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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF
COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF RICHMOND , INDIANA , SERVING
AS A COMMITTEE IN CHARGE OF
•THE OPERATION OF THE MUNICIPAL
• ELECTRIC. LIGHTING & POWER PLANT
MONDAY , OCTOBER 19, 1959.
COUNCILMAN CRUV PRESIDING ,. COUNCILWOMAN HOSKINS AND COUNCILMAN VIVIAN ABSENT .
COUNCILMAN SMITHMEYER MOVED THE READING OF THE MINUTES OF THE PRCEED ! NG MEET-
ING BE DISPENSED WITH . SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN EASTMAN . UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE .
IICOUNCILMAN SMITHMEYER 'MOVED• THAT BILLS IN THE AMOUNT OF 8173, 273.09 BE APPROV-
ED AND PAID . SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MARINO . UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE .
THE PRESIDING OFFICER ASKED [ F THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WERE READY TO TAKE ANY
ACTION ON THE REQUEST OF THE LIGHT PLANT EMPLOYEES COMMITTEE FOR GOOD FRIDAY TC
BE THEIR SEVENTH PAID HOLIDAY . COUNCILMAN MARINO MOVED THAT ACTION BE DEFERRED .
UNTIL LATER . SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN THOMAS . ,
MR . BECK REPORTED THAT THE WORK WAS ALMOST FINISHED ON THE INTERCONNECTION
r- SUB-STATION AND THAT THE TWO SYSTEMS WOULD COME IN PARALLEL APPROXIMATELY THE
,_..1 27TH° OF OCTOBER , BUT THAT THE SUB-STATION WOULD NOT BE COMPLETELY FINISHED
"-f UNTIL THE FIRST OF THE YEAR .
1 GOING OVER REQUESTS FOR ESTIMATES OF .STREET LIGHT INSTALLATIONS AS REQUESTED
<r BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY , MR . BECK PRESENTED THE FOLLOWING
INSTALLATION COSTS: 8150. 00 FOR ONE MULTIPLE LIGHT , PLUS 855 .00 FOR A METER ,
AND 8200.00 FOR A LIGHT ON- A, SERIES SYSTEM. HE SAID THE MULTIPLE LIGHTING SYS-
TEM HAD BEEN DEVELOPED SINCE THE WAR AND CONSISTED OF ONE METER BEING INSTALLED
IN AE PARTICULAR AREA AND, THE USAGE BEING ESTIMATED BY THE READING OF TH I S
ONE METER MULTIPLIED BY THE NUMBER OF LIGHTS IN 7HE AREA. COUNCILMAN SMITH-
MEYER MOVED THAT MR . BECK BE AUTHORIZED TO INSTALL MULTIPLE LIGHTING SYSTEMS
AND ESTIMATE THE RATES UNTIL A NEW RATE CAN BE DEVELOPED . SECONDED BY COUNCIL-
MAN EASTMAN , UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE .
IIREFERRING TO THE MULTIPLE LIGHTING SYSTEM , MR . BECK SAID HE WOULD EXPLAIN IT
TO THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY AT THEIR MEETING ON OCTOBER 22, 1959.
COUNCILMAN EASTMAN MOVED THAT MR . BECK BE AUTHORIZED TO MAKE TWO INSERTIONS
IN THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER OF AN ITEM DESIGNED TO INFORM THE CITIZENS OF RICHMOND
OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS MADE THROUGH THE MEL & PP TO REDUCE THE LOCAL TAXES . SEC-
ONDED BY COUNCILMAN MARINO . UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE .
INCLUDED IN THE BILLS WERE THE FOLLOWING TRANSFERS: ,
FROM CASH OPERATIN FUND -
S28 ,785 . 51 TO UTILITY BOND FUND - CASH
836 ,000. 00 TO DEPRECIATION RESERVE FUND - CASH
$37, 643 .82 TO CASH RESERVE FUND
THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS , ON MOTION DULY MADE , SECONDED AND CARRIED ,
THE MEETING ADJOURNED .
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