06/07/1954 Board of Public Works Minutes

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179 • • 0 U • Mrs. Taylor inquired of the Board as to what further steps she might take in the :matter, and was advised to contact a responsible official of the bus company. Mrs. ;Taylor termed the present failure of service after 11:15 P.M. to be a "grave situation", and cited an incident involving several bus patrons, occuring Sunday night, June 6,1954• The Hon. W. A. Hahn next appeared before the Board requesting permission for the blocking off of two blocks on Campaeu Street on the night of Saturday, June 26th, for the purpose of holding a neighborhood festival under the auspices of the East Side Mothers Club. The Board granted the request. 3,1r. Edgar Anderson, representing the Mutual Commercial Company, Inc., appeared before the Board and presented a petition, under date of May 22, 1954, for the improvement of Hawthorne Drive by the constructing of a local sewer. Petition was referred to the City Engineer for investigation and report. ENTRIES OF PETITIONS PRESENTED The Board of Public Works & Safety hereby receives and places on file the Petition of Lynn A. Rosewarne and eleven others for the improvement on ALLEY BETWEEN PORTAGE AVENUE AND ASHLAND AVENUE from the south line of Portage Court to the west line of Leland' Avenue AND Petition of To H. Townsend and seven others for the improvement on SOUTH LAKE .STREET from the center line of alley north of Jefferson Boulevard to the center line of alley north of Western Avenue AND Petition of Maruice L. Palmer and twenty-one others for the improvement of ALLEY BETWEEN COLLEGE STREET AND BROOKFIELD STREET from the north line of Humboldt Street to the first alley north AND Petition of Colpaert Realty Corporation and eight others for the improvement on GERTRUDE STREET from 233 feet south of the center line of Prairie Avenue to the center line of lot 31 in SLLrpticn Prairie Addition AND Petition of Nora E. Roose and thirteen others for the improvement of ALLEY BETWEEN COTTAGE GROVE AVENUE AND CUSHING STREET from the north line of Van Buren Street to the. east line of Cottage Grove Avenue ANID Petition of Mary L. Alward and five others for the improvement of NORTH IOWA STREET FROM THE CENTER LINE OF Ardmore Trail to the center line of Locke Street. The above petitions were examined by the Board and referred to the City Engineer for recommendation. The City Engineer being present, made the recommendation that the petition in each instance, be granted. The Board then directed that the firm of Wilbur H. Gartner & Associates prepare general details, drawings, specifications and pre- lim.inary improvement resolution for the six improvements to be constructed and the firm was so notified June 7, 1954. The Board next approved the request for a station wagon for the use of the Supervisor of Inspection for the Sewage Disposal Plant and directed the Clerk to proceed with the legal advertising. Some discussion ensued on various topics of civic improvement, including the ,possibility of originating a campaign for the repair of sidewalks, no definite conclusions being reached. Inquiry concerning the delay in the Hydraulic Avenue improvement program was explained' by the chairman of the Board, R. S. Andrysiak, as now hinging upon "water rights" still held in effect by a single property owner. City Controller, James A. Bickel, brought to the attention of the Board information given by Attorney William E. Voor concerning federal public housing funds again being available to the City for slum clearance. It was pointed out that this offer of federal assistance was voted down by the Common Council within the past two years. Excavation bond in the sum of $5,000.00, binding Rieth-Riley Construction Company,Inc. as principal, and Indemnity Insurance Company of North American as sureties, was examined ,and approved by the Board. Contractor's bonds, each in the sum of $1,000.00, were examined and approved by the Board for the following contractors: A. C. Graham Alex Papczynski W. E. Newcomb ,Walter A. Ramenda Rieth-Riley Construction Co., Inc. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 11:45 A.M. Attest: