06/23/1952 Board of Public Works Minutes

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RM C7 • 1] Safety in the City Hall of this City, as the place, when and where the Board of Public Works and Safety will open and consider bids for the above named improvements, provided all bids for. the construction. of said work shall be filed in the office of the Clerk of this Board before 10:00 otclock AM-CST'df, said day. Each bidder for said work shall enclose with his bid a certified check, payable to the Treasurer of this City in the sum• of two and one-half percent of the amount of his bid, or a bid bond for two and one half per cent of the amount of his bid, to insure the execution of this contract, if said work is awarded to him. The Clerk of this'Board is hereby ordered, to give notice by two weekly publicat ons of. the time and place, when and where bids will be received, opened and considered for the construction of said work. Said Clerk shall state in said notices, that each bidder shall enclose with his bid a certified check or bid bond for above named amount, to insure the execution of this contract. Ward H. Crothers Clerk of ,the Board R. S. Andrysiak I: A. Hurwich G. P. Ziegler Board of Public Works and Safety STREET DEPARTMENT: H. M. Tomlinson, Street Commissioner, being present, brought the attention of the Board the fact that the weed -cutting season has arrived. He was informed by the Board that the Tribune has publicized the usual warning to property owners in this connection and that the Street Department should proceed to remove noxious weeds, particularly on corner lots, where view is obscured and traffic hazard is being caused by such growth. PARKING METER DEPARTMENT: Casimir Dzikowski, Superintendent of the Parking Meter Department, was present. A study of various makes of parking meters has been completed at the request of the Mayor. The committee making the study was comprised of City Engineer, Ray S. Andrysiak, and two other highly competent mechanical engineers, who conducted tests of six makes of parking meters Independent investigation was also i made by the Parking Pieter Department and members of the Common Council. It appearing that the Rhoades "Mark -Time" meter was the most desirable, insofar as the tests were concerned, and from the standpoint of simplicity of mechanism and economy of maintenance and repair, the Board, upon recommendation of the Testing Committee, authorized the Parking Meter Department to obtain one -hundred of the Rhoades meters for a 90-day trial. i i The Superintendent brought to the attention of the Board the Departmentts need for a three -wheel motorcycle, as used by the Police Department, and the Board authorized the Parking Meter Department to purchase one of the three -wheel motorcycles from Wesner's, 526 Western Avenue, at the price of $250.00. This being the time set for the opening of bids, chairman of the Board, Ray S. Andrysiak, made the announcement and proceeded with the opening of the bids as follows: BIDS ON TRAILER FOR STREET DEPARTMENT STOCKBERGER -SEAS TROY I INC. 630 High Street, FORT WAYN-E, INDIANA Non -Collusion Affidavit and Contractor's Bond accompanied the bid. 1 or more LACROSSE MODEL SP4-9F Standard Trailer • I� equipped with 8 - 7.5Oxl5-10 ply tires, complete specifications attached to this Bid---------------------------------------------$2,018.00 ea. Excise Tax 129.15 • • Extra Equipment: Air or Vacuum Brakes Lights Reflectors F.O.B. South Bend, Ind. MacALLISTER MACHI1ERY CO., INC. 2118 N. Gale Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 154- 00 40.00 10.00 Non -Collusion Affidavit and Bid Bond accompanied the Bid. 1 MARTIN rear loading four wheel tow trailer, 10 ton capacity with 8t x 141 platform (8) 8.25 x 15 - 12 ply tires, electric brakes on rear wheels, stop and tail light and painted highway yellow. F. 0. B. South Bend -------------------------- 2960.00 FLESCH-MILLER TRACTOR CO. 4611 Franklin Road, Lawrence, Indiana. Non -Collusion Affidavit and Contractor's Bond accompanied the Bid.