06/01/1943 Board of Public Works Minutes

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109 The following memo was submitted to the .Board: T�Zay 18, 1943 DI! emo ii To - Board of Public Works From - Clyde E. Williams, City Civil Engineer A few months ago officials of the Belleville Lumber Company appeared before the Board • and requested the Board to accept certain streets in Bercliff Addition for maintenance under present conditions. The request was made because agreement with the F.H.A. requir s �I pavement and it is ilpossible at this time to obtain paving materials. A recent inspection was made of the unpaved portion of Timber Lane and also 0akcrest Drive from, Timber Lane to 35th Street. A profile was requested to determine if these streets have been graded to the grade established by this Board. The streets have been graded approximately to the established grade, and bank run gravel has been installed approxiinately 20 feet in width and 6 inches in depth on or near the center line of these streets. • Even though this gravel is not exactly to grade, it being as muchas one foot below grad in some places, the Engineering Department recommends that it be accepted for maintenanc The remainder of the roadway section is in satisfactory condition. If and when resur- facing material is available, it will the to bring the final grade to its proper elevation. jThis was approved by the Board and ordered filed. 0 • • 0 T.ir. Perkins, one of the Trustees of the Bowman Cemetary, came before the Board to request that the City take over the operation of the Cernetary. The Board took this advisement, and it was suggested that liulr. Perkins -submit his proposal to the Board in writing, before any action be made. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at A,!,,,!.10:0A,!,,,!. ATTEST: rA er I'rIEETING - JLE 1, 1943 A regular meeting of the Board of '!or-rs was held on Tuesday, June 1, 1943 at 9:00 A.TKI. All members were oresent. Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Claims of the following suppliers in the amount of $1815.05 were approved and ordered paid: li American Florist Supr'ly 2.20 Ernest H. sVIiller $ 5.25 Business Systems 127.15 National 11,1ill Supply 6.24 fBusiness Systems 4.84 idIirr•or Press 2.02 Business Systems 1.47 E. R. Newland Co. 1.01 Business Systems .66 Schilling's Inc. 5.93 J. DeWilde Hardware Co. 32.93 South Bend Sand & Gravel 8.60 Ind. T 14ich. Elec. Co. 2.28 South Rend Sand & Gravel 10.95 Kaylor-t--olman Co. 50.20 Standard Gil Company 443.72 Korte Bros. 250.00 `ieisberger Bros. 9.60 j� Korte Bros. 850.00 A salary claim for w62.50 was approved and ordered paid out of the special `X. .A. Fund or the Interceptor Sewer Fund. STREET DEPARUTIE11T: IZr. Tony Zmudzir_ski, Street Commissioner was present at the meeting and matters pertaining, to his department were discussed. Mr. Zmudzinski turned over to the Board �"9.00 for the use of the grader and ��2.00 from the sale of junk. The Board 'having approved the specifications for one new or used power driven CD street sweeper, as prepared and submitted by the Engineering Department, the Clerk is hereby authorized to advertise for bids to be received in the office of the Board of Public lNorks and Safety until 10:00 A.i,I. June 21, 1943, at which time they will be publicly opened and read. TRAFFIC ENGINEER: Mr. Ernest Miller, traffic Engineer, was present at the meeting and matters pertaining to his department were discussed.