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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL
OF THE 'CITY ,OF RICHMOND , INDIANA, SERVING AS
A COMMITTEE IN CHARGE OF THE OPERATION OF THE
MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC LIGHTING AND POWER PLANT.
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MONDAY , NOVEMBER 2, 1959
THE REGULAR SESSION WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY COUNCILMAN CRUM AT THE
HOUR OF 7:00 PM, IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS IN CITY HALL, •WITH ALL
MEMBERS BEING PRESENT. ' -
• COUNCILMAN MARINO MOVED THE READING OF THE MINUTEST ,OF THE PRECEED—
INIG MEETING BE DISPENSED WITH. SECONDED BY COUNCIMAN SALZARULO.
UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE,
COUNCILMAN THIOMAS MOVED THAT BILLS IN THE AMOUNT OF $ 141 ,752.20
BE APPROVED - AND PAID. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN VIVIAN. UNANIMOU1S
VOICE VOTE. •
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• MR. BECK' REPORTED THAT N'O SERIOUS PROBLEMS RESULTED FROM THE ..
IINTER?
CONNECTION CHANGE—OVER WHICH WAS EFFECTED ON THE 1ST OF NOVEMBER.
MR. BECK ALSO CIRCULATED A LETTER , FOR SIGNING , AMONG THE MEMBERS
I OF THE BOARD; SUCH LETTER BEING AN AUTHORIZATION TO INDIANA
- MICHIGAN ELECTRIC COMPANY FOR THE INTERCONNECTION ON NOVEMBER 1STo
COUNCILMAN THOMAS ASKED ABOUT THE RETENTION OF THE JOHNSON STREET
STATION. HE WAS ASSURED THAT THE PLANT WOULD REMAIN IN OPERATION
FOR SOME TI ME .
MR. BECK REQUESTED THAT THE LIGHT PLANT OFFICE BE PERMITTED TO
CLOSE ON VETERAN' S DAY , NOV. II . HE EXPLAINED THAT OTHER UTILITY
V OFFICES WERE CLOSING FOR THAT DAY. COUNCILMAN WALTERMAN MOVED THAT
THE LIGHT PLANT OFFICE BE CLOSED ON VETERAN ' S. DAY. SECONDED BY
COUNCILMAN MARINO. UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE'
MR. BECK STATED THAT THE GENERATION REPORT FOR OCTOBER , 1959, WAS
12% OVER OCTOBER OF 1958, AND THAT THE PEAK LOAD FOR OCTOBER , 1959
WAS 9?2% OVER THAT FOR OCTOBER 1958.
MR . BECK' EXPLAINED SOME OF THE CONSIDERATIONS UNDER STUDY IN REGARDS
TO THE 1960 BUDGET AND EXPLAINED THE POSSIBILITY OF USING THE
DEPRECIATION FUND IN CONJUNCTION WITH THAT BUDGET. HE STATED- THAT
: THE BUDGET WOULD BE READY FOR THE BOARD SOME TIME NEXT WEEK.
COUNC I E;.MAN CRUM REMARKED ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF I T HE INTERCONNECTION
SYSTEM AND COMPLIMENTED THOSE CONCERNED WITH EFFECTING THE INTER—
CONNECTION. --
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MR. BECK EXPLAINED HOW AND WHERE DIFFICULTIES MAY ARISE INTCONNECT—
ION WITH T-V INTERFERENCE, THIS EXPLANATION WADS OFFERED INiANSWER
TO A COMPLAINT AND QUESTIONS ASKED BY COUNCILMAN MARINO. T
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THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, ON MOTION DULY MADE, SECONDED AND
CARRIED , ' THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED. I
CHAIRMAN
ATTEST: � �!/�! . I
CLERK