12/15/1952 Board of Public Works Minutes

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540 In the above named assessment roll, the Board hereby orders that it will meet in the City Hall at 11:00 A. M. on the 12th day of Jaunary, 1953 for the purpose of hearing and receiving remonstrances from all persons interested in or affected by said vacation, and the Board further orders that notice of said hearing, together with the amount of damages awarded and benefits assessed be addressed to the property owners by publishing same on the 19th day of December, on the 26th day of December, 1952 and on the 2nd day of January, 1953 in the South Bend Tribune and the Tri-County News. A matter referred to the Board by the Common Council was found to have had the Board's action at the previous regular meeting of December 10, 1952, and the Clerk was directed to furnish the City Clerk with an excerpt of this action. TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT: E. H. Miller, Traffic Engineer, being present, the Board asked his decision in the matter of permit for two -cab taxi stand at the Main Street entrance of the Oliver Hotel. Mr. Miller stated that before rendering final decision, a consultation between himself and the Oliver Hotel management is necessary to determine whether a real need exists for the added service. A letter, addressed to the City Engineer, enclosing a receipted bill for replace- ment of front spring and other damage caused by condition of street following sewer installation, was read and considered.. The Board directed the Clerk to refer this matter to the Niles Excavating Company, the contractors involved, whose bonding company is responsible in settlement for damage of this type. The final payment of Barney Massa Construction Company, Inc. for their part in the construction of the South Bend intercepting sewer system was.given some discussion and the Board deferred signing of claim until the next regular meeting. The remodeling proposed by Armour & Company, to eliminate as nearly as possible present violation of ordinance governing the loading and unloading of trucks, came up for some further discussion, with a view to furnishing Traffic Engineer Miller with a resume of the points in this matter covered in the meeting of December 10tti. Excavation bonds, each in the sum of $1,000.00, were approved for the following: J. B. Fleck & Sons & Company Bernhard D. Johnson Howard H. White.& Son. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting adjourned at 12:00 Noon. Attest: Clerk • • 0 • 0 0,