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<br />Mr. Hurwich then called upon members of the trucking firms present for their views
<br />in the matter. Mr. Forrest -Crowell, President of the Northern Indiana Chapter, Indiana
<br />Motor Truck Association, stated that the trucking management represented by the
<br />Association would comply and cooperate with the Board of Public Works in every way.
<br />The question was raised by the delegation as to when: this area had: been rezoned
<br />as industrial, and being informed by the Board that the rezoning had taken place in
<br />1932 expressed considerable surprise.
<br />The Board also explained the authorized routing of inter -city trucks and that the
<br />requirement of these trucks are to use only those streets providing the most direct
<br />access to -the designated truck routes.
<br />iA member of the delegation brought up an irrelevant matter of smoke -and explosions
<br />from the Walnut Street junk yard, claiming the dense and acrid smoke from the burning
<br />of automobile tires presents a health hazard. 1v1r. Hurwich suggested their recourse in
<br />this matter would be to petition the Board of Health.
<br />Mr. Hurwich next called for the Traffic Committee of Bendix Local No. 9 to
<br />present the problem on which they had asked a hearing at this meeting of the Board.
<br />Mr. Arthur E. Bouchard and Mr. Charles A. VanDeViere appeared before the Board and
<br />called attention to the needed improvement of a section of unpaved street on Bendix
<br />Drive adjacent to the property of the South Bend Sand and Gravel Company, and the
<br />heavy traffic over this road by Bendix employees going and coming from the Bendix
<br />Plant daily. It was pointed out -that this cut-off relieves the city streets of a
<br />considerable amount of traffic and congestion at certain periods of the day. Mr.
<br />Hurwich, speaking for the Board, conceded the need for the improvement and stated that
<br />the improvement had been under consideration. Mr. Andrysiak estimated the probable
<br />,) cost at 65,000.00. H. M. Tomlinson, Street Commissioner, being present, some further
<br />j discussion and consultation took place and the Board announced their approval of the
<br />proposed improvement and stated that an effort would be made to include it in the
<br />current street improvement program and the construction of this particular improvement
<br />will be expedited.
<br />The matter of a petition for the temporary closing of alley south of Western
<br />Avenue, between Pulaski and Koscuiszko,Streets was next taken up and on the basis of
<br />the written report of•the Traffic Engineer, under date of April 22nd, the Board denied
<br />this petition.
<br />Change Order No.2 for Contract N6.8, South Bend Sewers, from Consoer,Townsend &
<br />Associates, -.under date of May 8, 1952, was examined by the Board and approved.
<br />The deleting of Item No. 11 in regard to the re -paving on Hydraulic Avenue under
<br />Contract No. 8 South Bend Sewers, as recommended by Consoer, Townsend & Associates,
<br />in their letter of May 8, 1952, was next considered and approved.
<br />Final inspection having been made and no deficiencies found, the recommendation
<br />of Consoer, Townsend & Associates for the acceptance of work performed by Mancini &
<br />Ventrella, Contract No.8, South Bend Sewers, was approved and accepted. -
<br />STREET DEPARTMENT:
<br />This being the time set for the opening of bids, Ray S. Andrysiak, Chairman of
<br />the Board, proceeded to open the two bids received for the supplying of the Street
<br />Department with a chips and fine aggregate spreader, as follows:
<br />Indiana Equipment Co., Inc.
<br />P. 0. Box 392
<br />Indianapolis, Indiana
<br />1 - BURCH Force Feed Spreader, lOtO", four
<br />wheels, standard equipment, with
<br />agitator
<br />Price, F. O.B. South Bend, Indiana
<br />A Non -Collusion Affidavit
<br />and Bid Bond accompanied
<br />the bid.
<br />1095.00
<br />Korte Bros., Inc. A Non -Collusion Affidavit
<br />Fort Wayne, Indiana and Contractor's Bond
<br />accompanied the bid.
<br />1 - Model "R" Highway Equipment Spreader 101
<br />with agitator $1096.25
<br />The Board consulted with Street Commissioner Tomlinson and referred the accompany -
<br />literature to him for a comparative of the two machines offered.Upon the expressed
<br />"i preference and recommendation of Per. Tomlinson, the Board accepted the bid of the
<br />I Indiana Equipment Co., Inc., and the Clerk was directed to issue the purchase order
<br />for bhis equipment, including an extra truck hitch..
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