05/31/1949 Board of Public Works Minutes

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525 TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT: _____,Mrs,_ Ernest Miller, Traffic Engineer was present and matters per- taining to his department were discussed. Mr. Miller informed the Board that he had installed the following stop signs: Greenlawn at Colfax Avenue both sides and Arnold at Sample Street, north West side. The Board approved the above installations. Mr. Miller informed the Board that an awning on a building at Williams Street and Lincoln Way West was obscuring the traffic signal. The Board instructed that the prop-; • erty owner be notified to remove aforesaid awning forthwith. ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT: A $10,000 Excavation Bond was approved and ordered filed for the Pinhook Manor, Inc., and Contractor's Bond in the amount of 1,000 was approved and ordered filed for Leo A, Lippman, d/b/a Pinhook Manor Inc, and Genteil H. Dhaeze. Mr. K. L. Neal, representing the Sollit Construction Company, Inc., appeared before the Board to ask permission to erect a street barricade and a covered pedestrian walkway on the East Side of Lafayette Boulevard at the rear of the South Bend Tribune building • for a period of six (6) months from June lst, 191+9 to December lst, 1949 inclusive. The Board granted said permission. A petition was received asking for the vacation of an alley between St. Joseph Stree and Carrol Street from Dubail Avenue south to the East and West alley. This was referred to the City Plan Commission for investigation and report. PARKING METER DEPARTMENT: _._Mr. .Maurice C. Vennet, Auditor, presented his report for the week ending May 28, 1949. STREET DEPARTMENT: _____1D%_ Melton 0. Brannon, Superintend4nt, was present and matter per- taining to his department were discussed. • CEMETERY DEPARTMENT:___ Mr. Stanley Leczyzniski, Sexton, was present and matters pertainin to his department were discussed. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting adjourned at 10:00 A. M. 9 • U ATTEST: June 6, 191+9 7 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Worlis was held on Monday J e 6, 191+9. All members were present, Minutes of the last meeting were approve as read Salary claims in the amount of $29,195.59 were apporved and ordered paid. Claims of fol ,following suppliers in the amount of $9,724.25 were approved and ordered paid; PARKING P�IETER DEPT. Childs, Dudley 95.50 Office Engineers, Inc Co 7.52 Railway Express Agency 13.61+ Sinton Supply 3.65 Sinton's Supply Co 5.17 Street & Traffic Badur Brothers Coal Co 93.32 Municipal Supply Company 84.43 Benko-Baraso Co., Inc., 5.65 National Mill Supply Co 1.00 Doyle Chemical Co 131.76 National Mill Supply Co 5.80 Indiana State Industries 103.19 Oliver Corporation 2.89 Indiana State Industries 192.13 Romy Hammes Co., Inc 2.1+1+ McCaffery Co 45.83 Rose, Jacob 7.57 Medow, Ben Inc 6.1+1 Sinton Supply Co 1+6.00 Mendenhall, E. L. & Son 11.80 Stockberger-Seastrom Inc 1+35.00 Mishawaka Equipment Co Board of Public Works Arrow Towel & Linen Service 14.85 Indiana & Michigan Electric Co 209.33 Disekinson, Joseph G 3.00 Indiana & Michigan Electric Co 162.40 Gibson Company, The 173.57 Linden Hardware 8.28 Gibson Company, The 1+2.50 Noble, Freda 1.00 Indiana Bell Telephone Co 8.70 Office Engineers Inc 47.25 Indiana Bell Telephone Co 6,98 Office Engineers Inc 148.95 Indiana & Michigan Electric 7,490.09 South Bend Foundry Co 78.00 TRAFFIC'DEPARTMENT: Mr. Ernest Miller, Traffic Engineer was present and matters per- taining to his department were discussed.