02/14/77 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 14, 1977 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was convened at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, February 14, 1977 by President Patrick 11. McMahon, with Mr. McMahon and Mr. Brunner present. Deputy City Attorney Georgia Luks was also present. ✓ MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING APPROVED Mr. Brunner noted that he had reviewed the minutes of the February 7 meeting and he made a motion that the minutes be approved as submitted. Mr. McMahon seconded the motion and it carried. PUBLIC HEAPING - ASSESSMENT POLL, VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 3435 This being the date set, hearing was held on the Assessment Poll for Vacation Resolution No. 3435 for the vacation of the north - south alley between Meade Street and Freriont Street fron the south right-of-way line of Lawton Street to the north right-of-way line of the east -west alley between Lawton Street and Orange Street, alley being between Lot 63 and 64 of West End Subdivision. The Clerk tendered proofs of publication of notice in the South Bend Tribune and the Tri-County News which were found to be sufficient. No remonstrators appeared and no written remonstrances were filed. Upon motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Brunner and carried, the Assessment Poll shoeing $0.00 net damages and $0.00 net benefits was approved and said resolution is in all things ratified and confirmed and said proceedings closed. REQUEST TO DISPOSE OF -OBSOLETE FIRE DEPART11ENT EQUIPMENT APPROVED Chief Oscar Van Wiele submitted to the Board a request that the following equipment, obsolete and unrepairable, be disposed of: 38 Chevrox Cannisters, 9 Chenox Masks with Cases, 1 Oxygen Air Masi: with Case and 4 Emerson Resuscitators. The Chief also noted that 9 Gamewell Alarm Panels, 3 Joker Panels and 1 Telephone Switchboard formerly declared obsolete were advertised for sale and no bids were received. lie requested that the Board declare all the listed equipment obsolete and approve disposal by eitiatever means possible. Upon notion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Brunner and carried, the Board approved the request to declare the equipment obsolete and authorize its disposal. FILING OF ASSESSMENT POLL - VACATION RESOLUTION 140 3438 Patrick 11. McMahon, Civil City Engineer, files an Assessment Poll for Vacation Resolution -No. 3438 for the vacation of Spruce Street from the south right-of-way line of Washington Street 165 feet south to the north right-of-way line of the east -west alley south of Washington Street, City of South Bend. The following property nay be injuriously or beneficially affected by such vacation: Lot Numbers 1 through 18 in Fowler's lst Subdivision of Bank Out Lots 85 and 86. The Board finds that each of said logs have been benefited in the amount of $0.00 and damaged in the arlount of $0.00. Upon motion made by Mr. McMahon., seconded by Mr. Brunner and carried, the Board filed the Assessment Roll and set.Monday, March 21, 1977 at 9:30 a.m. as the time and the Board of Works Hearing Room as the place where all persons interested in or affected by such vacation may be heard. FILING OF LETTER AND ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 4 RE: SEWAGE TREATMENT FOR VARIOUS MUNICIPALITIES IN.MICHIGAN The Board received the following letter: 1