06/20/1955 Board of Public Works Minutes

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345 • C, • • 0 • Areole-Midwest Corporation - 1. Arcole Midwest Corporation will maintain and improve roadway on both lanes of Riverside Drive,,from Cleveland Road to the Darden Bridge with crushed stone, and leave the condition of the Roadway equal or better than its present condition when its use by the contractor is terminated. 2. Arcole-Midwest Corporation will confirm this agreement to the Board by letter. The Board next examined and referred to the City Engineer, a petition for the ;construction of curbing on East Jefferson Boulevard from 28th Street to the Mishawaka city limits. The Board then examined petition filed by the Northwest Property Owners Association, jreque8ting sidewalks and improved street lighting on Angella Boulevard, from Riverside ;Drive to Woodward Avenue. The Board referred the matter to the City -Engineer and Supt. IHunsberger of the Electrical Department for study and report within the -next two weeks. `The repaving of Portage Avenue, from Keller to Lathrop Drive was next given con- sideration by the Board and plans and specifications having been prepared and now avail- able, -the Clerk was authorized to advertise for bids. The time now being 10:00 A. M. CST., the Board next proceeded with the opening of bids received in the form of offers for a quantity of scrap iron and steel, located at the Street Department yards. Of three offers received, that of Hurwich Iron Co., Inc., was found to be the best, and was accepted by the Board. The letter of the Walnut Grove Mutual Housing Corporation, under date of May 17, '1955, with regard to sealing of the pavement on 26th, 27th, 28th Streets and East Colfax 'Avenue in this area, was read and referred to the Street Commissioner for attention. ;Mr. Tomlinson, being present, agreed to make personal contact with the corporation 'manager, Lisle F. McNabb, and inform these people of action to be taken to include ';these streets in the 1955 sealing program. An Excavation Bond, in the sum of $2,000.00, was next examined and approved for ;:Burton Plumbing & Heating Co., Inc. Contractors Bonds,each in the sum $1,000.00, were examined and approved for contractors, as follows: Thomas J. Breveard Edward Burton Paul M. Huff Walter Szymczak The request of the Pioneer Women Childrents Rescue Fund Flower Sale, 'originally set for June 20th, to be changed to June 27th was granted by -the which was Board. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned ,at 11:20 A. M. Attest:� Clerk y