11/05/1945 Board of Public Works Minutes

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226 ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT.* An excavation bond was approved for Arthur C. Rogers and was ordered filed. A petition was received asking for the vacation of an alley South of Mishawaka Avenu from Louise Street to the Grand Trunk Railroad Tracks. This was referred to the City Plan Commission. A petition was received asking for the vacation of a strip of land five feet in width taken off of the East side of the alley extending North from Sample Street between lots No. 7 and 8 in the Louis Nicholls Subdivision to the City of South Bend. This was referred to the City Plan Commission. A petition was received asking for the vacation of Sibley Street from Brookfield Street to Johnson Street. This was referred to the City Plan Commission. STREET DEPARTMENT: Mr. Casimer Balka, Street Commissioner, presented the tabulation of bids received for tractors and snow plows, and the Board found that in their opinion, + the lowest and best bid was the bid of Korte Brothers of Fort Wayne, Indiana, knd the Board therefore authorized the purchase of two tractors, two snow plows and one mower from Korte Brothers at a total sum of 2,374.01. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 10:00 A.Tvi. 1-7 J November 19, 1945 ii A regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety was held on Monday, November 19, 195 at 9:00 A.M. All members were resent. Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Salary claims in the amount of 13,655.44 were approved and ordered paid. Claims of the, j following suppliers in the amount of A,:2,008.86 were approved and ordered paid: American Linen Supply 9.00 G. E. Meyer & Son 3.20 City Water Works 10.30 Royal Typewriter Co. 93.56 L. 0. Gates Chev. Co. 790.00 Royal Typewriter Co. 20.25 Indiana Bell Telephone 6.49 Schilling's Inc. .79 Ind. & Mich. Elec. Co. 231.54 Schillingis Inc. 1.00 The McCaffery Co. 9.08 The Studebaker Corp. 15.47 C. F. Balka (Trans.) 12.50 Ind. &Mich. Elec. Co. 1.40 Andresen Corp. 112.77 The TVIcCaffery Co. 13.33 Business Systems 3.88 Ind. & I,,Iichigan Elec. Co. .60 The France Stone Co. 312-.32 E. R. Newland Co. 10.00 Goodyear Service 79.56 O'Brien Varnish Co. 41.59 Goodyear Service 93.84 St. Joseph's Hospital 8.20 Goodyear Service 81.66 The South Bend Supply Co. 13.84 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 30.60 The Studebaker Corp. 13.71 TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT: Mr. Ernest Miller, Traffic Engineer, was present and matters pertai" - ing to his department were discussed. A request from the Polish American Businessmen.'s Association for a stop light at Nestern Avenue and Arnold Street was referred to the Traffic Engineer for investigation and,report. II ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT: A Contractor's bond in the.amount of $1,000.00 was approved ! for -the Bock "fielding & Boiler Company and an Excavation Bond in the amount of �1,000.00 !� was approved for Edward L. Carlson. These were ordered filed. it - A resolution permitting the owners of the Page.Hotel property, to seal a two inch (211) opening between the newly constructed building.a nd the building owned by the City Water Works, to prevent damage by the collection of, moisture in the area, was approved by the Board. A copy of the resolution to become a part of these minutes. Vacation Resolution No. 2539. November 12, 1945 having been the date set for public hearing on the assessment roll showing the award of damages and the assessments of benefits in the matter of the �! vacation of the first alley North of Randolph Street from I,Iarine Street to the East line of the alley '.'Jest of Marine Street under Vacation Resolution No. 2539, and said date having been a public holiday the hearing was continued until November 19, 1945. i In the above named assessment roll, no remonstrators appeared and no written re- l monstrances were filed, the Clerk of the Board submitted proofs of publication of notice and same were found sufficient, and the Board., therefore, finds that the several lots j and parcels of land have been benefited and damaged in the amounts shown on said roll. The Board, therefore, decides to take final action on said .assessment roll and declares same in all things ratified, confirmed and approved without modification and the proceedt El • • • • E •