07/23/1951 Board of Public Works Minutes

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307 • • is • July 23, 1951 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Monday, July 23, 1951 at j 9:30 a.m. All members were present.. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and ap- proved. Claims of the following suppliers in the amount of $8,824.99 were approved and j ordered paid; Champion Corporation 93.93 Rose, Jacob Champion Corporation 157.54 S. S. Saunders Co., Inc. Commercial Printing Co. 24.90 S. S. Saunders Co., Inc. Decker Auto Trim Shop 14.25 S. S. Saunders Co., Inc. Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 8.81 S. S. Saunders Co., Inc. Office Equipment Service 8,00 Sheehan Tire Service Record, The 8.21 Sheehan Tire Service Schilling's 15.90 Sheehan Tire Service South Bend City Water Works 63.96 Simon Brothers, Inc. -' South Bend City Water Works 16.14 Simon Brothers, Inc. STREET & TRAFFIC: Simon Brothers, Inc. Casimerts Super Market 195.00 Simon Brothers, Inc. Casimer's Super Market, 195.00 Simon Brothers, Inc. Continental Oil Co. 26.28 Simon Brothers, Inc. Homestead Valve Mfg. Co. 7.00 Singer General Tire Inc. Indiana, Equipment Co., 73.23 Singer General Tire Inc. Indiana Equipment Co. 111.56 Singer General Tire Inc. Indiana Equipment Co., 9.95 Smelser Co., Inc., C.D. Ivankovics Brothers 95.50 Toth, George K.aley Motor Service 97.76 Weisberger Brothers, Inc. Korte Brothers, Inc. 48.34 STREET IMPROVEMENT FUND: Kuerte Concrete 20.85 Wilbur H. Gartner & Associates Meyer & Son, Inc., G. E. 9.03 Wilbur H. Gartner & Associates Mishawaka Equipment Co. 164.90 PARKING METER: Redmer Distributing Co. 2.50 South Bend City Water Works Rose, Jacob 180.00 15.41 199.80 199.80 6 9.51 174.18 151.55 72.10 154.20 342.00 342.00 342.00 342.00 342.00 342.00 194.32 199.00 199,00 285.28 750.00 10.50 1..342.25 11099.00 8.55 TRAFFIC ENGINEERING: Ernest Miller, Traffic Engineer, was present and matters pertain- ing to his department were discussed. ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT: Contractors' Bonds were approved and ordered filed for Donald Bowerman; Leroy Hitchner; Ike K. Knutson; Oden_R. Robertson; and Snyder & May General Mason Contractors. I; i Excavation Bonds were approved and ordered filed for the Indiana Bell Telephone Co.,'; and George E. Sibley Company. js A petition was received asking for the improvement of Illinois Street by a pavement from Washington Street to Linden Avenue. This was referred to the City Engineer for in- vestigation and report. A petition was received asking for the vacation of the first alley south of Califor nia from Wilbur Street to the first alley west of Wilbur Street; and, also, the first alley south of California from Adams Street to the first alley east of Adams Street. Th was referred to the City Plan Commission for investigation and report. A letter was received from the Indiana and Michigan Electric Company asking permiss to remove and replace sidewalks over transformer vaults at nine locations in the South Bend business district. Permission was granted for the said remodeling. A Certificate of Insurance was filed by the Reed Construction Company on cars and motor vehicles. The New York Central Railroad Company withdrew their remonstrance against the asses- sment roll on Improvement Resolution Number 2644-1950 and the Board now confirms the said Assessment Roll. - VACATION RESD LUTION NO. 2678 This being the date set, hearing was had on the resolution heretofore adopted by thei Board of Public Works for the vacation of alley between Main and Michigan Streets from Navarre Street north to the south line of the alley north of Navarre Street under Vacati.oll Resolution No. 2678. The vacation of this alley having been approved contingent to plans; bearing the signature of approval of the various utilities, whose facilities are involved; in this alley, and said plans not having been received by the Board to date, hearing on said vacation resolution is now continued until Monday, July 30 at 11:00 a.m.