07/25/60 Board of Public Works Minutes

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July 25, 1960 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety was held on Monday, -July 25, 1960 at 10:00 A.M. All members were present. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Vouchers were approved and ordered paid to the various suppliers. PROPOSAL FOR PUBLIC LIGHTING CITY -OF SOUTH BEND The time now being 10:00 A.M. it was so announced and the bid for Public Lighting of the City of South Bend was opened and read aloud. Proofs of publication in the South Bend Tribune with an affidavit signed by R.C. DeLong and in The -Record signed by Mary.J. Schenck were submitted and found sufficient. Comes now Warren A. Deahl, attorney for Indiana & Michigan Electric Company before the Board to consider their bid for Public Lighting of South Bend. The proposal, signed by R. E. Doyle, Jr., Vice President and General Manager of Indiana and Michigan Electric Company, Bidders Non -Collusion Affidavit, signed by R. E. Doyle, Jr., were examined and found sufficient. The following Resolution was unanimously approved by the Boards RESOLVED, that the Board of Public Works & Safety,, after publicly opening and reading all bids received pursuant to its Resolution adopted July 5, 1960, finds that the bid or proposal of Indiana & Michigan Electric Company is satisfactory and the lowest and best bid received in due and proper form and, there- fore, does hereby accept the affidavit on non -collusion of said bidder and hereby lets and awards the contract or agreement heretofore adopted by this Board to said Indiana & Michigan Electric Company and agrees to cause the President and Secretary of said Board to execute the same for and on the latter's behalf on July 25, 19600 subject to the approval by Ordinance of the Common Council of the City of South Bend. The Contract shall be and remain in full force and effect for a period of ten years from and after the 1st day of August, 1960. A letter from E. Schroeder concerning the abolishment of Second Trick Railroad Crossing watchmen jobs on Sample Street, Indiana Avenue, Calvert Street and Ewing Avenue was directed to the Board. The Board, after examination, referred the matter to the Traffic Engineer for investigation and report. Comes now Robert Gawthorpe, 521 N. Jacob Street representing Courtesy Cab Company, and requests that there be a rearrangement of parking meters at 122 W. Colfax Avenue Courtesy Cab parking area. Clem Hazinski, Traffic Engineer, informed the Board that rearrangement of parking meters in the City is now in progress. He was directed by the Board to make an investiga- tion of this particular problem at 122 W. Colfax Avenue in accordance with Courtesy Cab Company's request. Comes now Napoleon Winston at the direction of John Grabarz, Director of Sub -Standard Division of the Building Department, concerning the dwelling at 205 N. Studebaker Street. Mr. Winston was directed by the Board.to get the house up to standard within 60 days,(or by September 26) 1960. If this is not done, building will be torn down. r Comes now John Grabarz with Rev. D. D. Wilson of 1059 Burns AVenue to show cause why Church at above address should not be condemned and demolished inasmuch as no work has been done for a period of approximately seven months. Rev. Wilson promised to proceed with construction of Church immediately and hearing was continued until August 8, 1960. Comes now Capt. Robert Rzepka, South Bend Fire Prevention Inspector, with a report on his findings concerning the area in the rear of Macri's Villa on LincolnWay East, owned by Ham The Wreckerand which area is a fire hazzard. Capt. Rzepka reports that half the -- area -_was covered with dirt and that Mr. Ham stated that he had�arvdifficult time to get sufficient amount of fill dirt but promised when fill dirt was available he will cover remainder