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MINUTES OF .THE MEETING OF COMMON COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF R I CHMOND, I ND I ANA , SERVING
AS A COMMITTEE IN CHARGE OF 'THE OPERATION
OF THE MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC LIGHTING & POWER
PLANT.
MONDAY, AUG. 4, 1958 -
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REGULAM SESSION CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:00 PM IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS IN
CITY HALL WITH COUNCILMAN CRUM PRESIDING. ALL MEMBERS PRESENT. THE
YTIFOLLOWING BUSINESS WAS HAD , TO®WIT' T -
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COUNCILMAN MARINO MOVED THE READING OF THE MINUTES OF THE .MEETING or
JULY 21 , 1958 SE DISPENSED WITH. SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMEN HOSKINS.
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THE CLERK READ THE MINUTES OF- THE MEETING OF JULY 28, I958I AND THEY
WERE APPROVED AS READ. - T I J _I
COUNCILMAN MARINO MOVED THE FOLLOWING 'REVIEW OF EVENTS1 CONCERNING
THE RELOCATION OF U. S. 27 ON LIGHT PLANT PROPERTY' BE MADE PART OF%•THE
MINUTES OF THIS MEETING. SECONDER BY COUNCILMAN THOMAS,
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T ' ' REVIEW OF EVENTS ,CONCERN I NG ' THE RELOCATION
OF U.S. 27 ON LIGHT PLANT PROPERTY, • J
MXRCH 3;58 — THE CITY ENGINEER , BEN : DEUKER , SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD OF
' DIRECTORS AN OFFER OF THE STATE IN THE ' AMOUNT OF $5,020.00 FOR RIGHT.
OF*+SAY INVOLVINGLAPPROXIMATELY .7.57 ACRES OF LAND.YTHE L-IGHT ' PLANT
MANAGER WAS ASKED TO PREPARE A REPORT ON THE COST OF RELOCATING LIGHT
PLANT FACILITIES AND THE BOARD OF WORKS WAS ASKED TO INVESTIGATE THEY
TRAFFIC PATTERN AND REPORT TO1THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ' ' '
APRIL 3, 1958 .. THE LIGHT PLANT MANAGER REPORTED , IN THE REGULAR MEETING
OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ' THAT IT WOULD COST IN EXCESS OF $5,000. TO
RELOCATE PRESENT FACILITIES AND THE - LOSS OF MORE THAN II ACRES OF GROUND
BY THE RELOCATION OF THE HIGHWAY. A MOTION MS ADOPTED TO PREPARE A
RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE CIRCUIT COURT TO APPOINT APPRAISERS TO PRE-A
PARE AN APPRAISAL OF THE TOTAL DAMAGES AND REPORT THEIR FINDINGS TO
THE . BOARS OF DIRECTORS.
APRIL 21 , 1958 AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THE
RESOLUTION WAS READ Bi THE CLERK AND THE APPOINTMENT BY THE COURT OF
KELSO MENDENHALL, PAUL RILEY AND GUY CAMPBELL WAS ANNOUNCED,
APRIL 29, 1958 d THE THREE, APPRAISERS, PAUL RILEY , GUY CAMPBELL AND MAX
ADDLEMAN, REPLACING KELSO MENDENHALL, WHO REFUSED TO SERVE, MET WITH
THE LIGHT PLANT MANAGER TO STUDY THE PLANS AND VISIT THE SITE OF THE
HIGHWAY RELOCATION,
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MAY 19, 1958 IN THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THE RE—
PORT OF THE APPRAISERS WAS READ AND APPROVED.
JUNE 5 , 1958 - KENNETH SMITHMEYER, LOUIS SALZARULO AND EARL BECK, RIND
AU. WILLSON AND B .H. DEUKER MET WITH STATE HIGHWAY OFFICIALS IN INDIA--
NAPOLIS TO DISCUSS THE PROBLEMS OF THE RELOCATION OF THE HIGHWAY ,
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JULY 3, 1958 - LIGHT PLANT MANAGER MET WITH STATE APPRAISERS AT THE SITE
OF THE HIGHWAY RELOCATION TO DISCUSS THE DETAILS OF THE RELOCATION AND
REVIEW THE DAMAGE TO THE PROPERTY.
COUNCILMAN SMITHMEYER MOVED THE BILLS IN THE AMOUNT OF S489,555. 19 BE
ALLOWED & PAID. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WALTERMAN .UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE.
MR. BECK SAID HE HAD PURCHASED SOME MEL & PP BONDS AT 97% OF FACE VALUE
AND HAD SAVED APPROXIMATELY $15,500.00 BY THIS PURCHASE.000NCILMAN
EASTMAN MOVED THIS TRANSACTION BE APPROVED. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN
SALZARULO. UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE.
IT WAS REPORTED BY MR. BECK THAT THE SYSTEM DEMAND FOR JULY WAS UP
2.70% AND THE PEAK LOAD UP .83% OVER THE SAME PERIOD FBI 1957.
MR. BECK ALSO MADE THE FOLLOWING REPORTS; THE OVERHAUL OF THE JOHNSON
ST. COOLING TOWER HAD BEGUN BY THE REBUILDING OF ONE CELL. HE SAID THAT
ALL 6 FANS IN THE TOWER WOULD BE REPLACED,
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THE OVERHAUL OF THE IO,000 KW &I 15,000 KW TURBO--GENERATORS AT THE JOHNSON
STREET STATION MS A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PROCEDURE. REPAIRS PARTS FOR THIS
JOB WERE ARRIVING AND THE I.OI,OOO' KW GENERATOR WOULD BE FINISHED IN OCT7
OBER AND THE 15,000 KW GENERATOR IV THE EARLY PART OF NOVEMBER.
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A MEETING HAD BEEN HELD ON INTERCONNECTION AND CHANGES REQUIRED IF A , GREATER
INTERCONNECTION 'AGREEMENT IS REACHED WERE DISCUSSED . HE SAID a kOMPL,ETE
IIREPORT AND AN AGREEMENT WERE EXPECTED IN THE NEAR FUTURE,
MR. BECK ALSO RRPORTED THAT A REPORT FROM BLACK & VEATCH IS EXPECTED IN
A MONTH AND THAT IT COULD BE STUDIED CAREFULLY AS IT TIES IN WITH THE
INTERCONNECTION STUDY, c
THE FOLLOWING TRANSFER OF FUNDS WAS MADE;
060,329.29 FROM DEPRECIATION RESERVE EJUND TO CASH OPERATING FUND ,
THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THE MEETING ADJOURNED.
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