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<br />December 27, 1954 i
<br />A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held Monday, December 27, 1954,
<br />at 10:00 A. M. All members were present. Minutes of the previous meeting were read !�
<br />and approved. Salary claims in the amount of $25,111.67 were approved.
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<br />The Board first examined and accepted the Quit Claim Deed of Louis E. and Ruby L.
<br />Veneziani conveying a strip of land for the purpose of extending Rose Street to River-
<br />side Drive and directed the Clerk to proceed to have this deed recorded. •
<br />Mrs. Thad R. Szymczak, 718 East Colfax Avenue, next appeared before the Board,
<br />requesting permit to erect a barber pole in a residential section. The Chairman of the II
<br />Board referred to the ordinance governing in this matter, and permission was accordinglyi!
<br />denied. It was pointed out to Mrs. Szymczak that a sign, not exceeding one -hundred 11
<br />forty-four square inches., may be used, but ordinance does not permit the erection of a '
<br />barber pole in residential area.
<br />Then appeared before the Board, Mr. Harold G. Reinke, together with a representative
<br />for the Sherland Building, in connection with providing service for Smithts Cafeteria
<br />and other Sherland Building occupants though the alley presently closed to traffic
<br />because of construction operations on the adjoining property to the north under contract;
<br />with Carl J. Reinke & Sons.
<br />Permission heretofore granted to Carl J. Reinke & Sons to block a portion of the
<br />alley immediately to the east of the Sherland Building for a distance of 150 feet north
<br />from Jefferson Boulevard is now amended, and the contractor is required to maintain an.
<br />area of access from the north sidewalk of Jefferson Boulevard north along the east side
<br />of the Sherland Building sufficient to permit a hand cart to pass through for the pur-
<br />pose of servicing the Sherland Building.
<br />The Board re-examined the two bids opened on September 27, 1954, for an addition
<br />to No. 4 Hose House, previously taken under advisement and the low bid of Carl J.
<br />Reinke & Sons, in the amount of $4365.00,'is now accepted by the Board and Mr. Harold
<br />G. Reinke, a member of the firm of Carl J. Reinke & Sons, being present, accepted the
<br />contract,
<br />The Board next gave consideration to the occasional extension of water service
<br />beyond the City Limits, and made the determination that on all inspection for water
<br />service outside of the City Limits, the prospective account must comply with the mini-
<br />mem City plumbing requirements, on the water side, and with the minimum County require-
<br />ments on the sanitary sewage side.
<br />The Board then examined a letter from. the South Bend Parking Co., Inc., addressed
<br />to Mayor John A. Scott, under date of December 23, 1954, relative'to the vacation of
<br />Center Street from Mill Street to St. Joseph Street, and the providing of a sidewalk
<br />for pedestrians on Center Street, from Mill Street to Michigan Street. The entire
<br />matter was referred to Traffic Engineer, E. H. Miller for study and report.
<br />STREET DEPARTTJENT:
<br />H. M. Tomlinson, Street Commissioner, being present, brought to the Boardts
<br />attention the offer of the Municipal Supply Company to completely rebuild "like -new"
<br />two Gutter -Snipe Sweepers for the surr, of $8730.00. It was the consensus of opinion
<br />that this would provide the service for three or more years of two sweepers at a cost
<br />considerably below that of one new sweeper, and accordingly the re -building of t he two
<br />Gutter -Snipe Sweepers was authorized by the Board.
<br />The Street Commissioner also pointed out the recent heavy snow -storm completely
<br />exhausted his stock of rock salt and pending purchase of a quantity replacement stock-
<br />pile, the Commissioner asks permission to make two forty ton purchases locally at the
<br />price of $13.80 per ton, to be available for the interim period. The Board authorized
<br />purchase be made accordingly.
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<br />The Board next examined and approved a drawing submitted by Wilbur H. Gartner &
<br />Associates, covering Sewer Improvement in Rockne Drive, from MacArthur Avenue to Edison
<br />Road.
<br />The Board then examined Contract Supplement No. 1, Contract No. 5-A, Paschen
<br />Contractors, Inc., and supplement having been recommended by the consulting engineers,
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<br />Consoer, Townsend, and Associates, the Board granted its approval-.
<br />VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 2803 - 1954
<br />This being the date set, hearing was held on the assessment roll showing the i
<br />award oedsame
<br />and the a sessment of benefits in the matter of vacation of GARLAND
<br />ROAD FRST LINE OFF AROLINE STREET TO THE WEST LINE OF THE RECORDED PLAT OF
<br />TWYCHENADDITIO CTION `tG", TO THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, under j
<br />Vacatioion No. 03. !
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<br />Ine ame ssessment roll, no remonstrators appeared and no written
<br />remonst f d, the Clerk of the Board submitted proofs of publication of
<br />notices eround sufficient, and the Board, therefore, finds that the several
<br />lots anof land have been benefited and damaged in the amounts shown on said
<br />roll. The Board, therefore, decided to take final action on said assessment roll
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