06/04/1945 Board of Public Works Minutes

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203 • STREET DEPA:RT=NT: M.r. Anthony 2mudzinski, Street Commissioner, was present and.matters pertaining to his department were discussed. CEMETERY DEPARTMENT: Mr. Stanley Leszczynski, Sexton, was present and matters pertain to his department were discussed. :There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourne at 10:00 A.P. June 4, 1945 • A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Monday, June 4, 1945 at 9:00 A.M. All members were present. Minutes of the last meeting were read and appro Claims of the following suppliers in the amount of 09,110.69 were approved and ordered paid:. Business Systems 7.67 Indiana & Michigan Elec. Co. .96- Indiana. & Michigan Elec. -o. 167.66 Ketchen Brothers 5.00 1Indiana & Michigan Elec. Co. 103.56 Ketchen Brothers 5.00 1 4ndiana & Michigan Elec. Co. 72024.93 Morrell Mfg. Co. 41.17 Dooley Electric Company 1,738.15 Schilling's Inc. .55 Indiana Bell Telephone 16.03 • i BUILDING DEPARTMENT: The following letter submitted by Mr. Dalton 1S!Ioomaw, Building Commissioner was approved by the Board: May 29, 1945 To the Board of Public Works and Safety, South Bend, Indiana Gentlemen: The requirements of the new State Building Code vary considerably from those ' of our local code. The State Code is more liberal in its requirements for thickness of masonry walls for buildings in the Fire District. Their specification follows the Under- Iwriters' Standards for one, two, three or four hour fire resistance. 'Tentative plans for the apartment houses for the South Bend Housing Authority i P P � y 'the Maggies Court Area are prepared according to the requirements of the State Code. These plans contemplate three-story fireporrof structures with eight inch walls for the second ' and third stories, where our code calls for not less than twelve inch walls. . As the Underwriters Laboratories classify eight inches of brick masonry as a four -hour -fire-resistant wall, and the State Code requires one- to four -hour -fire-resis- tant walls for buildings in the Fire Districts, according to mire exposure, I feel that we will be justified in permitting these eight -inch walls on condition that they be made of brick throughout and are provided with cross -walls at approximately twenty -foot inter • vals. Very truly yours, (s) D. Moomaw, Building Commissioner TRAFFIC ENGINEER: Mr. Ernest Miller, Traffic Engineer, was present and matters pertainin Ito his department were discussed. Mr. Miller informed the Board that several rooms were available to rent in the Chrisman Building and the Clerk of the Board was directed to contact the rental agent Hof the Building for details_. ENGINEERING DEPAR` 1`ENT: An excavation bond in the amount of 01,000.00 was approved for the Indiana Bell Telephone Company, and was ordered filed. Mr. Klausmeier and Mr. Pruden of the Studebaker Corporation came before the Board Ito ask permission for building a one story building on their property for storage pur- I1poses. This building is to be built from salvaged material, and would not meet all (requirements of the building code, but inasmuch as it is to be eliminated as soon as the 11 stored materials are disposed of, the Board approved the plans for same. 11STREET DEPARTIMENT: Mr. Anthony Zmudzinski, Street Commissioner, was present and matters 1per'tAining to his department were discussed. 1 CEMETERY DEPARTVIENT: Mr. Stanley Leszczynski, Sexton, was present and matters pertaining H to his department Vvere discussed.