09/05/1950 Board of Public Works Minutes

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175 0 • SPECIAL MEETING August 30, 1950 A Special Meeting of the Board of Public Works was held ;;Tednesday, August 30, 1950 at 7:30 O.m. Mr. F. K. Baer was absent. The meeting was called for the purpose of pub- lic hearings on the following Improvement Resolutions: No. 2642 GRANDVIEW COURT from Cottage Grove Avenue to Harrison Avenue. No. 26W ROBINSON STREET from the south line of Lincolnway East to the north line of Calvert Street. No. 2645 RUSH STREET from the south line of Dayton Street to the north., line of Calvert Street. No. 2646 ALLEY BETWEEN MICHIGAN AND MAIN STREETS running north and south between Stull and Broadway Streets. No. 2647 ALBERT STREET from the south line of Ford Street to the north line of Sample Street. No. 2648 ALLEY BETWEEN KENDALL AND CHAPIN STREETS from the south line of Dubail Street to the north line of Bruce Street. No. 2652 KENDALL STREET from the north line of Donald Street to the south line of Ewing Avenue. Property owners whose property is affected by the above resolutions will have a ten (10) day period in which to file remonstrances against the improvement resolutions. ATTEST: BOARD UBLIC �"IrRKS & SAFETY September 5, 1950 A regular meeting of the Board of Works was held on Tuesday, September 51 1950 at ,9:30 a.m. All members were present. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approv- ed. Salary claims in the amount of y$27,198.61 were approved and ordered paid. Claims of the following suppliers in the amount of $634.18 were approved and ordered paid. Forbes Typewriter Company 5.50 McCaffery Company 9.84 South Bend Exterminating Co. 9.10 PARKING METER DEPARTMENT: South Bend Window Cleaning 53 5o Deneen Corporation 433.96 STREET & TRAFFIC: Smogor Lumber Company 10.00 Indiana State Industries 112.28 TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT: Mr. Ernest Miller, Traffic Engineer, was present and matters pertain ing to his Department were discussed. Mr. John Zrinyiand property owners in the area of the Studebaker Corporation appear lied before the Board to further discuss parking problems in the Studebaker area. Mir. Mil- ler informed the Board that he was working on the problem and Mr. Baer assured the per- 1Isons present that the Board is working with the Studebaker Corporation to reach a solution to the problem. ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT: An Excavation Bond in the amount of t1,000 for the Goheen Plumb- ing & Heating Company of Mishawaka was approved and ordered filed. The Board approved a Maintenance Bond for the Reed Construction Company for the pave ment on Addison Street, is A petition was received asking for the vacation of the first alley south of Calvert Street from Williams Street to the first alley east of [T,illiams Street. This was referre to the City Plan Commission for investigation and report. is The Clerk of the Board was directed to advertise for bids fcr the Intercepting Sewers Contracts 3-A, 3-B and 4-A. Bids to be returnable on October 2, 1950. Mr. Carl J. Reinke appeared before the Board to request permission to install a per- manent type canopy for the Jefferson Hotel at 210 lf,,est Jefferson Boulevard. This canopy extends nine (9) feet over the sidewalk and is ten (10) feet wide. The Board granted per mission. Mr. Webster, representing the Dan Webster Coal Company, appeared before the Board in answer to complaints from residents near his coal yard. Several interested residents als appeared before the Board. After a full discussion of the matter, Mr. Viebster was asked to see what he could do to eliminate the conditions resulting in the complaints and to report to the Board at a later date.