr . Taylor, so ordered.
The Board took up the matter in regard to the purchase of
Carpenter' s Dam. Mr. Peitz moved to purchase the Carpenter
Tam of Mrs. Marmon through her agent ,. Charles H. Carpenter .
for the sum of 2500.00. Seconded by Mr. Taylor .
The Board instructed Mr. Davis , City Engineer that as soon as
the deed was executed for the Carpenter Dam to go ahead and
construct said dam for the Municipal Electric Lighting and
Paver Plant .
Mr. Pletz moved that the City Engineer be instructed to have •
South 5th Street picked and rolled. Seconded by Mr. Taylor .
Mr. Dillon, Sup!t of the Light Plant reported to the Board
in regard to his trip to Indianapolis to confer with the
Public Utilities Commission in regard to furnishing steam
to the Light Heat & Power Co. He reported that it was ent-
irely up the City to do what they wished in the matter.
Mr. Dillon asked the Board to grant him permission to obtain
an engineer to go -over a new rate schedule . Mr. Johnson
moved that the ►iup' t of the Light Plant Dillon employ some
prominent engineer to work up the rate schedule. Seconded by
Mr. Feltz .
The Board nov, takes up the South 8th Street Improvement under
Imporvement Resolution No . 552-1918 in regard to the Traction
Co. ' S portion of said. Improvement . Mr. Johnson moved that
the City Attorney draw up a contract with the Traction Co.
which is to include the points: The Traction Co. is to put
in a temporary gravel construction on their portion of the
Improvement and one row of brick along each side of the City' s
portion and at the expiration of two years they are to improve
their portion permanently with brick. Seconded by Mr. Pelts.
The Board instructed the City Engineer, Davis to write the
Jas. E. McNamara Construction Co. inquir-ing if they would -
put in the row of brick abutting the Traction Co. ' s portion
of the Improvement of South 8th St . at the same cost as the
concrete. Board. then adjourned.
Presidenu of Board
Attest :
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Clerk of BOARD