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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 , !MARCH 2, 1959
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REGULARTSIESSION CALLED TO ORDER WITH COUNCILMAN- CRUM PRESIDING. _ALL MEMBERS
PRESENT. THE FOLLOWING BUSINESS WAS HAD,-' TOW I T;
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COUNCILMAN IMARI NO MOVED - THE READING OF THE MINUTES- OF -THE PREVI I OUS MEETING
BE DISPENSED WITH. -SECONDED BY •-COUNC`ILWOM-AN' HOSK'IN-S. UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE.
IICOUNCILMAN THOMAS MOVED 'THAT THE' B I L'LS- 'IN THE IT OF $140,702.09' BEI
ALLOWED AND PAID. SECONDED BY -COUNCILMAN WALTE'RMAN . UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE.
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THE PRrES IDI NG OFFICER ANNOUNCED THAT MR. BECK WOULD 'BE' INTERVIEWED ON
RADIO STATION WKBV AT 3: i5 PM ON MARCH - 5,'1.959' ABOUT THE' INTERCONNECTION
AGREEMENT. t I
COUNCILMAN EASTMAN ASKED MR . BECK ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF INSTALLING NEW
STREET LIGHTS THRIUJ SPRING, GROVE' AT THE NORTH APPROACH TO RICHMOND . MR.BECK.
m SAID THE MEL&PPS COULD NOT INSTALL LIGHT IN SPRING. GROVE BECAUSE IT IS NOT
IN RICHMOND. HE SAID THE -CITY' CAN FURNUSH' THE C•URRE,NT,' BUT SPRING GROVE
WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE COST-OF INSTALLATION.
COUNCILMAN ,MARL NO ASKED MR. BECK`' I'F HE ' KNEW WHAT IT WOULD COST TO INSTALL
LIGHTS _,IN BERRY FIEOD. MR BECK- SAID THE COST SHOULD- BE (FIGURED , BUT THE
BOARD OF WORKS WOULD HAVE ' TiO ORDER- THE -INSTALLATION- OF LIGHTS IN THIS ,AREA°
MR. BECK GAVE THE, FOLLOWING GENERATION REPORT; PEAK LOAD UP 7.36% OVER
FEBRUARY OF '1958 AND GENERATION'' 1'1 .59 OVER THE SAME ' PERIOD $N 1958.'
MR. BECK ANNOUNCED THIS DATE HAD BEEN SET - TO R'ECEI VE BIDS ON 'TWO 'NEW
AUTOMOBILES FOR THE LIGHT PLANT. THE FOLLOWING BIDS. WERE OPENED A!B READ;
DEA MEADOWS(FORD) UNIT' i-$•i815.60 UNIT 241815060
T KURDYS CHEVROLIEIT 10Y I 1900.00 • " 1750.00
IIE.W.IPARRISH(RAMBLER)tt , i750.00 , n i:600.00
COUNCILMAN EASTMAN MOVED THESE •B_I-DS `BIE REFERRED TO 'MR . TBECK FOR TABULATION
SECONDED 'BY COUNCILMAN ' SMITH"MEY ER.`UNAN I'GIOUS' VO;I'CE VOTE.
MR., BECK. REPORTED HE HAD CONTACTED THE PRESIDENT OF MUNCIE ,ENGINEERING_I,N
REGARD TO RETAINING THAT COMPANY FOR SERVICES AWCONNCTION ,WITH THE INTER
CONNECTION AGREEMENT. HE SIAD THEY -HAD DONE -WORK FOR THE -MEL&PP IN THE PAST
AND THEIR WORK HAD BEEN' SA•TISFACTOR'Y. COUNCILMAN ' SALZARULO ASKED IF BLACK
& VEETCH COULD BO THE WORK. MR . BECK- SAID THEY WOULD •DO- IT , BUT' IT WOULD
COST MORE- TOO HAVE THEM AS THEIR COMPANY' IS SO FAR AWAY- AND- THEIR THEIR MEN WOULD,
HAVE -ITO LIVE HERE ,- WHEN(- THE MEN FROM MUNCIE COULD CUMMUTE. COUNCILMAN
EASTMAN1 MOPED THAT MUNCIE ENGINEERING,BE HIRED TO HELP WITH THE, INTER_-
- CONNECTION. SECONDED BY COUNCI•LMtAN'- MARI"NO. 'UNAN'IMOUS • VOICE VOTE.
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THE CLERK READ A COPY OF • THE LETTER TO BE SENT TOIND•I A NA—MI CH I GAN REGARD
ING THE INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT •WI-TH' PARAGRAPH' I AMENDED'. CONOLMAN 1
EASTMAN MOVED THIS LETTER -WE -APPROVED AS AMENDED.° SECONDED SY COUNCILMAN
MARINO. UNANIMOUS VOICE IVOT,E. - - .
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COUNCILMAN CRUM REPORTED THAT' THE 'ORDINANCES RELATING TO THE INTERCONNEC—
' TO ON WOULD BE PRESENTED 'TO COUNCIL 'ON'TH-I S DATE.
THERE BEING -NO FURTHER BUSINESS, `THE MEE-T•NG ADJOURNED.
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CLERK