03/05/73 Board of Public Works Minutes

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3/5/73 3. The District initiates the action and through resolution recommends approval (or disapproval) to the Indiana State Highway Commission in Indianapolis. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board referred the memo to the Legal Department with a request that a resolution be prepared for presentation to the Indiana State Highway Commission. Mr. Richardson explained that the State Highway Commission will have to be asked to accept the responsibility for maintaining Michigan Street and Main Street where they are designated as U.S. 31. SIGNALIZATION OF MICHIGAW AND MAIN STREET PLANS PRESENTED Plans for the signalization of Michigan Street and Main Street were presented to the Board. The work is being done under the TOPICS program and the Local Road and Street Fund. The project includes 16 intersections with all new signals and interconnected controls and the project cost will be $380.000. The plans must be submitted to the State. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, plans were approved and signed and will be sent to the Indiana State Highway Commission. EXCAVATION BOND CONTINUATION CERTIFICATE APPROVED O A memo was received from Mr. Hugh Gammon, Bureau of Engineering, that he had Qinvestigated the continuation certificate for Robert P. Goetz and found everything to be in order. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the V Continuation Certificate, extending until December 31, 1973. CONTRACTOR'S BOND RECEIVED - SOLLITT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY A Contractor's Bond Continuation Certificate for the Sollitt Construction Company was received by the Board and upon motion made, seconded and carried, was referred to the Bureau of Engineering for investigation and report.' STREET LIGHT OUTAGE REPORT The street light outage report for the period of 2/21/73 to 2/26/73 was received by the Board and ordered filed. LETTER FROM GOVERNOR BOWEN RE: COOPER BRIDGE REPAIRS The Board acknowledged receipt of a letter from Governor Bowen in reply to a letter sent'to the Indiana State Highway Commission asking that repairs be made to the road surface of the Cooper Bridge on St. Rd. 23 in South Bend. The Governor thanked the Board for the letter and for keeping him advised of citizen requests in the South Bend area. WHITEFORD LEASING COMPANY Mr. Richardson brought to the attention of the Board a long-standing situation where Whiteford Leasing Company, 2020 W. Sample Street, is using an unpaved lot for parking of trucks and causing much dirt and debris to be tracked on the streets. The matter was brought before the Board several times in 1972. Mr. Jerry Sakaguchi, Deputy City Attorney, reported to the Board that he had contacted Whiteford Leasing in regard to Municipal Code violations and that they were to submit plans to the Bureau of Engineering to correct the problem. They have not submitted the plans. There was a discussion on having a letter sent to Whiteford Leasing Company informing them that unless plans are submitted and a timetable set for the improvements, an injunction will be sought. Mr. Richardson said that in some cases, plans are submitted but not approved and suggested that the letter say plans must be submitted and approved by a certain date. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Department of Law was directed to notify Whiteford Leasing Company that an injunction will be sought to alleviate the problem. STORE OPERATING AT OLIVE AND ELWOOD - MR. & MRS. EDWARD SZCZESNIAK Mr. Richardson brought to the attention of the Board an operation at Elwood Avenue which has been before the Board several times. The operators of a candy