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April 30, 1951
<br />A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Monday, April 30, 1951s
<br />at 9:30 aim. All members were present. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and
<br />l�approved. Salary claims in the amount of 26,123.79 were approved and ordered paid. Cl
<br />of the following suppliers in the amount of $2,224.22 were approved and ordered paid:
<br />Andrysiak, Raymond S. 44.70 Edwards Iron Works, Inc. 13.13
<br />iAsire, Samuel L. 5.00 McCaffery Co. 17.86
<br />iAsire, Samuel L. 5.00 Miami Hardware Co. 16.18
<br />Flowers & Son, Lewis 10.60 Redmer Distributing Co. 4.11
<br />(Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 115.65 Singer General Tire, Inc. 139.28
<br />Indiana Bell Telephone 9.30 Singer General Tire, Inc. 139.28
<br />Levy -Ward Grocer Co. 15.15 Singer General Tire, Inc. 151.28
<br />Royal Typewriter Co., Inc. 380.00 Singer General Tire, Inc. 188.23
<br />(Royal Typewriter Co., Inc. 28.00 Toth, George 750.00
<br />jSheehan Tire Service, Inc. 19.90 SEWAGE DISPOSAL:
<br />(STREET & TRAFFIC: 1lidwest Fire & Safety Equipment Co. 94.50
<br />'Armstrong & Son, Charles 4.20 PARKING METER:
<br />Central Rubber & Supply Co. 32.87 Vennet, Maurice C. 40.00
<br />TRAFFIC.. ENGINEERING: Ernest Miller, Traffic Engineer, was present and matters pertain -
<br />ling to his department were discussed.
<br />Mr. Miller was granted permission to go to Grand Rapids to study parking situations.;;
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<br />The Board approved stop signs on Jefferson Street at Maple Street, both sides; Hill
<br />top Road at York Road, northeast corner; Southeast Road at York Road, northeast corner;and
<br />Dunham Street at Bendix Drive, Both sides.
<br />A petition was received requesting the elimination of truck and semi -trailer traffic;
<br />Ion Meade Street from Western Avenue to Sample Street. This was referred to Mr. Miller
<br />• Ifor investigation and report.
<br />;ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT: Contractorst Bonds were approved and ordered filed for Harry
<br />Allison d b a Allison Contractors Company; Irvin E. Keiter; and Jesse D. Matthews, Inc.
<br />Mrs. Andra Brower, 134 North Kenmore Street presented a petition containing forty-
<br />Ifive signatures to close the dumping area in the neighborhood of Falcon and Dundee Streets.
<br />jThe Board directed that a letter be sent to the Place Construction Company, owners of the,l
<br />'above named property, informing them of the said complaints, and the Board further, direct'
<br />led that the Place Construction Company on or before May 7, 1951, notify the Board as to
<br />;what steps they will take to remedy the existing conditions in the dumping area.
<br />• ! The Board approved plans for street improvements on Concord Avenue from Linden Ave.,
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<br />to Lombardy Drive; and sewer plans for Lombardy Drive, Concord Avenue, and Linden Avenue �'
<br />for Garden Homes, Incorporated. !'
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<br />VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 2660
<br />This being the date set, hearing was held on the assessment roll showing the award
<br />of damages and the assessment of benefits in the matter of vacation of CHERRY TREE LANE
<br />;from the west line of Ironwood Drive to the west line of Morris Country Club Addition,
<br />190 feet long by 60 feet wide under Vacation Resolution No. 2660.
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<br />is In the above named assessment roll, no remonstrators appeared and no written remon-
<br />• istbances were filed, the Clerk of the Board submitted proofs of publication of notices
<br />;hand same were found sufficient, and the Board, therefore, finds that the seveial_lots-andi
<br />';parcels of land have been benefited and damaged in the amounts shown on said roll. The i
<br />i Board, therefore, decided to take final action on s aid assessment roll and declares same
<br />lin all things ratified, confirmed and approved without modification and the proceedings
<br />closed, and the street vacated upon receipt of the amount of benefit assessments from the;
<br />various property owners so benefited and all proceedings had with reference to said street
<br />vacation are hereby sustained.
<br />ENTRY OF PETITIONS PRESENTED
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<br />South Bend, Indiana
<br />April 30, 1951 If
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<br />The Board of Public Works and Safety hereby received and places on file the Petitions
<br />of Marion L. Davis and 41 others for the Pavement Improvement on KENMORE STREET from the
<br />north line of Western Avenue to the south Line of Linden Avenue, AND
<br />;Richard J. Ludwick and 18 others for the Pavement Improvement on WI LBER STREET from the
<br />;north line of Fassnacht Avenue to the southerly line of LaPorte Avenue, -AND
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<br />Jessie J. Love and 47 bothers for the Pavement Improvement on WELLINGTON STREET from the
<br />north line of Western` Avenue to the south line of Linden Avenue.
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