05/19/1952 Board of Public Works Minutes

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436 a May 19, 1952 A regular meeting of the Board of'Public Works was held Monday, May 19, 1952 at 10.-00 A. M. All members were present. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and I, ,,approved. Salary claims in the amount of $27,488.34 were approved and ordered paid. Claims of the following suppliers were approved and ordered paid: 'i Office Engineers, Inc. $1.95 STREET & TRAFFIC: j Office Engineers, Inc. 11.87 G. E. Meyer & Son 132.76 Modern Decorating Co. 359.00 Western Indiana Gravel Co. 696.52�; • ii Office Supply & Equipment Cp. 1.90 Standard Oil Co. 523.86� Peltz Kaufer Paper Co. 7.50 Simon Brothers Co. 342.00; Schuell Nurseries 125.00 Simon Brothers Co. 342.00 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 10.99 Kaley Motor Service 54.60 Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. 365.30 Sinclair Refining Co. 233.78' Tri County News 6.48 Standard Auto Supply .60�l j Walter J. Braunsdorf & Son 9.70 South Bend Electric Co. 17.801 Ehlers Insulation Co. 44.45 The Gibson Co. 188.0011 Super Sales Co. 17.50 Korte Bros. 33.02 ;I Deneen Corporation 493.17 Hoffman Bros. Auto Electric Co. 40.3511 Office Supply & Equipment Co. 11.00 Kaley Motor Service 53.56+ Economy Office Furniture 141.40 O'Brien Corporation 32.80j Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 228.38 Central Rubber & Supply Co. 30.60 I Myers Hdwe. Co. 36.36 O'Brien Corporation 73,50=! J. W. Werntz & Son 6.20 Kuert Concrete Co. 11.35i1 J. W. Werntz & Son 2.63 J. J. Haverstock 37.60j J. W. Werntz & Son 3.58 STREET IMPROVEMENT FUND: Vants Lawnmower Shop 6.00 Rieth Riley Construction Co. $27,646.78 Michigan Calvert Hdwe. 51.00 Wilbur H. Gartner & Assoc. 674.33 PARKING METER DEPARTMENT: Wilbur H. Gartner & Assoc. 2080.50. Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 10.29 INTERCEPTOR SEWER: l 1 GARBAGE DEPARTMENT: Consoer, Townsend & Associates 285.89 Dependable Disposal Co. 3312.50 Sewer Department: • Terpstra Bros. 200.00� Mr. Henry. Wheeler of Wheeler & Hamilton Welding & Machine Shop, Ardmore 'i Y g p, , appeared ; before the Board, inquiring as to the possibility of proceeding with the iron fence repair work at the City Cemetery. The Board informed Mr. Wheeler -that as yet the transfer of the required funds had not been completed and no further work should be !' performed until these funds are available. (i Vacation Resolution No.2696 Attorneys McGill and Reeder appeared before the Board relative to Vacation Resolution; N6.2696.-- Attorney McGill cited two cases to bear out his contention that insufficient time elapsed before final advertising and the date set for the hearing. Mr. McGill i also informed the Board of his having had notice of the filing of a brief, and asked for an opportunity to file a reply brief. The Board agreed to the continuing of the i.. hearing on Vacation Resolution No. 2696 for another two weeks period, for the regular meeting of the Board June 2, 1952. f� Mrs. Bertha B. Baker, 1010 South 20th Street, next appeared before the Board with a protest against water standing along the curb on the new pavement constructed under Improvement Resolution No.2673- 1951. �I H. Daniel Lang and Luther Dixon, Jr. appeared before the Board with a petition for { the improvement of Chalfant Street from Walsh to Jacob Street. The petition was !j examined by the Board and the Clerk was instructed to refer this petition to the City Engineer's office. The request of the New York Central Railroad for the closing of Olive Street for the purpose of reconstructing the crossing was then taken up by the Board. The Board approved the closing of the Olive Street crossing and traffic being diverted temporarily; to the Meade Street crossing, inasmuch as the Railroad Company has agreed to maintain a watchman at the Meade Street crossing, in addition to the automatic flashers on I Mondays through Fridays, from 6:00 A. M. to 10:00 P. M. throughout the period of i construction. On this basis permission for the closing of the Olive Street New York Cnn.tral Crossing is granted by the Board. TRAFFIC ENGINEER: After examining the recommendations and installations of stop -signs ' • as reported by Traffic Engineer, Ernest H. Miller, the Board unanimously adopted these l recommendations and declared the intersections as Stop Streets as follows: WAYNE STREET - STOP at LINCOLN WAY EAST 'i FRANKLIN STREET AT GARST STREET (4-way Stop) VASSAR AVENUE - STOP at OtBRIEN STREET ALTGELD STREET - STOP at YORK STREET I FLORENCE STREET - STOP at COLLEGE STREET SIBLEY STREET - STOP at COLLEGE STREET 36TH STREET - STOP at MISHAWAKA AVENUE. I STREET DEPARTMENT: H. M. Tomlinson, Street Commissioner, was present and took up with the Board minor matters concerning his department.