10/08/1951 Board of Public Works Minutes

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V r October 8, 1951 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Monday, October 8, 19510 at 9.30 a.m. All members were present. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Claims of the following suppliers in the amount of $16,153.41 were approved and ordered paid; American Vitrified Products Co. :147.00 Indiana Equipment Co. 4.34 Champion Corporation 48.01 Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. 70.40 'I Commercial Printing Co. 38.65 Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. 26.76 • Indiana & 4chigan Electric 174.20 Kollar, H. J. 12- 78 Indiana & Michigan Electric 333.23 LeRoi Company 40.06 Indiana & Michigan Electric 10,670.85 LeRoi Company 197.01 j McComb Battery Co., 49.82 LeRoi Company 197.01 Michiana Plate Glass & Mirror 40.00 McClave Printing Co. 87.50 jl Michiana Plate Glass & Mirror 18.70 National Mill Co. 4.19 Schilling's 11.96 Romy-Hammes Co. 6.39 S. B. Window Cleaning 53.50 Seneca Petroleum 549.10 Standard Oil Company 11.55 Seneca Petroleum 506.80 i Bearings Service Co. 39.48 Sheehan Tire Service 3.25 I� Brehmer Electric Co. 10,26 Standard Oil Company 19.41 Business Systems, Inc. 11.12 Streeter Amet Company 1.25 !i • Englewood Electrical Supply 1,555.28 Toth, George 351.00 j Fabricated Steel Products 7.67 SEWAGE DISPOSAL: General Equipment & Machine Co. 15.88 Consoer, Townsend & Assoc. 389.47 Indiana Equipment Co. 225,00 Consoer, Townsend & Assoc. 216.97 STREET IMPROVEMENT: Record, The 7.56 TRAFFIC ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT; Ernest Miller, Traffic Engineer, was present and matters pertaining to his department were discussed. A petition was received asking for the installation of a traffic signal at the inter section of Fellows and Bronson Streets. Mr. Miller informed the Board that his budget7 for traffic signal installations for this year has been exhausted, and also that he does not believe vehicular traffic at this intersection warrants the installation of a traffiii signal. He recommends the installation of stop signs at each street making this a Boor-; way stop. A letter was sent to petitioners informing them of Mr. Millerts recommendab tion and the stop signs were ordered installed. The following traffic signals were ordered installed: At the intersection of Ironwood and McKinley - 3-lens curb type. At the intersection of Dub ail, Prairie, and Oliver 3-lens curb type. The Following stop signs were ordered installed, changed and removed; Sample Street at Mayflower Road, both sides. i Vassar Avenue at Olive Street, northeast corner. Albert Street at Ford Street, both sides. i; STOP SIGNS CHANGED TO SCOTCHLITE STOP SIGNS: Broadway at Miami Street, both sides. Pennsylvania Avenue at Miami Street, southwest corner. Pennsylvania Avenue at High Street, both sides. , STOP SIGNS REMOVED; LaSalle at Hill Street, both sides !i Tyyckenham Drive at Jefferson Street, both sides Eddy Street at Colfax Avenue, both sides. Marion Street at Williams Street, both sides. RAILROADS: Mr. Louis Chapleau representing the New York Central Railroad Company appear? ed before the Board pursuant to request. No action was taken as the matter is to be to -11 ken up with the Common Council. ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT; Contractor's Bond was approved and ordered filed for Joseph .1 Muia. - 3 A letter was received from the City of Mishawaka agreeing to share equally with thejj • City of South Bend in the cost of repairing the Ironwood Bridge. The sum of $937.00 is 1 the estimated cost of the project, one-half of which is to be borne by the City of Misha j waka and one-half by the City of South Bend. The Board approved said agreement.�E A petition was received requesting the vacation of West Victoria Street from Michi-It Street west to the north and south alley excepting a twenty foot strip in the center;' which is to be reserved for alley purposes. This was referred to the City Plan Commission. x � A petition was received requestingthe vacation of a '' part of the cast and west alley south of Calvert Street. This was referred to the City Engineering Department for the preparation of a vacation resolution. I • A petition was received requesting the vacation of Ike -North & South Alley between 1 Webster & Arnold St. from the No. line of Ewing Ave. This was referred to the City Engineering Department for the preparation of a vacation resolution. i