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October 11,19S4 <br />A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held Monday, October 11, 1954, <br />at 10:00 A.M. All members were present. Minutes of the previous meeting were read <br />and approved. Claims of the following suppliers, in the amount of $426,748.17, were <br />approved and ordered paid: <br />Business Systems, Inc. <br />$ 3.60 <br />Dean's Office Machines <br />27.00 <br />Indiana Bell Telephone Go. <br />9.60 <br />Indiana & Mich. Electric Co. <br />11,598.98 <br />Koontz -Wagner Electric Co. <br />76.18 <br />Koontz -Wagner Electric Co. <br />38.09 <br />Elmer E. Murray <br />37.52 <br />SEWAGE WORKS CONSTRUCTION: <br />Russell C. Kuehl <br />95.00 <br />Consoer Townsend & Assoc. <br />5695.71 <br />Paschen Contractors, Inc. <br />44,881.79 <br />PARKING METER: <br />Koontz -Wagner Electric Co. <br />19.25 <br />STREET & TRAFFIC <br />Atlas Silk Screen Supply Co. <br />15.04 <br />Bock's Mobilgas Service <br />1.50 <br />Elgin Sweeper Go. <br />163.94 <br />Healy Sign Co. <br />10.00 <br />Phillips Petroleum Co. <br />68.04 <br />Schuyler Rose, Inc. <br />153.00 <br />Schuyler Rose, Inc. <br />91.80 <br />St. Joseph Hospital <br />.00 <br />Business Systems, Inc. <br />$ 4.87 <br />Ernest DeGraff <br />54.96 <br />Indiana Bell Telephone Co. <br />9. 1 <br />Indiana & Mich. Electric Co. <br />481.03 <br />Koontz -Wagner Electric Co. <br />38.09 <br />Koontz -Wagner Electric Co. <br />76.18 <br />Consoer-Townsend & Assoc. <br />6415.38 <br />Santucci Construction Co. <br />31,331.25 <br />Sollitt Construction Co. <br />271,580.76 <br />Casimer A. Szynski 15.76 <br />Barry Seat Cover Co. <br />25.00 <br />Brulin Co. <br />31.00 <br />Gaf ill Oil Co. <br />63.75 <br />Korte Bros. Inc. <br />15.75 <br />Schuyler Rose, Inc. <br />79.00 <br />Schuyler Rose, Inc. <br />79.00 <br />South Bend Electric Co. <br />490.92 <br />S. L. Searer <br />102.66 <br />The Board was first presented with a drawing and request for approval of an <br />awning type entrance canopy to be installed by the Shrine Club, 107 Lincoln Way East. <br />Approval was granted. <br />The Board next examined and approved store front plans involving a canopy extending <br />out over public property not to exceed one foot, for the -Henry Eckler Lumber and Manu- <br />facturing Company, 1406 Franklin Street. <br />STREET DEPARTMENT <br />H. M. Tomlinson, Street Commissioner, being present, described to the Board the <br />night -long activities of his department in the vicinity of Clyde Street and_ Twyckenham <br />Drive, throughout the preceding night, due to the flooding of the area by Bowman Creek <br />caused by the collection of debris clogging the stream at overflow capacity in that <br />section of the City. <br />The Street Commissioner also brought to the Board's attention damage done to the <br />Street in the 1500 block, North Huey by the trench digging operations of the Water Works.' <br />The Commissioner was assured by the Board the matter would be taken up at the ensuing <br />meeting of the Board of Water Commissioners and payment for oil required to restore the <br />street to its previous status would be requested from the City Water Works. <br />RESOLUTION ADOPTING FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2779, 1954 <br />After hearing all persons interested who appeared and the Clerk of the Board of <br />Public Works and Safety having proofs of publication of the notices to property owners <br />and the same having been found sufficient., therefore <br />BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of South Bend, <br />j Indiana, that the Primary or Preliminary Assessment Roll adopted by the Board on the <br />27th day of September, 1954, for the improvement of GERTRUDE STREET by constructing a <br />I local sewer be and the same is in all things confirmed. <br />VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 2802, 19 <br />This being the date set, hearing was held on ;.V. <br />e a <br />of damages and the assessment of benefits in e mt <br />OF CALVERT STREET FROM SWYGART STREET EAST <br />AND WEBSTER STREET, under Vacation Resol o No <br />ssment roll showing the award <br />vacation of THE ALLEY SOUTH <br />E OF THE ALLEY BETWEEN SWYGART <br />In the above named assessment , re st rs appeared and no written re- <br />monstrances were filed, the Clerk o he Bo sub ed proofs of publication of notices <br />and same were found sufficient, an h Bo , ther ore, finds that the several lots <br />and parcels of land have been ben i d d a in the amounts shown on said roll. <br />The Board, therefore, decided t a e i a on said assessment roll and declares <br />same in all things ratified, med d ap ved without modification and the pro- <br />ceedings closed, and the all v cated upon r ceipt of the amount of benefit assessments? <br />from the various propert er so 1peftefited and all proceedings had with reference to <br />said alley vacation are a eb s ned. <br />A petition, bearing the da of April 26, 1954, to vacate first alley south of <br />Broadway, running east and west between Franklin and LaFayette streets, was examined <br />and referred to the City Planning Commission. <br />