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<br />April 19, 1954
<br />A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held Monday, April 19, 1954,
<br />at 10:00 A. M. All members were present. Minutes of the previous meeting were read
<br />and approved. Salary claims in the amount of $17,500.20 were approved. Claims of the
<br />following suppliers, in the total amount of 05970.04, were approved and ordered paid:
<br />Colip Brothers, Inc.
<br />Gafill Oil Co.
<br />SEWER DEPARTMENT:
<br />Champion Corporation
<br />Trojan Tool Equipment Co.
<br />STREET DEPARTMENT:
<br />Bearings Service Co.
<br />Bearings Service Co.
<br />Elgin Sweeper Co.
<br />Indiana Bell Telephone Co.
<br />Kuert Concrete, Inc.
<br />Municipal Supply Co.
<br />Office Engineers, Inc.
<br />Rex Batteries, Inc.
<br />Standard Oil Co.
<br />SEWAGE WORKS CONSTRUCTION ACCT.
<br />Northern Bank Note Co.
<br />$1483.00 John W. Gorney $5.00
<br />27.82 office Supply & Equipment Co. 12.96
<br />SANITATION:
<br />32.41 Leach Company 40.00
<br />68.67
<br />8.11
<br />Bearings Service Co.
<br />8.25
<br />6.42
<br />Brulin & Company
<br />34.15
<br />26.64
<br />Hargrave Paint & Varnish Co.
<br />22.50
<br />11.64
<br />Korte Bros., Inc.
<br />256.59
<br />304.85
<br />Ben Medow, Inc.
<br />24.89.
<br />227.55
<br />National Brake Service,Inc.
<br />3.84
<br />43.43
<br />Office Supply & Equipment Co.
<br />3.00
<br />126.18
<br />C. D. Smelser Co.,
<br />81.01
<br />507.19
<br />Granville P. Ziegler,P.M.
<br />20.00
<br />2583.94
<br />The Board next examined and approved sewer plans, submitted.by City Engineer,
<br />R. S. Andrysiak, for Lathrop Street between Johnson and Huey Streets, ten feet south
<br />of the south line of Lathrop Street.
<br />The Board granted the request of the Pioneer Woments Jewish Organization to
<br />conduct their annual flower sale on the downtown streets on Monday, May 3, 1954.
<br />Mrs. Elizabeth A. McGill, Committee Chairman for Spanish American War Veterans
<br />Auxiliary requested permission to conduct their annual carnation sale on Friday and
<br />Saturday, June 4th and June 5th. There being no conflicting dates, permission was
<br />granted by the Board.
<br />Next appeared Mr. Oscar C. Haynes in the matter of the use of a portable newsstand:
<br />at the corner of Birdsell and Liston Streets. The Board was in unanimous agreement
<br />for the banning of any additional newsstands infringing upon pedestrian traffic by
<br />occupying portions of public sidewalk. However, Mr. Haynes was informed that he can
<br />locate his newsstand on property belonging to him, providing it is two feet or more
<br />distance back from the edge of the sidewalk.
<br />STREET DEPARTMENT:
<br />A petition, dated March 25, 1954, for the installation of a catch basin on
<br />Elmer Street, between Longley Street and Frederickson Street, was referred to the
<br />Street Commissioner for attention.
<br />Commissioner Tomlinson reported a dangerous hole in curbing at the approach to
<br />the Ironwood Drive Bridge, and which he has properly barricaded pending opportunity
<br />to perform the needed repairs.
<br />Commissioner Tomlinson requested, and was granted permission to attend the
<br />Purdue University Road Construction School, commencing this date and through Thursday,
<br />April 22nd.
<br />City Engineer, R. S. Andrysiak, brought to the attention of the Board the fact
<br />that large advertising signs of a realty firm have been erected upon public property
<br />without the authorization or approval of the Board. The Board directed the Clerk to
<br />notify the realty firm to remove these signs.
<br />A letter received from the Indiana & Michigan Electric Company, over the
<br />signature of their Supervising Civil Engineer, Leo A. Witucki, under date of April 13,
<br />1954, was next given consideration. The City Attorney will prepare the required
<br />waiver for the protection of the City against possible damage claims, and the Clerk
<br />was directed to inform the Indiana & Michigan Electric Company, by letter of the
<br />granting of permit requested, provided such waiver is supplied the City.
<br />A request from the Indiana & Michigan Electric Company, ( Mr. Ray Ullery) for
<br />permission to erect three light poles on public property for the purpose of flood-
<br />lighting certain premises on South Michigan Street, for commercial reasons, was denied
<br />by the City Engineer, and the Board sustained the denial.
<br />The Board next considered quotations received for the removal of the temporary
<br />bulkhead, located at a point approximately five feet north of the first manhole south
<br />of Jefferson Boulevard on the interceptor sewer. The price of $1800.00, quoted by
<br />Niles Excavating Company, being found by the Board to be the lowest, was thereupon
<br />accepted.
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