10/21/74 Board of Public Works Minutes

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_. 2 2 REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 21, 1974 Upon motion made, seconded and.carried, the bids were referred to the Bureau of Police for review and recommendation. CHANGE ORDERS APPROVED - AIRPORT INDUSTRIAL PARK Change Orders for the Airport Industrial Park were presented to the Board. The first was a duplicate of a Change Order approved by the Board on August 19, 1974 which was submitted to the E.D.A. for approval and has been lost. The Change Order was -.for the signal installation and was an increase of $49,980.75. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Change Order was approved. The second Change Order was to cover moving the railroad location to the end of the South Shore tracks and into the Industrial Park and was an increase of $13,084.91. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Change Order was approved. REPORT ON PETITION TO VACATE ALLEY ST. JOSEPH'S.HOSPITAL The Bureau of Design and.Administration reported to the Board that they had reviewed the petition of St. Joseph's Hospital to vacate the alley between St. Louis and St. Peter Street from Madison Street South 198' and have to objection to the vacation.. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the petition was referred to the Area Plan Commission for their review and recommendation. RECOMMENDATION ON PETITION TO VACATE A PORTION OF SUNNYMEDE AVENUE The Board received a recommendation from the Area Plan Commission regarding the petition to vacate a portion of Sunnymede Avenue. At the public hearing held on October 15, 1974 by the Area Plan Commission, the petitioner amended the petition to exclude that portion of Sunnymede Avenue located between the east line of 36th Street and the west -line of 35th Street. The Area Plan Commission made a favorable recommendation to the Board of Public Works on the petition to vacate a portion of Sunnymede Avenue as amended. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the recommendation of the Area Plan Commission was approved and the petition was referred to the Division of Engineering for preparation of the Vacation Resolution. FILING OF PETITION TO VACATE ALLEY - GATES REALTY INC. Gates Realty, Inc., by their attorney Thomas Brunner, Jr., files their petition to vacate the north -south alley between Taylor and William Streets running from Monroe Street north. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board referred the petition to the Division of Engineering for preliminary review and recommendation. TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES APPROVED The Bureau of Traffic and Lighting recommended the installation of the following traffic control devices: Stop Sign on Clements Street and Linden Road Two Hour Parking Limit at 1701 S. Michigan Street. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the installations. PAINTING HOUSE NUMBERS ON CURBS APPROVED The Board received a request from Dynamo, a Junior Achievement Company, to paint house numbers on curbs in front of residences. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the request with the stipulation that the homeowners be contacted before the numbers are painted. The Board also directed that if the project appears to be reaching $500 in sales, a permit be applied for from the Charitable Solicitations Commission. 1