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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF COMMON COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANi.,SERVING •
AS A COMMITTEE IN CHARGE OF THE OPERATION
OF THE MUNICIPAL. ELECTRIC LIGHTING & POWER
PLANT. •
MOND AY1, FEBRUARY 16 ,• 1959
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REGULIAR SESSION CIALLED TO OR DIER AT 7:00r PM I N CITY HALL W I THI COUNCILMAN
CRUM PRESIDING . ALL MEMBERS PRESENT . THE FOLLOWING _.US I NE.SS •WIAS HAD , T I
TO-WIT; 71 _
COUNCILMAN MARINO MOVED THE READING OF THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEET81
ING BE DISPENSED _ WITH . SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN SMITTHMEYER . UNAlNIMOUS
VOICE VOTE .
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COUNC I LMAN.TI V. VI N, MOVED B,I LLS- IN THE AMOUNT/ OF 8174•,p19.84 ,BE ALLOWED
AND PAID. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MARINO. UNANiI.MOUS VOICE VOTE.
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THE PRESIDING OFFICER DIECT1ED, THE FOLLOWING REMARKS TO1 THE COMMITTEE ;
" 1 AM SURE ALL OF YOU AREI AS DI SAPPOINT'ED AS I AM REGARDING' THE STORY
FOUND IN ONE OF OUR ILOCAIL PAPERS THURSDAY ABOUT INTER-CONNECTION , WHEN
IT WAS AGREED AT THE INFORMAL MEETING' OF TTHE iLBOARD OF, DIRECTORS, WED. I Cr;
EVENIN1G , THAT THIS INFORMATIION WOULD NOT BE RELEASED UNTIL AFTER ITS T
FINAL /PRESEN,TATION T,0 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT ITS REGULAR MEETING
THIS EVENING . I HOPE THAT EACH MEMBER OF THIS BOARD WILL NOT FEEL HE
OR SHE MUST ACT WITH HASTE./ I CAN SEE, NO REAL REASON WFY YOU CANNOT
SATISFY YOURSELF FIRST THAT THIS IS THE BEST CONTRACT. POSSIBLE , BOTH
FROM THE STAINID POINT OF THE TECHNIICAL PROVI-,SIONS THEREIN , ANDI THE; LEGAL
ASPECTS OF THE SAME. I FEEL THAT1 THE CONTRACT WE SI GN MUST ALWAYS- KEEP j
THE MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC LIGHT & POWER PLANT OF RICHMOND , INDI ANA , IN THE
DRIVER ' ST SEAT SHOULD A TERMINATION OF THE CONTRACT EVER DEVELOpE ., BE- ,
CAUSE SO MANY MEMBERS STILL HAVE A NUMBER OF POINTS TO D6CUSS REGARD-
ING- I NTER-CO'INECTI ON , I AM SETTING 'A MEETING DATE OF IFEBf UARY- 23, 19'9., '
AT 7:00 PM AT THE WHITEWATER VALLEY STATION ,. FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION"
MR. BECK REPORTED THAT SHUTE CONCRETE PRODUCTS WERE EXPANDI NIG THEIR
OPERATI-ON AND/HAD ADVISED HIM. THEY WOULD, LIKE TO PURCHASE FRAM 7THE-
MEL&PP THE' SMALL TRACT OF LAND THAT THE LIGHT PLANT HAD PURCHASED FROM
SHUTE IN 1954 FOR $500.00. • SAID PROPERTY BEING -LOCATED ADJACENT TO
THE SHUTE CONCRETE PROPERTY ON THE GRAVEL PITROAD . C@1NCILMAN MARINO
MOVED THAT THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY BE AUTHORIZED TO SELL
THIS PROPERTYi NOW OWNED BIY THE MEL&PP TO T.HE SHUTE CONCRETE PRODUCTS
COMPANY . SECONDED . BY COUNCILWOMAN HOSK I N'S. UNAN I MO.US VOICE VOTE.
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COUNCILMAN EASTMAN MOVED THAT MR . BECK BE AUTHORIZED TO ADVERTISE FOR
SEALED BIDS FOR TWO AUTOMOBILES TO REPLACE TWO 1959 CARS NOW USED BY
THE LIGHT PLANT . SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN MARINO . UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE.
COUNCI LMAN SM I THMEYER MOVED THE COMMITTEE RECEIVED THE REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO STUDY INTER-CONNECTION. SECONDED BY C@1NCILMAN
MARINO . MR . BECK REPORTED ON THE.-'NEW AGREEMENT AND ANSWERED QUESTIONS
BY MEMBERS OF THE -COMMITTEE. AS TIME RAN OUT , IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT
THE MEETING SCHEDULED FOR THE 23RD WOULD BE .USED TO ANSWER ANY FURTHER
QUESTIONS. •
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NCLUS ED IN THE BILLS WERE THE FOLLOWING TRANSFERS FROM- CASH OPERATING
FUND;
$29,047.31 TO THE UTILITY BOND FUND - CASH
S36,000.00 TO THE DEPRECIATION RESERVE FUND-CASH
033 ,468.09 TO THE CASH RESERVE FUND
THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS , THE MEETING ADJOURNED.
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• CHAIRMAN
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ATTEST;
CLERK