09/26/1955 Board of Public Works Minutes

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387 • 0 • • • In the matter of bids for the construction of Foundations and Basements and moving ,Houses under the 1954 General Street Improvement Program, Contract '"B", the contract Iwas awarded to Mitschelen Construction Company, as they submitted the lowest and best bid, on: Eddy Street from Madison ;Street to Sorin Street. The Board then examined drawings.and request for permission to enlarge transformer vault at the alley south of Jefferson Boulevard, east of Michigan Street, from the ;Indiana & Michigan Electric Company. The proposed enlargement of vault is necessary to provide for the increased service of the J. C. Penney Company. After some discussion, approval was granted by the Board. A petition presented to the Board by the Hon. Walter C. Erler,_conee Ling exeessive noise created by the motors and fans operated day and night -by the U. S. Gypsum Company, ,was next considered by the Board. The Board directed the Clerk to notify this firm to have a representative, or j representatives, appear at the next regular meeting of the Board, Monday, October 3rd, and present to the Board a report of steps taken, or planned, for the reduction of this excessive noise. The Board next considered the recommendation of the consulting engineers, Consoer, ? Townsend and Associates, with regard to the need for garage facilities for plant 1 equipment at the Sewage Treatment Plant site, and costs involved for complete detailed !'plans and specifications, and general supervision and inspection of the required it construction. The Board then granted authorization to provide these facilities, and directed the Clerk to notify Consoer, Townsend and Associates of its full acceptance and accord with their letter of September 14th and their firm being hereby authorized to proceed with this project. An agreement, determined upon between the Standard Oil Company and the City of South Bend, represented by Russell Oberlin, as appraiser employed in connection with the securing of property required to effect the widening of Eddy Street was approved and ordered filed. A report from Mrs. B. F. Cukrowiez, 256 N. Gladstone Avenue, concerning the continued excessive noise from the Bendix Aviation engine test house was read and action was deferred for the next regular meeting of the Board. The request of Green Arrow Parking, Inc., for a 25X hourly rate for Parking Lot in rear of Oliver Theatre was approved by the Board. The Board approved the following S-T-O-P sign installations; On Rockne 'give, southeast corner at Edison Road On southwest corner of Edison Road at Ivy Road, making this'a four-way stop. Contractor's Bonds, each in the sum of $1,000.00, were examined and approved for the following. - Alex Howard Rodney Kling Henry S. Schultz There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned. at 12:00 o'clock noon. Attest; /ZX-4 0 Clerk