11/22/1954 Board of Public Works Minutes

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260 November 22, 1954 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held Monday, November 22, 1954, at 10:00 A. M. All members were present. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Salary claims in the amount of $35,460.34 were approved. Claims of the following suppliers, in the total amount of $8,300.50, were approved and ordered paid: Artcraft Printers $21.50 Gafill Oil Co. 2 .l l 5 7 H. F. Glaser, Jr. 119.11 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 281.60 i Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 11.10 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 10.80 Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. .36 Indiana State Industries 24.68 • McKinney Iron & Welding Works 120.00 National Cash Register Co. 2.26 Vaughants Seed Co. 83.59 Weisberger Bros., Inc. 8.80 }� J. E. Werntz & Son, Inc. 27.57 I� PARKING METER FUND: 1954 GENERAL STREET IMPROVEMENT FUND: Sinton Supply Co. 8.50 Wilbur H. Gartner & Associates $1,000.00 !j SANITATION: SEWAGE WORKS CONSTRUCTION: South Bend Truck & Equipment Co- 460.00 Consoer, Townsend & Associates 4,790.17 1 South Bend Truck & Equipment Co. 460.00 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 10.88 li South Bend Truck & Equipment Co. 575.00 STREET & TRAFFIC: Anderson Service Station 1.00 Anderson Service Station 3.00 Indiana Lumber & Mfg. Co. 2.00 Indiana State Industries 244.00 SchillingIs 9.41 First appeared before the Board, Mrs. Vera DeWitt, Sergeant -at -Arms of the Mothers 1 of World War II, requesting permission to conduct.their annual poinsettia sale at factory gates and on the downtown streets Friday and Saturday, December 3rd and 4th. Permission was so granted. I� The Board next examined Sheet No- 3 of a drawing, submitted by Everett A. Jewell, j Architect, for remodeling store building at 2803 So- Michigan Street, involving a two- j foot canopy, and approved same with the stipulation that it complies with the Building Code governing same. This was referred to the Building Commissioner for consideration. _ STREET DEPARTMENT: Street Commissioner, H. MI. Tomlinson, being present, asked permission to remove i temporarily, for the period of the holiday season, ending January 2, 1955, the street II signs at the corner of Michigan and Colfax Avenue, which have been found to interfere ' with the erecting of the Christmas decorations. It being the consensus of opinion no �. serious inconvenience would be incurred, the Board granted permission accordingly. it Commissioner Tomlinson was further granted permission to purchase the new street signs required through the regular vendor, inasmuch as this will insure desired uni- formity, and the purchase will not exceed the statutory limitation necessitating advertisement for bids. VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 2804 - 1954 RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA: That it is desirable to vacate the following: The fourteen foot alley immediately east of and adjacent to Lot No. 225 in the Third Plat of Northwest Addition, from the South line of Rose Street to the first East and West alley South of Rose Street and The seven foot alley immediately South of and adjacent to Lot No. 225 in above mentioned Plat, from the East line of Cushing Street, East two hundred fifty-four feet. i+ Subject to easements for Public Utilities. The following property may be injuriously or beneficially affected by such vacation:) 1 Lot Numbered 225 in the Third Plat of Northwest Addition Notice of this resolution shall be published on the 26th day of November and on � • ,the 3rd day of December, 1954, in the South Bend Tribune and Tri-County News. This Board, at its office in the City Hall on the 13th day of December, 1954, at 10:00 A. M. CST. will hear and receive remonstrances from all persons interested in or jaffected by these proceedings. I Adopted this 22nd day of November, 1954. R. S. Andrysiak J. A. Bickel I. A. Hurwich Board of Public Works & Safety