09/08/1947 Board of Public Works Minutes

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September 15, 1947 325 Colvin, agent for the Indiana Bell Telephone Company, and Charles E. Em.ions. A letter was received from the City Plan Commission indicating that they. approve the vacation of the alley in the rear of lots 57, 58, and 59 in Augustine's Addition to the City of South Bend. The City Engineer was directed to prepare a resolution for same. I - A petition was received asking for the vacation of the first alley South of South Street from • Michigan Street to the first alley East of lrlichigan Street. This was referred to the City Plan Commission for investigation and report. i The Board approved plans for sanitary sewers proposed for Kentucky Street from 'Testern Avenue to Ford Street submitted by the Colpaert Realty Corporation. j� The Board approved specifications and plans for the Bowman Creek Calvert ;from Broadway to Pennsylvania. IjSTREET DEPART., NT: 1Tr. Casimer Balka, Street Commissioner, was present and i matters pertaining to his department t-rere discussed. • Mrs, H. J. Noel, spokesman for a Ij group of interested property owners, who et were present at the meeting, asked for the repair of Bonds Avenue, Green Street and Goodland Avenue to Bendix Drive. The City Engineer and the Street Conmgissioner will make an investigation of conditions. The Young Veterans Club asked permission to close Brookfield Street from Washington Street f:o the first alley north on Saturday, September 13, from noon till 11:30 P.11. The Board granted permission. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting ad- journed at 10 : 00 A,L_, AT T C ,r j BOARD OF WORT I I September -15, 1947 Ij A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works- was held on Monday.. September !I it15, ,1947 at 8:30 A.jtil. All members i-iere present. l:inutes of the last meeting I� were read and approved. Salary clai?�s in the -amount of 5 14,827.49 were approved and ordered paid. Claims of the following suppliers in the amount of A13,647.65 were approved and ordered paid: I Englewood Elec. Supply c3 12.60 Sheehan Tire Service 140.70 j Englewood :71ec. :Supply 41.00 South Bend Tribune 7.54 Scherman-Schaus-Freeman 618.60 Kenneth J. Tubbs 36%26 Bearings Service , .88 E. R.- Newland Co. 14>,00 Englewood Elec. Supply 27.15 Novo Engine Co. 43.91* Fran&e "Stone Co. 830.50 The Ohio Oil Co. 156.18 • �� The Gibson Company 31,51 River Park Lumber Co. 26.22 I� Ind. w ich. Elec. Co. 2.08 St. Joseph's Hospital- 8175 !!� Ind. & lilich. Elec. Co. 3,40 S-cherman-Schaus-Freeman Co. 3.43 I, Ind. & Mich. E1ee. Co. 14.52 Scherman-Schaus-Freeman Co. 10.13 Indiana Sell Telephone 6,75 Sheehan Tire }service 324.60 Korte Bros, 85795.00 H. H. Slominski, 11.D, 24.00 Kuert Conctete Co. 23.60 South Bend Sand Gravel 90.52 E. R. Newland Co. 1,861.20 Standard Oil Company 86.62 TRAFFIC DEPARTT NT: 11r. ]rnest Miller, Traffic Engineer, was present at the j) meeting and matters pertaining to his department were discussed. • E BUSSES : 11r. R. R. Sraith, Mr. Watterson and Mr. Hahn of the Northern Indiana Transit Company, came before the Board to petition the permission of the Board to extend the Ford Street line from its present terminus in Belleville, over the following route for a trial period of 60 days, beginning September 27, 1947, as follows: From Belleville terminus over Sample Street to 1layflower toad; over mayflower Road to Lai=rrence Street; over Lawirence Street +bo Berry Street; over Berry Street to Ardmore Trail; over Ardmore Trail to 11oss Road in Ardmore, re- turning over the same route. The rate of fare to be fifteen (15) cents cash or one token plus one nickel with free transfer privilege to other city lines in South Bend. The Board granted permission for this trial period.