HomeMy Public PortalAbout02-17-1916�4•� office of Board of Public Works,
City of Richmond, Indiana,
Thursday February 1"rth,1916.
The Board of Public Works of the City of Richmond, Indiana,
set in regular session in the office of said Board Thursday
February 17th a 1916 , at 9 o'clock A. M. All the members of
said Board being present, Messrs, Batis, Yarlatt and Weginn•
The following proceedings were had, to -wit: -
The Bard unanimously adopted Declaratory Resolution No, Ill.
1916, for the opening of the a'_ley between South fllst & 22nd
Street, from South "A" Street south to the north line of Tract
5" 1 . official Yap, of Richmond.
The Board Unanimously adopted Improvement aesolution No. 494-
19160 for the improvement of the alley between North 9th 11Cth
Street, by cement roadway from North "C" to "D" Street,
The Street Com=issioner called attention to bad condition of
street at Parkins Road Sc North 19th Street, the Engineer stated
the County is partly to blame for existing conditions, the
Board decide to take this matter up ri th the County Commissioners
at their next meeting.
The Bard meets to hear all persons interested, or whose proper-
ty is affected by the improvement of North 5th Street, from
North "A" to "D" Street , by paving the roadway wi th one of the
kinds of modem city pavements, to -wit: Asphalt, Concrete, Brick,
or Creosoted iocd Block, under Improvement nesolution No• 466_
1916• After bearing all persons interested vdio appeared, the
9 Bard decides that the benefits to prcrerty liable to be assess-
ed for said improvement are equal to the cost of same as esti-
mated by the City Civil Engineer, less the sum the City will
Pay, the city agree to pay the cost of the street & alley ia-
tersectione, and not less than 3871.00 in addition thereto, ad
on Motion of Mr. McMinn confirm the original resolution without
modi fi cati on,
The Bard meets to hear all persons interested, or whose FKperr
ty is affected by the improvement of Ft-Nayne Avenue, fTOof tee
Yatn tc Borth "D" Street, by paving the roadway with o�oncrek.
Linda of modern city pavements to -wit: Asphalt. Brick •
ar Creosoted Wocden Block, and b onstructing the necessary
cement curb & gutters, where cement curb 4 gutters are not already$*,
built and in good condition under Imrovement Resolutioo 19
487_1916. A remonstrance against said improvement signed by
out of 22:,esident property owners was filed, this being 8 t
jorit t i
y. he Bard can proceed no further with said lmprcvemeIs
unless directed by ordinance passed by the Common CO�meat
strfo
would oostthe othecity dlC;a of the o Mrs acost ofles acurbtfeg�utter• the ton
k alle
y intersections and not lees than $1155 in ad diti°the
to. `r. Ycliinn then moved an ordinance be prepared a
nd ammo be referred to the Common Coaacil for action thereon
Notion prevailed.
Thursday February 17%. 1916,
The Board meets to hear all ierscna intereetedis or whose p 7 J
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constructing improvement ce the alley between NorthplCthz
ptMain to North "A" StreeundereIip�R ®tfroN let alley no=.h
benefits to1916. go epropertynliableor etonst be iesolUtion
going, the PCs decides that�6
ease -
for said imprcvemeet
am equal to the cost of same ae estimated b7 the City Civil pn_
gdneer, and thereu cn take final action ed said a City
the
®me being confirmed without modifiatioa.
The Board unanimously adopted ImPrcvement Resolution do, 4ia-1916
for the onstructi on of a 6cement sidewalk on north side cf
forth "D" Street , from North 6th to 9th Street.
Mr. Wilfred Jessup, Atty.for the nichmord Light, Beat & power Co.,
appeared before the Board, stating the above eompacy accepts the
valuation placed upon their electric property by the Public Service
Commission of Indiana, and gave the Bard the assurance that they
would not appeal from the decision of the Commission, or would
they in any manner hinder the ci ty in purchasing the property at
the price fixed by the Commissions Siarod Johnson manager presented
to the Board for their inspection a telegram from New York,
signed by George B. Tripp, informing hia that he was authorized
to announce immedi ately that Richmond Compan7 will not appeal 4
will accept price for electric property. Kr. Johnson requested
that the Board call a meeting and ro over the valuation, and
ask that the city not take any of their consumers as the city
has purchased their property it was a waste of mone7 to cake
tbeee changes, and he give the Bard the assurance that his com-
pany would not take out any of the city's meters, pending the
closing of the purchase,
Thu Board then adjourned.
Attest; wren c zca a.
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