02/14/1948 Board of Public Works Special Meeting Minutes

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355 It has been suggested that we eliminate tingle seats such as we are us' ing In our.new busses. These single seats were installed upon the recommendation of traffic experts as a safety measure. Experience has shown that with the new busses passengers do not block the aisles and jeopardize the driver's operations. - li The new busses contain 35 seats. Not more than 40 seats could be placed in a new bus if the single seats were eliminated. (The older busses contain only 27 seats, less,) We thank that the busses presently used afford the greatest safety to ifor the general public. However, if you request, we shall equip our new busses with it • i' 40 seats. It has been suggested that our busses stop at all street intersections. There is no city in the country where transit vehicles stop at every block on their lines, life believe that this suggestion was made without giving full re- flection to the problem of modern transportation. To require a bus to stop at every street intersection iidll increase the traveling time of each bus from 8 to j� 12 minutes; will greatly increase traffic hazards; will increase wear and tear on our streets; will mean bus operation at a greatly increased cost. IISince the commencement of the war our lines have increased in length from a mile to two miles. ale have been able to hold our running time despite • this additional mileage. However, if we are obliged to stop at every block, we the type of service which the today de- are certain that we cannot render public mands. We believe that the vast majority of the public prefers the inconvenience of the skip -stop in favor to the faster schedule. Considerable time will be saved in the operation of our busses if the report submitted to you by Mr. Miller and T;Ir. Williams is adopted. This time so j saved can be disposed of in either one of two ways: 1a) By passing it on to our riders in the form df a faster schedule; or (b) By placing additional stops on our existing service and holding prsent.schedules. We suggest that we jointly make with you a study of our stops. If such ! a study is made, we shall be glad to install additional stops where mutual good • judgement warrants. • is • • We agree to use at reasonable intervals the services of men.experieno.ed in the transportation field who will make studies of our problems and counsel with all of us in respect to their solution. We agree at arll times to make a good faith effort to improve our service to the public. Very truly yours, 141ORTHERII INDIATTA TRAiISIT, IITC, BY A. W. Johannes .Vice -President There being no further business to come before the meeting, the Board adjourn at 11:30 A,M ATTEST: Clerk BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS February 16, 1948 A regular meeting of the Board of Public rlorks was held on Monday, February 16, ^1948 at 8:30 A,PII, All members were present. Minutes of the last meeting were r read and approved, Claims of the following suppliers in the amount of $3,064.38 were approved and ordered paid: Charles Armstrong $ 6,00 Simon Brothers 70'00 Continental Oil Cc, 30,60 South Bend Tribune 8.95 I, & M. Elec. Co. 457.84 South Bend Tribune 5,65 Mirror Press 6.05 Underwood Corporation '238,50 Mirror Press 8,64 Office Supply & Equip, 34,48 Acorn Refining Co. 180.00 McClave Printing Co. 47.50 Acorn Refining Co. 180.00 Mishawaka Equipment Co.' 10.75 Bearings Service Co. 2,37 Mishawaka Equipment Co. 13.40 Continental Oil Co. 919.86 C. A.'Schrader 17,07 Edwards Iron Works 6.39 Sheehan Tire Co. 222,85 Gadburyts Garage .85 Sheehan Tire Co. 215,18 Steve G, Ivankovics 31.50 Sheehan Tire Co. 69.00 McCaffery-Co. 6.65 Sheehan Tire Cc, 67,50 TvIcCaffery Cc, 5.03 Studebaker Corporation 7,20 McCaffery Co. 7.80 'Studebaker Corporation 67,96 Magnus Chemical Co. 51.81 Studebaker Corporation 24,03