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<br />lit meets with their approval and would not create any additional expense to the City.
<br />The Replat of Belleville Unit "D", an addition to the City of South Bend, Indiana
<br />(submitted by Colpaert Realty Company, was examined and approved by the Board.
<br />A petition, under date of June 23, 1953, signed by four property owners on Navarre
<br />Street, petitioning to vacate building in rear of 505 West Marion Street, South Bend,
<br />,Indiana, said building being used by W. J. Braunsdorf and Son for conducting a plumbing
<br />fleet four trucks; Said business
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<br />business, employing several men and maintaining a of
<br />,is operated in violation of City ZoningOrdinance, as this location is strictly resi-
<br />Idential, was received and taken under advisement.
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<br />A claim, in the amount of $p158.40, was received from the Hamilton Body Company,
<br />!covering repairs to a 1941 Pontiac,owned by Virginia Kalebic, which was d6maged when
<br />it•hit an improperly installed manhole on Huey Street. This was referred to Mr. I. A.
<br />i Hurwi.eh for proper disposition.
<br />An application for Taxicab License, under date of June 23rd, was received from
<br />IMr. Geo. M. Bernath, 2527 Dixie Highway North, was examined and referred to Chief Gillen
<br />'for investigation and report:
<br />Messrs. Beck and Hines, Field Examiners, submitted the following for the Boardts
<br />;information, which was taken from a bulletin to Field Examiners by the State Board of
<br />Accounts, -
<br />"NEW LAWS AFFECTING ALL UNITS"
<br />"Chapter 32 - SB 43; EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 24, 1953• Amends 1945 PURCHASE ■
<br />LAW: Permits purchases up to $1,000.00 on the open market without giving
<br />notice or receiving bids. The old law was limited to $500.00. Amends
<br />Ch.99, Acts 1945; Burns 53-501. Requires all purchases to be on a unit I
<br />basis Prohibits purchases of materials or equipment in excess of $lYOOO.00
<br />on open market under two or more contracts." I
<br />Street Commissioner, Harry M. Tomlinson, being present, requested permission of
<br />the Board to close his department Friday, July 3rd. Permission was granted.
<br />A letter,under date of June 26th, was received from Consoer,Townsend and Associatesi
<br />regarding the analysis of test pile operations and foundation operations. This was
<br />;read by the Board and ordered placed on file.
<br />The Clerk of the Board was directed to notify Is. Wm. S. Moore, Engineer, that the
<br />survey for the sit-' of Sewage Disposal Plant be completed and submitted to the Board
<br />of Works and Safety at the earliest possible date.
<br />IMPROVEP,TENT RESOLUTION NO. 2757 - 1953
<br />FORD STREET - SCEIvTIC DRIVE - LOl,�ARDY DRIVE
<br />Engineerts Report, submitted by 1,ATilbur H. Gartner & Associates, having been re- !
<br />ceived=and examined by the Board, in the matter of bids for the improvement of FORD
<br />STREET - SCENIC DRIVE - LOMBARDY DRIVE in Belleville Addition, in accordance with
<br />Improvement Resolution No. 2757, and confirmed by this Board on June 8, 1953, therefore
<br />Be It Resolved, that the Preliminary Order is hereby, in all things confirmed and
<br />said street ordered paved with a Class B - Type 1 Cement Concrete Pavement, and bid i
<br />awarded to Rieth Riley,Constructed Company as they submitted the lowest and best bid
<br />;for Class B- Type 1 Cement Concrete Pavement, for the sum of $39,486.80.
<br />II;:PROVE�,NT RESOLUTION NO. 2758 - 1953
<br />PLANS REPORTED
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<br />Wilbur H. Gartner and Associates, Civil Engineers, reported to the Board, Profiles,
<br />Plans, General Details, Specifications, Estimates and the Preliminary Improvement
<br />Resolution for the improvement of TUXEDO DRIVE, from the north line of Washington
<br />Avenue to the south line of McKinley Avenue by constructing a Class "C" Pavement, under
<br />'Improvement Resolution No. 2758 AND
<br />LAWTON STREET FROM THE 111EST LINE OF OLIVE STREET TO THE EAST LINE OF WASHINGTON
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<br />STREET, by constructing a Class "C" Pavement, under Resolution No. 2759, AND •
<br />MISHAWAKA AVENUE ( NORTH SIDE) FROM THE EAST LINE OF E RRSON AVENUE TO THE WEST
<br />j LINE OF TVTYCIENHA1 DRIVE by constructing a Class "C" - Type %a Pavement, under
<br />i Resolution No. 2760.
<br />The Board approved the reports and passed Improvement Resolution, authorizing
<br />j these public improvements, and the 21st day of July 1953, at the hour of 6:30 P.M. CST
<br />is hereby fixed at the time, and the office of the Board of said City as the place
<br />1 when and Where all persons whose property may be affected by such proposed. improvements,
<br />! may be heard as to the necessity for the same, and all petitions and remonstrances
<br />received, and the Board will on said day, decide whether the benefits accruing to
<br />abutting and adjacent property, and to the City of South Bend, Indiana, will be equal •
<br />to or exceed the estimated cost of said improvements. The Clerk of the Board is hereby
<br />ordered to give notice by two weekly publications, of the time and place of hearing of
<br />these resolutions passed by the Board on the 29th day of June, 1953, and to be published
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