06/19/1950 Board of Public Works Minutes

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128 published in the City of South Bend), each of said newspapers being printed in the Englis language in the City of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that Northern Indiana Transit, Inc. shall likewise post copy of such contract and notice in ten public places in the City of South Bend, Indiana.! Done this 16th day of June, 1950. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned • at 11:00 a.m. ATTEST: z- BOARD OF PnLIC WORKS & SAFETY June 19, 1950 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Monday, June 19, 1950 at i 9:30 a.m. All members were present. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and ap proved. Salary claims in the amount of $23,214.76 were approved and ordered paid. Claims i of the following suppliers in the amount of $11,300.56 were approved and ordered paid: Arrow Towel & Linen Service 3.40 Sineri, Rocco 196.00 Arrow Towel & Linen Service 26-30 STREET & TRAFFIC: Burroughs Adding Machine Co. 13-50 Haberle, Maule H. 5.25 1 Business Systems .85 Kollar, H. J. 4.62 1 : Callaghan & Company 25.00 Indiana BellTelephone 6.75 �� • Continental Oil Co. 29,25 Miami Hardware Co. 73-58 i Englewood Electrical Supply 1.58 Miami Hardware Co. 15.30 i I Englewood Electrical Supply 88.71 Scherman-Schaus-Freeman 67:51 '1 Indiana Bell Telephone 101:94 Sears, Robbuck & Co. 2.73 Indiana Bell Telephone 12.50 South Bend Brewing Co. 5.50 Indiana & Michigan Electric 211.45 Standard Automotive Supply 4.50 LaFortune Edmund 5.00 Viscosity Oil Co. 6.69 1 Lower, I. W.1 Co. 125.00 INTERCEPTING SEWER: Lower, I. W., Co. 175.00 independent Concrete Pipe Corp. 21228.67 Miller Bryant Pierce 12.81 NOLAN, Thomas D. Contractor 71607.70 Northern Indiana Wholesale Groc. 4.25 PARKING METER: Office. Engineers Inc. 8.27 Dual Parking Meter Co. 7.50 I • Office Supply & Equipment 12.95 Saville, Hattie 3.50 Shell American Petroleum 9.50 Simeri, Rocco 197.50 TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT:. Mr. Ernest Miller Traffic Engineer, was present and matters pertain. ing to his Department were discussed. The Board approved stop signs on Marrietta at Indiana Avenue, both sides. The Board approved the installation of a traffic signal light at intersection of Madison and Michigan Streets, which were placed in operation June 15, 1950. i . ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT: Contractors' B onds were approved and ordered filed for Ira E. I ' ,I!Wallen, John Wesley Smith, d/b/a Smith Construction Company, Edward Burton, M. E. Walters] d/b/a M. E. Walters, Peter Guila, Francis Snider, and Indiana Bell Telephone Company. Petitions were received asking for the construction of a permanent type pavement on ]ROBINSON STREET from Calvert to Randolph Streets, RANDOLPH STREET to the New York Central.1 !Railroad tracks, and,the New York Central railroad tracks to Lincolnway East. These werei 'referred to the City Engineer for investigation and report. The Board approved plans for the erection of a canopy over the sidewalk- for a build-' ing for Swank Dry Cleaning, 312 West LaSalle Avenue. • Mr. Shearer appeared before the Board to ask permission to erect a stand on the sideL walk in the fifteen hundred block of Mishawaka Avenue for entertainment. The Board de- nied the request for the erection of a stand, but granted permission for the placing of lights and flags along the store fronts and have roving musicians. Mr. Fread representing the Fread Decorating Company appeared before the Board to ask] permission to place flags and bunting on the street light polts along Michigan Street June 23 to June 25, inclusive, during the Eagles Convention. Permission was granted.