01/25/1954 Board of Public Works Minutes

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115 • P� • • 0 This Board, at its office in the City Hall on the 15th day of February 1954 at 11:00 A. M. will hear and receive remonstrances from all persons interested in or affected by these proceedings. Adopted this 25th day of January,1954. R. S. ANDRYSIAK I. A. HURWICH Board of pubTlc 'Works & Safety TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT: Traffic Engineer, E. H. Miller, being present, considerable discussion next was given to matters pertaining to his department. The Engineer brought to the Boardts attention the heavy flow of vehicular traffic west bound on LaSalle Avenue during -peak morning and evening hours and recommended the elimination of parking and stopping on the north side of LaSalle Avenue, between Hydraulic Avenue to Main Street from 6:00 A.M. to 9.00 A.M. and from 3:00 P. M. to 6:00 P. M., Monday through Friday. The Board approved the Engineerts recommendation. The traffic regulation, being found to conflict with temporary cabstand assigned to the South Bend Cab Company, the Traffic Engineer recommended their immediate notification that this cabstand must be vacated during the prescribed hours, granting them permission, however, to park at stand immediately prior to arrival of South Shore trains and during such time as LaSalle Avenue, at this point, is temporarily blocked by the unloading of passengers. The Board approved the recommendation. Traffic Engineer, E. H.'Miller, recommended to the Board the installation of S-T-O-P signs at the following locations, and such installation was so ordered by the Board: Milton Street at St. Joseph Street Huron Street at Gladstone Street Kemble Street at Ewing Avenue Calvert Street at Kemble Avenue Next appeared before the Board, Chief Electrical Inspector, Herbert Harrison, bringing to the Boardts attention the urgency for certain electrical work at the City Hall, specifically the locating of two main "feeders" and the proper adjusting of the distribution centers to eliminate any possible fire hazard. Inspector Harrison estimated the cost would be possibly as much as $3500.00. The Board directed the Inspector to prepare the required specifications for the legal advertising and directed the Clerk to proceed with the advertising as soon as the specifications are available. Excavatorts Bond in the sum of $2000.00, binding Robert H. Hamilton and Clifford Hamilton, d/b/a Hamilton Bros. Co., as principal, and Indiana Bonding and Surety Company as sureties, was next examined and approved by the Board. There being no further business to come before the Board,the meeting adjourned at 11:00 A. M. Attest: Clerk.