03/26/1945 Board of Public Works Minutes

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196 March 26, 1945 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Monday, March 26, 1945 at 9:00 A.M. All members were present. Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Salary claims in the amount of $9,123.92 were approved and ordered paid. Claims of the following suppliers in the amount of $417.18 were approved and ordered paid. - Durex Steel Company 90.37 The Gibson Company 6.56 V. E. Harmon, M.D. 28.00 McComb Battery Co. 6,48 McComb Battery Co. 10.35 McComb Battery Co. 7.31 National Brake Service 1 9.06 Building Dept. (Trans.) 105.00 River Park Lumber Co. 6.66 Romy-Hammes Co. 31.65 The Todd Sales Company 27,50 Lewis Salisbury 42,50 The Studebaker Corp. 4.24 E. Miller (Trans.) - 20.00 C. Balka (Trans.) - 12.50 TRAFFIC DEPARTDILTT: Mr. Ernest Miller, Traffic Engineer, was present and matters per- taining to his department were discussed. A group of representatives of various trucking companies together with the President, of the Teamsters Union, came before the Board to discuss the ordinance regulating truck routes in the City of South Bend. Those present were Mr. Maurice Tucker, Tucker Freight Lines, Mr. N. J. Partritz, Office of Defense Transportation, Mr. John -Douglass, Rainbo Express, Inc., Mr. Claude Jones, Clemans Truck lines, Gerald Land, Commercial Freight Lines, George Page, E.E. Mills Trucking Company, Leo Bauer, Teamsters Union, Clifford McColl.ey, Tucker Freight Lines and Mr. Walter Biggs, President of the `teamsters Union. After a full discussion of the truck routes, Mr. Williams suggested that the Union Repre-I sentatives together with some members of the Trucking Companies hold a meeting with the Traffic Engineer and the Police Chief to work out a solution to their problems. STREET DEPARTMENT: Mr, Anthony Zmudzinski, Street Commissioner, was present and matters pertaining to his department were discussed. CEMETERY DEPARTMENT: Mr. Stanley Leszczynski, Sexton, was present and matters pertaining to his department w ere discussed. tThere being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 12.00 Noon. --2 - April 2, 1945 A regular meeting of the Board of Public "Torks was held on blonday, April 2, 1945 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 $417.18 were approved and ordered paid: Gus Caussemaker Agency Gendels Merchandise Dart Indiana & Michigan '..Electric Co. Ketchen Bros. C. F. Balka Business Systems Business Systems L. G. Gates The Gibson Company Goodyear Service Grummell & Sons Indiana Bell Telephone Korte Bros. 5.00 Nor. Ind. Pub. Ser. Co. 1.71 2,00 C . E. Perkins 5.00 1.62 Travelers Insurance Co. 5.00 5.00 Travelers Insurance Co. 5.00 5.66 Lien Chemical.Co. 13.80 4.94 Municipal Supply Co. 3.50 3.09 National Mill Supply 1.83 1.39 O'Brien Varnish Co. 160.65 27.26 Richey Radiator Service 17.00 65.60 C. A. Schrader 17.43 51.47 C. A. Schrader 17.43 3.75 The Studebaker Corp. 9.29 16.69. TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT: Mr.. Ernest Miller,, Traffic Engineer, was present and matters per- taining to his department were discussed. ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT: A petition was received, signed by five property owners, asking; that side walk and sewer be installed on 013rien Street from Werwinski Street.to the first alley South. This was reverr=ed to the Engineering Department. A contractor t s bond was approved for Stanley J. 'Nachowiak and was ordered filed ands an Excavation bond was approved for Charles E. Dempsey and was ordered filed. An Excavation bond was also approved for the Sollitt Construction Company and was ordered f' .led. • • • •