07/27/1953 Board of Public Works Minutes

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ITAIPRO EIVENT RESOLUTION CONFIRT,ID RESOLUTION NO. 275d - 1953 For the improvement of TUXEDO DRIVE under Improvement Resolution No. 275d, 1953, ladopted June 29, 1953, from the north line of Washington Avenue to the south line of +TMcKinley Avenue by constructing a Class C pavement AND s RESOLUTION NO. 2759 - 1953, for the improvement of LAWTON STREET under Improvement • (Resolution No. 2759, adopted June 29, 1953 from the west line of Olive Street to the ,east line of Washington Street by constructing a Class C pavement AND �i RESOLUTION NO. 2760 - 1953, for the improvement of NISHAWAKA AVENUE (NORTH SIDE) under Improvement Resolution No. 2760, adopted June 29, 1953E from the east line of JEmerson Avenue to the west line of Twyckenham Drive by constructing a Class C, type 4A. pavement. 0 0 0 • 11 After hearing all persons interested who appeared and being fully advised on the premises and the Clerk of the Board having shown proofs of publication of the notices to property owners and the same having been found sufficient, the Board decides that the benefits to the property liable to be assessed for said improvement are equal to the estimated cost of the same as reported by the City Civil Engineer, therefore BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of South Bend Indiana, that Improvement ResolutiorBJTos 2758, 2759 and 2760, duly passed by this Board on June 29, 1953, for the above improvements, be and the same are hereby in all things confirmed, and the improvements are hereby ordered to be made. R. S. Andrysiak G. P. Ziegler I. A. Hurwich Board of Public Works &: Safety Ward H. Crothers C erk of the Board. The claim of Taylor Construction Company for bulldozer rental, of 95,333.00, was examined and held in abeyance pending receipt of itemizing the cumulative hours by daily performance. STREET DEPARMENT: in the total sum substantiating invoice. Street Commissioner, H. Is'. Tomlinson, being present, brought to the attention of the Board, an appeal placed with his department by Trir. Oscar Valentine, for the services of a Street Department bulldozer and operator for leveling -off an area for the prize 4-H hogpens at Playland Park in connection with the annual 4-H Fair. Inasmuch as less than two hours work_ will be involved, and the 4-H Fair is an annual affair of great civic interest and value to the City, the Board authorized the Commissioner to have this work performed. The Commissioner next called attention to excessive cost of keeping the Sanitary Land Fill open for dumping after 6:00 P.T. A check over a period of time revealed that not to exceed seven loads were received after 6:00 P. i':"_., none of which were made by licensed scavengers. It was suggested that the Sanitary rill be posted with sign indicating operating hours to be 8:00 A. i. to 6:00 P.T.''. and the Board gave its approval for -such posting and limitation of operating hours. The Commissioner next informed the Board that preparation of required garbage removal equipment has been completed. The Board Ito proceed immediately with the legal advertising for bids. specifications for the directed the Clerk The Board next directed the Street Commissioner to proceed and continue with the mowing of greeds on private lots, billing costs to the Portage Township Assessor. Only one proposal was received to provide a dust collector for the Street Depart- mentts asphalt plant. This was next examined by the Board and found to be more than double the estimated cost for this urgently needed equipment, and the appropriation which has been made to meet its cost. Proposal is, accordingly, to be held in abeyance pending decision and further action on the part of the Common Council, to whom the matter must again be referred. Next appeared before the Board (Messrs. Hines and Beck, State Board of Accounts representatives, calling the Boardts attention to the occasional loss of cash discounts. It was found that the bulk of this loss had been due to method of handling practiced by the Street Department office, in accumulating claims over a period of weeks and process- ing for payment these accumulated claims at too infrequent intervals. Attention of the Board was also called to the excessive use of the Urgent Petty Order form, and its use in procuring supplies and equipment costing far in excess of the �50.00 limit estab- lished and decreed by the !Viayor. the Board thanked Tvlessrs. Hines and Beck for bringing these matters to its attention and informed them that prompt action will be taken to correct the conditions discovered through their audit.