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� Office of Board of Public Works, Thursday February 23rd
City of Richmond, Indiana, , 1911,
23rd,1911
Thursday February , The City civil Engineer failed with the
e of the improvement of SouthwestBoard his estimate of the
The Board of Public Works of the City of Richmond, Indiana, Dement sidewalks on both sides theyofrd9 street, by constructing
met in regular 1911,sessioata9 OhClocklAe it, ThecifollowinBoard n membeday Southwest *E° Street, as provided for 0 fromr,Outhwest WIN to
February • resent to -Twit:- kessrs, HalTaond and rs No. 251-1911. (here insert), p mmt Resolution
of said Board being present,
Charles, Absent ]dr, Ziruaerman, The following proceedings were
The City Civil Engineer filed with the Board his estimate Of
had, to -wit:- cost of the improvement of South 15th Street, by conatructingthe
The Board approves the contract and bond of F, E, Slick, for cement curb & gutter on the West side thereof from lain to South
the improvement of Linden Avenue, by constructing cememt side- NEW Street, and on the east side from South "A° to 'E■ Street, &
walk 6 feet in width on the south side thereof, from the west cementsidewalks 6 feet wide on both sides the
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line of Lot No, 28, A, P. Griffith's Addition to the east line South F Street , as provided for by Improvement Resolution No,
of West 5th Street, as provided for by Improvement Resolution 248-191.1,(here insert),
No, 233-1910,
Persuant to continuance to this date the Board meets to hear
all persons interested or whose property is affected by the
following described public improvement: Improvement Resolution
No, 243-1911, providing for the improvement of West 5th Street,
By grading & macadami:;ing the roadway, and constructing cement
curb, gutter and cement sidewalks on both sides thereof, from The Board did then adjourn,
the National Road to the right-of-way of the Indianapolis Div-
ision of P, C, C, & St L, Ry. Co, After hearing all persons who
appeared, The Board takes same under advisement, and continues
hearing on said resolution to Thursday I:farch 2nd, 1911.zu
The Board unanimously adopts is I , President of Board,
improvement Resolution No. 252-1911 �YI
Providing for the construction of cement sidewalk 5 feet wide Attest:
on the north side of South "E° Street, from South 4th to 5th St.,
Mr, Wm, Campbell, V, P. Caar Scott & Co If, appeared before the
Board in regard to the resolutions to vacate North "F" Street Clerk of Board.
from North 8th Street to North 6th Street, & the alleys west of
North 8th Street between Washington Ave. & North "F" Street,
He stated that his company would be willing to take care of any f�
damages which might be awarded the American Telephone & Telegraph] -
Co, of Indiana, by the City or by an appeal which may be taken
on account of said award: Also that in speaking with Mrs Neff
SSup't. of P,C,C,& St L, Ry,Co, he was of the opinion that the
said railroad company would be willing to widen the 8th Street
Crossing, and give the ground at the old factory site on Wash-
ington Ave, if the paving of same were eliminated, and the
Washington Ave, Railroad crossin closed and if agreeable to
the Board he would take this matter u immediately with said
Railroad Co,, The Board directs the City Attorney to take this
matter up with the American Telephone & Telegraph Co „ of Ind•'
and further instruct )tire Campbell that he has permission of the
Board to take up the matter with the railroad. company•
Fire Chief E. F„ 11111er reported to the Board that while respond-
ing to an alarm of fire 'fr m box number 23 on February 22nd,191r
A, tie that he ran into a buggy hitched at the corner of south
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and Main Street, and damaged the rear wheel more or less, but
that as the buggy extended straight into the street, he was not
responsAble for the damages clone.
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The oity Civil Engineer presented his estimate of the Cost of
improveing West 5th Street, by grading, macadamizing the onadway
and eonstructin both
sides thereof 9 cement curb & gutter & cement sidewalks o from
Natio from National Road to Richmond,I insert) ale
nal Road Lc L.Ry,110
Oo.riRht-of-way. (ineert)
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