10/17/1949 Board of Public Works Minutes

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589 October 17, 1949 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Monday, October 17th, 1949 at 9:00 A. ICI. All members were present. Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Salary claims in the amount of $25,383.89 were approved. Claims of the j following suppliers in the amount of $4,528.22 were approved and ordered paid: Churchill Manufacturing Co 13.89 South Bend Sand & Gravel 5.30 j I Industrial Electronics 32.50 West Side Hardware Co 96.30 G. E. Meyers & Son 110.95 South Bend Drug Company 8.25 1 Cannady's Hag. & Spd. Service 14.44 Rieth Riley Construction Co 1,596.09 Cannady's Ma.g. & Spd. Service 13.52 Singer General Tire Co 188.79 Cassady, Dr. James V 5.00 Slominski, Dr. H. H. 27.50 Buda Company 29.01 Slominski, Dr. H. H. 18.00 Hoffman Bros. Auto Elec. Inc 35.16 Teeters Sales L Service 9.03 Joy Manufacturing Co 1.63 S S. Saunders Co., Inc 142.20 Indiana Bell Telephone Co 6.75 South Bend Aiming Co 77.00 Kaylor Spring Co 3.02 West Side Hardware Co 119.63 Rieth-Riley Construction Co 2,034.26 TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT:. Mr. Ernest H. Miller, Traffic Engineer, was present and matters • pertaining to his department were discussed. � Ernest H. Miller and Steve Ivankovics were authorized to attend the 37th National Safety Congress in Chicago October 24th to October 28th, 1949 inclusive. A. petition requesting the removal of he truck traffic in the 1900 block of Ind- i.ana was referred to Mr. Miller. TAXI CABS':: Leon Kowalski and Joseph Binder appeared before the Board requesting a taxi cab stand, with space for 1 cab, in front of the Co -Operative Food Market on South Michigan Street. Mr. Binder stated that he now has three cabs in service with four full time drivers and one part time driver. This request was taken under advisement and Ernest H. Miller, Traffic Engineer, was asked to check the location as to its feasibility for � a, taxi -cab stand. Mr. Miller reported that the following 'stop signs and traffic signals had been in l stalled and are now in service: Stop Signs oia Vine Street at 28th Street, both sides Stop Signs on Tutt Street at Main Street, both sides Traffic Signals installed at LaSalle and 'r'Ii lliams_ Street 10/14/49 • Traffic Signals installed at Madison and Main Street 10/13/49 Traffic Signals installed at Jefferson and Willism St. 10/12/49 j ENGINEERING RESOLUTION No. 2588 - 1949 South Bend, Indiana October 17, 1949 • Be It Resolved, By the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of South Bend, Ind- iana, that the Pri_r_nary or Preliminary Assessment Roll adopted by the Board on'the 3rd day of October, 1949 for the improvement of GRACE STREET from t1je west line of the alley west of Webster Street to the west property line of the Oliver rarm Equipment Company property by draining, grading and paving the roadway with a Class "C" Type One (1) pave- ment be and the same is in all things confirmed. R. S. Andrysiak F. K. Baer Frank J. Bruggner BOARD OF PUBLIC `.FORKS: SAFETY Freda G. Noble, Clerk Mrs. George Phillipoff, 2401 S. Michigan Street appeared before the Board to pre- sent a petition as'•_-ing that the Bowman Creek be cleared of rubbish and debris. The Board directed that the Street Department be instruct6d to remove the rubbish. k TREET DEPaR` HINT: Mr. Mielton 0. Brannon eras present and matters pertaining to his epartment were discussed. PARKING METER DEPARTi.�'NT:, Mr. Maurice C. Vennet, Auditor, presented his report for the creek Ending October 15th, i 49; r