03/12/1951 Board of Public Works Minutes

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South Bend Sand & Gravel Corp., A Non -Collusion Affidavit 3113 Lincoln Way West accompanied the bid. South Bend, Ind. Mcutar sand - FOB Plant - per ton .60 Concrete Sand - FOB Plant - per ton .60 Rice gravel - FOB Plant - per ton .60 No. 5 Gravel - FOB plant - per ton 1.15 • PARKING METER DEPARTMENT: Maurice C. Vennet, Auditor, presented his report for the week ending March 3. 1951, CEMETERY DEPARTMENT: Stanley Leszczyn'ski, 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: i BOARD OF PPUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY MARCH 12, 1951 • A regular meeting of the at 9:30 a.m. All members were Board of Public Works was held on Monday, March Minutes of the meeting were 12, 1951, read and present. previous I approved. Claims of the following suppliers in the amount of $1,661.89 were approved and ordered paid: i Business Systems, Inc. 5.63 Indiana State Industries 200.00 Levy -Ward Grocers 9.20 Institute of Traffic Engineers 2.50 I Medow, Inc., Ben 11.30 McCaffery Company 160.00 Michiana Plate Glass & Mirror Co. 25.94 McCaffery Company 107.00 Peltz-Kaufer Paper Co. 14.90 Scherman-Schaus-Freeman Co. 15.45 Sheehan Tire Service 20.31 Sheehan Tire Service, Inc. 4.00 Sheehan Tire Service 19.90 PARKING METER DEPARTMENT: Smogor Lumber Co. 6.33 Abbott Coin Counter Co. 8.37 Smogor Lumber Co. 6.20 Dual Parking Meter Co. 4.50 1 STREET DEPARTMENT: Dual Parking Meter Co. 7. 0 f Indiana State Industries 200.00 LeFevre, Frank W. 85.00 I Indiana State Industries 200.00 Midwest Fire & Safety Ea.,ipment Co. 32.00 Indiana State Industries 200.00 St. Joseph Bank & Trust Co. 115.86 Indiana State Industries 200.00 TRAFRIC ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT: Ernest Miller, Traffic Engineer, was present and matter pertaining to h s Department were discussed. The Board approved the installation of a stop sign on High Street at Ewing Avenue, • i both sides. Mr. Ralph Allen and Mr. Huff of the Studebaker Corporation appeared before the Boars to discuss the parking situation. The Board considered the parking situation of Stude- baker employees near the Studebaker plant area on Sample Street and Prairie Avenue. Rep, resentatives of the Studebaker Corporation, being present in person, showed to the Board that the corporation was making every effort to acquire property of its own in order to provide off-street parking facilities for its employees. However, in view of the densel; populated area it was difficult to purchase or otherwise acquire sufficient land to eli. minate parking congestion in the area. In order to cooperate with both the Studebaker Corporation and the residents of the • areas., -,the Board now authorizes the Studebaker Corporation to use the sidewalk portion of the East side of Prairie Avenue from Sample Street, in a northerly direction to the via- duct,,,for parking. A report of the City Traffic Engineer indicated that there is practi tally no use made of this section of the sidewalk for pedestrian traffic. l The Board now authorizes the Studebaker Corporation to use said area for parking in a manner designated in a blue print submitted this day, which blue print is filed here- with .and made a part hereof. Proper guard-rails are to be erected near the curb, traffic exit and entrances are to be provided as shown on said blue print, and the area maintaine in a safe and ordehly manner. All expenses in connection with clearing said area and any improvements or construction necessary are to be made at the cost of the Studebaker Corp. •