HomeMy Public PortalAbout11-24-1913Office of Board of Public works,
4�s City of Richmond, Indiana,
Monday November 24th,1913,
The Board of Public Works of the City of Richmond, Indiana,
met in regular session at the office of said Board on Monday
November 24th, 1913. at 9 O'clock A. dS, All the members of
said Board being present, vis: Messrs, Kennepohl, Charles
and Zimmerman• The follo:3ng proceedings were had, to -wit. -
The Board meets to hear remonstrances, if any, of persons
primarily assessed on account of the improvement of North
& South Sth Street, from 70' north of Elm Place to North "A^
Street and from South "A" Street to South "ii" Street, by
paving the roadway the fall width thereof, with one of the
kinds of modern city pavement, to -wit:- Concrete, Brick,
Asphalt, Creosoted wooden Block, as provided for by Improve.
ment Resolution Ho, 345-1912. No one appearing or remonctrat.
ing, the Board approved a final assessment roll, confirming
the original assessment roll as heretofore approved, and
order the same transmitted forthwith to the Department of
Finance.
Pursuant to conti nuance , the Board met to take action on the
assessment roll as prepared in the matter of the improvement
of the 1st alley south of National Road, from Southwest 3rd
Street to the 1st alley west of Southwest 3rd Street and the
said alley west of Southwest 3rd Street from the said alley
let south of National Road to Southwest "D" Street, as pro-
vided for by Improvement Resolution No. 366-1913, remonstran-
ces having been fildd against said assessments as prepared
by 1Vm . L. & Rebecca A.S.Boyd et-al,The Board now modify
said assessment roll and order the Clerk to prepare assess-
ment roll as follows, first that the Board now find that the
back lying lots south of the alley running east & west are
benefitted by reason of cement roadway constructed in said
alley and direct that Lot No. 7-N.P. L.& Be Add., be assessed
70'0 of the cost of said roadwayas now assessed against said
part of said lot and the remaining 30N of said cost be nssosess-
ed against Lot No. 7-S.P. & lot Ido. 12, same addition• Al
That the cost of the said 1st alleyest of said 3rd street,
be assessed as follows to -wit:- The
Tract of ground lying
west of said alley known and described as Tract No.220t of
the 0. 1S. City of Richmond, be assessed 15% of the eallegfbe
said alley,the lots lying on the east side of said the
assessed 6;0 of the cost and the City of Richmond pay
difference which is 25% of the cost of said alley, Messrs'
Johnson, and Freeman & Freeman file remonstrance agsiboyd,
the assessment as modified for dame L. & Rebecca A.
and Martha P. & Bessie L. Boyd.
U ssion to remove dirt
The
North15th Streett to rles northlofeNorthmiHty street, to conforo
to the grade of said dtreet.
!' The Board received dedication of round for West 6th Strpe�
and alley from pearl Street southsignedby Agnes go King
John ; King, the said J.M.King being a minor andthessme°
ssm
dedication not being legally signed by guardian'
was referred to C&ty Attorney.
Monday November 24th, 1913.
The Board received a motion unanimously carried by the Common
Council instructing them to take the proper proceedings to
Cause to be constructed cement sidewalks on both sides of
North "D" Street from 4th to 6th Street, except where cement
sidewalks
already exist,lans theetcsame was referred to the City
Civil
The Board received letter from T. H. I. & E. Traction Co.,
referring to track and cars blocking the alley between South
7th & 8th Street, placed on file.
Representatives of the Logan Gas & Fuel Co., Allegheny Gas Co.,
and The Richmond Light, Heat & ?over Co., appeared before the
Board in ref erehee to the rules promulgated by said company
rewiring deposits from non -real estate owners in the matter
of using natural gas. Mr. Krick of the Low Co., stated that
his company did not file the rules with its bond as required
becred by
and8agr agreed by sthelch had companybeen had beenaretuenedhto°ity Mrs attorney
Bond
prior to the time the company submitted its bond.
Attorney ,yilfred Jessup for the Light Heat & Power Company
after making the charge that the rules
of the
senLogan
o eGaby the
had been prepared by the cityattorney
president of the Board of Works, stated thatnehseCOnte Light.
Heat & Power Co., took over the Logan Comp
was under the impression that these rules had been ted
by the Board of public '7orkslacehthem inthe loperationof ewhile still
bond, and had proceeded to p
laboring under this impression.
Mr. Bond admitted drawing up the
de le . �deguarantee's bhe ut
Heat &Power Co, is now requiring P . case
stated that he intended the de osit rule (which rTespl In
p onsible.
*e ire a reasonable safe
an applicant for gas�/not considered financial Y a bill
the company reserves the rightto
r to the average €a referring
guaranty or a cash deposit equaling
be interpreted as r° of
for a six weeks period, etc* ,ossible defraud the comPaey.a
only to trancients whIt wnsiknown to be bad• He said he people mho
public whose
ose credirvice , corporation was required t0 abevprotece all tedpagainst
demanded its service and, therefore, should emphatically
those people who might defraud it, but he most
trotecti0n at the
disc:proved of any oorporatiholdinglpl ��ng wh°ae credit was
atrons ` of Logone)
ro erty Gas Coe ins e d
expense of all non-p P s subj
good. (Note should bo Allegheny oct,
After consi derab le discussion on this
Mond
Dea.lst,
The Board adjourned to M
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Pres en o
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