07/12/71 Board of Public Works Minutes

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3 3 7/1:2/7t COMPLAINT - FREDERICK K. BAER Frederick K. Baer, attorney, 502 First Bank Building, South Bend, Indiana, appeared before the Board. Mr. Baer explained he represents the Altman Sprinkling Company, a sub -contractor for the Cable Construction Company employed by the Indiana Bell Telephone Company to lay a cable on Ironwood Drive; that the Cable Construction Company has failed to•pay the Altman Sprinkling Company for its services and that the Indiana Bell Telephone Company has also refused to accept any responsibility for payment, and asked that the Board intervene with the Indiana Bell Telephone Company. It was the consensus of the Board that it was a matter between private contractors and not within the province of the Board of Public Works and Safety. COMPLAINT - MRS. DAVID WHITMER A letter from Mrs. David Whitmer, 1905 S. Chapin Street, South Bend, Indiana, in reference to an inspection of the property at 1905 S. Chapin Street was read and referred to the Sub -Standards Director for reply. STREET LIGHT PETITION - N. JO HNSON STREET Upon motion made, seconded and carried, a petition for a street light in the 600 block of N. Johnson Street, signed by Al Moskwinski, 641 N. Johnson Street, and 15 others, filed with the Board by Councilman Walter Szymkowiak, was referred to the Traffic Engineering Department for study and recommenda- tion. STREET LIGHT PETITION - N. KENTUCKY STREET Upon motion made, seconded and carried, a petition for a street light in the 1100 block of N. Kentucky Street, signed by Dale Kollar, 1109 N. Kentucky Street and 21 others, was referred to the Traffic Engineering Department for study and recommendation. STREET LIGHTING - LOGAN STREET Traffic Engineering Department reports an investigation has been made re- garding street lighting on Logan Street and that the City of Mishawaka has agreed to install street lights at the intersection of Logan and Wail Street and the intersection of Logan and Hastings Street. PETITION FOR STOP SIGNS - BERGAN AND ELMER STREETS Upon motion made, seconded and carried, a petition for stop signs at the intersection of Bergan and Elmer Streets, signed by Mrs. Curtis Leeper, 2304 Bergan Street, and 29 others, was referred to the Traffic Engineering Department for study and recommendation. PARKING RESTRICTIONS APPROVED - N. CARLISLE, ETC. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the recommenda- tion of the Traffic Engineering Department to prohibit parking on the east side of the 100 and 200 blocks of N. Carlisle Street, N. Sadie Street, N. Huey Street, N. O'Brien Street and N. Jackson Street. CONTRACTORS' BONDS APPROVED The following contractors' bonds were approved and ordered filed: for James Kruszynski - commencing 7/8/71 for Valley Construction Company, Inc. - commencing 7/6/71 EXCAVATION BOND APPROVED Excavation bond for John W. Wynens, d/b/a Wynen's Lawn Sprinkler System, commencing 7/1/71, was approved and ordered filed.