11/05/1945 Board of Public Works Minutes

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22a is 0 • The Board now.orders the Clerk of the Board to advertise for bids for said work returnable on the 26th day of November, 1945. No action was taken in regard to the matter of the bid for sewer and pavement on ellows Street. A petition containing 14 names was received asking for the construction of a local sewer on Fisher Street from Olive Street to Meade Street. This was referred to the �I City Engineer for investigation and report. STREET DEPARTMENT: Mr. Casimer Balka, Street Commissioner, was present and matters per- taining to his department were discussed. This being the date set for receiving bids for two tractors with snow plow attach- .ments, the following; bids were opened and read: Korte Bros, Certified Check for $250.00 Tractor 0833,38 Fort Wayne.. Indiana Non -collusion affidavit Mower 239.25 Snow Plow 227.00 Indiana Equipment Co. Indianapolis, Indiana Gadbury+s Garage, South Bend, Indiana Bidder's bond 01,000.00 No bidder's bond, check or non -collusion affidavit Tractor $703.50 Mower 240.00 Snow Flaw 262.00 Tractor $938.00 Mover 223.00 Snow Plow 222.00 Gadbury's bid not considered because it did not the required certified check or bidder's bond attached. These bids were referred to the Street Department for tabulation and a report at the next meeting. There being no further business to come before the Board, at 12:25 P.Tyl. November 5, 1945 the meeting was adjourned BOARD OF PUBLIC INORKS A regular meeting of the Board of Public ,1'1orks was held on Monday, November 5, 1945 at 8:30 p.m. All members were present. Tlinutes.of the last meeting were read and approved. Claims of the following suppliers in the amount of 09,734.66 were approved and ordered paid: S. T. Berner 5.00 Tiiiller Bryant Pierce Co. 4.75 Business Systems 3.79 C. E. Perkins 5.00 City Water Works 11.62 South Bend Tribune 3.30 Ind. & Mich. Elec. Co. 71028.63 Schilling's Inc. .52 Ind. & Mich. Elec. Co. 167.66 South Bend Tribune 4.95 Interstate Glass & Paint Co. 5.25 J. E. yualz Garage 133.65 I. , . Lower Co. 13.90 Clyde E. ,Williams 3.75 Andresen Corporation 112.92 Ind. & Mich. Elec. Co. 2.92 Dr. B. J. Bolka 6.00 Ind. & Mich. Elec. Co. 1.00 Dr. B. J . Bolka 8.00 International Harvester 9.20 Dr. B. J. Bolka 6.00 I. Lower. Co. 2.10 Business Systems 1.11 The Ohio Oil Co. 65.18 Business Systems 1.76 The Studebaker Corp. .36 Century Tool & Metal Co. 108.96 The Studebaker Corp. .68 Dooley Elec. Co. 1p808.34 The Studebaker Corp. 22.42 1 The Gibson Company 145.71 The Studebaker Corp. .12 Hoffman Bros. 10.00 The Studebaker Corp. 5.75 Ind. & Mich. Elec. Co. 16.16 `quire & Disc ',Wheel Co. 8.40 A petition for a parking lot in the rear of 127 North IMain Street was approved by the Board, and a $1,000,00 bond covering same was also approved. b TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT: Mr. Ernest Miller, Traffic Engineer, was present and matters per- taining to his department were discussed. ENGINEERI11U DEPARTMENT: The Board approved the established grace of the alley Torte of I Elwood Avenue from College Street to Brookfield Street and the alley `Nest of Brookfield I Street from Bulla Street to Keller Street. Also the established grade of the alley 'West of College Street from Elwood Avenue to Bulla Street. TRAFFIC A petition was received containing forty two names asking for an investigation f the traffic conditions at Adams and Vassar Streets. This was referred to the Traffi ngineer for investigation and report.