05/05/1952 Board of Public Works Minutes

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for their.approval. A letter concerning the dust enndition at Inglewood Place, from Mrs. Gene C. Silver was read and the Clerk directed to reply, informing firs. Silvers that the matter is receiving the Boardts consideration. A letter was examined concerning the alley grade of the first east and west alley north of Cedar Street and the establishing of a grade on the east and west alley between Madison and Cedar Streets that will eliminate'a large water hole. The entire matter was referred to the City Engineer for investigation and report. TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT: The Traffic Engineerts report on the petition for temporary closing of alley south of Western Avenue, between Pulaski and Koscuisko Streets, was examined by the Board and petition and report ordered filed. Petitions for improvements desired on South Bendix Drive and two blocks of West Jefferson Street failed to indicate location and type of improvement to be made. Both were referred to the City Engineer for his investigation and report. A Petition for the vacating of the alley between Wayne and Sunnymede Avenue, beginning west of Twyckenham Drive and running West a distance of 155 feet, more or less, to that part of the alley previously vacated, was next examined by the Board and referred to the City Plan Commission. Contractors Bonds of $1,000 each were examined and approved by the Board for the following contractors: Napoleon Callewaert Interstate Maintenance & Engineering Co., Springfield, Ohio D. C. James Lonnie E. Mishler Joseph Price Mike Vellner ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT: Bids for the of Angela Boulevard and Indiana Avenue opened at a previous regular meeting, having been examined and tabulated, bid acceptance and the awarding of contracts were as follows: For the construction of a Bituminous Concrete (AH) Re -surface pavement on ANGELA BOULEVARD from X11ichigan Street to Lafayette Boulevard and from Woodward Avenue to Portage Avenue, the bid of Rieth-Riley Construction Company for a total of $14,934.30 was found to be the lowest and best bid, and was thereupon awarded the contract. For the construction of a Bituminous Concrete (AH) Re -surface pavement on INDIANA AVENUE from Miami Street to Marietta Street, the bid of Rieth-Riley Construction Company for a total of $22,455.50 was found to be the lowest and best bid, and was thereupon awarded the contract. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting adjourned at 12:00 Noon. ATTEST: G�d ,v e"'7e'24 Clerk Supplement to May 5, 1952 Meeting A complaint was made to the Board in regard to excessive use of the street for parking purposes by the trucks and other automotive equipment of Claeys Candy Company. The Board called upon Traffic Engineer,Ernest H. Miller, to make an investigation and. report on a possible solution of the problem. Three citizens, interested in a petition complaining of the excessive use of residential streets, specificially Swygart Street, by trucking firms with terminals in that vicinity, were present. The petition was thereupon-, taken up by the Board, examined and referred to the Traffic Engineer for investigation and report. 0 0 0 • • 0