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city of Richmond , Indiana
Monday, nly 15, 1918
The Board of Public Works of the City of Richmond, Indiana ,
met in regular session at the office of the said Board, Mon-
day, July 15, 1918 , at 9 :00 A. Y. All of the members of said
Board being present , Messrs . Johnson, Taylor and Peitz, The
following proceedings were had to-wit : -
IIThe minutes of the previous meeting read and were approved.
The Clerk rresented to the Board a letter from the Westing-
house Electric Manufacturing Company in regard to the U. S.
Government acting through the War Industries Board tock over
the entire direction of the iron and steel industry. They
have established a new policy in which no pig-iron or steel
product can be shipped by prcducer except by priority certif-
icate issued by the Priority Division of the War IndustrieSc
Board. The Board referred this letter to Mr. Dillon, Sup' t
of the Light Plant to make up data to present to the Board
the necessary requirement for the Light Plant.
The Board meets to hear remonstrances, if any, of persons
primarily assessed on account of the -Facaticn of the First
Alley, South of North "A" Street between lots No. 10 & 11,
James K. Dugdale s' Addition, running from North 3d Street to
the the first Alley West running North and South, also the
Alley between North 2d & 3d Street running from North "A"
Street South to the Alley running East to North 3d Street
under Declaratory Resolution No. 120-1918 . No one remonstrat-
ing the Board approved the final assessment roll of benefits
and damages , confirming in all things the original assessment
roll heretofore approved, thereupon declares said portion of
said alley above desi 'nated , vacated and now direct that a
copy of said assessment roll be forthwith transmitted to the
Department of finance.
The Mayor , 1�W. ro W. Zimmerman , brought up the question of oiling
the streets . Mr. Davis stated that the delay in oiling was
due to the petitioners not coming up with the mcney so that
the oil could be ordered and that they had only ordered an
8000 gal . tank of Tarvia on this account . After the City had
placed the order for the car the people then wanted more oil-
ing done and if they dial this there would not be sufficient
Tarvia for oiling the roads in the Glen Park. Mr. Taylor mov-
ed that the Roads in the Glen Park be oiled at once and if
there was any Tarvia left it should be used on the streets
petitioned for as far as it would go. Seconded by Mr. Peitz .
Mr. Davis, City Engineer read a letter from the Turbine Sewer
Cleaning Machine Co. in regard to the sewers cleaned with their
demonstrating machine . The Board instructed Mr. Davis to meas-
ure up the sewers cleaned in said demonstration and present to
the Turbine Sewer Cleaning machine Co. notifying them to send
in their bill , on which they would take action.
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The Mayor , W. W. Zimmerman informed the Board that Henry
Miller of 425 South Seventh Street had offered to present to
the City two small alligators for the Glen Park. Mr. Peltz
moved that Mr. Miller " s gift be accepted and a vote of thanks
extended by the Board of Public Works . Seconded by Mr. Taylor.
The Board extended a vote of thanks to Mr. W. H. Fomey for the
presentation of the Rustic House for the Glen Miller Park.
I/The Board then adjourned.
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Presi iv of Board
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• Clerk of Board.