12/22/1941 Board of Public Works Minutes

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MI MEETING -- DECEMBER 22, 1941 A regular meeting of the Board of Vi)blic JVorks was held on R�ionday, December 22, 194 at 9:00 A. 1,1. Two members were present . I;Ir. Clyde E. 111illiarls being absent. Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved, Claims of the following suppliers, in the amount of'$8905.11 were approved and ordered paid. Joseph A. Abel 28.00 Goo. J. Mayer Co. $17.39 Burroughs' Adding I.Iachine Co. 9.80 The IIcCaffery Co. .70 Business Systems, Inc. .36 rr .88 It 1 2.61 McClave Printing Co. 16.50 it 6.40 G. E. iveyer & Son, Inc. .85 tr 3.18 Mirror Press, Inc. 8.00 J. V. Cassady, M.D. 3.00 Municipal Supply Co. 181.14 Jos. DeVVilde Hdw. 20.95 New York Central R.R. Co. 40.00 tr 13.30 Northern Ind. Pub. Serv. 2.17 Edwards Iron Works 13.18 Office Engineers, Inc. 3.81 it 62.00 tt .75 The France Stone Co. 235.57 River Park Lbr. Co. 3.70 Goodyear Service 13.70 It 22.25 Indiana Bell Tole. Co. .40 The Royal Typewriter Co. 93,56 rt 6.93 Scherman-Schaus-Freeman Co. 2.84 tt 2.20 Schilling's 16.08 tt 6.1.0 0. J. Shoemaker Co. 135.23 rt 267.42 Singer General Tire Co. 118.64 tt 8.67 South Bend Foundry Co. 22.00 Indiana &'Ivlich_, . an Elec. Co. 179.91 South. Bend Sanitary Wipers Co. 19.11 rr 6879.26 Standard Oil Cb. 392.62 Korte Bros. Inc. 13.26 Weisberger Bros. 11.30 " 19.36 The following claims to be paid out of the Special N.P.A. fund or the Interceptor V.P.A. fund, in the amount of $1352.38 were approved and ordered paid. Sam Berman 37.44 Shell American"Pet. Co. 587.99 Business Systems, Inc. 1.55 Walter L. Shilts 7.00 Hurwich Iron Co. Inc. 2.45 The South Bend Clinic 302.00 Indiana Boll Tole. Co. 6.00 South Bend Supply Co. 2.00 M 6.45 v. H. ';leaver 11.40 It 6.00 tt 4.25 It rr 6.94 rr 175.50 6.00 It 6.00 cr . 70 Moretrench Corp. 182.71 STREET DEPARTMENT: TYIr. Tony 7mudzinski was present and matters pertaining to his depart ment were discussed. The Board authorized the Street Commissioner to -purchase a boiler from the National Mill Supply Co., at a price of $679.00, this boiler to be installed in the street de- 1partment offices, and to be of sufficient size to properly heat same. I.Ir. Zmudzinski advised the Board that the'Street Department had closed Knoblock Road and Maple Lane Road, at the north end of the airport. This was done upon instructions of the Traffic Engineer, IiIr. Miller, and approved by the Board of Works. These roads are to be closed during the emergency period, for better protection of the County airpor and its fatalities. This being the date set, bids on the repair of the Sample Street bridge wore opened and publically read, and it was moved that the proposals be given to the Engineering Department for tabulation and compilation as to their compliance to the advertised specifications. The Engineering Department will return the bids and the a;aard will be made on 'flednesday, December 24, 1941, The bids are as follows,* Sollitt Constr. Co. Thomas Hickey a= Co. D. C. Hay Co. Inc. -7964.00 7912:00 8978.00 ENGINEERING DEPt�TMENT: Mr. 11el S. Iliemier, of the Studebaker'Corporation., appeared be�ore the Board, with the Building Commissioner, 1�1r. Dalton 11loomaw, to request a varian in building being constructed for defense purposes. The variance .vas to permit three wood walls in lieu of brick walls, because of the immediate need of the building. The variance was allowed by the Board, because of the defense emergency, and subject to the following conditions: That if, after the defence emergency, the Studebaker Corporation desire to mace use of the bul_lding for their own purposes, the wood walls will be removed and walls complying ,with the building code be erected. Excavation bonds, in the amount of $1000.00 were received for J. B. Fleck Sr., Thi Bros., and Arthur Deppert. These bonds ,,.ere approved and ordered f _1_led. • • • 0 0 •