06/26/1950 Board of Public Works Minutes

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130 June 26, 1950 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Monday, June 26; 1950 at 9:30 a.m. All members were present. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approv- ed. Claims of the following suppliers in the amount of1+,582.22 were approved and order;, ed paid: it :Business ,Systems, Inc. 27.54 West Side Hardware 99.50 'Business Systems, Inc. 8.17 STREET & TRAFE.IC: • ;Business Systems, Inc. 41.33 Coffield Supply Co. 380.00 City Water Works 68.37 Indiana Textile Co. 40.98 City Water Works 36.13 Kuert Concrete, Inc. 3.25 !Edwards Iron Works 489.00 Minnesota Mining & Mfg. Co. 112.50 .Edwards Iron Works 86.00 GARBAGE DISPOSAL: !McClave Printing Co. 48.00 Dependable Disposal Company 2,979.16 'St. Joseph Hospital 154.95 PARKING P-TETER: Schilling's 5.49 City Water Works 1.85 TRAFFIC ENGINEER: Mr. Ernest 1,i11er, Traffic Engineer, was present and matters pertain- 'ing to his Department were discussed. A petition was received for the elimination of parking on the east side of Kendall • :;Street in the 1500 block. This referred to the Traffic Engineer for investigation and report. The Board authorized the Clerk of the Board to advertise for bids for an automobile :for the Traffic Engineer. . ENGINEERING DEPART�NT: An Excavation Bond was approved and ordered filed for W. H. Drev js, `,�Tncorporated. � i Mr. John W. O'Brien representing the St. Joseph Bank appeared before the Board and 1presented a drawing mode by E. R. .Austin, N. R. Chambeau, and C. J. Hammond, Civil Engi- • Ineers. Job listed as #665, Sheet #29. This drawing showed ample space on private pro- perty to accommodate two telephone booths to be located in front of the building on South;; :Michigan Street. Inasmuch as the booths are to be located on private property, the Board,! approved the drawing. j The Board approved plans establishing the grade on the alley east of Michigan Street ::between Klinger and Chippewa for 1,!hitcomb and Keller. I A letter was received from Attorney Arthur May, Sr., in regard to certain property Morth of the City Limits and west of Portage .Avenue authorizing the City Street Depart- j! lment through the Board of Public Works and Safety to dig several test holes to determine ;the quality and quantity of gravel that may be deposited in this territory. If tests ii • ,prove that the quality or quantity is unsuitable, in this deposit, then the City agrees it !to backfill the'test holes leaving the said tracks of land in a condition the same as is now. If, however, the gravel proves satisfactory, then we will further negotiate for ; jthe purchase of the gravel. '1 A petition was received asking for a sanitary sewer on South Ironwood Drive from i :Ewing .Avenue to Altgeld. This was referred to the City Engineer for investigation and li report. ; A letter was received certifying that W. A. mead Decorating Co., Inc., of Terre !''Haute, Indiana. has Workan Compensation Insurance, which covered the placing of flags and ..bunting on the street light poles along ichigan Street June 23 to June 25, inclusive, ! • ;`during the Eagles Convention. RESOLUTIONADOPTING FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL i No. 2604 - 1950 i South Bend, Indiana �{ June 267 1950 (� South Bend, India-11 Be It Resolved, By the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of na, that the Primary or Preliminary Assessment Roll adopted by the Board on the-12th day of June, 1950 for the improvement of ALLEY BETWEEN MICHIG.AN .AND MAIN STREETS from the I� ;south line of Indiana Avenue to the north line of Dayton Street and FIRST ALLEY SOUTH OF II • INDI.APdA AVENUE from the east line of Michigan Street to the west of Main Street be and th 1same is in all things confirmed. �) H ( Signed) R. S . Andrysi ak ti F. K. Baer BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY � :Freda G. Noble, Clerk I Ij i / it it