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62 Monday, 6ep tembe r 17 th. , 1934.
<br />Board met in regular session at 3 P. �:% All members resent. Min.-
<br />ute.s of meeting held 11`onday, Beptember 10th. , 1934, read and approved.. ity Engineer,
<br />W. S. 1=oore, was present. atreet Commissioner, Charles E. Bailey, eras also present.
<br />Street (%orxmlissioner, Charles E. Bailey, give a report on the work
<br />being done in the street department with the aid of the Federal Emergency Relief Ad-
<br />ministration assistance and same was found by the Board to be satisfactory.
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<br />A letter addressed to W . S. 't oore , City Engineer, from E. T. Tran4
<br />berg, one of the cement foremen on the F. E. R. A. work, asking the City to give him
<br />some allowance for gasoline which he uses in his car in going from one job to another, •
<br />was presented to the Board. Also a letter from V. C. Cox, Director of the F. E. R. A.
<br />Works Division here in which he stated that the me tt-�r of gasoline allowance had been
<br />taken up with him by Trenberg but that the Federel authorities were not allowed to
<br />furnish any money for such expense. lifter some discussion it was recommended by
<br />1-ngincer Tv`oore that the Street Depa rtme nt allow `T'ranberg and Anderson, cement foremen
<br />in charge of F. E. R. A. cement work, be allowed 40 gallons of gasoline each from the
<br />street department for use in their cars during the period of work in this department.
<br />A petition signed by the residents in the vicinity of 1100 Ceorgien
<br />?venue, asking that dumping at this location be dispensed with. The Board ordered
<br />Uharles E. Bailey, sstreet Commissioner, to take immediate steps to have same closed
<br />and 'No Lumping' signs erected at this location. I •
<br />The board instructed the secretary of the "Eoard to write to the
<br />Grand Trunk '+yes to rn Railroad Company asking-~ th em to repair the planking of their tracks
<br />at `f`elnut and Ford Streets.
<br />At the request of Che.rles E. Bailey, Street Uommissioner, who claimf
<br />his department is in need of additional storage spe.ce at the city garage, the Board
<br />instructed the secretary of the -board to -advise the Board of Public Safety that the
<br />space now occupied by the T)og Pound at the City Garage, must be vacated on or before
<br />September 25th,
<br />The Board approved claims in ti---e sum of $2,854.01 for various i
<br />departments and orders City Controller to pay sarue as soon as the money is available.
<br />The following letter from the Division of Public Service Commission
<br />addressed. to a#gym. F. Qualls, Superintendent, was readand ordered placed on file with
<br />other pepers in connection with the contract for Street Lighting:
<br />" Sept 15 , 1934
<br />Asir. 'Vim. F. Qualls ,
<br />superintendent,
<br />South Bend., Ind is cn.
<br />Bear Lr. ^'ue l is :
<br />phis will acknowledge yours of the 7th. , with reference to proposed
<br />contract with the Indiana and %ichigan iLlectric Compsny fbr lighting :youth Bend streets
<br />And public places, copy of which accompanied your letter.
<br />I hAve delay my reply until the return of our Tafrif Director, who
<br />was called to `,ashington And have just conferred with him this morning, he f ins' s that
<br />due to the mass of c ontre cts, pm -posed rate schedules, e:-c. , now d enaning the attention
<br />of the department, tliat it will he impossible to check the proposed `mouth Bend eontr€ ct
<br />end give the desired information before the latter pert of next week. l have asked
<br />him to report as promptly as possible, and will write you eprin as soon as i have the
<br />desired information at hand.
<br />'",`e are very glad to serve you by providing such informmtion as we
<br />may have, but I am sure you will understand that we are literally covered up, and Wan -
<br />not reppond as pr�mptly as we would like.
<br />Very truly yours,
<br />amue l L. Trabue , �;orrari ssi over."
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<br />Iveeting adjourned at 4-30 P. 11.
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