04/17/1956 Board of Public Works Special Meeting Minutes

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Mr. Bert Gadacz of the New Jersey, Indiana & Illinois Railroad Company questioned the accuracy of Mr. Miller's report. i� Mayor Voorde stated that he definitely wants action taken. Does not like to hear the' old story of railroad companies promising to reduce switching operation time, or report i, number of engine to company, etc. Mayor Voorde states that cars should not be traveling on these little side streets when they could be using the main thoroughfare. The Mayor then introduced Ray Andrysiak, City Engineer. Mr. Andrysiak stressed the . growing importance of Olive Street. He displayed a map of the Street Improvement Progral, Also, stated that there were only three (3) thoroughfare streets that run from City Limiji t6City Limit with Olive Street being one of the main streets, and Michigan Street and j Ironwood Drive, the other thoroughfares. • • • C7 0 Mayor Voorde stated there is a solution. Suggests that representatives present meet with the City Engineer, Ray Andrysiak, immediately after the meeting. i Mayor Voorde wants a committee formed to studoy the situation. Suggest4that Mr. Andr�- siak contact the Executive officers of each railraod represented and ask them to cooperat''e with the City to find a solution to the Sample -Olive Street crossing. Also, that the Ex; ecutives of each Railroad send Engineers cif their company to meet in South Bend to stud the situation. Y'1 Mayor Voorde then asked that until a solution is reached that Railroad companies co- operate by reducing switching time limits at the Sample -Olive Street crossing. Chairman Smith closed the meeting. Attest- Clerk Adjourned at 3:25 P.m. (DST). APRIL 23, 1956 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works & Safety was held Monday, April 23, 19�6 t 10:00 A.T,7. (DST). All members were present. Minutes of the previous regular meeting ere read and approved. Claims in the total amount of w7,885.85 were approved and ordered' aid for the following suppliers: Business Systems, Inc. Business Systems, Inc. Englewood Supply Co. Huntington Lab. Inc. Indiana. Bell Telephone Co. Ind. & Mich. Elec. Co. Industrial Towel & Uniform Co. I. W. Lower Company Machine Calculating achine Co Pearlts Tarpaulins Schillingts PARKING METER DEPARTMENT Indiana Bell Telephone Co. SANITATION DEPARTIENT 'iitschard Brothers SEWAGE DEPARTMENT amity Sale Company National Mill Supply Co. STREET & TRAFFIC �msco Sales Inc. 3usiness Systems, Inc. 3entury Tool & Metal Co. Agin Manufacturing Co. 'Tibson Company iaberle, Maude H. ioffman Bros. Elec. Inc. Indiana Bell Telephone Co. Corte Bros., Inc. McComb Battery Co. 3en P�edow, Inc. !Tito Craft Screen Printers rational Brake Service >t. Josephts Hospital ,imon Bros. inelair Refining Co. . 10.55 Business Systems, Inc. 30.29 22.29 City Water Works 42.91 15.96 Gafill Oil Company 16.38 33.62 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 9.41 lo.80 Indiana Bell Telephone co. 11.10 .60 Ind. & Yich. Elec. Co. 451.36 4.99 Lane, Verner L. 5.50 197.00 I. W. Lower Company 78.o0 25.00 Yluszynski, Stanley J. 23.30 30.00 Remington -Rand Division 182.50 .89 Weisberger Bros., Inc. 17.77 DOG POUND DEPTARTI4ENT 9.19 KetchAll Company 31.90 6o.o0 97.65 T�cComb Battery Co., Inc. 75.30 14.04 Sanfax Company 141.37 14.50 Barron Glove Company 5.00 77.92 Car Parts, Inc. 138.40 . 3 7 39 Edwards Iron Works 103.64 1 113.90 Elgin Sweeper Company 208.28 5.80 General Equip. & Machine Co. 35- 5 6.30 Graybar Elec. Company 9.19 61.80 Hoffman Bros. Auto Elec. Inc.132.83 161.91 Hurwich Iron Company 29.92 9.19 Koontz -Wagner Company 175.80 62.99 n°cComb Battery Company 28.78 123.3,E �11cComb Battery Company 45.63 80.00 G. E. Meyer Company 30.50 51.20 Municipal Supply Company 1820.00 3 , 0 Premier Aut Wape Company 96,9 0 St. Joseph I ospital 7.50 1889. 0 Sinclair Refining Co. 231.24 Sinclair Refining Co. 11.87