1956-1097r~~ i
RESOLUTION N0. ICS
RESOLUTION AL~~OsvdINO CLAIA~ FOR EA~RGF..ATCY SEWER
RECONSTRUCTION WORK
HE IT ~t~SOLVF,33 by the Village Council of the Village of
Richfield as follows:
1. It is hereby determined that on June 21, 1954, a tor-
rential rainfall of unuse~all~r heavy intensity occurred in
:lichfield and the surround in area; that the run off of sur-
face water resulting from this downpour created a serious
pooling anti flooding of water in tae vicinity of 71st Street
aad Chicago Avenue, resulting in this damage •~o a number of
residences and the collapse of several house foundations;
that village employees were called out to deal with this
emerggency and that such effiployees removed manhole covers on
the 42ot sanitary sewer main on Chicago Avenue and drained
storm surface water into the sanitary sewer line as an emer-
gency measure to relieve the flooding problem; that of ter the
storz~ waters receded, an investigation was made which showed
that some of the joint filler compound between sections of
the sanitary sewer in that vicinity was pulled out, rubber
gaskets wero displaced and an accumulation of sand had been••
deposited in the sanitary sewer pipe; that rhelps drake Co.,
Inc..wlaieh was then engaged in tbie construction of sanitary
sewers in the village of Richfield, was ordered by village
officials to clean out the sanitary sew~t line and repair the
same as an emergency measure in order to avoid an immediate
health and sanitary hazard.
2. That the claim of Phelps-~7rake Co., Inc. in the amou~at
of $2,055.1? for such emergency work, which has been presented
to this council. in the form of a verified claim, is a just
claim for ~:mergency services Rnci the same is hereby allowed.
3. Said moneys shall be paid out of the Sewer Operating
Fund.
Adopted by the Village Council this 23rd day of April,
1956.
ATTEST:
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Clerk
Fred i~ltte
Mayor
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N~ager