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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF COMMON COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND , INDIAN A, SERVING
AS A COMMITTEE IN CHARGE OF THE OPERATION
OF THE MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC LIGHTING & POWER
PLANT.
MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 1959 ,
THE REGULAR SESSION CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:00 PM IN CITY HALL COUNCIL
CHAMBERS WITH COUNCILMAN CRUM PRESIDING. COUNCILMAN EASTMAN ABSENT*
THE FOLLOWING BUSINESS WAS HAD , TO--WIT;
COUNCILMAN THOMAS MOVED THE READING OF THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS
MEETING BE DISPENSED WITH. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MARINO. UNANIMOUS
VOICE VOTE*
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T COUNCILWOMAN HOSK I N'S MOVED THAT 'BILLS IN THEW AMOUNT OIF S20,895.49
BE ALLOWED AND PAID* SECONDED WY COUNCILMAN THOMAS.IUNANIMOUS VOIICE
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COUNCI1LAMN MARINO COMMEINTED THAT' HE FELT. A COMMITTEE SHOULD BE ALA—•
POINTED TO RECOMMEND LOCATIONS FOR STREET LIGHTS IN THE CITY , AND
THIS COMMITTEE SHOULD BE APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT OFI COMMON -CIOUN`CIL,
THE' PRESIDING OFFICER SAID WE WOULD ThKE1 THIS MATTER UINDER' ADVISE—
MENT UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING AND REPORT AT THAT 11-ME .
REPORTING ON STREET LIGHT'S,MR. BECK SAID THAT AT ONE TI-ME ,RICHMOND ,
WAS CONSIDERED ONE OF TIHE BEST LIGHTED 1OIWNS FOR ITS SIZE IN THE
COUNTRY AND HE WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN A FIVE YEAR PROGRAM TO IMPROVE
THE PRESENT STREET LIGHTING 'PROGRAM.' HE SAIID .1E1® WOULD LIKE TO ' HAVE
A FUTURE MEETING WITH THE BOARD OF WORKS AND - LIGHT PLANT COMMITTEE
TO DISCUSS HIS IDEAS.
MR. BECK REPORTED THAT THE SYSTEM CEMAND FOR JULY WAS 22.88% OVER
JULY OF 1958 AND THE PEAK LOAD FOR THE SAME PERIOD' WAS UP a8.0%
REPORTING ON THE STACK EXTENSION AT THE WHITEWATER VALLEY GENERATING
PLANT ,MR. BECK SAID IT HAD BEEN FOUND THAT STEEP SPECIFICATIONS WERE
NOT FOLLOWED WHEN THE EXTENSION WAS ADDED , AND HE FELT THE PRIME
CONTRACTOR WAS RESPONSIBLE . HEISAID HE WAS TRYING TO GET A SETTLE
MENT ,BUT THAT THE MEL&PP MAY HAVE TO RESORD TO LEGAL ACTION IF HIS
NEGOTIATIONS FAILED.
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MR. BECK REPORTED THAT HE HAD WORD THAT THE NEW IN1ER=CONNECTION
SUB—STATION ON TEST ROAD SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY OCTOBER 15, 1959
BUT BEFORE IT COULD BE PUT IN USE SOME WORK WAS NEEDED ON OUR OWN
INSTALLATI.ONS. HE SAID HE WOULD ORDER THE MATERIAL AND INSTALL
WITH OUR OWN LABOR.
THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINES;, THE MEETING ADJOURNED,
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CHAIRMAN
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