07/26/1954 Board of Public Works Minutes

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namely: Miss Virginia Guthrie, Mrs. Evelyn Hennessey, and Mrs. Elmer Navarre, made a like visit to this display of brick panels and they likewise made individual choices, and then coincided the tastes to unanimously choose the same panel, shown as 901 smooth grey on the Board and 914 smooth grey on rear of panel. The two groups of judges worked separately and neither knew the other was making the choice. i Immediately prior to adjournment representatives of the V.F.W., Messrs. Fred Weinberg and Albert G. Grise, appeared before the Board in the matter of the sewer to cross the river and join the main interceptor sewer on the opposite bank of the river, which they find will conflict with future construction plans of the V.F.W. "home" now located on the south river bank on property obtained from the City of South Bend (Department of Public Parks). It was pointed out that at the time of purchase easement was -secured for sewer construction. After some discussion of the situation, the Board directed City Engineer, R. S. Andrysiak, to investigate the possibility of moving further to the north, such investigation to be conducted in conjunction with the consulting engin- eers, Consoer, Townsend and Associates. • � ` ,a Attest: Clerk July 26, 1954 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held Monday, July 26, 1954, at �Ii 110:00 A. M. All members were present. Minutes of the previous regular meeting and also special meeting were read and approved. Claims of the following suppliers, in the total !amount of $373.351.00, were approved and ordered paid: 1 26 Office Engineers., �Business Systems, Inc. $ Inc. 0 .74 h Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 264.40 Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. 238.40 Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. g 32 Indiana Textile Co. 39.06 Interstate Glass & Paint Co. 2.80 Koontz -Wagner Electric Co. 38.39 South Bend Window CleaningCo. 6.29 53.5o South Bend Drug Co. W. J. Stogdill, M.D. 20.00 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 11.13 City Plan Commission 23.05 SEWAGE WORKS CONSTRUCTION: City Water Works 36.43 Independent Concrete Pipe Co. $32,221.80 Paschen Contractors, Inc. 57,180.81 Sollitt Construction Co. 282,573.23 STREET & TRAFFIC: Koontz -Wagner Electric Co. 201.4.0 Kuert Concrete, Inc. 17.62 Robert W. Loy 11.35 Minnesota Mining & Mfg. Co. 340.00 The OtBrien Corporation 47.28 Office Supply & Equipment Co. 15.8 Schillingts 4.12 Smith Alsop Paint Co. I.7 ;TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT: The Traffic Engineer's need for 1500 feet of 7-C Solid Wire underground traffic signal cable was brought to the attention of the Board, and the Clerk was directed to proceed with the required legal advertising to obtain bids on this material. The Board next approved the installation of S-T-O-P signs on both sides of Vassar venue at Huey Street and on both sides of Bendix Drive at Jefferson Boulevard. Next appeared before the Board Attorney Eli F. Seebirt, representing Nellie W. Vaug in the matter of a remonstrance against resolution of condemnation adopted by the Board July 6, 1954, in the belief that Lot 89 of the original plat of the City of South Bend, of which Nellie W. Vaughn is the owner, would be adversely affected. Mention was also made of other property, presently in the control of the Office Outfitting Company, affected by the above mentioned resolution, and this was also given consideration. The remonstrance being directed against Tract No. 1, and no remonstrances being filed with or presented to the Board against the proposed condemnation of other property described .in the resolution of condemnation adopted July 6, 1954, the Board now continues its earings as to tracts Nos. 2 and 6 in said resolution until its regular meeting on August 2, 1954, and takes final action with modifications hereinafter set out as to Tracts Numbered 3 and 4, and rescinds its former action as to Tract Numbered 5. The Boardts final modified actions as to Tracts Numbered 3 and 4 are as follows: