08/12/1946 Board of Public Works Minutes

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267 • r1 U • n U the checks and the sums of money payable thereon to the city as agreed as liquidat ed damages for such failure. The Board of Public '_7orks reserves the right to reject any and all bids. STREET DEPARTIIENT: Mr. Casimer Balka, Street Commissioner, was present and matters pertaining o s department were discussed. BTr. Balka turned over to the Board a check in the amount of ;,p234.63 from the H. D. Lee 1VIercantile Company for road oil and asphalt. A form of contract between the Board of Public Works and Safety and Andrew A, Toth for preliminary services in connection with general,structural and mechanical plans for erecting a new one-story structure for the City Street Department was approved by the Board and it was directed that the Board should execute such con- tract upon its execution by Mr. Toth and submit it to the Common Council for ap- proval. ClMETERY DEPARUvIENT: Mr. Stanley Leszczynski, Sexton, was present and matters pertaining o hi=epartment were discussed. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 10:00. ATTEST IN e August 19, 1946 g of the A regular meetinCD Board of Public "."orks was held on Monday, August 19, 1946 at 8:30 A.? «11 members were present. T.:Iinutes of t'_e last meeting were read and approved. Claims of the following suppliers in the-miount of 807.26 were approved and ordered paid: Business Systems. 9.57 Royal Typewriter Co. 93.56 City ';later "forks 3.44 South -Bend Tribune 6.36 D. Sherman Ellison Agency 5.00 The Todd Sales Co. 40.00 I. 1,7. Lower Co. 72.00 Vitality Feed Store 13.50 T,Urror Press 5.83 leisber� er Bros. 13.44 Freda G. Noble 2.00 ;'lest Side Floral Co. 20.00 Nor. Ind. Publ Ser. Co. 4.01 Lien Chemical Co. 4.80 Bock `;'lelding c, Boiler Co. 65.40 The I,_cCaffel- Co. 17.82 Gadbury+ s Gara` e 8.61 E. H. 'filler A. 50 Ho='f`_man.Bros. 18.59 E. H. i:"iller 19.80 Hoff�ian Bros. 106.06 National I,Iill Supply 45.60 Ind. 0, Ilich. 7lec. Co. 1.20 Retco Alloy Co. 87.34 Ind. & ;Iich. Elee. Co. 14.72 Sheehan fire Service 109.55 Ind. 8, Mich. Elec. Co. 1.44 • Standard Automotive Supply 12.22 TRAFFIC DEPART1,1E IT: I=Ir. Ernest 1.1iller, Traffic Engineer, twas present and matters pertaining to his department :,ere discussed. BUS ROUTES: '.7ritten requests were received from the-_,orthern Indiana Transit Company for a-90 day trial service of routing the Rura Village Bus line South on LaFayette Street to Broadway, ':'lest on Broadway to Franklin Street, South on Frank- lin Street to Indiana Avenue and return via same; also -routing the Rum Village bus line East on Calvert Street to Kendall Street, Norte on I"-endall to Indiana Avenue, East on Indiana avenue to Franklin Street, thus discontinuing the use of Chapin Street ,Frhich is na_•rotir. The Board granted permission for the 90 day trial run, which, if successful, is -to be permanent. The Northern Indiana Transit Company also presented :written requests for additional bus service on an experimental basis for a 90 dw period beginning September 28, 1946 as follows: Olive Street, which is located approximately one-half mile,west of Mash Street is a north and south street in direction and is not provided with bus transportation, the proposed experiment is to operate the base schedule of the Rug. Village line every fifteen minutes :rest on Indiana Avenue to Olive Street, then South on Olive Street to Prairie ;Ivenue then Northeast on Prairie Avenue to various other streets that are now followed to the Court House; Also Belleville Gardens which is located approximately one-half mile west of Sheridan Street on Sample Street is not provided with bus transportation, the proposed experiment is to operate the base schedule of the ;Western Avenue bus line every fifteen minutes west on Semple Street to Belleville Gardens and return to Sheridan Street, the residents of Belleville Gardens to provide proper facilit- ies for the turning of the buses at the terrainus of the line. The Board approved this additional service and stipulated that if the 90 day experiment proves succ- essful the run should be permanent.