10/03/1949 Board of Public Works Minutes

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• October 3, 1949 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Monday, October 3, 19499 at 9:00 A. M. Mr. Baer was absent. Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Salary claims in the amount of $26,133-72 were approved. Claims of the following sup- pliers in the amount of 34,141.06 were approved and ordered paid: Business Systems, Inc 8.04 Linden Hardware Co 91.78 Continental Oil Company 63.60 Linden Hardware Co 169.50 Continental Oil Company 273.00 Royal Typewriter Co 2.50 Englewood Electric Company 17-.14 South Bend Foundry Co 100.50 Englewood Electric Company 7.15 Tope, Edwin Furniture Co 5.00 Trove Hardware Company, 8.50 Trojan Tool Equipment Co 173.41 Grove Hardware Company 18.50 Trojan Tool Equipment Co 131.20 Indiana Bell Telephone Co 14.35 Trojan Tool Equipment Co 131.20 Bearings Service Co 9.83 Korte Brothers, Inc 13.03 Cannaday Mgt. & Spdmtr Co 4.98 Korte Brothers, Inc 118.53 Continental Oil Company 11889.87 Romy Hammes Company 8.52 Continental Oil Company 56.05 South Bend Aiming Co 5.00 Coffield Supply Company 33.14 Smogor Lumber Cot_rpany 40.00 Godfrey, E. J. 22.00 Smogor Lumber Company 132.40 Linden Hardware Co 18.90 Super Atuo Salvage Co 7.50 Nat`;_onal Mill Supply Co 11.56 Andrew Troeger Co 11.25 Korte Brothers, Inc 152.15 Wire & Disc ti,T_heel Sales 1.46 Ko7te Brothers, Inc 127.09 Shuman, Frank G. Co 212.43 Maurice C. Vennet 50.00 TRAFFIC DEPARTi�1ENT: Mr. Ernest Miller, Traffic Engineer, was present and matters per- taining to his department were discussed. The Board now reviews the record and findings as of the meeting of April 41 1949 with regard to playground�priveleges in the 1400 bloc'_ marine Street and it is the judge- ment of the Board to rescind said findings and playground priveleges hereforeto extended will be withdrawn. Mr. Miller was instructed to take down the barricades now blocking the street and to notify Mr. Stephen J. Tsalikis of the Board's findings. TAXI CABS:. In regard to taxi -cab driver, Joseph Binder: Joseph Binder having been notified twice to appear before the Board to show cause why his taxi -cab parking station privelege should not be revoked and the said Joseph Binder not appearing before said Board, but being represented by City Judge Kowalski, the Board, after due deliberation, finds that the parking space alloted to the said Joseph Binder located at 127 North Main Street, South Bend, Indiana, should be cancelled and revoked for the reason that the said Joseph Binder has not occupied said space and given service to the public within the purview of the ordinance governing such locations, and the provisions and regulations made by the said Board of Public It is therefore adjudged that such taxi -cab parking space at said location be forth- with vacated, and metered for the convenience of the public. This action of the Board was suggested and concurred in by. the Mayor. A letter was sent to Joseph Binder informing him of the action of the Board. A letter was sent to the South Bend Cab Company, 710 N. Niles Avenue directing them to have a renreTsentative of their Company appear before the Board at their meeting on October 10, 19tFq between the hours of 10:30 and noon to discuss their practice of parking or using the parking space alloted -to the Veteran's Cab Company located in front of the Odd Fellows Building on South Main Street. A letter was sent to the Veteran's Chb Company asking that a representative of the Company appear before the Board at their meeting on October 10, 1949, between the hours of 10:30 and noon to show cause why one of the parking spaces alloted to them in front of the Odd Fellows Building should not be eliminated. GARBAGE DISPOSAL: The Clerk of the Board was directed to advertise for sealed proposals for the collect- ion and disposal of garbage in the City of South Bend. Said proposals to be received 11 until 11:00 A. T-4. on October 24, 1949. Specifications for said collection and disposal„ of garbage were approved by the Board and placed on file. ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT: Contractor's Bonds in the amount of ti?1,000 were approved and ordered filed for Edmund S. Cytacki and Howard G. Rogers. A petition was received asking that the alley between Bryan and Deale Streets be opened to the public use. This was referred to the City Engineer. The Board approved the plans for a canopy on a commercial building at 709 S. Eddy Street for Joseph Muia, Contractor. • n U • • 0 • •