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<br />September
<br />7, 1954
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<br />A regular meeting of the Board
<br />of Public
<br />Works was held Monday, September
<br />7, 1954,
<br />at 10:00 A TV. All members were
<br />present. Minutes of the previous meeting were
<br />read and
<br />approved. Salary claims, in the
<br />total amount of $36,855.26, were approved.
<br />Claims of
<br />the following suppliers, in the
<br />amount of 9010,730.87, were approved and ordered
<br />paid:
<br />Thomas Jefferson Akens
<br />Cortier Repair Service
<br />5.00
<br />36.80
<br />Business Systems
<br />Cortier Repair Service
<br />$ 1.98
<br />63.00
<br />Robert H. Crawford, Jr. M.D.
<br />5.00
<br />Ernest DeGraff
<br />45.20
<br />John W. Gorney
<br />5.00
<br />Indiana & Michigan Electric
<br />5.16
<br />Ben Medow, Inc.
<br />.94
<br />Ben Medow, Inc.
<br />20.08
<br />Ben Medow, Inc.
<br />3.15
<br />Meyer's Hardware
<br />.78
<br />Elmer E. Murray
<br />39.44
<br />Office Engineers, Inc.
<br />.67
<br />Taylor Bros.
<br />60.00
<br />GENERAL IMPROVEMENT FUND
<br />Wilbur H. Gartner & Assoc.
<br />322.60
<br />Wilbur H. Gartner & Assoc.
<br />522.50
<br />McIntyre & Jones
<br />2766.10
<br />Niles Excavating Co.
<br />5900.00
<br />• ISEWAGE WORKS CONSTRUCTION
<br />City Water Works 206.39 Russell C. Kuehl 292.10
<br />STREET & TRAFFIC
<br />American Auto Parts, Inc. 4.90 Ward H. Crothers 10.00
<br />Healy Sign Co. 21.00 Indiana & Michigan Electric 92.00
<br />Indiana & Michigan Electric 63.20 Indiana & Michigan Electric 11.85
<br />The O'Brien Corp. 176.40 Standard Oil Co. 14.09
<br />J. W. Werntz & Son, Inc. 35.53
<br />The Board first examined and approved Dedication of Public Utility Easement, Swanson
<br />;Park Fourth and Fifth Additions, and the accompanying drawing, bearing the Engineer's
<br />. Certificate of Wilbur H. Gartner and Associates, and directed that the recording of this
<br />easement be made forthwith.
<br />Then appeared before the Board a Reverend Hatchett, asking permission to conduct a
<br />tag day on the downtown streets for the purpose of raising funds for a Church building
<br />,;enterprise. The Board pointed out that permits are confined to national organizations,
<br />(mainly for the benefit of war veterans, and the Board cannot extend this privilege,
<br />inasmuch as the tag days involving only national organizations are now excessive. Permit
<br />.was accordingly denied.
<br />A delegation of twenty or more persons next appeared before the Board, the spokesman
<br />'for which was Mrs. Victor Reamer, 1136 Byron Drive, Broadmoor. Mrs. Reamer stated that
<br />. residents of this area are cora'ronted with the problem of transportation for forty-three
<br />school children, and asked that the Board obtain for them a change in the Bus routing
<br />,of the Northern Indiana Transit lines to include Broadmoor and provide the needed trans-
<br />portation to the James Ta!onroe School. The situation was very thoroughly covered and the
<br />suggestion offered that for the immediate handling of the problem, the group could enter
<br />:into a temporary arrangement with one of the taxicab companies. The Board assured the
<br />delegation that the matter will be given prompt consideration and a report will be re-
<br />quested and obtained from the Northern Indiana Transit, Inc., to be available at the next'
<br />regular meeting of the Board, covering in detail the feasibility of extending the Miami
<br />bus route an additional two blocks to accommodate the Broadmoor area, and in making
<br />a re-routing to establish a bus stop at a point close to the James Monroe School.
<br />• Next appeared before the Board a group of eight or more persons, the spokesman for
<br />whom was P,"rs. Seymour Reisman, 913 Roosevelt Street. Mrs. Reisman informed the Board
<br />that this group, and other residents of Roosevelt and Beale Streets, are now confronted
<br />.with a serious lack of bus service to provide transportation of school children to and
<br />from Muessel and Holy Cross Schools. The situation was thoroughly covered by discussion,;
<br />and the group was assured by the Board that their problem will be given immediate and
<br />careful consideration, and a report will be requested and obtained from Northern Indiana
<br />Transit, Inc., to be available at the next regular meeting of the Board, covering in
<br />detail the feasibility of adjusting bus schedules to provide the desired service, includ-
<br />ing the return trip for the school children of this area upon their dismissal at 3:30 P.M'
<br />• The Board next examined and approved drawing submitted by Wilbur H. Gartner and Assoc-
<br />iates, bearing date of September 3, 1954, and entitled LOCAL SEWER IMPROVEMENT - Ease-
<br />'Yhbhts between - Lots 409 and 1_10 in Edison Park Addition.
<br />IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 2788 - AWARDING CONTRACT
<br />Engineer's Report, submitted by 'Wilbur H. Gartner & Associates, having been re-
<br />ceived and examined by the Board, in the matter of bids for the improvement of DUNHAM
<br />STREET from the west line of Olive Street to the east line of Kaley Street by con-
<br />structing a Class C - Pave -rent in accordance with Improvement Resolution No. 2788, 1954
<br />passed by this Board on July 6, 1954 and confirmed by this Board on August 9, 1954-, the
<br />bid was awarded to the Reed Construction Company for the sum of $14,589.50.
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