09/14/1953 Board of Public Works Minutes

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68 Indiana Equipment Company bid continued 1 Drott Model 14C Bullclam Shovel, 2 yard capacity complete mounted on above machine, total weight of TD-14A and Drott Bullclam 27,078 pounds --------------------------- $1,585-00 1 Allen All -Steel Cab with safety glass hinged windshield and sliding back glass mounted on above --------------- 567-00 ALTERNATE BID: fl 1 International Harvester Model TD-18A Crawler Tractors 89.29 Drawbar Horsepower complete with crankcase guard, electric starter 2 d lights, as per specifications in proposal --------- ------- ------------- 015)000-00 18C Bullclam Shovel c--ampl t 3 yd capacit mounted 1 Drott Model e e y on above machine ------------------------- ------------ $1844.00 1 Allen All -Steel Cab with safety -glass, hinged windshield and sliding back glass ---- ----------------- $567-00. The chairman then announced that these bids would be taken under advisement and ;contract awarded at next regular meeting of the Board. Ii Councilman Walter Glass then appeared before the Board and called to the atten- tion of the Board, that time is now limited for the laying of asphalt and that no work 'has as yet gotten under way on the Mishawaka Avenue repair job at the Grand Trunk viaduct; iwhich.-at the last regular meeting of the Board was to proceed immediately. The chairmanl,, i'of the Board informed Councilman Glass that an inspection of the site was made by the 1! ';City Engineer and the Street Commissioner, and it is their conclusion that it is "too 'big a job for the Street Department and will have to be done by a contractor Councilman Glass then asked that something be done now, and suggested that ,'Ilthe Street Department could at least fill the low spots and seal it". The Street hCommissioner stated that he does not have "men qualified to operate the spreader", and i'the operation would require tearing up the worn out pavement., and might Involve having I;to lay some concrete. The -Commissioner stated, however, it would be"possible to patch ;a few low spots". Councilman Glass then demanded that such temporary patching of low Itspots should be done without further delays put some seal in and roll it", and put .1the permanent repair on thd,agenda for a first job to be contracted in the coming year. !,The Board then ordered the Street Commissioner to patch and put seal coat on the wornout ,!area of pavement in questions and to proceed with the work immediately. ail The Board next examined the claim of the Deeds Equipment Company covering their i' I!Invoice No. 12197, dated August 6, 1953, reaffirmed its action of July 6th, 1953 author- 1, izing the Street Commissioner to purchase the tractor covered by this billing, taking 1: !4, i; 1advantage of the trade-in allowance offered for two wornout tractors, and directed the 11Clerk to release Purchase Order SD4600, issued in authorization of this transaction, Contractor's Bonds, each in the sum of $1,000.00, were examined and approved ,by the Board for the following four contractors: Ignatius Golichowski Harvey D. Hall Joseph Mui Paul Pocza Excavator's Bonds, each in the sum of $1,000.00, were examined and approved by ,the Board for Goheen Plumbing & Heating Co., Inc., and for Robert H. Todd, d/b/a Todd's :;Equipment Service of Mishawaka. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was ;adjourned at 11:45 A. M. Attest: Clerk • 0