10/29/1951 Board of Public Works Minutes

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35 said roll and will determine the question as to whether such lots, or tracts of land, havE been or will be benefited by said, improvement to the amounts named on said roll, or is jf 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. is R . S . Andr ys i ak F. K. Baer Frank J. Bruggner { Board of Public l,,`orks & Safety • Freda G. Noble, Clerk S-TREET 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. i There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned !. at 11!00 a.m. October 29, 1951 • I A regular meeting of the 9:30 a.m. All members were Board of Public Works was held on Monday, October 29, 1951 Minutes of the previous meeting were read and at approved. Claims of the following present. suppliers in the amount of $881.20 were approved and ordered paid: American Vitrified Products Co. 147.00 Shoemaker, 0. J. 4.75 !(Barany Hardware Co. 133.79 South Bend City Water Works 25.30 ,!Business Systems, Inc. 14.17 Surgical Supply Co. 18.00 �JEnglewood Electrical Supply 3.83 Tri-County News 43.70 ;Maywood Publishing Co. 5.22 STREET & TRAFFIC: Laboratories, Inc. 195.00 Medow, Inc., Ben 70.34 IlHuntington Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 10.80 Meyers & Son, G. E. 3.84 • ; Indiana Lumber & Mfg. McClave Printing Co. 29.67 8.50 Standard Oil Co. PARKING METER: 18.79 _ I Meyer & Son, G. E. 108.50 Vennet, Maurice 40.00 TRAFFIC ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT: Ernest Miller, Traffic Engineer, was present and matte _ pertaining to his department were discussed. • • C J Mr. Miller presented his report on the petition for the installation of a traffic signal at Mishawaka Avenue and Beyer Avenue. A survey of traffic conditions was made an( it was found that traffic at this intersection is at times quite congested. Mr. Miller 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 insta: lations. BUSSES: A petition was received asking for the approval of the Board for an addition to ibus 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 Western Avenue to Villagpway; north on Villageway to WasY� ington; east on Washington to Sheridan; south on Sheridan to Western; then east on Wester I to center. This petition was referred to Northern Indiana Transit for t heir considerati� 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 Brookfield Street to North Johnson Street. for investigation and report, vacation of `Nest Colfax Avenue from North This was referred to the City Plan Commissio