HomeMy Public PortalAbout03-16-1911Office of Board of Public Works,
4 W City of Richmond, Indiana,
Thursday March 16th, 1911.
The Board of Public Works of the city of Richmond., Indiana,
met in regular session at trie office of said Board on Thursday
March 16th, 1r9P3PnLt IAPg;rs�cHammond,ACharleamarrle7,iraraermana
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The following proceedings were had, to -wit: -
Wm. A. Bond, attorney for John M. Underhill, appeared before thA
Board in behalf of said Underhill in regard to claim it the sum
of $300.00 for gravel alleged to have been furnished to the City
of Richmond. in 1909, taken from near the corner of llth & brain
Streets, in said city, and used by said city upon its streets,
This claim having been filed at. divers times with the old Board
of Public works and disallowed, and affidavits sg signed
by JY the
former Street Commissioneer, Ed. E9 Dye, that
Underhill was paid in full for all gravel and labor for the city
of Richmond during his term as Street Commissioner, and further
that the said claim is unjust, the Board takes same under advise.
ment until further investigation,
Persuant to continuance to this date, the Board met to hear all
persons interested or whose property is affected by the following
described public improvement:- Improvement Resolution No,251-1911
providing for the improvement of Southwest•3rd Street, by construct-
ing cement sidewalk 6 foot wide on both sides of said street,
from Southwest "D" to "E" Street, A petition having been filed
by property owners requesting that said improvement be extended
on the east side of safd•3rd street, to the National Road, After.
hearing all persons who appeared and no remonstrance 'having been
filed or presented to the Board, And being fully advised in the
premises, the Board decides that the benefits to property liable
to he assessed for said improvement are equal to the estimated
cost of the aare as reported by the City Civil Lngineer, and
thereupon takes final action on said resolution as originally
adopted, modifying the same so as to provide that said resolution
Shall read as follows, to -wit:- Providing for the improvement of
Southwest.3rd Street, by constructing cement sidewalks on the oast
side thereof 5 foot wide from National Road to Southwest •E• Street
and on the west side cement sidewalk 5foot wide from Southwest 'B'
to Southwest "E" Street. And the Board now decides that the bene-
fita to property liable to be assessed for said improvement as
modified are equal to the estinated cost of same as reported by
the City Civil Engineer, and as so modified the Board takes final
action and confirms said resolution as so modified.
The city r,lvll Engineer havingPreported In the matter of the in-
provement of North "D" Street from ]loran Bridge to Ft. Wayne Ave.,
under holders Improvement Resolution No. 226-1910, That no resident fres"
signed Property abuts on soft proposed improvement have
B d Petition for any other kind of pavement than brick, said
Improvement Resolution NO, 226-1910 is in all things approved
and conr'lrmed an,t said portion of said North "D" Street is berebl
ordered improved with brick in accordance with the Plans oan
spealffcatlons heretofore adopted. And now the contract f the
anconstruon
d Soction of said improvement with brick is awarded to TriPP�
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Thursday March 16th, 1911,
The Board direct the City Civil En, 9�1
Engineer to Prepare plans &
alleyspecibet ween �Northx9thc&nlotheStr9Pti9 eement roadway in the
alley running Street to Elm Place. ' 6 Irom North D.
s for the
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South 2nd Street,by
cons of South ■A• street,
utter on both sides and excavatlnnstr sting cement
curb & g g roadway to
finished grade, as provided for by Improvement Resolution
No. 245-19119 as follows: -
Philip Hipskind & Sons, Bid:
" Improvement Complete - - - 9766,00
The bid of PDilip Hipskind & Son being the only hid re-
ceived, and being above the estimate of the City Civil Engineer,
contract cannot be let, But as the Starr Piano Co, have filed
an agreement to pay the cost of said improvement at the price
of the estimate of said engineer which is 4700,00, The Board
takes the same under advisement, and direct the City Civil
Engineer to take this matter up with the said Starr Plano Co.•
The Clerk is directed to notify the Richmond Light Heat & Power
Co, to remove but of pole extending above the grade on North
8th Street, at the corner of North "D" & 8th Street,
The Board did then adjourn,
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IF President of Board.
Attest: D
Clerk of Board•