10/11/1943 Board of Public Works Minutes

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123 MEETING - OCTaBER 41 1943 • • A regular meeting .of the Board of Public Works was held on Monday, October 4, 1943 at 9:00 A.M. All members were present. Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Claims of the following suppliers in the amount of $1,261.77 were approved and ordered paid: Abstract and Title `:Co. 5.50 McClave Printing Co. 17.50 Englewood Electric Supply Co. 10,21 McClave Printing Co. 14.50 T. J. Ewer 5.00 McClave Printing Co. 56.25 Garnitz Furniture Co. 292.50 E. R. Newland Co. 1.75 Hoffman Bros. 5.50 Office Engineers 2.40 Ind. & Mich. Elec. Co. 129.82 South Bend Sand & Gravel 61.45 Ind. &.. Mich. Elec. Co. 1.38 Standard Gil Co. 440.08 Korte Bros. 153.25 Travelers Ins. Co. 5.00 Korte Bros. 43.20 J. C. Lauber Co. 16.48 STREET DEPARTMENT: Mr. Anthony Zmudzinski, Street Commissioner, was present and matters pertaining to his department were discussed. Mr. Zmud2L nski reported to the Board that the railroad crossing of the Grand Trunk and New Jersey Railroads at Arnold Street was badly in need of repair. This was referr to Mr. Williams. XEA,IETARY DEPARTMENT:_ Mr. Stai ley Leszczynski, Sexton, presented his report for the month of September. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 10:00 A.Ivr". ATTEST: Clerk EFA rw 10 -1 . -A r10 .10 ROO mff% _P , 0 MR- O :. MEETING - OCTOBER 11, 1943 WORKS A regular meeting of the Board of Public 'Works was held on Monday, October 11, 1943 at 9:00 A.M. All members were present. Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Salary claims in the amount of $8,001.35 were approved and order e d paid. Claims of the following suppliers in the amount of $3,703.69 were approved and ordered paid: • i� J. D. Adams Co. 32.78 Koontz-.agner Co. 67.00 S. T. Berner Co. 5.00 Koontz -Wagner Co. 8.00 S. T. Berner Co. 5.00 Korte Bros. 2,200 00 !� Business Systems 1.33 I. N. Lower Co. 1.40 The France Stone Co. 405.65 G. E. Meyer .Co. 2.38 !i Hargrave Paint Co. 35.80 National Mill Supply 9.12-: Hoffman Bros. 4.05 E. R. Newland Co. 820.00 Ind. & Mich. Elec. Co. 15.99 South Bend Supply Co. 11.88 Ind. & Mich. Elec. Co. 4.00 Studebaker Corp. 55.00 Interstate Paint & Glass Co. 5.22 Studebaker Corp. 1.68 C. Balka ( Trans. Allow. ) 12.50 • �� The following claims were paid out of the Special V.P.A. Fund or the Interceptor I! Sewer Fund: Edgar Anderson - Salary 62.50 I - ! STREET DEPARTMENT: The Street Commissioner was authorized to provide trucks and drivers �i for the scrap drive, Sunday, October 17, 1943 in accordance with a request received from the Civitan Club. A petition was received from the Polish -American Civic Committee and the Polish �! American Improvement Committee requesting that action be taken to bring about the j installation of the most modern type of safety'signals at the Arnold Street Crossing' • of the New York Central and Grand Trunk Railroads. The Board of Public Works appointed Mr. ;Clyde E. Williams to obtain -the following information 'I 1. The type of signal best suited for giving the best protection at said crossing. 2. The co-operation of the New fork Central and the Grand Trunk Railroads in obtaining and installing said equipment. ! °3. The possiblility of obtaining the type of signals and equipment during the' CD present war emergency. °4. The development of alternative safety measures in the event types of equipment II actually required can not be obtained during the war. I� -Mr. rtlilliams is requested to report his findings to the Board one week from today.