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• MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL, SERVING AS A
COMMITTEE IN CHARGE OF THE OPERATION OF THE
MUNICIPAL -ELECTRIC LIGHTING & POWER PLANT
OF TIE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDIANA.
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The Common Council of the City of Richmond, Indiana, serving
as a Committee in charge of the operation of the Municipal Electrib
Lighting & Power Plant of the said City, met in the office of the
Board of Works, ,Monday, February 2nd, 1942, at g:30 P. M. Messrs.
• Beeson, -Charbers, Hibberd, Homan, Kinder, Tracy, Weisbrod & Wilkins®
being present the following proceedings were had to-wit.
The reading of the minutes of-the preceeding meeting was dis-
pensed with.
. Mr. Stevens gave a report on the trip to Washington along with
Councilman Hibberd and City Attorney Keisker in the interest of the -
new equippment now being installed at the Light Plant9 'stating the
equippment was in the process of delivery unless the U. S. Navy
reauested'the same equippment.
After somY gdi,cuss n as to the amount of money which should
be contribu o e c Defense Fund;, Mr. Kinder moved that
$50.00 be contributed" from the Light -Plant Funds to the said
Defense Pund and with a ssedan& the motion was unanimously approved.
The report shown for January 1942 on Generation showed 12.6
``� • above -1941 over the same period.
‹ On the recommendation of Mr. Stevens, Council -approve ,-,the con-
tract 'which ..they'.hadauthorized him,on' January,23,to?sign:with- the
Kno±- Consolidated'.,.Coal. Co, , of:'Indianapolis for' aperiod.of one year,
beginning January"26:,1942:, for 'supplying the Light,..Plantwith coal for the
minimum code price of $1.4+0 per, ton;,f.b:b. "mines. present freight rate
$1.65 per -ton.
Council unanimously approved the renewal of a,yearly
contract with the Westinghouse Co. for furnishing the transformers
for the use of the Light Lines.
Mr. Stevens presented a chart showing the dispersments of the
Light Plant Funds for the 'year-19'; , with a.Gross.-.Income-._of ,)48,.05 0; "the
same .haing beeiiid.ividedbetweeri:_the:CivilC,ity-;and. the.,Lightla.nt sure
plus: as follows,respectfully 25o0 and 22.25%.
After allowing claims in the amount of $51,287.22 on proper
motion they adjourned.
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resident
Attest'
lir City Clerk.
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