08/02/71 Board of Public Works Minutes

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8/2/71 TOPICS PROGRAM - UTILITIES AGREEMENTS - INDIANA MICHIGAN ELECTRIC COMPANY The motion was made that the Board of Public Works and Safety enter into agreements with the Indiana and Michigan Electric Company for electric lines at the following intersections being constructed under the TOPICS (Traffic Operations Program for increasing Capacity and Safety) program: Corby-ironwood-Rockne Lincolnway West -Williams Portage -Elwood Twyckenham-Ewing The motion was seconded and carried, and the agreements executed -by the Board. REQUEST FOR "PULL -OVER LANE" APPROVED - AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, upon the recommendation of the Traffic Engineering Department, the Board approved the request of the American Cancer Society for• a "pull -over lane" for -the purpose of soliciting donations from motorists for the American Cancer Society, to use the curb parking lane only and not to interfere with normal traffic lanes on Miami Street, 3400-3500 blocks or on North Ironwood, 500-600 blocks. COMMUNICATION - C. E. McCANN A letter from C. E. McCann, 1816 S. Michigan Street, South Bend, Indiana, inquiring if the old Fire Station #10 at 1820 S. Michigan Street was for sale was read and ordered filed. INDIANA BELL TELEPHONE CONSTRUCTION SITE - ADDITIONAL PARKING METER REMOVED Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the Board approved the recommendation -of the Traffic Engineering Department for the removal of an additional parking meter on the west side of the 300 block of S. Main Street during construction work at the Indiana Bell Telephone Company. TRAFFIC REGULATION - CHAPIN STREET "No parking" signs between the hours of 6:00 P.M. and 6:00 A.M. on the west side of Chapin Street, from Washington to Western, having been removed by the Traffic Engineering Department as directed, further action in reference thereto was deferred for four weeks. STREET LIGHTING APPROVED - MIAMI HILLS Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the Board approved the recommendation of the Traffic Engineering Department for the installation of five 7,000L MV UG lights in the Miami Hills area at a cost of $32.50 per month. CONTRACTORS' BONDS APPROVED The following contractors' bonds were approved and ordered filed: Harry S. Ruszkowski, Jr. - commencing 7/29/71 Derso Horvath - commencing 7/20/71 EXCAVATION BOND Certificate continuing excavation bond of Herman F. Glaser Construction Company to 7/27/72. Mrs. David Whitmer, 1905 Chapin Street, South Bend, Indiana, attended the meeting and inquired further regarding housing inspections being made by the Sub -Standards Department . Mrs. Lee Swan, 2022 E. Swygart Street, South Bend, Indiana, attended the meeting and inquired if there is a policy whereby the Sanitation Department cleans up private property. It was explained that there are four "flying squads" consist- ing of a driver and three young people hired for summer work, working out of the Sanitation Department, cleating up some of the vacant lots where the owner cannot be found and various other places where people have dumped trash.