04/03/72 Board of Public Works Minutes

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=I 4/3/72 COMPLAINT OF MRS. KENNETH MOLKUP Mrs. Kenneth Moikup, 820 Whitehall Drive, appeared before the Board to complain about raw sewage in the area around the McKinley Lagoon, right in back of her louse. She said children in the area are at play in that area and that raw sewage and toilet tissue seeps up through the easement and It is dangerous. The'matter'was referred to the Engineering Department for 4nvestigation, and to bring up at the Wastewater meeting. CIVIL DEFENSE SERVICE SQUAD Mr. Don Germann, Civil Defense Director, appeared before the Board to inform them a service squad manned by Civil Service personnel was being put -into use immediately. MORRIS CIVIC AUDITORIUMHEATING &'AIR CONDITIONING REHABILITATION A letter was received from Mathews, Purucker & Associates,relative *d4 to the heating and air conditioning rehabilitation of the Morris T-4 Civic Auditorium, in which they asked permission to eleaminate two rows of seats intthe two center sections of the third balcony, in order to locate the hearing and cooling unit for this area In an eaciosed room to reduce sound transfer into this area from the new equipment. Upon motion made, seconded and carried the request was granted. TOPICS PROJECT MAIN STREET AND BRONSON - UTILITY AGREEMENTS Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board.approved ggreements with the Indiana.Bell Telephone Company; Indiana & Michigan Electric Company; Northern Indiana Public Service Company and South Bend Water Works for changes to be made in utilities in the Bronson and Michigan Street intersection in the TOPICS PROJECT. STATEMENT FQR PROVIDING GENERAL SUPERVISION OF THE CONSTRUCTION AT THE WASTEWATER PLANT: A statement referred to ?the Engineering Department from the Clyde E. Williams & Associates, Inc., company for general supervision of the construction on the Wastewater Treatment Plant 'Improvement in the amount of $3,742.78 was approved, upon motion made, seconded, and carried. LETTER TO INDIANA BELL TELPHONE COMPANY - RE: DAMAGE TO UNDERGROUND CABLE The following letter was presented to the Board: March 28, 1972 Mr. Richard 0. Creedon Indiana Bell Teoephone Company, Inc. 240 N. Meeidian Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 Subject: Claim for $370.54 against South ..Bend Water Works by Indiana Bell Telephone Company, Inc. Dear Mr. Creedon: 1 have been instructed by the Board of Public -Works and Safety to reply to your notice concerning the damage done to an undergound cable and conduit in the vicinity of Lake Street and Western Avenue, In>the City of South Bend. We would like to officially notify you that we deny the claim as presented by the Bell Telephone Company.