06/01/1948 Board of Public Works Minutes

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378 ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT: Contractor's bonds were approved and ordered filed for Leo A. Lippman, d/b/a Jackson Corporation and Ra�.ph A. Keller, Jr. An Excavation bond was approved and ordered filed for Cliffofd F. Gould. The Board approved plans for a sanitary sewer on Louise Street from Ruskin Street to the River. Plans for sewer constructions in Pinhook Manor, including manhole construct±inn and house services were approved for Inglewood Court, Joyce Drive, Hollywood Place, Edgewood Drive, Eastbrook Drive, Lagoon Court, -Riverside Drive and Northville Drive. A petition was received asking for the vacation of an alley along the south side of Lot #22 in walnut 4th Addition to the City of South Bend, and also an alley along the East side of Lot #22 in walnut 4th Addition to the City of South Bend. This was referre( to the City Plan Commission for investigation and report. HEALTH DEPART114ENT: the Clerk of the Board was authorized to advertise for one three passenger coupe for the Health Department. STREET DEPARTMENT: Mr. Melton 0. Brannan, Street Commissioner, was present and matters pertaining to his department were discussed. I CEMETERY DEPARTMENT: Air. Stanley Leszczynski, Sexton, was present and matters pertain- ing to his department were discussed. There being no further busines's to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 10:00 A.M. ATTEST: Clerk June 7, 1948 PEw"'di I I IMF WOwn BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Monday, June 7, 1948 at 9:30 A.M. Mr. Troeger was absent. Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Claims of the following suppliers in the amount of $8,71+5.28 were approved and ordered paid. - Arrow Towel & Linen Co. $ 10.55 Ind. & Mich. Elec. Co. Indiana Bell Telephone 16.68 Ind. & Bich. Elec. Co. Ind. & Mich. Elec. Co. 7,310.52 Freeman Sanderson Ind. & Mich. Elec. Co. 207.33 O'Brien Corporation Badur Bros, 39.70 O'Brien Corporation Badur Bros, 36.28 Retco Alloy Co. Henry Eckler Mfg. Co. 8.80 The S. S. Saunders Co. Ind. & Mich. Elec. Co. .80 Scherman-Sehaus-Freeman Co. Ind. & Mich. Elec. Co. 2.12 Scherman-Schaus-Freeman Co. Ind. & Mich. Elec. Co. 25.88 Schilling's Inc. Kuert Concrete Co. 60.00 South Bend Dowel Works Municipal Supply Co. 1.50 South Bend Electric Nor. Ind. Whol. Groc. 11.25 $127.00 .80 10.00 88.20 73.01 87.13 161.16 4.13 6.47 4.47 17.00 435. 50 TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT:- Mr. Ernest Miller, Traffic Engineer, was present and matters per- taining to his department were discussed. TAXI -CABS: Mr. Anderson Million, representing the Veterans Cab Company, came before the Board to ask°for a cab stand at 430 Chapin Street formerly occupied by the Mercury Cab Company. The Veterans Cab Company was given permission to use the -cab st4ld on condition that the Mercury Cab Company is no longer in need of said space. An application by the Indiana Cab,Company for a, cab stand on the north side of Western Avenue in the loo block was referred to Mn. Miller for investigation. Harold Morgan, a taxi -cab driver, came before the Board to show cause why his license should not be revoked. After a full discussion of the facts,of the case, Mr. Morgan was cautioned that further violation of a traffic offense or a matter which will 'reflect on his personal character in the operation of a taxi -cab will result in the revokation of his license. ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT: A Contractor's Bond was approved and ordered filed for Fred M. Lemler. An application for the Indiana Bell Telephone Company for the construction of underground conduit on Lincoln ;,,Tay West between Scott Street f,nd Harrison Street and also for building new manholes and underground conduit in the alley west of Larayette Boulevard between Jefferson Boulevard and LaSalle Street, was approved by the Board. 11 • • •