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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF RICHMOND, INDIANA, SERVING AS A COMMITTEE IN CHARGE OF
THE OPERATION OF THE MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC LIGHTING AND POWER
PLANT, MONDAY, DECEMBER 18TH, 1950.
The Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana, serving as a
committee in charge of the operation of the Municipal Electric
Lighting and Power Plant, met in regular session in the office of
the Board of Public Works and Safety in the City Hall in said City,
Monday, December 18, 1950, at the hour of 8: 30 olclock P.M. Council-
man Harris presiding with the following Councilmen being present:
Messrs. Baldwin, Chambers, Eastman , Law, Marino, Myers, Russell
and Tracy.
On motion duly made, seconded and carried, the minutes of the prev-
ious meeting were dispensed with.
Mr. Beck submitted a report on the State Board of Accounts° refusal
to approve terms of compensation for services as set out by Sargent
& Lundy, Engineers, on engineering services for the Light Plant.
Mr. Beck will investigate further if engineering services can be
done on a percentage basis.
Councilman Eastman moved that Mr. Beck be authorized to sell elec-
trical service equipment to local industries provided that industries
agree on an Industrial Transformation contract; seconded by Council-
man Tracy and on voice vote was unanimously carried.
Chairman Harris read the proposed contract that the Indiana-Michigan
Electric Company submitted for interconnection for the Light Plant.
Each clause in said contract was reviewed,
Councilman Chambers moved that Mr. Beck be authorized to submit the
contract back to the Indiana-Michigan Electric Company for a few re-
visions as agreed upon by this Body. The corrected contract then
to be signed by all parties as required and to be made effective
January 1, 1951, if possible. The motion was seconded by Councilman
Tracy and on voice vote the motion was unanimously carried,
Councilman Baldwin moved that this Body convene in regular session,
Tuesday, January 2, 1951, because the next regular meeting would fall
on a holiday. This motion was seconded by Councilman Myers and on
voice vote was unanimously carried.
The committee allowed the claims in the amount of $82, 497. 27. The
following transfers were included in this amount and allowed: Transfer
the sum of $21,426.5 8 from the Cash Operating Fund to the Deprecia-
tion Reserve Fund Cash; the sum of $599. 99 from Depreciation Reserve
Fund Cash to Operating Fund Cash; the sum of $15,000.00 from Operat-
ing Fund Cash to Sinking Fund.
There being no further business presented, on motion made, seconded
and carried, the meeting adjourned.
Chairman
Attest:
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