01/13/69 Board of Public Works Minutes

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1/13/69 COMMUNICATION FROM SALVATION ARMY A letter of appreciation from the Salvation Army for permission to place their kettle booths on Michigan Street at Christmas time was,:ordered filed. AGREEMENT WITH INDIANA STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION FOR MAINTENANCE OF TRAFFIC SIGNALS Agreement with the Indiana State Highway Commission for maintenance of. traffic signals on State routes through the City of South Bend, submitted by the Indiana State Highway Commission, was referred to the Legal Depart- ment for study and recommendation. PAYROLL CONTRACT - SOUTH BEND COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION Contract between the City of South Bend and the South Ben& School Corpora- tion for the South Bend School Corporation to prepare employee payrolls for the City of South Bend is executed by the Board. Said contract pro- viding: 1968 - at the rate of $540000 per year payable April 1, July 1, September 1 and December 15 C1^ il- 1969 - (and thereafter until modified or cancelled) at the rate of $5700.00 per year payable April 1, July 1, September 1 and December 15 RENEWAL OF LEASE - FIRE STATION #6 - SOUTH BEND CIVIC THEATRE, INC Renewal of lease for Fire Station #6, 701 Portage Avenue, by South Bend Civic Theatre, Inc., is executed by the Board. COMPLAINT - SMOKE AND SOOT - RAY KEISER A letter of complaint of excessive smoke and soot in the area of Main and Navarre Streets was received from Ray Keiser, 721 Riverside Drive, South Bend and referred to the Engineering Department for investigation. REQUESTS TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the following requests to advertise for bids: 1. Two 8-channel recorders for the Fire Department. 2. One communications monitoring instrument for the Radio Maintenance Department. 3. Nine dump bodies complete with hydraulic systems mounted on trucks to be furnished by the City. February 3, 1969, is set as the date for receiving bids, and the Clerk is directed to publish notice in the South Bend Tribune and the Tri-County News on January 17 and January 24, 1969. REQUEST FOR FIREMEN TO DISTRIBUTE CANNISTERS - MARCH OF DIMES The request of Mrs. Charldine Hamilton, executive secretary of the March of Dimes Drive, 1026 E. Indiana Avenue, South Bend, Indiana, for the Fire Department to distribute cannisters in connection with the March of Dimes drive January 18 to January 26, 1969, after discussion was denied by the Board for the reason that the request was for the placing of some 750 cannisters by "on -duty" firemen'_which would require an anusual amount of time. CONTRACTORS BONDS Contractors bond for Edward C. Hermann expiring 12/26/69 and certificate continuing contractors bond for John D. Skiles Construction Company to 2/5/70 were approved by the Board.