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<br />The Board first examined and approved, upon the recommendation of the consulting
<br />engineers, Charles W. Cole & Son, Contract Supplement No. 1 applying to Olive Street
<br />Improvement Program, Contract "C" Rieth-Riley Construction Company, Contractor.
<br />Mr. James Baer, representing the South Bend Junior Chamber of Commerce, appeared
<br />!before the Board requesting permission to park five automobiles in five different
<br />;locations in the downtown district on Michigan Street, for the purpose of advertising
<br />!the Jaycees fund-raising program. The Boardts policy having been that of refusing such
<br />!use of public parking space in the downtown area, pointed out to Mr. Baer that the
<br />jgranting of such a privilege to one organization would bring about a deluge of requests
<br />!of this nature. The Board accordingly denied the request.
<br />Next appeared before the Board, Douglas C. Batson, Minister of the Berean Seventh-Day,
<br />;Adventist Church, requesting permission to conduct their annual Christmas carolling
<br />progran, in the residential area more or less contiguous to their church"for the.holi-
<br />day season commencing 'about December lst, for the purpose of raising missionary funds.
<br />The -Board granted this request.
<br />The Board next examined plans and specifications, submitted by Consoer, Townsend &
<br />Associates, for the construction of a service garage building for the Sewage Treatment
<br />Plant', and passed the following resolution:
<br />"We hereby approve plans and specifications for the service garage
<br />.building of the Sewage Treatment Plant, and the engineers are
<br />hereby requested to prepare a contract supplement, directed to
<br />Sollitt Construction Co., Inc., for the construction of this
<br />building."
<br />TRAFFIC ENGINEER:
<br />The Board next examined letter, dated November 18, 1955, from the Librarian of the
<br />Public Library, addressed to Mayor John A. Scott, relative to the parking meters at
<br />that location. The Board referred this letter to E. H. Miller, Traffic Engineer, for
<br />his investigation and report.
<br />The Traffic Engineer's Department's need for 200 - 10-foot channel posts was next
<br />considered and the Clerk was directed to proceed with this purchase in accord with
<br />Traffic Engineerts requisition dated November 17th.
<br />The letter of U. S. Gypsum Company, over the signature of H. D. Hallberg,
<br />dated November 15th, was next read by the Board. The Clerk was directed to acknowledge
<br />this letter and place it on file.
<br />The Board next considered and approved the release of Purchase Order BW9064, in the
<br />amount of $236.00, in acceptance of the quotation of J. W. Werntz & Son,.Inc., for the
<br />painting of the Civil Defense office, Room 4, City Hall.
<br />The quotation of J. W. Werntz & Son, Inc., for the painting of the Traffic Engineerts'
<br />office, in the amount of $230.00, was next considered and approved by the Board. The
<br />Clerk was directed to issue formal purchase order to cover.
<br />Then appeared before the Board Verner L. Lane, Building Commissioner, and considerable;
<br />discussion ensued, pertaining to the hazardous condition of buildings located at 115
<br />W. Jefferson Boulevard, and 126-128 S. Main Street. The Building Commissioner presented;
<br />copies of notification given the owners and/or trustees of the property involved. The
<br />Board directed the Building Commissioner to prepare notification for the signature of
<br />the Clerk of the Board directing such owners and/or trustees to be present for a hearing';
<br />in this matter, at 10:00 A. M. Monday, November 28, 1955, and present evidence showing
<br />why the Commissionerts order has not been executed within the prescribed five days time
<br />Next appeared before the Board, Ralph A. Haisley, together with two spokesmen, in
<br />the matter of the advertised hearing on the subject of taxi -cab license for said Ralph
<br />A. Haiseley. The Board first read and gave consideration to a letter submitted under
<br />date of November 18th, over the signature of John R. Ligos, Business Agent, Courtesy
<br />Cab Association. Considerable discussion then took place, centering mainly upon the
<br />ordinance governing. Failure on the part of the petitioners to show evidence of the
<br />public need for additinnal taxi -service, convinced the Board that such need does not
<br />exist.at this time, and request for license was accordingly denied.
<br />The time now being 11:00 A. hi. it was so announced, and the Board proceeded with
<br />j! the opening of bids for a local combined sanitary and storm sewer in the Bercliff
<br />Estates Addition:
<br />NILES EXCAVATING CO. A Non -Collusion Affidavit and
<br />228 N. SWANSON CIRCLE bid bond'accompanied the bid.
<br />SOUTH BEND, INDIANA.
<br />TOTAL EXTENSION OF ITEMS No. 1 through 11.......... $37,937.35
<br />Alternate "All - Omit.Items No. 10 and 11........... 8,410.00
<br />TOTAL EXTENSION WITH ALTERNATE A .................. 29,527.35
<br />Completion date - 150 Calendar Days - Base Bid
<br />120 Calendar Days - Base Bid with Alternate "A".
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