08/13/1956 Board of Public Works Minutes

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507 The local Sewer Improvement Plans for Douglas Street, under Improvement Resolution No. 28449 1956 were accepted and approved. I� Contractor's,bonds were approved for Harry H. Verkler and Colpaert Realty Corporation. Mrs. James Anthony of the Broadmoor Addition appeared before the Board with reference to requesting) ;(permission to hold a Street Party on the dead end of Bryon Drive from 6 to 12 P.M. On August 25, 1956. Per-; emission granted subject to notifying the Traffic Engineer and also the Traffic Department of the Police De apartment. Stop signs -were installed on Teri Street, southwest corner at Fellow Street, on Barbie Street, south- west corner at Fellow Street, on Wall Street at 32nd Street, both sides, 35th Street, both sides, at Wall :Street, on northwest corner of 33rd Street at Wall Street; also a Yield Right/Way sign installed on south .west corner of 36th Street at Wall Street. Stop signs installed on Wall Street, wouthwest corner, at Logan` ;Street, on 36th Street, northeast corner at Wall Street and Yield Right/Way sign installed on southwest cor ner of 36th Street at Wall Street. i� I: Irving J. Hurwich, Attorney for Fabricated Steel Products of Indiana, Inc. submitted to the Board a ;petition for the vacation of a portion of Donald Street described as follows: Donald Street from the West; !line of Main Street to the East Line of the North and South alley West of Main Street. Petition referred 'to the City Planning Commission for further investigation and recommendation. . Chas. W. Cole & Son submitted to the Board statements and list of the Distribution of Costs in connec- tion with Section II and Section III of the Bercliff Estate Local Combined Sewers, Imrpovement Resolution No. 2814-19551, Assessment Roll Nos. 2769 and 2769-A. Also, for Fremont Street Class "C" Type 3 Pavement, ;Improvement Resolution No. 2816-1955 Assessment Roll No. 2770. The Estimate of Cost for Resolution No. 2843 for Oakcrest Drive and Sylvan Glen was submitted to Board. Approved and accepted. Improvement Resolution No. 2844 The following were submitted to the Board and approved: Preliminary Plans Reported, Improvement Resl • Ilution, and Board Approves Final Plans and Specifications, Also: the Notice to Property Owners was pub- jlished on the 17th dnd 24th days of August, 1956 with the 4th day of September, 1956 as the date set for th !i hearing on said Improvement Resolution No. =2844; .1r956 . I The following is a re -adjustment of the City Building Code which is hereby adopted by the Board of !Public Works & Safety and further recommended to the Mayor and Council. The Resolution reads as follows: ?i WHEREAS, many building code regulations allow the use of certain materials and methods of conttructi Ito the exclusion of others which are equally svtitable in spite of the fact that the laws of engineering and! :the basic sciences recognize no geographical boundries, and, �! WHEREAS, there have been no commonly acceptable equitable means established for evaluating the suit • !;ability of materials and methods of construction to provide for whatever economic benefits might be derived! !'from the use of many materials and various manufactured products because of technically discriminative code; `provisions, and, U • WHEREAS, there has been no commonly, nor generally accepted terminology for the writing of building code regulations, which fact adds further confusion in the interpretation of the various codes by law en- forcement agencies, engineers, architects, contractors, manufacturers, and the public, and, WHEREAS, all elements of the building industry, the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, as well: as the building officials and the public are cognizant of the urgent need for a code unification program, which calls for the abandonment of conflicting regulations contained in the multidudinous building codes n;ow in use, and, I WHEREAS, this program can best be carried out by norrowing the number of building codes now in use down to one of the four nationally recognized building codes, and, WHEREAS, it is the consensus of this Board of Public Works and Safety that this general premise is sound and proper and the the Basic Guilding Code promulgated by the Building Officials Conference of America,. Ind., is the one of the four nationall recognized codes which, in our opinion, will best serve our purpose,'] NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that this Board respectfully recommend to His Honor the Mayor and the Honorable Members of the Common Council of the City of South Bend that the Basic Building Code be carefully; studied by a committee of all interested parties with the Building Commissioner acting as Chairman, with the objectives of adapting it to our needs and its being ultimately adopted as the official building code of the City of South Bend, Indiana. j BOARD OF PUBLIC works & SAFETY Anthony J. Sabo, Clerk Irving J. Smith Frank J. Bruggner R. S. Andrysiak The Board hereby confirms their order of July 9, 1956 authorizing the Building Commissioner to demol n ish the condemned buildings at 2402 West Ford Street. i j Mr. Louis Berebitsky, South Bend Iron & Metal Company, 429 West Indiana Avenue, appeared before the 'Board and requested permission to make any and all necessary repairs, changes) alterations, and replacement with reference to the Pennsylvania Railroad Right of Way tracks and Lots No. 14 and 8 of Stull's 4th Addi- k tion to the City of South Bend, Indiana. Said area will in no manner or way impede traffic except during !hours of construction.hermission granted.