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south forty.feet of alley between Stanfield and Lawrence Street, south of St. Vincent
<br />Street, the accompanying drawing and plat of survey, together .with letter dated July
<br />lb, 1954, from the City Plan Commission recommending the vacation. Before taking
<br />,further steps in the matter, the Board directed the Clerk to contact both Engineer
<br />,Leo A. Witucki, and the City Engineer, to ascertain that the necessary public utility
<br />easements have been secured.
<br />VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 2785
<br />The Board next examined a letter of remonstrance submitted by Mrs. Henry J. Soboleski,
<br />in re: Closing the alley between McPherson and Laurel Streets, running approximately
<br />1341_south from Thomas Street, under Vacation Resolution No. 2785. Before further steps
<br />':will be taken by the Board in this matter, the Clerk was directed to provide Attorney
<br />'Peter F. Nemeth with written notice of this remonstrance, and request that Attorney
<br />Nemeth obtain the withdrawal of remonstrance by providing satisfactory assurance to the
<br />`' owner of Lot No. 11, with regard to hard -surfacing, and control of traffic. Hearing
<br />!scheduled for this date was, accordingly, deferred.
<br />STREET DEPARTMENT:
<br />• Street Commissioner, H. M. Tomlinson, then appeared before the Board and brought
<br />to the Board's attention the urgency of proceeding with the repair of the sidewalk,
<br />curbing and roadway of the Ironwood Drive Bridge. Considerable discussion ensued,
<br />.;and in view of bridge being one-half owned by, and the maintenance responsbility being
<br />:proportionately that of the City of Mishawaka, the Board directed the City Engineer to
<br />'provide the City Engineer of Mishawaka with a set of blue -prints and copy of proposal
<br />'for the current repair program, and to meet with the City Engineer of Mishawaka to
<br />establish a definite understanding and agreement with the City of Mishawaka before
<br />'proceeding with this project, estimated to cost approximately $18,000.00.
<br />A communication forwarded by the Common Council for the attention of the Board,
<br />bearing date of July 12, 1954, was read and ordered filed.
<br />TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT:
<br />The Board approved the installation of the following S-T-O-P and YIELD RIGHT OF
<br />WAY signs:
<br />STOP SIGNS - Installed on northeast, southeast and northwest
<br />corners of Notre Dame and Angela Boulevard, making
<br />this a four-way stop.
<br />Installed on both sides of 23rd Street at Wall Street
<br />• Installed on both sides of 27th Street at Wall Street
<br />Installed on both sides of Marine Street at :Fox Street
<br />YIELD RIGHT OF WAY SIGN installed on Elwood Avenue at Eclipse Street.
<br />Excavation Bond, in the sum of $5,000.00, binding McIntyre & Jones, as principal,
<br />and Indemnity Insurance Company of North America, as sureties, was examined and approved
<br />by the Board.
<br />Excavation Bond, in the sum of $20000.00, binding Burton Plumbing -Heating Company,
<br />Inc. Rochester, Indiana, as principal, and Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company as
<br />• sureties, was examined and approved by the Board.
<br />Four Contractorts Bonds, each in the sum of 013000.00, were examined and approved
<br />by the Board for the following contractors:
<br />Paul E. Baumgartner
<br />Thomas Hruszynski
<br />Joseph Price
<br />John W. Smith.
<br />There being no further business to come before the meeting, and the time being
<br />11:20 A. M. D.S.T., the meeting adjourned.
<br />- SupplementAl-to, and to be included as a part of the minutes of the regular meeting
<br />of the Board, this date, is the following report:
<br />Members of the Board of Public Works and Safety, Mr. I. A. Hurwich, Mr. J. A. Bickel;
<br />and Mr. R. S. Andrysiak, visited the display of brick sample panels on exhibition at
<br />the City's Construction office at the Sewage Disposal Plant at 12:15 otclock today.
<br />Each member made five individual choices, then the various tastes and factors were
<br />coincided and compromised until the choice unanimously boiled down to the panel display
<br />of Schuyler Rose, labeled as 901 smooth grey on the display raek,and labeled as 914
<br />.smooth grey on rear side of panel.
<br />At approximately 2:00 otclock this afternoon, a committee composed of three women
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