02/08/1954 Board of Public Works Minutes

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1251, i February 8, 1954 i� A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held Monday, February 8, 1954, at 10:00 A. M. Mr. I. A. Hurwich was absent. Minutes of the previous regular meeting and also special meeting were read and approved. Salary claims in the amount of - i $26,086.11 were approved. Claims of the following suppliers, in the total amount of j $48,844.07, were approved and ordered paid: • j' Charles Armstrong & Son Charles Armstrong & Son $1.30 1.15 John W. Gorney Indiana Bell Telephone Co. $5.00 11.76 j Arrow Towel & Linen Service 15.10 Indiana Lumber & Mfg. Co. 6.10 Arrow Towel & Linen Service 2.00 Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. 398.23 Business Systems, Inca 8.06 Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. 237.20 li Indiana & Michigan Electric $11,514.86 Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. .48 Clifton L. Kinch 28.88 Koontz -Wagner Electric Co. 41.76 Koontz -Wagner Electric Co. 3.24 H. W. Moore Tree Expert Corp. 163. 50 Office Engineers, Inc. 2.68 South Bend Water Works 8.00 I! Tri-County News 6.05 Tri-County News 15.12 I STREET & TRAFFIC ' i; C. E. Lee Co. 59.60 Office Supply & Equipment Co. 17.24 • J� Scherman-Schaus Freeman Co. SANITATION: 8.30 Standard Oil Co. 14.12 The Leach Co. 5.40 National Mill Supply Co. 35.20 !I SEWAGE DISPOSAL Office Engineers, Inc. 5.37 j Office Supply & Equipment Co. .85 !± Russell C. Kuehl 148.25 Thos. D. Nolan, Contractor $36,233.45 • • City Engineer, R. S. Andrysiak, placed before the Board certified copy of tabulation! of bids opened on January 28, 1954 at 10:00 A. M. C.S.T. on the public improvements, namely Sewage Disposal Plant and Interceptor Sewers. The Board then authorized the Clerk of the Board to return all certified checks of the unsuccessful bidders, submitted with bids on the project, by registered mail and return receipt requested. Certified copy of bid tabulations was then ordered filed. VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 2?70 - 1954 RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA: iThat it is desirable to vacate the following: LOTS, UTILITY EASEMENTS AND STREETS, ALL IN A PART OF EDISON PARK ADDITION TO THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA. The following property may be injuriously or beneficially affected by such vacation; Lots Numbered 206 to 247 inclusive and Lots Numbered 274 to 298 inclusive in Edison Park Addition. Notice of this resolution shall be published on the 12th day of February and on iithe 19th day of February, 1954 in the South Bend Tribune and Tri-County News. This Board, at it-s office in the City Hall on A. M. will hear and receive remonstrances from all 'these proceedings. Adopted this 8th day of February, 1954- the lst day of March 1954, at 11:00 persons interested in or affected by R. S. Andrysiak J. A. Bickel Board of Public Works & Safety is j A bid bond submitted by Kenny Construction Co., Skokie, Illinois, for substitution Alin lieu of certified check, was examined by the Board and ordered returned, inasmuch ':as the bid security of all unsuccessful bidders are to be returned immediately. Jacob D. Moore then appeared before the Board in the matter of securing a taxicab driverts license, application having been held in abeyance by the City Controller, pending a question as to its legality. Assistant City Attorney, Arthur A. May, being present, recommended that the required affidavits be secured from other than those originally signing this application, whose status as " resident householders", within the meaning of the ordinance governing the issuance of license, is in question. The Board accordingly requested applicant to obtain the required affidavits to support his application, upon presentation bf which, the Controller will again consider issuance of taxicab driverts license to Mr. Moore. • Angelo Soropano then appeared as an applicant for taxicab driverts license, but I'not having a written application on file, his appearance did not concern the Board [and he was accordingly dismissed.