03/13/1944 Board of Public Works Minutes

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14'7 • TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT: Mr. Ernest Miller, Traffic Engineer, was present and matters pertain ing to his department were discussed. Mr. Miller was granted permission to be in Indianapolis, March 8-9-1-11 to work on the down town traffic system with the :State Traffic Engineer. CEMETERY DEPARTMENT: Mr. Stanley Lenzczynski,"Sexton, presented his report for the month of .February, 1944. 'There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned. at 10 : 30 A.14. .� MEETING - MARCH 13, 1944 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Ir,Ionday, March, 13, 1944 at 9:00 A.M. All members were present. Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Salary claims in the amount of $7,837.05 were approved and ordered paid. Claims of the following suppliers in the amount of $ 8,760.69 were approved and ordered paid: . j W. H. Bruner 5.00 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 65.79 C. F. Balka Trans. 12.50 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 10.60 City '`dater Works 5.38 Ind. & Mich. Elec. Co. 173.16 D. Sherman Ellison Agency 5.00 Ind. & Mich. Elec. Co. 6,997.66 Goodyear Service 2.25 McClave Printing Co. 65.00 • Harry's Watch Shop 2.50 McClave Printing Co. 95.00 Bell Telephone Co. 6.19 St. Joseph Heating Co. 300.85 IIndiana Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 2.82 River Park Lumber Co. 487.41 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 162.20 South Bend Tribune 3.30 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 6.19 U. S. Treasurer 95.00 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 12.43 Worrell Mfg. moo. 99.07 STREET DEPARTMENT: Mr. Anthony 3hudzinski,, Street Commissioner, was present and matters pertaining to his department were discussed. ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT: The Board approved p a permanent easement on a sewer through the Studebaker Defense Plant Corporation and the Studebaker Property. The Board has been advised that the Railroads involved in the Meade and Arnold Street Crossings have filed new applications with the War Production Board for gates and flashers at those crossings. A letter was drafted to the City Council advising them of the fact. The transaction having been completed in the sale of the city owned gravel pit to the South Bend Sand & Gravel Corporation, the deed and abstract having been delivered to the South Bend Sand & Gravel Corporation, the two checks totaling $4,000,00 from said h South Bend Sand & Gravel Corporation were submitted to the City Controller. �I This being the date set, hearing was 2524, had on the final assessment roll of improvement • resolution No. known as the Duey Street Sewer, for a local sewer on Duey Street South from Bend Avenue, north to the north line of Hartman and Miller's Addition and Hartman and Woodworth Addition. • In the above named assessment roll, no remonstrators appeared and no written re- monstrances were filed with the Clark of the Board, the Clerk gave proof that the assessment roll was published in two newspapers, and the Board, being fully advised in the premises, finds that the several lots and parcels of land have been benefited in the amounts whown on said assessment -roll. The Board, therefore, decides to take final. action on said assessment roll and declares same in all things ratified and confirmed and approved without modification and the proceedin'-s closed. The Board now orders said assessment roll delivered to the Department of Finance. TRAFFIC DEPARUIENT: Mr. Ernest Miller, Traffic Engineer, was present and matters per- taining to his department were discussed. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 10:00 A.M. /% . r AT lerk