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Monday, February, 25 ,1918
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to the Street Commissionerm
Mr. Johnson suggested that the Mayor invite Counci lmen at
the next meeting to go down and inspect the light . Pla-it to
see what they have and what is need&d in the way of repairs .
Mr. Bradbury appeared before the Board in regard to insurance
on the Light Plant . The Board agreed to consider::.and look
up rates arid get re-inspection before taking any action -on
this matter .
The Board then adjourned.
Preside It f Board
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Clem_ of Board
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Office of the Board of Public Works
City of Richmond. , Indiana
Thursday,Feb . 28 , 1918 .
The Board of Public Works of the City of Richmond , Indiana
met in regular sessi on at the office of the said Board,
Thursday, February 28th, 1918 at 9 :00 o' clock A. M. All of
the members of said Board Being present , Messrs . Johnson,
Taylor arid Peltz . The following proceedings were had to-wit :
The minutes of previous me eting read and. an motion. of Mr.
Feltz were approved .
The Board grant ed ,7r . Mills, Bond sman of the C ont ractor of
, of P. Temlole permit to duinp good dot at the west end
and south of the Doran Bridge .
Mr. J. b. rethmeyer , 355 Richmond. ,Avenue appeared before the
Board and asked permission to use a space of thirty-five ( 35 )
feet wi de and two hundred ( 200) feet long on Chettnut Street
west of West 5th Street for a garden. On motion the Board
granted permission to Mr. ethmeyer and Mr. Everett Haseltine
to make a garden in this location, providing they keep the
roadway open.
The Clerk read a letter from the Indiana Inspection Bureau
asking for a list of City Property so as to enable them to
rate the property for insurance. After some discussion the
Clerk was ordered to send a list of all city trorerties to
the Indiana Inspection Bureau.
Thursday, February 28 , 1918
The Clerk read a letter from 1). 0. Hodgin, 301 Nati onal Ave . ,
stating that the gut ter in front of his place of business
was in bad condition. The Board referred th is to the Street
Commissioner.
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The Clerk/ read a letter from Mrs. $i . 0. i-;yan requesting the
City to repair Street Light at corner of South 15th and C
Street . This matter was referred to Supt . of Light Plant .
Several letters were read by the Clerk from various cities in
regard to the Artificial Gas - si tuati on. The Board ordered
that the se be read at the next Council meeting.
The Board rook up the matter of retuning the Street Flushe r
• to the factory to be overhauled. Mr . Feltz stated that it
would cost 43-2 cents per 100 lbs . minimum weight 4000 lbs .
to send this back tnd it was moved by Mr . Peitz that this
flusher be sent to the factory on a flat car as soon as in-
formation is received by Mr . Davis , seconded by Mr. Taylor ,
so ordered.
• Mr . Peitz stated that there was a tree on West 6th Strom at
the Property of N. C . Heironomous that was dangerous to the
yublic. This matter was referred to the Street Commissioner .
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Mr. Johnson brought up the matter of Flush Tanks in connecti on
with Sewers. He called on Mr . 'ill in regard to this matter.
Mr . Dill "presented the meter s reading� ( of seven high meters )
showing a' gradual inc rease of water consumption due to wear
on valves and advised putting in Brass di scs with a small
hole: d±illed in the cent er to check the rr essure, instead of
only opening the valve part way. He claimed that this would
save the wear on the valve seat . Mr . ?el to: moved that the
Street Commissi oner lock after the regulation of the se flush
tanks and put in Brass dis cs recommended by Mr. Dill , seconded
by ,;r . Taylor, so, ordered.
• The Board or der ed tha t an invo i c e of all equipment aid the
value of the i_uildings of the city be taken and each depart-
ment take care of their ow invoice.
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Mr. Miller handed in the resignation of Mr. -Loy Dye to become
effective Larch 4, 1918 , stating that Mr . Dye was leaving
the department to take a position at the Davis Motor Car Co.
rafter looking ever several anplicati ores the Board decided to
investigate before aa.king an appointment to fill this vacancy.
Mr . Davis brou;gt up The questi on of flooring the Doran Bridge
stating this had to be done 'every three or four ,years and ad-
vised the Board that if th,e ••old'••• floor was cleaned and if :it
would be giv en a coat of bituminous weari ng surface i t would
preserve t'-e flooring. arid i t would not have to be re''loored
so often . The Board left this matter for further investi gation.
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Thursday, . ebru ary 28 th , 1918
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The 'Board received bids for Boiler at Greenhouse at Glen
Park, as follows , towit :-
Kro eschell Bros . Co. , Chicago , bid :
. No . 4 Kroeschell Boiler, new modelp643. 00 net .
width 36 inches , Length 9 feet , Heighth 40 inches.
No . 4 Kroeschell Boiler will heat 10500 sq. ft. of glass to
60 degrees at 15 degrees below zero . This boiler has a net
guaranteed working capacity of
3500 lineal ft . of 4-inch Hire
in additi on to the mains •
or
5600 lineal ft. of 2-inch pipe
in additi on 'to the mains
or
7000 lineal ft . of l2 inch pipe
in addition to the mains .
The above boiler is su-]plied with:
two ( 2 ) four inch (4" ) flows
two ( 2) four inch (4" ) returns .
On motion of Mr. Peitz the Clerk was ordered to notified the
Kroeschell Bros . Co .- , Chicago that their• bid was acceroted and
to ship Boiler at once .
by Mr . Kleinknecht
T.ir. i.11on_ in regard to the Deal made/wi th Henry lclzapfel
in which v:as traded Piling in old well at Light Plant for
some I Beams , and then traded the I Beams and some scrap •
iron and Copper and seven old transformers for 230.00 and
Mr. Dillon stated the city was loser by considera':1e amount .
The Board took s matter under advisement a _d ordered Mr .
Holzapfel to put up bond of 4'05000.00 for protection against
any damage to building in pulling this wilirg out of old. well .
Mr. Lillon asked the Board in regard to the Light plait charg-
ing the Utreet Dept . a s'rrall rent for the use of the Old
Light Plant Building for a store room for their equipment .
The Board,.tock this matter under advisement . •
Mrs. Shinn appeared before the Board to have an under-
standing as to her duties and the reason for her being sub-
peened before the grand -nr-,r. Mr. Johnson stated that she •
should- look to Dr . iinut for her instructions as the board held.
him .responsible for everything that was done at the Detenti on
- Hospital, and as for Iitr being subpoened before the grand
jury that was a matter entirely out of their hands , also
stating that the Board had been called befer e the Grand Jury
the same as she had. •
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lir. Hunt inf ormed Mrs. Shinn that whenever he had five or
more patients at the Detention Hospital at any one timc that
he would furrsh a nurse but if he bad less than five patients
for her.- to go ahead and do as she had been doing , only for her
to be more specific in itemizing her bills.
Mrs. Shinn alto asked the Board to have the Walks fixed and
Electric -Lights put in. The Board informed -her that they would
look this matter up as to what was needed and would have i t at -
tended to. Mr . Feltz moved that the Supt . of light Plant be
instructed to wire the Detention Hospi Dal Buildings for lights ,
seconded by Mr. Taylor, so ordered .
The Board then adj ourned .
Pre sid ent of Board
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Clerk of Board
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• Office of Board of Public Works
City of iiichmond, Indian,
Monday , March 4, 1918
The Board of Public Works of the City of ni chmond , Indiana
met in regular sessi on at the office of the said Board, Mon-
day, March 4th, 1918 at 9 :00 o' clock A.M. All the members of
the said' Board being present , Messrs. Johnson, Taylor and
Peitz . The following proceedings were had to-wit : -
The minutes of previous meeting read and on motion of Mr.
Peitz were approved.
The Cler$ read a letter from the Indiana Inspection Bureau in
regard to recommends icns for rating for insurance on City
Property. The Board ordered this placed on file .The Clerk read a letter from Lir. A. J. Harwood withdrawing
petition for sidewalk on the North Side of South "B" Street
from tract 511 , Official Map to South 21st street . Upon this
withdrawal of Mr. narwood the Board rescinded previous action
taken on Improvement Resolution no. 546-1918 .
Mr. Peitz brought up the matter of repairing forth "C" Street
and suggested Oiling same this summer. There was no action
taken on this matter .