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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF COMMON COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF RI CHMOND, IND IANA,SERVI NG
AS A COMMITTEE IN CHARGE OF THE OPERATION
OF THE MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC LIGHTING & POWER •
PLANT.
MONgAY, APR I L 7, 1958
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REGULAR SESSION CALLED TO ORDER AT 7: PM IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS IN CITY
HALL WITH COUNCILMAN CRUM PRESIDING . COUNCILMAN EASTMAN ABSENT . THE FOL.-
LOWING BUSINESS WAS HAD, TOmw1T;
COUNCILMAN MARINO MOVED THE READING OF THE MINUTES OF THE .PREVIOUS MEETING
BE DISPENSED WITH. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN SALZARULO. UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE.
COUNCILWOMAN HOSKINS MOVED • THE BILLS, IN THE AMOUNT OF $182082.99 BE
PAID. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN THOMAS. UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE.
MR. BECK REPORTED TO THE BOARD THAT THE COST OF RELOCATING THE LIGHT
PLANT FACILITIES THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE MOVED TO RELOCATE US 27 WOULD BE
OVER $5000.00 AND THAT APPROXIMATELY II ACRES WOULD BE MADE USELESS BY
SAID RELOCATION, COUNCILMAN SMITHMEYER MOVED THAT THE CIRCUIT COURT
JUDGE BE ASKED TO APPOINT APPRAISERS TO APPRAISE THIS AREA AND TO REPORT
THEIR FINDINGS TO . THIS COMMITTEE. SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN THOMAS. UNANI-
MOUS VOICE VOTE.
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MR. BECK PRESENTED PROOFS OF PUBLICATION THAT THIS DATE HAD BEEN SET TO
RECEIVE BIDS FOR FARMING APPROXIMATELY ' 40 ACRES OF LAND AT THE GENERATING
PLANT. THE PROOFS WERE ORDERED FILED. NO BIDS WERE RECEIVED AND MR . BECK
SAID THAT THE LIGHT PLANT MIGHT- PLANT SOME CROPS. TO HELP REJUVINATE TMIS •
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MR. BECK PRESENTED PROOFS OF PUBLICATION THAT THIS DATE HAD BEEN SET TO
• RECEIVE BIDS FOR A TRUCK CHASSIS AND LINE BODY TRUCK. THE PROOFS WERE
• ORDERED FILED, THE FOLLOWING BIDS WERE RELIVED:
TRUCK CHASSIS LINE - TRUCK BODY
BQ'tJENS (GMC)
41011 .26
RAPER SALES (DODGE) 3i636.45
KURDYS CHEVROLET 3,900.00
I NT ERNATI ON L HARD 4,319.36 •
DEA MEADOWS' FORD 4,098067
MCCABE.-.POWERS AUTO1BD4. 1 • 6 ,479.50
STAHL METAL PRODUCTS 6,3OOJ,OO
- DELPHI BODY WORKS -' 6,060.40 '
J.H. HOLAN CORP. � 7,769.43
RANKIN•-WOOD & CO - 7,60466
COUNCILMAN MARINO MOVED TO HAVE- MR . BECK ' TABULATE THESE BIDS AND ' TO RE-
COMMEND ONE - FOR A TRUCK CHASSIS- AND ONE FOR A LINE TRUCK BODY TO THIS
COMMITTEE. SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMEN HOSKINS . UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE,
MR. BECK REPORTED THAT THE SYSTEM DEMAND- FOR MARCH WAS DOWN I% AND THAT
THE PEAK LOAD WAS DOWN 005% FROM THE SAME PERIOD OF 19570
COUNCILMAN VIVIAJJ MOVED THAT MR. BECK BE, AUTHORIZED TO INVEST $200'.',000.O0
NOW IN ' THE DEPRECIATION RESERVE FUND -m CASH AS HE DEEMS FIT AND CORRECT.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN M4RINO. UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE . '
THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THE MEETING ADJOURNED.
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WALTER CRUM' CHAIRMAN
ATTEST;
CLERK
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