03/09/1953 Board of Public Works Minutes

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574 March 9, 1953 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held Monday, March 9, 1953, at 10:00 A. M. All members were present. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Salary claims in the amount of $21,983-ld were approved. Claims of the following suppliers, in the total amount of $18,961.09, were approved and ordered paid: Arrow Towel & Linen Service $12.00 STREET & TRAFFIC: Arrow Towel & Linen Service 2.75 American Steel Dredge Co. $52.46 Arteraft Printers 75,00 American Steel Dredge Co. 66.40 • Walter J. Braunsdorf & Son 18.75 Englewood Electrical Supply Co. 42.92 Walter J. Braunsdorf & Son 26.83 General Handle Co. 37.78 Walter J. Braunsdorf & Son 3.85 Indiana Lumber Co. 39.00 Business Systems, Inc. 7.52 Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. 9.24 Edw. Don & Co. 118.45 International Bus. Mach. Corp. 11.37 Electric Construction Co. 61.31 Koontz -Wagner Electric Co. 264.00 Englewood Electrical.Supply Co. 7.14 Korte_Bros, 119.15 Englewood Electrical Supply Co. 21,51 Korte Bros. 56.13 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 11.36 Korte Bros. 16.65 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 269.48 Material Handling Equip.Co. 95•66 Indiana Lumber Co. 17.13 Meyerts Hdwe. Co. 1.8o • Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. .84 Michiana Machine Co. 29.50. Indiana & Michigan.Electric Co. 173.40 Michiaaa Machine Co. 11.00 Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. 367.75 Motor Service & Parts, Inc. 39.41 Indiana & Michigan Electric Co.$11168.64 National Auto Service Co. 11.12 Interstate Glass & Paint Co. 11.13 OtBrien Corporation 7.28 Raymond Kyle 5.00 The Ridge Company 10.95 Meyerts Hdwe, Co. 4.83 The Ridge Company 84.00 Office Engineers 2.41 The Ridge Company 3.00 Office Engineers 27.00 Jacob Rose Garage 412.56 Office Engineers 1.50 Schillingts 33. 7 Peltz-Kaufer Paper Co. 4.50 Singer General Tire Co. 206.61 Peterson Printing Co. 104.00 Singer General Tire Co. 27.70 • City Water Works 4.00 Singer General Tire Co. 172.15 Wastes Engineering 3.00 C. D. Smelser 49.45 Weisberger Bros. 17.20 South Bend Clean Towel Service 12.26 Weisberger Bros. 9.15 South Bend Electric Co. 15.53 DOG POUND: Swenson Spreader Co. 55.39 Levy -Ward Grocer Co. 48.08 Viscosity Oil Co. 92.4o GARBAGE DEPARTMENT: Traffic Engineering Magazine 3.50 Dependable Disposal $3312.50 Wire & Disc Wheel Sales 22.09 INTERCEPTOR SEWER: Zimmerman Brush Works 153.36 Consoer Townsend & Assoc. 200.00 CONTRACTOR'S IMPROVEMENT FUND: Consoer Townsend & Assoc. 200.00 Rieth-Riley Construction Co. 149.79 Consoer Townsend & Assoc. 200.00 PARKING METER DEPARTMENT: . C. W. Dzikowski 28.00 1 First appeared before the Board, Mr. Marvin Oestreicher, manager of the Plaza Cleaners, 222 W. Washington Avenue, presenting the serious problem with which his establishment is confronted in the matter of the loading and unloading of his delivery and pick-up trucks, as well as the brief parking required for customerst cars,there being no rear entrance available and the use of Washington Avenue frontage resulting in continuous violation of traffic regulations and the payment of fines accordingly. Considerable discussion followed and various suggestions were offered, none of which appeared to be feasible. The Board then turned the matter over to the Traffic Engineer for study and recommendation and directed Mr. Oestreicher to consult with E. H. Miller. • Next appeared attorney Louis J. Wynne and officials of the Dependable Disposal Company.. The Board first informed these people of the advisability of purchasing a bulldozer of not less than 10 tons weight, and of a make having local sales and service representation. Mr. Andrysiak pointed out that only such a piece of equipment would be acceptable to the Board for purchase from the Dependable Disposal Company in the event the City were to take over the garbage and trash disposal service and pointed out very definitely the economical aspects in the matter of less down time and minimum trans- portation involved for repairs, and the better job performed in compacting the rubbish by the heavier equipment, and the importance and advantages of the best possible job of compaction. • Attorney Wynne brought to the attention of the Board a loss of approximately $1,000.00 per month for the year of 1952, and the probability that loss due to operating costs would, in 1953 approach $2,000.00 per month, in view of the elimination, under the law, of fattening hogs on this refuse. Attention was called to the cooking process, which permits feeding of garbage to hogs under the new statute. It was the consensus of opinion of the Dependable Disposal Company officials that the condition in which the garbage and trash is received pre- cludes any possibility of the cooking process. The Board then examined an operations cost statement for the year of 19522 presente by attorney Wynne. The Board directed attorney Wynne to present these figures, to- gether with estimated figures to be prepared showing some four or five different methods of.operation, including land -fill site being provided by the City, to this evening's