10/22/1951 Board of Public Works Minutes

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357 said roll and will determine the ouestion as to whether such lots, or tracts of land, hai been or will be benefited by said,improvement to the amounts named on said roll, or is greater or less than that named on said roll or in any sum. At which place and time all owners of such real estate may attend in person or by representative and be heard. R. S. Andrysiak F. K. Baer ! Frank J. Bruggner Board of Public !P;orks & Safety • Freda G. Noble, Clerk STREET DEPARTMENT: Melton 0. Brannan, Street Commissioner, was present and matters per- taining to his department were discussed. 1 CEMETERY DEPARTMENT: Stanley Les7.czynski, Sexton, was present and matters pertaining to This department were discussed. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned1 i at 11:00 a.m. ' ATTEST: October 29, 1951 regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Monday, October 29, 1951 •A 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 $881.20 were approved and ordered paid: 3 � American Vitrified Products Co. 147.00 Shoemaker, 0. J. }},75 j Barany Hardware Co. 133.79 South Bend City Water Works 25.30 Business Systems, Inc. 14.17 Surgical Supply Co. 18.00 1 Englewood Electrical Supply 3.83 Tri-County News 43.70 j Haywood Publishing Co. 5.22 STREET & TRAFFIC: Huntington Laboratories, Inc. 195,00 Medow, Inc., Ben 70.34 !I Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 10.80 Meyers & Son, G. E. 3.84 • Indiana Lumber & Mfg. McClave Printing 29.67 Standard Oil Co. 18.79 Co. 8.50 PARKING METER: ;Meyer & Son, G. E. 108.50 Vennet, Maurice 40.00 TRAFFIC ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT: Ernest Miller, Traffic Engineer, was present and matters pertaining to his department were discussed. Mr. Miller presented his report on the petition for the installation of a traffic 'j signal at Mishawaka Avenue and Beyer Avenue. A survey of traffic conditions was made and? it was found that traffic at this intersection is at times quite congested. Mr. Miller i i informed the Board, however, that since the petition for this signal was received rather late this year, it will be impossible, due to taterial shortages, to complete this in- stallation during 1951. He feels, however, that it should be included in the 1952 instalj- lations. it 0 • BUSSES: A petition was received asking for the approval of the Board for an addition to' bus service to the southwest section of the city. The bus route at present follows a route north on Gladstone Avenue to Western Avenue then east on Western Avenue to center. '; The petitioners ask that this route be altered so that the bus would travel north. on Gladstone to Western Avenue, on 1estern Avenue to Villageway; north on Villageway to Wash- ington; east on Washington to Sheridan; south on Sheridan to Western; then east on Western to center. This petition was referred to Northern Indiana Transit for t heir consideration. ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT: Contractor's Bond was approved and ordered filed for Belleville Lumber and Supply Company. Excavation Bonds were approved and ordered filed for Leslie 0. Hawkins and Wallace Mitchell. A petition was received asking for the construction of a curb on Sheridan Avenue #from Western Avenue to Sample Street. This was referred to the City Engineer's office. A petition was received requesting the vacation of II -Vest Colfax Avenue from North Brookfield Street to North Johnson Street. This was referred to the City Plan Commissi for investigation and report.