05/05/1952 Board of Public Works Minutes

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• • • • n U Petition of FRED C. HARRISON and three others for the Pavement Improvement on FELLOWS STREET from the south line of Ewing Avenue to the north line of Altgeld Street AND Petition of NORBERT EIVGELS and twenty-eight others for the Pavement Improvement on NAPOLEON BOULEVARD from the east line of Harter Heights 2nd Addition to the west line of Notre Dame Avenue AND Petition of D. C. NEWMAN and thirteen others for the Pavement Improvement on BULLA STREET from the west line of Portage Avenue to the west line of Medora Street, AND Petition of GUY P. CURTIS and three others for the Pavement Improvement on VASSAR AVENUE from the east line of Olive Street to the west line of Elmer Street. The above five petitions were examined by the Board and referred to the City Engineers for recommendation. The City Engineer being present, made the recommendation that the petition in each instance, be granted, The Board then directed that the firm of Wilbur H. Gartner &;Associates prepare general details, drawnings, tpecifications and preliminary improvement resolution for the five pavement improvements to be con structed and the firm was so notified May 5, 1952. A petition submitted by C. Harry Swanson, Inc. to vacate East Washington Avenue in the City of South Bend, Indiana from the East line of Tuxedo Drive East a distance of one -hundred thirty feet to the West line of Lots Numbered Ninety -Six (96) and Ninety - Seven (97) in Swanson Park Fourth Addition to the City of South Bend. This petition was referred by the Board to the City Plan Commission. STREET DEPARTMENT: H. M. Tomlinson, Street Commissioner, brought to the attention of the Board a dust condition on Orange Street between Olive and Meade Streets caused by a material applied last year by the South Shore Railroad between the rails of the track through these two city.blocks. The Board directed the City Engineer to contact the South Shore Railroad and request them to remedy the condition. !� Mr. Tomlinson also called attention to the dust condition at Circle Avenue and ;;asked permission of the Board to use the Cityts oil -spreader to apply oil, to be supplied by the business concerns in this area, to alleviate this condition. Per - ,mission was so granted. Mr. Tomlinson brought to the attention of the Board a meeting to be held at Indianapolis, May 14, 1952, between members of the Indiana Street Commissioners Assoc- iation and the State Highway Department, mentioning also that the City Attorney should also be in attendance at this meeting in which agreement is to be made as to the specific duties and responsibilities in the maintenance of streets, which are State Highways and under the general jurisdiction of the State Highway Department, The Board authorized and recommended the attendance of both the Street Commissioner and City Attorney at the Indianapolis Meeting. A map of the proposed warehouse of the OtBrien Corporation and bearing the occupancy approval of the City Engineer, was examined by the Board and passed to the Building Commissioner for record of the Building Department. This being the time set, bids were opened for the supplying of a 5-8 Ton Variable Weight Tandem Roller for the Street Department. Bids were as follows: Reid -Holcomb Company, Inc. A Non -Collusion Affidavit and 1615 Kentucky Ave., a Bid Bond accompanied this Bid. Indianapolis, Indiana Alternate 1 - Galion 5 to 6 ton variable weight Tandem Roller with gasoline engine and electric starter --------------- 5315.00 1 - Galion 5 to 6 ton variable weight Tandem Roller with diesel engine and electric starter -------------- 6645.00 Deeds Equipment Co., 913 Main Street Rochester, Indiana 1 - New Huber 5-6 ton tandem roller with specifications as per proposal--------------------- A Non -Collusion Affidavit and a Bid Bond accompanied the Bid. $4994.00. The Board approved and accepted the bid of the Deeds Equipment Company for a Huber Tandem Roller with fluid coupling, and acceptance was referred to the Common Council lj !;