09/14/70 Board of Public Works Minutes

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9/14/70 PARK DEPARTMENT - $50,000.00 "LAND" ACCOUNT Upon motion made, seconded and carried, a letter from Robert 0. Laven, President of the Common Council, directing the reservation of $50,000.00 in the Cumulative Capital Improvement Fund for the "Land" account of the Park Department, was referred to the City Controller for appropriate action. REQUEST TO HOLD CIRCUS PARADE - UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the Board approved the request of Joe P. Sassano, Assistant Director, Athletic and Convocation Center, University of Notre'Dame, Notre'Dame, Indiana, 46556, for permission to hold a circus parade on September 17, 1970, at approximately 3:30 P. M., from Garst and Prairie Streets, going north on Michigan Street to Angela Boulevard and east on Angela to Juniper Road to the rear of the Convocation Center, on condition that the Board be provided with evidence of proper insurance coverage to hold the City of South Bend harmless. TOPICS PROGRAM r-1 It was moved, seconded and carried that the City of South Bend enter into JO an agreement with Clyde E. Williams and Associates Inc., whereby Clyde E. Williams and Associates, Inc., will render engineering services and technical assistance in connection with a TOPICS program, subject to the availability Q of funds. SIDEWALK REPAIR AT R. R.—CROSSING, TWYCKENHAM DRIVE - REPORT In reference to the request of Common Council President Robert 0. Laven re- garding repair of the sidewalk on Twyckenham Drive at the Grand Trunk Railroad crossing, Traffic Director Clem F. Hazinski reports meeting with the Grand Trunk people and reports that a crew was assigned to repair the walk with new planking and should be completed within a few days. PARKING METER REPLACEMENT APPROVED Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the recommendation of the Traffic Director for the replacement of parking meter #8 on the east side of South Michigan Street just south of Sample Street. TRAFFIC REGULATIONS APPROVED Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the Board approved the following traffic regulations as recommended by the Traffic Engineering Department: 1. Install 30 minute time limit signs, with right and left arrows, in front of 1001 E. Jefferson Boulevard. 2. Install two-hour parking limit sign at 2611 S. Main Street. 3. Install no parking passenger loading zone signs on the east side of the 1900 block of N. Brookfield, alongside Marquette School,. limited to 150 feet. 4. Install stop sign and post on the northwest and on the southeast corners of Ireland Road and Fellows Street. 5. Install two-hour parking limit signs at 1303 S. Michigan Street. 6. Replace stop sign and post on the southwest corner of Widener Lane at Miami Street. STREET LIGHT REQUEST Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the request of residents of the800 block of S. Kosciusko Street for a street light at the alley near Dunham Street was referred to the Traffic Engineering Department for study and recommendation.