11/20/1950 Board of Public Works Minutes

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214 VACATION RESOLUTIONS NOS. 2655, 2656 and 2657 This being the date set for hearings of assessment rolls on Vacation Resolution No. 2655, First alley south of Calvert Street from William Street to the west line of alley east of Williams Street; AND No. 2656, First alley south of Fredrickson Street from OtBriE Street to the east line of the north and south alley and from the west line of the north and south alley to Huey Street; AND No. 2657, First alley south of Ford Street from Grant Street to the east line of northand south alley, and from the west line of north a nd soutf alley to Warren Street, the hearings are now continued until Monday, N-ovember 27, 1950 at 11:00 a.m. STREET DEPARTMENT: Melton 0. Brannan,:: Street Commissioner, was present and matters per- taining to his Department were discussed. A letter was received from the Association of Commerce in which they guarantee that the Association would pay for the electrical current used in illuminating the Christmas street decorations. This was placed on file. PARKING METER DEPARTMENT: Maurice C. Vennet, Auditor, presented his report for the week ending November 11, 1950, CEMETERY DEPARTMENT: Stanley Leszczynski, Sexton, was present and matters pertaining to his Department were discussed. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned' at 11:00 a.m. ATTEST: November 20, 1950 u A regular meeting of the Board of Works was held on Monday, November 20, 1950 at 9:30 a.m. All members were present. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and ap- proved. Salary claims in the amount of $24,380.77 were approved and ordered paid. Clain of the follovL ng suppliers in the amount of $26, 917.08 were approved and ordered paid:_ Business Systems, Inc. 16.46 Kaley Motor Service 6.90 Continental Oil Co. 34.20 Kaylor Spring Co. 11.72 Continental Oil Co. 14.30 Koontz-SI'Iagner Electric Co. 13.18 Indiana Bell Telephone 11.24 Medow, Ben, Inc. 2.74 Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. 259.90 National Mill Supply Co. 3.00 Inlander-Steindler Paper Co. 50.49 Reaves, Ford M. 18.00 Miller Bryant Pierce 14.25 Romy Hammes Co. 1. 0 Sidwell Studio 18,00 Saunders, S. S., Co. 154.65 STREET & TRAFFIC: South Bend X-Ray Laboratory 6.00 Business Systems, Inc. 8.22 Western Indiana Gravel Co. 197.08 Champion Corporation 2.00 Western Indiana Gravel Co. 140.60 Continental Oil Co. 168.08 Western Indiana Gravel Co. 197.08 Continental Oil Co. 1,553.09 Western Indiana Gravel Co. 183.20 Englewood Electrical Supply 229.28 PARKING METER: Gerber Manufacturing Co. 24.00 Bituminous Materials Co. 2;816.11 Gibson Company 183.17` Gartner, Wilbur H., & Associates 990.37 Gibson Company 103.56 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 7.69 Gibson Company 9.16 National Mill Supply 461.78 Gibson Company 1L.54 National Mill Supply 88.81 Hoffman Brothers Auto Electric 196.80 Reed Construction Co. 18,006.65 Indiana Bell Telephone 7.69 Simon Brothers, Inc. 342.00 Indiana Bell Telephone 7.69 Simon Brothers, Inc. 342.00 TRAFFIC ENGINEERING: Ernest Miller, Traffic Engineer, was present and matters pertaini to his Department were discussed. Mr. Miller informed the Board that he had referred a petition for a traffic signal at Lawndale and Lincoln tF,ay West to the State Highway Commission, inasmuch as, Lincoln Way West is a,State Highway. The petitioners were so notified. Mr. Miller informed the Board that the following stop signs have been installed: On Welling Street at Ford Street, both sides On Vassar Street at College Street, both sides On Dunham Street at Wellington, northeast corner Cn California at College Street, both sides The follovL ng stop signs have been replaced with Scotchlite Signs: Kaley Street at Ford Street, both sides Vassar Avenue at Blain Avenue, both sides Fassnacht Street at Walnut Street, southwest corner. t, CJ n U • • • •