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September 28, 1953
<br />A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held Monday,. September 28, 1953:
<br />at 10:00 A. M. All members were present. Minutes of the previous meetin were read
<br />and approved. Claims of the following suppliers, in the total amount of 44,901.04,
<br />were approved and ordered paid:
<br />Indiana Bell Telephone Co.
<br />$12.44
<br />Indiana Bell Telephone Co.
<br />$260.28�; '
<br />Indiana Lumber & Mfg. Co.
<br />96.00
<br />Indiana Textile Co.
<br />47.45
<br />National Mill Supply, Inc.
<br />47.04
<br />South Bend Tribune
<br />8.95 �{ •
<br />Weisberger Bros., Inc.
<br />29.27
<br />PARKING METER DEPARTMENT:
<br />SANITATION DEPARTMENT:
<br />Michaels Art Bronze Co.
<br />30.26
<br />Korte Bros., Inc.
<br />$12,316.00
<br />SEWER DEPARTMENT:
<br />Niles Excavating Co.
<br />680.00
<br />Rieth-Riley Construction Co. 70.00
<br />STREET & TRAFFIC:
<br />Bearings Service Co.
<br />26.02
<br />Chicago Auto Radiator Co.
<br />13.25 I'
<br />Healy Sign Co.
<br />49.75
<br />Maude H. Haberle
<br />63.90
<br />Korte Bros., Inc.
<br />36.25
<br />Municipal Supply Co.
<br />206.55 1I
<br />Memorial Hospital
<br />18.00
<br />Reid -Holcomb Co.
<br />3.00 ;i
<br />Romy-Hammes Co.
<br />20.38
<br />Sinclair Refining Co.
<br />723.67
<br />South Bend Electric Co.
<br />1.30
<br />Standard Automotive Supply
<br />Co. 138.28 Ij •
<br />W. J. Stogdill, M.D.
<br />3.00
<br />II
<br />The Board first examined a drawing, certified by Andrew J. Toth, for an office
<br />addition and remodelling for Dr. Max Feldman, 1921 Miami Street, in connection with a
<br />request for permission to construct a canopy, as shown in this drawing. There being
<br />no objection offered by the City Engineer, or other members of the Board, approval was
<br />granted, signatures of the Board appended, and the Clerk directed to return the drawing
<br />to the Building Commissioner.
<br />Next appeared before the Board, Mrs. Geo. W. Lewis, 221 Sheridan Avenue, offering ;I
<br />,the suggestion that a city ordinance be drawn up and presented to the Common Council •
<br />to restrict the"burning of trash inside the city limits to the hours from 4:00 P. M. j
<br />until 9:00 A. M. Mrs. Lewis? suggestion met with the Boards approval and Attorney !!
<br />I. A. Hurwich will present the matter to the Common Council. Mrs. Lewis informed the
<br />Board that such an ordinance -has been in effect and very beneficial in the city of
<br />.Elkhart.
<br />A remonstrance filed by Robert McCarthy, in his individual capacity and as Vice -
<br />President of the Taxi Drivers Local Union No. 141 (AFL), under date of September 26, 1
<br />1953, was next examined by the Board.
<br />Mr. Bert Liss, representing the Indiana Cab Company, and Mr. Otto L. Moorehouse,
<br />Business Agent for Local 141 Cab Drivers Union,(AFL) then appeared before the Board in
<br />remonstrance to the expanding of cab service or issuance of any additional taxi -cab �i •
<br />licenses at the present time, and outlined to the Board the present situation,in line i
<br />of public service currently, as they see it. The Board, having under consideration a �!
<br />petition to expand -such service by the addition of six more cab licenses for the
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<br />Yellow Cab Company, informed these gentlemen that it will be necessary to hold a hearing
<br />in the matter, and accordingly set the date of Monday, October 19th, at 11:00 A. M. in
<br />the office of the Board, as the date and place for such hearing. The Clerk was directed
<br />to notify the Yellow Cab Company accordingly. Ij
<br />A drawing prepared by Wilbur H. Gartner & Associates for local sewer improvement
<br />on Kessler Boulevard, from the center line of Inglewood Place to a point 210 feet west �l
<br />of center line of Inglewood Place, was next examined and approved by the Board.
<br />A drawing covering curb, grade, walk and pavement plan for Ridgedale Road,
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<br />Twckenham Hills Addition Section ??G??, certified by Wm. S. Moore, Engineer, was examined
<br />and approved by the Board.
<br />Representatives being present from the three firms bidding on bulldozer for the
<br />(Sanitation Department, which bids were opened, in accordance with legal advertisement,
<br />Iat the regular meeting of the Board, Monday, September 14th, the chairman of the Board
<br />;announced that awarding of contract to supply this equipment would be continued in I
<br />abeyance to offer an opportunity for the Oliver Corporation to give a demonstration of j
<br />itheir machine at the Sanitary Land -Fill. on Douglas Road. The chairman also informed �I
<br />;these representatives that the Board is of the opinion at this time that the front end I
<br />loader type equipment is better fitted for use in the filling of pits than the bulldozer •
<br />;and, accordingly, it is this type of machine presently under consideration. The chairman
<br />jof the Board also extended invitation to the Indiana Equipment Co., Inc. to demonstrate
<br />the International Harvester Crawler Tractor at the Sanitary Land -Fill, during the durrent
<br />week if possible.
<br />Petition, dated September 21, 1953, and referred to the Board by Councilman Korpal, h
<br />concerning dust nuisance, caused by the Wilson Brothers parking lot, which had been
<br />referred by the office of the Board for attention of the Street Commissioner, was
<br />presented to the Board, with the report of the Commissioner that Wilson Brothers will
<br />proceed to black -top this parking area. The Commissioner also stated he received
<br />from Wilson Brothers the information that a substantial part of the dust nuisance,ereated •
<br />in this area,has been due to the operations of the Rieth-Riley Construction Company.
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