03/24/1952 Board of Public Works Minutes

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um March 24, 1952 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held Monday, March 24, 1952 at 10:00 A. M. All members were present. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Salary claims in the amount of $18,711.10 were approved and ordered paid. Claims of the following suppliers in the total amount of 062797.78 were approved and ordered paid. • Office Engineers, Inc. $1.36 South Bend Electric Co. $1,11 J. C. Penney Co. 4-94 Mayne Hdwe. Co. 16.8o Meyerts Hdwe. Co. 1.53 House of Tile 178.00 Meyerls Hdwe. Co. .66 House of Tile 475.00 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 12.59 H. Leary 5.00 Tri-County News 6.91 PARKING METER DEPARTMENT: " South Bend Window Cleaning Co. 53.50 The Dual Parking Meter Co. 8.00 South Bend Tribune 7.77 Thomas E. Bath Agency 20.48 1 STREET & TRAFFIC: i Office Engineers, Inc. $2.67 Gafill Oil Co. $14?3.66 Office Engineers, Inc. 3.83 Standard Oil Co. 111.63 • Office Engineers, Inc. 2.57 South Bend Supply Co. 33.60 Earl R. Cottrell 19.00 The Ridge Co. 403.85 ? Industrial Chemicals, Inc. 38.75 Bearings Service Co. 51.17 Standard Oil Co. 449.23 Bearings Service Co. 11.90 Simon Brothers, Inc. 342.00 The Romy Hammes Corp. 8.97 Simon Brothers, Inc. 34+2.00 Sal -Kay Service Station 15.00 Kuert Concrete Co. 104.66 The Gibson Co. 54 -77 So. Bend Sand & Gravel Corp. 15.18 Car Parts, Inc. 25.77 William Happ & Sons, Inc. 1840.L9 Korte Bros., inc• 135.38 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 35. 4� Korte Bros., Inc. 186.28 The McCaffery Co. 38.35 National Brake Service,`Inc. 38.90 American Auto Parts, Inc. 37.05 National Mill Supply Co. 2.55 Car Parts, Inc. 8.42 Co -Operative Grocery Co. 11.88 The Romy Hammes Corp. 25.96 McCaffery Co. 2.64 Morris Friedman, M. D. 5.00 j Car Parts, Inc. 17.25 SEWER DEPARTMENT: Redmer Dist. Co. 79.13 Co -Operative Grocery Co. $19.80 i A petition for the cleaning of the sewer on North Meade Street from Western Avenue to the New York Central Railroad tracks was read by the Board and referred to Street Commissioner Tomlinson for early attention. The Board next considered the transfer of funds, allotted to tree -trimming in the • I budget, for the City Cemetery, to the fund set up for Repairs of Buildings and Structures. The Board decided to present this transfer to the Common Council, when and as soon as another transfer is requested, thereby reducing required advertising costs. Additional funds are needed for repair of the iron fence surrounding the Cemetery. A resolution adopted by the River Park Business Ments Association was read by the Board and referred to the Board of Water Commissioners for further consideration and study. The Board next examined drawings of the proposed new Colip Brothers, Building at 114 W. Wayne Street, involving construction of basement under the walk in front of this location. The Board approved the construction, subject to waiver by the owner of the property to any claim for damages in the event of the widening,.of Wayne Street at that location at any future date. Attorney Russell C. Kuehl appeared before the Board on behalf of the Dependable Disposal Co., and presented a new corrected contract in line with the suggestion of the Board, following the hearing on this matter February 18, 1952. The new contract contains one important stipulation, not appearing in the previous contract, to -wit: The City shall have the option of terminating all contracts with the contractor upon the giving of a six monthts notice in writing. The Board approved the contract and it was delivered to the City Clerk, in person, for presentation to the Common Council. ENTRY OF PETITIONS PRESENTED The Board of Public Works and Safety hereby receives and places on file the Petition of ELMER H. DURHAM and twenty-eight others for thePAVE'MENT IMPROVEMENT on KENMORE STREET from the sou'h line of Western Avenue to the north line of FORD STREET AND Petition of JAMES W. BATIG and fourteen others for the PAVEMENT IMPROVEMENT on ALLEYS BETWEEN FOX STREET, DONALD STREET, DALE AVENUE AND MIAMI STREET, AND