04/02/1934 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Tond ay, April 2nd. , 1934 On account of the absence from the city of the members of the Eoard, the regular meeting,.of the Boerd of Public Works scheduled- for this date, was postponed until Tuesday, xpril Md., 1934. Attest: ecr terry * * * * * * * x T * * * * * * * * * * , * * * * z * * , h * * * * * * 0 * * * * * * TT?ESD AY, APRIL 3rd.. , 1934 Bonrl net in special session at 3 F. V. Fr. rick Johnson, Yr. Ralph ?- . Kuss and Fr. Anthony _ mudzinski were present. Qmutes of meeting held 14rch 26th. , 1934) ree. d and approved. The following telegram from the Reverend St-pn1_ey Kuszynski, pastor of "t. Btanislaus Church, was ordered placed on file: BO n r n OF PUBLIC TORTEKS CITY 7ALL, SOUTF BEND, INDIANA. "THE C + ER".L ATTITUDE OF TFE COl.1`;,r(N ROOD OF OUR WEST SIDE RESID FTS AND THE TAX PAYERS WARRANT T E OPENING OF ARNOLD STREET. TO CLOSE ARNOLD STREET WOUI:D FAVOR TF F RAILROAD BUT IT .'OVLD BE IMPIOUS T_.EMACE IN `"TT FUTURE. BETTER BE ?{'r_Mirx7TED AND LET ARNOLD STREET BE OPEN TO TRAFFIC FIC AND PEDESTRIANS. -signed ST. STATTSLAUS CHURCH Rr.sr ST e,T;L,, ; KI?SZYn, ->KI. The following communication from the l unici_pe 1 Supply Company was read and ordered placed on file: Larch 311 1934 Board. of Public '::corks, South. Lend, ind iane. Attention Mr. Dick ?ohnson Centl men: In the Iriday, "arch 300. , edition of the South fend Tribune there appears an advertisement cc] line Qr bids to be recei ved by ^-pril 16th . , for two street sweep- ers. In view of the fact thpt we " Pve made incueries from time to time regarding the possi-b 7 ity of interesting the city n street cleaning equipment, and were told pt the "ity w ps without fin-nces PM could make no purchases, we were greatly sur- prised to see this advertisement appear. We are a South Bend concern, are tax -payers, anc employ local labor. he manufacture street flushers, which are user for street cleaning purposes, are conceded to be the most economical e nC sanitary machine on the market, end are used exclusively in some our la rpest cities like ashingtor_ and Philadelphia. The City of hew Fork own three hundred street flushers nnc e0ou` ten sweepers. In our opinion, because we are a local concern, we feel that we should have been consulted and our product investigated before the Oity decides upon a purchase. We are bring this mo tter to lour attention, with the idea of our receiving some consideration on street cleaning equipment that may be purchased by the City of South EenO. - Yours very truly, I:_un i ci pe 1 Supply Compa n y D. C. Paulson, Presid ant.'' • The Board instructed the Secretary of the roPrd to trite to the City of Detroi Street Gleaning wepartment and ask them,for their specifications on btreet f lushers with a view to receive proposals on same at future time.