06/25/1934 Board of Public Works Minutes

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r 44 Monday, June 25th . , 1934 B&a_rd met in regular session -at 3 P. M. All m flibers . present. Minutes of meeting eld I}Conday, June 18th. , 1934, read €�.nd approved. The follaving communication from hinyor W. R. Finkle, was read s nd ordered placed on file June 15th . , Bo€ord of Public Works, 4 ty o f out h Ben d. , Ind is n a. Gent leme n: The 1934 budget provided for the expenditure in the Street Department of all ironies estimated to be received from automobile license fees a nd ga soline tax. The ' City Controller's estimate was based on the amounts received during the ye^r 1933 totaling 01119660.591 however actual experience has disclosed that thd) total revenue to be expected from this source during 1934 probably will not exceed 95,000.00. In view of the foregoing 1- hereby issue executive order no. One pursuant to Chapter 60 of the Acts of 11933�- reducing tre budget -of the Street enartment-Streets-Alleys and Bridges, from to to 95,000.00, The City Controller will irimediately make such changes in his e cpropriation a5 to provide for the reduction in the expeAdttures of this department to fit the new budget appropriation as established by this executive order and the Board of Public Works will rearrange the budget in the Street Department to conform to the bnlanee rem. ining unexpended. The City Controller will furnish the Board of Public Works with a statement shoving the unexpended balance after making the necessary changes to conform to this executive order. Very truly yours, W . R . Finkle , Mayor CC -C on tr of le,r General oreman, `'treat Dept. Mir. George A. Schock appeared before the Board es attorney for Otto Lawitske wb-0 eleims dermees from the street d-epertmant for damages to his car in the sum of 78.20. Said #ritten affidavit giving details of the accident we ordered referred to I. S. Romig, City Attorney. The Board improved the bontracfors Bond of Michael ftaeszewski in the stem. of $1,000.00 signed by Martin Kamiewski and John B. Nowinski, resident freeholders. The Board approved pay zoll cleims for vericus departments in the sum. of 7,980.52 end hereby orders City Controller to pay same. The Board rpproved clsimx for various departments in -the sum. of 062.97 and hereby orders City Controller to pQy same as soon ns possible. Oity Engineer. S. I,_oon' presented the Bridge Plans for the track elevation and gr^de separation at Western -"venue and Walnut Street, as approved by the State- Bighway Commission: Upon -Mr. YAoore's recommendation, the Bo€srd approved said Bridge plans as presented. City -engineer, S. Moore, filed the specifications for the collection end disposal df GGorbaEp and for the disposal only of Garbage. The Board adopted said specifications and hereby orders the Secretary of the Board to proceed -with the legal ad.vertisenent for proposals on same. The Board orders that on the9th. , day of July, 1934, bids will be received f ar the collection and :disposal -of g<•rba.ge and for the disposal only of garbage in the City of South Bend, Indians-. Publications for said uly,,d proposals stall be published on the ?_8th . , day of June and on the 5th. , day of July, 1934, in the South Bend News Times and Tribune. The Boe rd adopted specifications for the street Lighting `ontre ct and hereby orders that on the 10th., day of July, 1934, the Board will receive, open and read sealed proposals for the said general contract for street lighting. The Board further orders that notices of said proposals be ppublished on the 2Bth . , day of June and on the 5th . , da f July, 1934, in the South Bend News Times and Tribune, according to law. Meeting adjourned at 4 P. 11. ttest: Secy • • • •