07/06/71 Board of Public Works Minutes

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2 S 7/6/71 REQUEST TO BLOCK FRANKLIN STREET - GATES CHEVROLET CORPORATION Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the request of Gates Chevrolet Corporation, 333 Western Avenue, South Bend, Indiana,to close.Franklin Street, between Western and Wayne Streets, from noon July 15, 1971 to July l7; 1971, during its two-day'sale; on the condition that the City be reimbursed for lost parking meter revenue, at the rate of $2.00 per meter space per day. REQUEST FOR 12 MINUTE PARKING METERS - ZIKER CLEANERS Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the request of Ziker Cleaners, 215 E. Sample Street, South Bend, Indiana, for parking meters in front of its store at 207 W. Colfax Avenue be limited to 12 minutes was referred to the Traffic Engineering Department for study and recommendation. REQUEST FOR "PULL OVER LANE" ON PUBLIC STREET - AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY Upon motion made, seconded and carried the request of the American Cancer Society, 115 N. Taylor Street, South, Bend, Indiana, by Mr. Rick Wiedemen for permission to establish a "pull -over lane" on a public street for the purpose of soliciting donations from motorists was referred to the Traffic Engineering Department for study and recommendation. REQUEST TO BLOCK TONTI AVENUE FOR BLOCK PARTY - MRS. MAUREEN FARRELL Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the request of Mrs. Maureeen Farrell, 220 Tonti Avenue, South Bend, Indiana, to block Tonti Avenue in the 200 block, for a'block party from 3:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. July 11, 1971. PARKING PROHIBITED.ON S. CHAPIN STREET FROM 6:00 P.M. TO 6:00 A.M. Upon motion -made, seconded and carried, the Board approved'the prohibition of parking in the 200 and 300 blocks of S. Chapin Street between the hours of 6:00 P.M. and 6:00 A.M. as recommended by the Police Department and the Traffic Engineering Department. STREET LIGHT REQUEST - 600 BLOCK N. BIRDSELL STREET Upon motion made, seconded and carried the request for a street light in the 600 block of N. Birdsell Street, signed by Mrs. Cassius Henderson, 611 N. Birdsell Street, and 20'others, was referred to the Traffic Engineering Depart- ment for study and recommendation. CONTRACTOR'S BOND REJECTED Upon motion made, seconded AiO carried, the contractor's bond of Western Surety Company on behalf of Ron Brown and Sons was rejected. CONTRACTOR'S BOND APPROVED Contractor's bond of Travelers Indemnity Company on behalf of Ron Brown and Sons was approved by the Board and ordered filed. EXCAVATION BOND Certificate continuing excavation bond of L. 0. Hawkins, d/b/a Hawkins Plumbing Company to 6/14/72 was approved and ordered filed. AGREEMENT OF EASEMENT S. J. Crumpacker moved for the approval of the easement submitted by North Shore Woods One, an Indiana limited partnership, for the construction 6f a water main in an area described in said easement. The motion was seconded by Mr. Taylor and unanimously carried.