02/09/1953 Board of Public Works Minutes

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1 February 9, 1953 I) jl A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held Monday, February 9, 1953 i at 10:00 A. M. All members were present. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and6 approved. Salary claims, in the amount of $22,358.28, were approved. Claims of the following suppliers, in the amount of $25,148.91, were approved and ordered paid: Arrow Towel & Linen Service $10.00 Consolidated Steel & Supply Co. $56.30 Walter J. Braunsdorf & Son 10.62 Gaf ill Oil Co. $1,179.75 Walter J. Braunsdorf & Son 9.85 H. E. Harrison 125..00 Walter J. Braunsdorf & Son 3.75 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 12.19 Walter J. Braunsdorf & Son 6.94 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 41.14 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 9.60 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 9.89 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 9.tjj1 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 11.04 Indiana Lumber & Mfg. Co. 7.23 Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. 159.48 Indiana Lumber & Mfg. Co. 13.58 Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. 156.00 Indiana Lumber & Mfg. Co. 19.26 Indiana State Industries 2074.02 Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. 185.40 Indiana Lumber & Supply Co. 15844 Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. 371.58 Indiana Lumber & Supply Co. 54.40 Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. $11,167.57 International Bus. Mach. Corp. 2.21 Indiana Textile Co. 45.88 Liquid Heat Fuel Co. 19.60 Frank C. Kettring, Postmaster 60.12 Knapp Seed & Hdwe. Co. 6.00 Frank C. Kettring, Postmaster 30,00 McComb Battery Co., Inc. 110.85 Koontz -Wagner Electric Co. 16.80 McComb Battery Co., Inc. 30.58 Herbert Leary 5.00 Ben Medow, Inc. 289.93 G. E. Meyer & Son 3.40 National Brake Service, Inc. 43.61 South Bend Electric Co. 1.51 Office Engineers, Inc. 6.83 South Bend Electric Co. 12.21 Peltz Kaufer Paper Co. 35.84 South Bend Tribune 9.18 Premier Autoware Co. 110.60 South Bend Tribune 6.36 Retco Alloy Co. 352.53 South Bend Tribune 1.73 The Ridge Co. 3.00 South Bend Tribune 6.12 Singer General Tire Co. 239.20 • Carl L. Shaffer 5.05 Singer General Tire Co. 321.36 Tri-County News 6.26 Singer General Tire Co. 321.36 Tri-County News 6.48 Singer General Tire Co. 321.36 Tri-County News 9.50 Singer General Tire Co. 321.36 U. S. Sanitary Specialties 115.50 Singer General Tire Co. 321.36 G. E. Weaver Co. 14.92 Singer General Tire Co. 321.36 J. W. Werntz & Son 18.05 Singer General Tire Co. 363.36 J. W. Werntz & Son 18.54 Singer General Tire Co. 386.12 SEWER DEPARTMENT: Singer General Tire Co. 363.36 Champion Corporation 38.90 Singer General Tire Co. 61.45 Singer General Tire Co. 482.04 Singer General Tire Co. 100.15 Singer General Tire Co. 37.00 C. D. Smelser 1968.26 STREET DEPARTMENT: C. D. Smelser 576.62 Bearings Service Co. 1.92 C. D. Smelser 348.39 Business Systems, Inc. .54 C. D. Smelser 976.93 J. W. Werntz & Son 2.38 The claim of Mr. Ideal Baldoni for damage to his car which occurred on December 6th. i�was re-examined, found to be the fault of the excavating contractor involved, and the Clerk was directed to mail the bill and letter of explanation to the contractor for II settlement . Mrs. Leo R. Smith appeared. before the Board making inquiry as to the possibility of renting for commercial purposes vacant property belonging to the City of South Bend, • at the intersection of Prairie and Ewing Avenues. The Board informed Mrs. Smith that it is questionable as to whether or not the Board has the authority to rent out City - owned property for commercial enterprises. Mrs. Smith brought to the attention of the Board the fact that a billboard is now on the premises. j The Board expressed the opinion that this billboard was probably on the property lat the time it was acquired, and investigation will be made in the matter. j Quotations for the cleaning of walls, ceilings and woodwork in the City Hall were ;again reviewed. The Board decided to hold the matter in further abeyance, asking that the bidder, Verhostra Painting Co., supply additional figures to cover the small office s land rooms attached to the offices of the Controller, City Clerk, City Engineer, and . ;Board of Public Works and Safety, pending their response. Attorney George N. Beamer then appeared before the Board and presented Mr. Leo L. Thompson and a Mr. Thurnstrom of the Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company, The Board gave these gentlemen a resume of the problem, and how it has finally been brought forcefully to the forefront by action of the Common Council, through Councilmen. Korpal and Muszynski. Railroad officials, Messrs. Thurnstrom and Thompson, then brought to the attention of the Board the effort made on their part, and operation improvements recently put into effect, which should tend to greatly reduce complaints on the tying up of traffic at the Olive -Sample Street crossing. It was pointed out that the complaints are in many instances those of employees of the industries, whose urgent need of special switching services has caused much of the switching operations which have occurred during • periods of heavy highway traffic. Mr. Thompson stated, it is most important that com- plaints be specific in stating time of the "tie-up" or blocking of the crossing, the street crossing involved, and if possible the engine number. Attorney Beamer mentioned