10/26/1953 Board of Public Works Minutes

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STREET DEPARTMENT: Street Commissioner, H. M. Tomlinson, brought to the Boardts attention, the con- dition of Logan Street, from Jefferson Boulevard north to McKinley Drive, and the situation which exists in the matter of'both cities being in part responsible for the maintenance of this Street. The Commissioner informed the Board of consultation between 'himself and the Street Commissioner of Mishawaka, in which it was determined that the ,City of Mishawaka could furnish the labor required, providing the City of South Bend ;would supply the necessary materials, to improve this street and put it in a satisfactory ;condition for the `approaching winter season. The Board granted approval of this plan, icautioning the Commissioner to protect the drainage the on the west side of Logan Street !;approaching Bercliff Drive. Next appeared before the Board, Hon. Wm. A. Hahn, representing the Northern Indiana Transit Company,'complaining of the taxicabs practice of occupying and blocking bus loading zones on the east side of the street in the 100, 200 and 300 blocks of North Michigan Street, which violation of the assigned bus loading zones includes the placing of taxicab stand signs in these zones and compelling busses to pick up passengers several feet distant from the curb in violation of ordinance governing operation of busses. Mr. Hahn named the Earl Stacher taxicabs as the principal violators involved. The Board assured lb?. Hahn the matter would be given immediate and remedial attention. Next appeared before the Board, Mr. Bert Liss, representing the Indiana Cab Company and made complaint against the Board for its having granted taxicab license to "indepen- dent operators" and stated certain reasons why such operators fail to render any appre- ciable Dublic service. Announcement was then made that the Board would take up the matter of the petitions of the United and Yellow Cab Companies for additional licenses and certain cab stand assignments. It was stated by Board member, I. A. Hurwich, that the consensus of opinio in view of the fact that no compelling substantial evidence to sustain either of these ;petitions, was for the rejection of both, and accordingly both petitions are denied. The Board then granted to the Yellow Cab Company the space for a one cab taxi -stand on Western Avenue at the corner of Western and Main Street. The petition of the Yellow Cab Company of South Bend, Inc., requesting a two -cab stand at the South Shore Depot was denied, inasmuch as the present two -cab stand was established on a temporary basis and the entire traffic problem, involving the South Shore Depot, the hotels, and Michigan Street, is presently under -going study, the location of cab -stands evaluated, and it is probable the present cab -stands will be abandoned and relocated. The Board next ordered the vacating of the cab -stand in front of the Lincoln Hotel, on Lincolnway East. A petition requesting that the Board revoke ten taxi licenses granted the Indiana Cab Company, was examined and denied. Contractorts bonds, each in the sum of $1,000.00, were examined and approved by the Board for the following contractors: Adams Roofing & Construction Co. Charles V. Berta Eugene A. Harris D. C. James Jacob Mitschelen Floyd Oakley Daniel Pejza Mr. R. D. Moore, a contractor undertaking certain operations on the property of Ben Feferman Motor Sales Corporation, 602 S. Michigan Street, which for a period of two or three days will involve use of water and steam which would interfere with and present a possible hazard for pedestrian traffic, presented these facts to the Board. Mr. Moore was instructed by the Board that he may proceed, taking such precautionary measures as he had outlined to the Board, and notifying the.Police Department to "cap" parking meters in the immediate vicinity of his operations. There being no further business to come before this meeting, the meeting was adjourned at 11:30 A. M. Attest: Clerk 0