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<br />MEETING - SEPTET,TB's'R 182 1944
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<br />�I A regular meeting of the Board of Public 'forks was held on Monday,September 18, li
<br />1944 at 9.00 All members were present. T,Tinutes of the last meeting were read and
<br />I� approved. Claims for salaries in the amount of p7,059.55 were approved and ordered �I
<br />paid. Claims of the following suppliers in the :mount of 117,545.27 were approved and I
<br />ordered paid:
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<br />American Linen Supply w 9.00 Indiana Bell 'Telephone Co. 49.31 j!
<br />Pzieri.can 'Linen Supply 5.00 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 8. 40 it
<br />!I Bruggners News Corner 5. FO 1. '•'S. Loeser Co. 9.00
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<br />i� Builders Store Inc. 3.85 I. "Pl. Lower Co. 10.70 •
<br />City, .pater 'Tlorks .71 Stanley J. IViuszynski 5.00
<br />j The Columbia Carbon Co. 27.00 Stanley J. I,iuszynski 5.00 a
<br />jl Carl--N. Ginz 20.64 Stanley J. PTuszynski 5.00 j
<br />II Indiana & I'ilichigan Elee. Co. 71104.82 Royal Typewriter Co. 1.75
<br />I Indiana & Mlichigan Elec. Co. 170.01 Chas. Armstrong 2.50
<br />B. J. McCarthy 2 Mi fe
<br />ii � 4.88 B. J. 1V1cCafl.,ry - 10.00
<br />Hoffman Bros. 97.94 Standard Coil Co. 10.29
<br />!; E. R. Neuland Co. 8.00 'he Studebaker -Corp. 7.26
<br />South Bend Awning Co. 20.00 The Studebaker Corp. 5.11 !I
<br />South Bend Sanitary uVipers 8.50
<br />TRfali',FIC DEPARTYENT: Mr. Ernest I,, iller, Traffic Engineer, was present and matters ;per- i; •
<br />Ij taining to his department ,.vere discussed. j
<br />!i STREET DEPARZI,,RETTT: Mr. Anthony Zmudzinski, Street Commissioner, ryas present and matters j
<br />pertaining to his department were discussed.
<br />ENGINEERING DEPKIRTMIEN'T: A Contractor's bond was approved for Henry C. Cody, and Excava-
<br />tor's bonds were approved for George A. Aslin, Goheen Plumbing and Heatinb Company and
<br />Conservative Life Insurance Compare;-. These 0vere ordered filed.
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<br />• A petition was filed asking for a pavement, on Kendall Street.. This was referred toil
<br />the City Engineer for investigation and report.. i
<br />�I The following resolution was received: j
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<br />RESOLUTION
<br />Be it resolved by the Southwest property owners association that the President of I'
<br />this Association,, acting as a committee of one, with such assistants as he may deem desi.-L"L
<br />able, shall present to the Board of Puboic 'ork_s and Safety of the City of South Bend,
<br />Indiana, the consensus of this Association expressed in this reolution, and take such
<br />other steps as may be deemed needful to bring to realization the project hereby. endorsed,11i. e. :
<br />1. To create, open and place to the service of t_le public Calvert Street from
<br />Kemble Street to Prairie Avenue. •
<br />2. Douglas Street from Bruce, carried South to Donald Street.
<br />3. Gliver Street from Bruce Street South to Donald Street.
<br />4. 'IVebster Street from Bruce Street South to Donald Street,
<br />BE IT FTJRTIIiJ`R RESOLVED: That the public need for such opening and rendering the j
<br />same available to public use is very evident, because:
<br />(a) It will alleviate traffic congestion on Indiana, Prairie and Kemble Avenues
<br />due to extre_nely heavy traffic tereover incident to the industrial plants making use
<br />thereof as outlets,
<br />(b) Render readier and more conveniently available the park facilities to the
<br />public resident in the section. j!
<br />(c) '_`+Lake accessible for drainage and sanitary facilities said streets when opened
<br />to improve such. conditions in the community. ! •
<br />BE IT FURTiER RESOLVED: that this association is pled;med to give the President all i.
<br />aid in pressing the purpose of this resolution to ultimate success.
<br />(s) 1vlichael Zahoran, President
<br />(s) Joseph A. '.51entland , Secretary
<br />The above resolution was discussed but no action was taken.
<br />The following letter was presented by 1dr.'4'lilliams.
<br />September 13, 1944 j
<br />City of South Bend,
<br />Department of Engineering, •
<br />South Bend, Indiana
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<br />Attention: 11Ir. Clyde E. "lilliams, City Engineer
<br />Dear I�,Lr. T,"fi11i2��ns : !;
<br />With reference to your letter of September 5, 1944, regarding a vetition received from ,
<br />the residents living in the vicinity of Calvert and Kimble Avenue, please be advised that
<br />this authority is at the present time preparing dedication for the North one-half (N- )
<br />of Donald Street from Kimble Avenue to 'lebster Street and for the East one-half (E2) of !(
<br />"rebster Street from Donald Street to Bruce Street, these being the two perimeter streets)
<br />not fullJT dedicated at this time. •
<br />In regard to the streets within the interior of this project this authority does
<br />not feel that this is the proper time to dedic#te these streets. The future planning ofl
<br />this development has not as yet reached a stage whereby we can be certain as to what
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