11/15/1948 Board of Public Works Minutes

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453 0 n U CJ 0 TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT: Mr, Ernest Miller, Traffic Engineer, was present and matters per- taining to his department were discussed. Damage to two traffic signals was reported to the Board, and the Clerk was directed to write letters to the insurance company and to the persons involved asking for reim- bursement for the cost of repairs. BUS ROUTES.: A petition signed by residents of the River Ridge Addition was sent to the Common Council and referred by them to the Board, asking for bus service for school children attending the Piarquette School. Said petition was sent to the Northern Indiana Transit Corrpany for investigation and report. ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. Excavation bond was approved and ordered filed for Bernhard D. Johnson, and a Contractor's Bond was approved and ordered filed for Paul L. Pocza. A petition was received asking for the investigation of smoke and odor conditions in the area of Fisher, Dunham, Maade and Olive Streets caused by the South Bend Grain Elevator Company. A letter was drafted by the Board and sent to the South Bend Elevator Company informing them that within 30 days, or by December 15, 191;81 they will be asked to cease the operation and use of their incinerator until they have a complete plan showi possible changes which would make the incinerator more efficient. After the said date of December 15, they will be asked to dispose of cobs by hauling them to the city dump. A resolution passed by the Common Council was presented to the Board wherein they asked the cooperation of the railroads now using coal -buying engines within the limits of the City of South Bend to convert their equipment to oil burAng engines. This was ordere filed. A contract between the City of South Bend and the Rieth-Riley Construction company was approved by the Board for the paving of Sibley Avenue from the West line of Wilber Street to the East line of College Street under improvement resolution No. 2580. Also a. Maintenance bond and a performance bond for the above. PARKING TEETER DEPARTMENT: Joseph Bliley was appointed as a collector for the Parking Meter Department effective November 16, 19L,8 at a salary of $250.00 per month. STREET DEPARTMENT: Mir. Melton 0. Brannan, Street Commissioner, was present and matters pertaining to his department were discussed. CEMETERY DEPARTMENT: Mr. Stanley Leszczynski, Sexton, was present and matters- pertaining to his department were discussed. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 10 : 00 A. MT. ATTEST: Clerk November 22, 1948 A regular meeting of the Board of Public forks was held on'Monday, November 22, 1948 • at 9:00 A.M. All members were present. Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Claims of the following suppliers in the amount of $2,518.42 were approved and ordered Jpaid: Business Systems 1.96 Indiana Bell Telephone $ 98.81 City Water Works 1.08 Harold A. Weber 12.00 Englewood Electrical Supply 10.25 West Side Floral Co. 25.00 Badur Bros, 44.55 Indiana Equipment Co. 1,096.45 Badur Bros. 50.05 Magnus Chemical Co. 19.09 Badur Eros. 145.31 Mishawaka Equipment Co. 8.49 Business Systems 10.50 Northern_ Indiana Wholesale Grocery 14.00 • Century tool & Metal Co. 168.75 Leo P. Rieder 40.50 'Ellsworth Store 1.80 S. S. Saunders Co. 195.02 Ga.dbury Implement Sales 1.75 C. A. Schrader Co. 18.61 ,Graves Auto Glass 5.50 Singer General Tire Co. 42.19 Hoffman Bros. 48.26 Singer General Tire Co. 32.25 ;Indiana Huntington Tractor Sales 400.00 Standard Automotive Supply 15.E-9 Bell Telephone Co. 7.51 Parking Meter Department: Business Systems 8.29