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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, JULY 6, 1959 ,
THE REGULAR' SESSION CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:00 PM IN CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
WITH ICOUNC I LMAN C'RUM PRESIDING. COUNCILMAN EASTMAN ABSENTS THE . FOLLOW ING
BUSINESS WAS HAD, TO- wlT; I 21 - I
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COUNCILMAN 'MARINO MOVED THE READING OF THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING
11 BE DISPENSED WITH. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN SMITHMEYER , UNANIMOUSAOICE VOTE.
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COUNCILMAN WALTERMAN MOVED THAT BILLS IN THE AMOUNT OF $1076397.60. BE
ALLOWE AND PAID. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MARINO. _.NANIMOUS VOICE VOTE.
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MR. BECK ANNOUNCED HE HAD FOLLOWED THE .USUAL PROCEDURE AND HAD PURCHASED ,
FOR THE LIGHT PLANT, REVENUE BONDS MATURING IN 1979 THAT REPRESENTED A
SAVIINGS1OF $2,975.00 IN INTEREST AND $600.00 IN PRINCIPLE. COUNCILMAN
SMITHMEYER MOVED THIS ACTION 'BE APPROVED ' 0Y THE COMMITTEE, . SECONDED .BY
COUNCILMAN SALZARULO, ! '
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: MR. 'BECK1STATEO THE SYSTEM DEMAND FOR JUNE WAS 25.2% OVER JUNE OF 1958 AND
THAT THE- PEAK LOAD WAS 130 HIGHER THAN IN 11958. HE ALSO REPORTED 1 THAT THE
TOTAL GENERATION FOR 1959 HAD INCREASED 16% OVER' 1958.
- REFERRING TO THE BIDS RECEIVED ON JUNE 15TH FOR ONE NEW DUMP TRUCK , , MR.
BECK RECOMMENDEDITd1ETLOW BID BE ACCEPTED AND RAPER SALES, INC , BE GIVEN THE
CONTRACT ON THEIR BID OFTA NET PR I CEI OF $2930.00. COUNCILMAN MARINO SO
MOVED . SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN SMITHMEYER, I I
MR.. BECK PRESENTED PROOFS OF PUBLICATION SHOWING THIS DATE HAD BEEN SET TO
RECEIVE BIDS FOR ONE 60 CELL STATION TYPE BATTERY. COUNCILMAN MARINO MOVED
THE PROOFS BE ACCEPTED AND FILED. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN SMITHMEYER. THE
CLERK- ANNOUNCED ONE- BID HAD BEEN RECEIVED WHICH HE OPENED AND READ AS
' FOLLOWS; - ,
GOULD NATIONAL SATTERIES, INDIANAPOLIS, IND- $3,256.29, LESS A
S225.00 ALLOWANCE FOR THE FOLLOWING - TRADE..I N; ONE 60 CELL EX I DE TYPE
EM®41; BATTERY. COUNCILMAN MART NOL MOVED THE BID BE TAKEN UNDER ADVISEMENT.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN. SMITHMEYER., '
COUNCILWOMAN HOSKINS SAID THAT THE . CITIZENS SEEMEDJJO LIKE THE STREET
LIGHTS BETWEEN 8TH AND 10711 ON MAIN STREET BETTER THAN THE ONES PREVIOUSLY
. INSTALLED. MR. BECK SAID THE ILAIGHTS BETWEEN 6TH AND 8TH WOULD BE REPLACED
BY ONES WITH MORE TUBES TO SEE HOW THEY COMPARE WITH THE NEW LIGHTS.
THE FOLLOWING TRANSFER WAS INCLUDED IN THE BILLS;
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$4,400.00 FROM CASH OPERATING FUND TO UTILITY BOND FUND - CASH
THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THE ME TING ADJOURNED.
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