01/14/1952 Board of Public Works Minutes

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380 January 14, 1952 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held Monday, January 14, 1952 at 10:00 A. M. All members were present. Minutes of previous.meeting were read and approved. Claims of the following suppliers, in the amount of $58.76 were approved and ordered paid: Office Supply & Equipment Co.----- $1.15 Indiana F3e11 Telephone Co.--$11.59 G. E. Meyer & Son, Inc.---------- .9.0 Sidwell Studio- ----------- .20.00 The Office Engineers, Inc.------ 15.71 Indiana Bell Telephone Co.-- 9.41 STREET DEPARTMENT: Indiana Bell Telephone Co. ------ $10.04 Indiana & Michigan Elect.---$93.60 So. Bend Sand & Gravel Corp.----- .20.96 Ind. Lumber & Mfg. Co. ---- 114.65 Mrs. Bernice E. Rerick, President of the Mothers of Marines Organization and another lady representative presented request for permission to conduct their ahhual Rose Day on June 21, 1952. Permission was granted and the clerk directed ! to furnish a letter of confirmation. I 0. Frank Helvie applied for permission to conduct annual Crippled Children's Lily Drive on the principal streets in April. Permission was granted for the - date of Saturday, April 5, 1952. ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT The City Engineer reports there is no activity on the North Side Boulevard interceptor sewer project by the Fattore Company of Center Line, Michigan cpntractors. The Board decided to direct a letter to the Fattore Company with a copy to Ralph Moorehouse, Resident Bngineer for the interceptor sewer projects, demanding a complete report to the Board concerning their plans for the early completion of their contract and requesting a definite work schedule. Attorney L. W. Hammond appeared before the Board relative to the vacation of a portion of - THE ALLEY EAST OF ST PETER STREET FROM THE SOUTH LINE OF THE FIRST ALLEY SOUTH OF WAYNE STREET TO THE NORTH LINE OF THE GRAND TRUNK RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY. The Clerk was ordered by the Board to assign a Resolution number and to publish notice for a public hearing. II STREET DEPARTMENT . !� Harry Tomlinson,Street Commissioner, was present and matters pertaining to his department were discussed. I i TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT Mr. Ernest Miller, Traffic Engineer was present and called the attention of the Board to city employee, Dwight Neland, of his department, who suffered a back injury in 1948 in line of duty and for which the City has provided medical treatment. Mr. Miller asked authority to continue these treatments with Dr. R. H. Denham. Jr. Mr. Miller was so authorized by the Board. I' Attorney Leo P. Rieder appeared before the Board in the matter of vacation Resolution #2696 VACATION RESOLUTION #2696 C 5� R. S. Andrysiak, City Engineer, filed primary assessment roll showing the award of damages and the assessments of benefits in the matter of the vacation of - PORTION OF COLUMBIA STREET DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: Commencing at a point on the west line of Columbia Street at a point 134 ft. northesterly at right angles from the northeasterly line of lLincoln Way East; thence southeasterly across Columbia Street on a line projected southeasterly"to the east line of said Columbia Street and which line before projection southeasterly is 134 f t. northeasterly at right angles and parallel to the northeasterly line of Lincolnway i; • 7 0 0 • 0