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The request of the
<br />organization
<br />known
<br />as Pioneer
<br />Women for permission
<br />to sell
<br />1 th d t
<br />t t N! d
<br />June
<br />20th for
<br />the Childrents Rescue
<br />Fund was
<br />f owers on e own own s ree s on ay,
<br />';next considered and approved by the Board. -
<br />W. A. Hahn, representing the Northern Indiana Transit, Inc., presented to the
<br />Board their request that Route Change No. 3, contained in their letter of April 22, 1955,
<br />1!be eliminated. The Board approved the elimination of Route Change No. 3 in compliance
<br />:with request.
<br />A letter,addressed to the Board, under date of May 29, 1955, from Maurekts Super
<br />!Market, 1526 Miami Street, pertaining to the installation of Parking Signs, was referred
<br />iby the Board to Traffic Engineer, E. H. Miller, for consideration and recommendations.
<br />A -petition, dated May 31, 1955, for the improvement of Thirty -Fourth Street, from
<br />!Jefferson to Washington Street by the construction of sanitary sewer, was examined and
<br />referred to the engineer for investigation and report.
<br />The Board next approved options obtained and presented by Russell Oberlin on
<br />approximately fifty percent of the parcels of Eddy Street required for right of way
<br />`purposes for the widening of,this street.
<br />It now being 10:00 A. M. CST., it was so announced, and the Board proceeded with
<br />the opening of bids for the paving of Olive Street, from the north line of the New Jersey';
<br />!Indiana and Illinois Railroad to the south line of Western Avenue. Bids were as follows:,
<br />LANT CONSTRUCTION C 0 .
<br />NEW CARLISLE, INDIANA.
<br />Failure of this bid to bear an official signature, and/or a properly
<br />executed non -collusion affidavit, caused its immediate rejection, and
<br />no consideration could be given it by the Board.
<br />REITH==RILEY CONSTRUCTION CO. A non -collusion affidavit
<br />SOUTH BEND, INDIANA. and bidderts bond in the
<br />amount of $4500.00 accompanied!;
<br />the bid.
<br />TOTAL EXTENSION OF ITEMS 1 to 26 inclusive .......... $81,231.45
<br />Completion date - 90 Calendar Days after contract is awarded.
<br />REED CONSTRUCTION CO., A non -collusion affidavit
<br />2022 N. MAIN STREET and bidders bond in the
<br />MISHAWAKA, INDIANA. amount of 5% of the bid
<br />accompanied the bid.
<br />TOTAL EXTENSION OF ITEMiS 1 to 26 inclusive .......... $82,554.65
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<br />Completion date - 120 Calendar Days after contract is awarded.
<br />The bids of Reith-Riley Construction Company and Reed Construction Company were
<br />referred to the consulting engineer-, W S. Moore, for tabulation and report..
<br />Engineer W. S. Moore, being present, placed,bef ore the Board a drawing of the
<br />proposed widening of Olive Street by two and one-half feet, from Washington Street to
<br />Linden Avenue. The Board accepted the drawing for study and consideration.
<br />The Board next examined and approved plans, submitted by Wilbur H. Gartner &
<br />' Associa-tes, for local sewer improvement, affecting lots 564 to 574 and lots 523 to 5,31
<br />in Edison Park Addition, bearing date of May 16, 1955.
<br />TRAFFIC ENGINEER:
<br />Traffic Engineer, E. H. Miller, being present, informed the Board concerning the
<br />bid submitted by Scherman-Schaus-Freeman Company, under date of May 23, 1955, stating that
<br />the 2-Door Sedan equipped as per proposal meets the requirements. The Board, accordingly:
<br />;-awarded the contract and directed the Clerk to issue formal purchase order to confirm
<br />their action.
<br />The Board 'approved installation of signs as follows:
<br />S-T-O-P signs on Randolph Street, both sides at.Caroline Street
<br />S-T'-0-P sign on Randolph Street, northeast corner at Twyckenham
<br />NO PARKING THIS SIDE on south side of Navarre Street from Main
<br />Street east to lst alley.
<br />Contractoris Bond, in the sum of $1,000.00, was examined and approved for D. C.
<br />Jame s .
<br />There being no further business to come before the Board, fthe meeting was
<br />adjourned at 11:20 A. M.
<br />Attest:
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