02/28/1933 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Tuesday, February 29th., 1933 Board net in regular session et 10-30 A. i:l. All members present. Minutes of meeting held Tuesday, February 21st., 1933, read and approved. The Board apprr�ved the renewal_ certificate for the excavation bond in I favor of Distler Plumbing (-�ompa.ny of Miishawalm,. Indiana, signed by the.Aetna Casualty and Surety Company of Hartford. Conn. The Boerd approved the Excavation Bond of FLgrry Nicodemus in the sum of 01,000.00 signed_ by Yaryland Casualty Company by T. Sherman Ellison, attorney -in -fact'. j Eenr esentatives of the licensed plumbers union appe ^red before the Board `wi.th the complaint that private ind ividuals had. been allowed to cut. into the j streets to make repairs in their sewers. Several specific cases were cited and the Board assured them that at no time had permission been given to do such work without the necessary permit and bond. The Board assured these representatives that every prec-aution would tie taken to safeguerd the rights of licensed plumbers in the City and 11 the Clerk was instructed to write J. W. Slott of 1406 South Bend Avenue, who is said. to have done the work, that such action was in violation of a City Ordinance and would ;I not be allmred. A copy of the letter written to said. Slott was ordered sent to VAlentit, Olawski of 510 Y1. 'Ralnut Street, where the work was supposed to have been done by said Slott. i{ The Board approved pay roll claims, including the street and alley labor pay rolls, in the sum of $3, 369.07 . The Board approved claims for various departments in t he sum of $182.61.j The following; recommendation of Im. F. Qualls was approved by the Board Feb 21st., 1933 To The Honorable Board of Public Works, Cent le men: '� • The etteched petition requests the installation of additional street lights on India_.na Avenue from Walnut Street to Olive Street. In view of the limitations of the street lighting, appropra it ion at j this time, and in comparison with ttie illumination on other streets of the City more i densely populated, I am of the opinion that t1mdiana Avenue is fairly well lighted in this section with the exception of where it enters Olive Street. A dangerous condition is set up at this location. from the fect that Indiana. Avenue dead -ends in Olive Street and it seems impossible to m!intain dead-enc signs, as they are toirn down and carried away, Considerable traffis is.bynassed around the City over Indiana. Avenue and Olive Street to Lincoln Wa-Y Vest end substnntiel provision should be made to make t:F.e turn at j • Indiana Avenue and .Olive Streets more safe. '! I recommend that a 4000 lumen street light, with overlie ^d construction be installed at Indiana Avenue. and Olive Street, tt a ye-rlv cost of $45.00. -hepsectfully submitted, Lle ctr ical Department Wm. F. Qualls, Superintendent. ' Yleeti. ng ad journe d. at 12 o'clock noon.