08/27/1951 Board of Public Works Minutes

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a, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT: Ernest Miller, Traffic Engineer, was , g , present and matters,':, i per a n ng to his epar went were discussed. j Mr. L. M. Koher, 2117 South Ironwood Drive appeared before the Board to present a petition protesting against heavy truck traffic and lack of speed control signs on South Ironwood Drive. This petition was referred to Mr. Miller for investigation and report. j BUSSES: MR. Paul J. Swartz, 1612 South Bend Avenue, Mr. Stanley Miller, 1225 Black Oak Drive and Arthur Fris-:k, 1241 Black Oak Drive appeared before the Board to present a pe- tition asking for bus service to Wooded Estates, on South Bend°Avenue from Talbot Street i to -Edison Road to Ironwood Drive. This petition was referred to the Northern Indiana Transit, Incorporated, with the request for a study of the situation and a report to the Board. ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT: Excavation Bonds were approved and ordered filed for Thomas Szab d b a Thomas Construction Company; and John Lidgard. I Contractors' Bonds were approved and ordered filed for Allen's Nursery of LaPorte, Indiana; George Curtis; Grant E. Stump; and Whitcomb & Keller, Incorporated. • The Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad Company was granted permission to n. j run their work train East on LaSalle Street from Main Street east at their yards from a September 4s to September 21, inclusive for using during their construction work. ` Complaints having been received again about conditions in the dumping area in the vicinity of Falcon and Dundee Streets, a letter°was sent to Place and Company advising them that unless the precautions outlined at their meeting with the Board on May 7, 1951, are taken immediately and fully complied with and the land is completely filled in, it >1 will be necessary for the Board to consider closing the area for dumping. They were asked to advise the Board at their next regular meeting of their intentions in the matter '1 j An Agreement was signed between the City of South Bend and the South Bend Screw Pro- • a ducts, Inc., for the erection of a shed on city owned property. jl Permission was granted to hold a Street Dance on Kenmore Street between Jefferson { and Western Avenue on Friday, August 31, from 6:00 to 12:00 midnight. I RESOLUTION ADOPTING FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL South Bend; Indiana August 27, 1951 Board of Public Works & Safety j After hearing all persons interested who appeared and the Clerk of the Board of Pub- • Ilic Works and Safety having proofs of publication of the notices to property owners and jthe same having been found sufficient, therefore, Be It Resolved, By the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of South Bend, Indiana, that the Primary of Preliminary Assessment Roll adopted by the Board on the 13th day of August, 1951, for the improvement of WELLINGTON STREET from the north line of Western Avenue to the south line of Linden Avenue by constructing a Class "C" Cement Con- crete pavement be and the same is in all things confirmed. • !Freda G. Noble, Clerk R. S. Andrysiak Frank J. Bruggner F. K. Baer BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY STREET DEPARTMENT: Melton 0. Brannan, Street Commissioner, was present and matters per- taining to his department were discussed. 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. • ITTEST: I U