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<br />September 12, 1955
<br />A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held Monday, September
<br />12, 1955,:.
<br />at 10:00 A. M. Mr. J. A. Bickel
<br />was absent.
<br />Minutes of the previous meeting were read
<br />and approved. Claims of the following
<br />suppliers, in the total amount of $9,529.27,
<br />were approved and ordered paid:
<br />Dean Armstead
<br />$42.16
<br />Business Systems, Inc.
<br />$1.89
<br />City Water Works
<br />3.75
<br />Indiana Bell'Telephone Co.
<br />9.60
<br />Koontz -Wagner Electric Co.
<br />76.10
<br />Halsey LeRoy
<br />40.80
<br />Office Engineers, Inc.
<br />.74
<br />office Engineers, Inc.
<br />.59
<br />Railway Express Agency
<br />2.41
<br />Rose Fuel & Materials, Inc.
<br />9.11
<br />Dale Shelly
<br />72.64
<br />South Bend Sand & Gravel Co.
<br />6.00
<br />South Bend Tribune
<br />6.30
<br />Walter Stickley
<br />53.76
<br />Vaughani-s Seed Co.
<br />138.00
<br />SEWAGE WORKS CONSTRUCTION:
<br />Indiana & Michigan Electric
<br />Co. 7.50
<br />0. J. Shoemaker
<br />97.50
<br />PARKING METER:
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<br />Gerber Mfg. Co.
<br />11.60
<br />Casimer A. Szynski
<br />16.56
<br />Casimer A. Szynski
<br />9.84
<br />STREET & TRAFFIC:
<br />Charles Aulm
<br />&1_26.67
<br />Central Rubber & Supply Co.
<br />21.56 '
<br />Lyle Signs, Inc.
<br />4 8.00
<br />South Bend Electric Co.
<br />6.19 !'
<br />First to appear before the Board was the Hon. George A. Schock, and reported
<br />the damage to the curbing and large trees in front of his property at 1003 Riverside
<br />Drive, caused by the activities of the Santucci Construction Company and tree trimmer
<br />employed by this contractor. The Board endeavored to assure Mr. Schock that proper
<br />restoration and reimbursement for irreplaceable damage will be made by the Santucci
<br />Construction Company.
<br />Next appeared before the Board, Robert L. Huff, Secretary of the City Planning
<br />Commission, and discussion then centered upon the real property recently acquired by the
<br />City from Jerry Claeys and Evadna CIaeys, with a view to determining width of an addition'
<br />al strip of land required to provide a lot of sufficient size to be deemed a desirable
<br />residential site. In the opinion of both Mr. Huff and the City Engineer, an additional
<br />ten feet would be required, and steps were ordered to be taken to acquire the required
<br />additional footage from the adjacent property owner.
<br />A letter was received from the City Planning Commission recommending the vacation
<br />of the alley running North and South between Michigan and Main Streets, commencing at the
<br />south line of Dean Street and ending at the North line of Sherwood Street, and this was
<br />referred to the City Engineer for further consideration.
<br />VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 2813
<br />This being the date set, hearing was had on the resolution heretofore adopted by
<br />the Board of Public Works and Safety, for the vacation of the east -west alley running
<br />from Ironwood Drive east to Congress Avenue, between Solomon Avenue and Union Street,
<br />in Edison. Park Subdivision, under Vacation Resolution No. 281X3. The Clerk of the Board
<br />having shown sufficient proofs of publication and no remonstrators having appeared and
<br />no written remonstrances having been filed with the Clerk, it was moved, seconded and
<br />unanimously carried that the said resolution be finally adopted and the said alley be
<br />vacated.
<br />The Engineering Department is directed to prepare an assessment roll covering the
<br />assessment of benefits and the award of damages to the surrounding properties.
<br />The.Board next examined and approved plans and specifications for construction of
<br />Foundations, basements and moving houses on Eddy Street, from Madison Street to Sorin
<br />Street.
<br />The Board directed the Clerk of the Board to advertise for sealed bids for the
<br />construction of Portland Cement Concrete and Pavement Widening and Hot Asphaltic Concretes
<br />Pavement re -'surfacing on Eddy Street from the center of Madison Street to the center of
<br />Sorin Street, in the City of South Bend, Indiana.
<br />Discussion next centered upon the rebuilding of Sample Street, and the necessity
<br />for the removal of muck for a distance of 800 feet east, from Falcon ,Street and the
<br />improving of a section of 400 feet west from Sheridan on an experimental basis; the
<br />total cost, including curbs, being estimated to approximate $100,000.00. No decision j
<br />in the matter was reached. City Engineer, R. S. Andrysiak, being present, requested
<br />Chas. W. Cole & Son, thru their representative, Edward A. Smith, to submit estimate
<br />on this project, on a square yeard price basis, with a view to the possibility of order-
<br />ing the legal advertising for bids to proceed at the next regular meeting of the Board.
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<br />The Board next considered the installation of an underground tank of 8,000 gallon
<br />capacity, at the rear of the Lafayette Building, for the purpose of serving the proposed
<br />new oil heating unit for this building. The Board examined sketch indickting location
<br />of tank, intake, vent, and feed -line, and specifications calling for a concrete mat
<br />seven inches thick, reinforced with 6" x 611 wire mesh extending two feet beyond the
<br />extreme dimensions of the tank, to -wit: the tank being 81 x 21t; the mat must be 121 x 251.
<br />It was the decision of the Board to rant permissio for thhe i stall t'on o t 1
<br />tank, provided these specifications are fu1 y complied withn, and loca ion o hankn acilse
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