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358 <br />Special Meeting <br />July 20, 1955 <br />A special meeting of the Board of Public Works was held at 10:30 A. M. Wednesday, <br />July 20, 1955, for the purpose of considering Contract Supplement comprising paving <br />of Riverside Drive between Lathrop Avenue and the Sewage Treatment Plant Site. All <br />nembers were present. <br />After careful examination, <br />Supplement No. 4, Contract 5-A, <br />August 31, 1955• <br />the Board approved plans and specifications for Contract <br />Paschen Contractors, Inc. with completion date as <br />j! There being no further business to come before this meeting, <br />,at 11:00 A. M. <br />Attest: <br />Clerk <br />July 25, 1955 <br />A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held Monday, July 25, 1955, at <br />10:00 A. M. All members were present. Minutes of the previous regular meeting and <br />also special meeting were read and approvwd. Salary claims in the total amount of <br />26,180.97 were approved. Claims of the following suppliers, in the total amount of <br />$18,649.77, were approved and ordered paid: <br />Belleville Lbr. & Supply Co. <br />$16.88 <br />The Hoover Co. <br />1.35 <br />Indiana Bell Telephone Co. <br />13.60 <br />Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. <br />211.20 <br />Inlander-Steindler Paper Co. <br />22.50 <br />Radio Distributing Co. <br />20.80 <br />Streeter-Amet Co. <br />2.90 <br />Tri-County News <br />11.02 <br />Office Engineers, Inc. <br />.74 <br />SEWAGE WORKS CONSTRUCTION: <br />Indiana Bell Telephone Co. <br />10.88 <br />1954 GENERAL STREET IMPROVEIaENT FUND: <br />Clyde E. Williams & Associates <br />1323.99 <br />PARKING METER FUNDS: <br />M. H. Rhodes, Inc. <br />917.70 <br />STREET & TRAFFIC: <br />Arrow Towel & Linen Service <br />5.00 <br />Materials Handling Equipment Corp. <br />91.19 <br />The O'Brien Corporation <br />176.40 <br />The O'Brien Corporation <br />132.30 <br />The O'Brien Corporation <br />18.62 <br />Romy-Hammes Corporation <br />4.13 <br />Gafill Oil Co. <br />035.25 <br />Indiana Bell Telephone Co. <br />286.29 <br />Indiana Bell Telephone Co. <br />10.80 <br />Indiana & Michigan Electric <br />.32 <br />Meyer's Hardware Co. <br />.50 <br />South Bend Drug Co. <br />3.51 <br />South Bend Tribune <br />11.48 <br />Tri-County News <br />12.10 <br />Santucci Construction Co.10,187.47 <br />Hurwich Iron Co., Inc. 1.80 <br />The O'Brien Corporation 176.40 <br />The O'Brien Corporation 44.10 <br />The O'Brien Corporation 63.17 <br />The Ridge Co. 5.03 <br />First appeared before the Board Messrs. R. W. Whitesell and W. A. Gebhardt, repre- <br />senting Bendix Aviation Corporation in the matter of reduction of noise created by their <br />jet engine testing operations. Attorney Whitesell assured the Board of Bendix being <br />fully cognizant of the problem, and stated a sound engineer will arrive at their plant <br />Thursday of this week to make further study of the possibilities of reducing the excessive <br />noise connected with these engineering operations. Engineer Gebhardt presented to the <br />Board figures compiled from the actual test reports, which refuted verbal report made <br />to the Board at the previous regular meeting meeting, and proved these engines are <br />operated in testing a very limited number of hours over a period of a month, and a total <br />of less than seven hours in a month "at take -off", which is that portion of the test <br />which creates the excessive noise and vibrations -of which the Board received verbal <br />complaint. <br />The Board asked that Bendix furnish a report of the findings, following study made <br />by the sound engineer, to provide such satisfaction as may be possible to the residents <br />of the area adjacent to the plantts testing cells. <br />STREET DEPARTMENT: <br />H. M. Tomlinson, Street Commissioner, being present, brought to the Board's atten- <br />• <br />• <br />• <br />• <br />