07/22/1946 Board of Public Works Minutes

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July 2 2, 1946 A regular meeting of the Board of Public `.tiorks was held on Taonday, July 220 _1946 at 8:30 A.1�1. All members were present Minutes of the last mee'ing were .read and approved. Claims of the following suppliers in the amount oft 305.17 were approved and ordered paid: 4.75 Ray E. Kyle s 20.00 T,,lirror Press T,,7eClave Printing Co. 57.50 iiirror Press 4.54 1 Tiirror Press 4.54 Nor. Ind. Pub. Ser. Co. 1.00 mirror Press 3.24 The Studebaker Corp. 6•06 159.34 Standard Oil Company 10938.00 Durex Steel Co. Oadburyts Implement Sales 4.20 Studebaker Corp. 8.32 I V. E. „Harmon, Ti.D. 6.00 The Studebaker Corp. 15.45 V. E. Hannon, 11.D. 40.00 The Studebaker Corp. 13.84 Indiana tell Telephone 17.24 is p _ Il i '1 TRAFFIC DEPARTT: ENT : I1r. Ernest Tiiller, Traffic Digineers was present and matters per- aining to is epari-nent were discussed. I" The Board adopted T; r. T.7illert s plan ,12 for traffic control for bus loading and i it unloading zones T,Tr. Harlan of the American Bus Lines -cane before the Board to ask for a loading j1 and unloading spot preferrably in front of the LaSalle Hotel as that is where their ticket office is located. The Board and T.Tr. TIiller discussed the matter at some ! contact a parking lot in that vicinity and 11 length and suggested to Mr. Harlan that he make arrangements for the bus loading there inasmuch as the city is trying to eliminate; on -street loading and unloading. =GII`TEERITTG DEPAR I-JE'DTT : A petition tivas received asking for the vacation of an alley11 etween rots an020 North Francis Street. This �;as referred to the City Plan ;i Commission for investigation and report. ledli The Board approved the plans for three 25,000 gallon storage tanks to be instaSaidil at 1039 East Pennsylvania Avenue for the Northern Indiana Public Service Company. ,� tanks to be used for storing Propane fuel. The plans have already been approved by I the State Fire DLarshallt s office in Indianapolis. Plans and specifications for the footings on a building being constructed at the Southwest corner of ''Jayne and Tiain Streets for the Indiana Bell Telephone Company were approved by the Board. ;) ji Contractors bonds Jere approved and ordered filed for Harry Anderson, Fred Black and Simeon Stancin d/b/a S-L-A-B Construction Company and the Strohm Construction Company. i II STREET DEPART&TENT: ITr. Casimer Balka, Street Com issioner, was present and matters � pertaining to his departrent were discussed. it The Street Commissioner infortied the Board that the Street Department had been called upon to furnish flares and barricades for a number of private jobs being done, I! anal the Board authorized 'him to make the following charges: A deposit of ,7.50 to be II charged for each barricade with a deduction of 25 cents per day for its use and a deposit of "2.50 for each flare with a deduction of 10 cents -per day from that amount � for its use. The failure to return flares or barricades mould result in the contractor; forfeiting the right to take out any more or the course of action to'� e determined by !� the Street commissioner. The Street Cormissioner was authorized to attend the meeting of the Indiana Muni- cipal League July 24-25-26 in Indianapolis. f. i CEMETERY DEPARTMENT: Tir. Stanley Leszczynski, Sexton, was present and matters pertain- ing to 71s department were discussed. There being no further business to come before the Board, eht meeting was adjournec at 10:00 A.1;1. AT Xzo 'P� i "C APO Or 'ti 0 RKS j • • 0 i 0