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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 OPERATING
OF THE MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC LIGHTING & POMER
PLANT.
MONDAY , SEPTEMBER 21 , 1959.
THE REGULAR SESSION CALLED TO ORDER AT 7: 00 P.M. IN CITY HALL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS WITH COUNCILMAN CRUM PRESIDING . COUNCILWOMAN
HOSKINS ABSENT . THE FOLLOWING BUSINESS WAS HAD , TO-WIT;
COUNCILMAN EASTMAN MOVED THE READING OF THE MINUTES OF THE
PREVIOUS MEETING BE DISPENSED WITH . SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN
MARINO . UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE .
COUNCILMAN MARINO MOVED THE BILLS , AMOUNTING TO 81 90,568.78,
BE ALLOWED AND PAID . SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN THOMAS. UNANIMOUS
VOICE VOTE .
COUNCILMAN MARINO ASKED MR . BECK WHAT KIND OF LIGHTS WERE TO
BE INSTALLED IN BERRY FIELD . HE WAS TOLD THEY WOULD BE INCA-
‹4 DESCENT IN BERRY FIELD AND MERCURY-VAPOR ON CHESTER BLVD .
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER REPORTED THAT MR . LAZORSKI , RICHMOND
RETAIL MERCHANTS , HAD NOT SENT A REPORT TO MR . BECK , SO THE
DISCUSSION ON CHRISTMAS LIGHTS WOULD BE HELD AT THE NEXT MEETING . .
MR . BECK REPORTED THAT THE LAST PIECE OF MAJOR EQUIPMENT HAD
BEEN INSTALLED IN THE NEW SUB-STATION AND IT SHOULD BE IN USE
IN THE LATTER PART OF OCTOBER AS SCHEDULED .
REPORTING ON THE NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
OF INDIANA FOR THE PURCHAS"E OF APPROXIMATELY 345 CUSTOMERS ,
MR . BECK SAID THE PRELIMENARY PROPOSAL LOOKED LIKE A FAIR PRO-
POSAL . HE SAID HE WOULD SUPPLY THE MEMBERS OF THE LIGHT PLANT
COMMITTEE WITH A COPY OF THE FINAL PROPOSAL WHEN IT IS RECEIVED .
HE SAID THAT IT APPEARED THAT THE CUSTOMERS TO BE PURCHASED
WOULD BE GOOD CUSTOMERS AS THEIR AVERAGE CONSUMPTION OF ELECTRICITY
EXCEEDS THE CONSUMPTION OF PRESENT CUSTOMERS .
MR . BECK SAID HE HAD RECEIVED MORE CALLS COMPLAINING OF FLY ASH ,
BUT AN" INVESTIGATION BY LIGHT PLANT ENGINEERS SHOWED THAT DUST
FROM ROAD CONSTRUCTION WORK WAS CREATING THE PROBLEM . HE SAID
THAT THE STUDY OF THIS PROBLEM WOULD CONTINUE AFTER ALL ROAD
CONSTRUCTION IN THE AREA WAS FINISHED , AND IF THERE IS FLY ASH
FROM THE GENERATING PLANT , ALL EFFORTS WILL BE MADE TO CORRECT IT .
INCLUDED IN THE BILLS WERE THE FOLLOWING TRANSFERS FROM THE CASH
OPERATING FUND :
$47, 150.04 TO THE CASH RESERVE FUND
828,785 .53 TO THE UTILITY BOND FUND - CASH
S36 ,000.00 TO THE DEPRECIATION RESERVE FUND - CASH
THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS , ON MOThON DULY MADE , SECONDED
AND CARRIED , THE MEETING ADJOURNED .
CHAIRMAN
ATTEST: '‘'GLY/ �, ���.-----
CLERK