11/01/1948 Board of Public Works Minutes

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450 Business Systems $ 4.59 Miami Hardware Company $180.00 Business Systems 22.05 Shippers Dispatch . 3.56 Eckler Mfg. Co. 27.72 Sheehan Tire Service 8.50 McCaffery Co. .62 Sheehan Tire Service 21.46 McComb Battery Co. 15.98 West Side Hardware Co. 59.90 TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT: Mr, Ernest Miller, Traffic Engineer, was present and matters per- taining to his department were discussed. Mr. Miller presented the following locations for approval of stop sign installation and the Board approved: 26th Street at Pleasant Street, both sides, Hamilton Street at Johnson Street, both sides; College Street at Hamilton Street, both sides. ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT: Contractor's bonds were approved for Edward Heston, Jr. and William C. Taylor, dib/a Taylor Bros. A petition was presented asking for the vacation of a part of Victoria Street and was referred to the City Plan Commission for investigation and report. A contract between the City of South Bend, Indiana and the Rieth-Riley"Construction Company was approved by the Board, for the paving of Greenla.wn Avenue from the South line of Mishawaka Avenue to the South property line of Lot 21- in Mikell's Addition, under Im- provement Resolution No. 2570 1948. A Maintenance Bond and a Performance bond for the above improvement was also approved. Vacation Resolution No. 2581 This being the da.te set, hearing was held on the assessment roll showingthe award of damages and the assessment of benefits in the matter of the vacation of Hill Street from Napoleon Boulevard to the South line of Pea.sht,7a.y Street and from the North line of Peashway Street to the South line of Angela Bouleard, under Vacation Resolution No. 2581. In the above named assessment roll, no remonstrators appeared and no written remon- strances were filed. The Clerk of the Board submitted proofs of publication of.notices and same were found sufficient and the Board, therefore finds thatthe several lots and parcels of land have been benelitted and damaged in the amounts shown on said roll. The Board, therefore, decides to take final action on said assessment roll and declares same in all.things ratified, confirmed and approved without modification and the proceedings closed and the street va.catbd.upon receipt of the amount of benefi assessments from the various property owners so benefitted and all proceedings had with reference to said street vacation are hereby sustained. STREET DEPARTMENT: Mr. Melton 0. Brannan, Street Commissioner, was present and matters pertaining to' his department were discussed. Mr. Roy A. Worden, Architect, filed the plans and specifications for the constructio of the Street Department buildings,- and the Clerk of the Board was authorized to advertis for bids for said construction to be returnable on November 22, 1948. The Board received notice of injury and property ':damage -.by Donald L. Brooks on Oct- ober 8, 1948 in the 900 block on 30th street. CEMETERY DEPARTMENT: Mr. Stanley Leszczynski, Sexton, was present and matters pertaining tohis department were discussed. , There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 10:00 A.M. ttest; C a lerk i ti l • 0 •