02/25/1935 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Meeting February 25th, 1935 Regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held at 11:30 A. M. Monday, February 25, .1935. Mr. Fred Woodward absent. Minutes of the meeting of February 18th were read and approved. Claims in the mount of $206.68 were approved also salary and payroll account for the lest half of February, amounting to 03,631.30. The liana Bell. Telephone Co. in their letter of February 22, 1935 requested privi- drop wires at Riverside Drive lege of removing and placing two pales and rerouting and Leland Ave. as shown on blue print Job Order K-68-35 which accompanied the request* Upon recommendation of Mr. Qualls, who investigated the matter, the Board ordered the Secretary to notify the Telephone Company that the permit was granted. Mr. Anderson reported on the Ernest J. Hock matter who claimed damages to his car. that: Mr. Hock reported this matter to a previous board stating that The record shows it was caused by a sewer cover opening up as he drove over it and according to previous minutes, investigation shaved that all covers at this intersection were In of the fact sealed tight and apparently had not been open for a long time. view that Mr. Hock, through his attorney Mr. Lewinski claimed at the Board meeting of February 18th that the accident was caused by striking an offset in the curb, the Board decided to disallow the claim. • Mr. Anderson submitted a plan of the intersection showing how it could be improved which the Board 0Aared filed. A letter was read from the W. H. Bruner Agency offering their services in furnishing Action a surrey of valuations and appraisals of city property for insurance purposes. on this matter was deferred pen -ding a personal survey of the Board. A communication from the Mayor gays read suesting that the Superintendent of the Socked. The Board heartily concurred Alarm Station be instructed to keep the doors and instructed the Secretary to so notify Mr. Qualls. The question of sewer pipe contract was brought with reference to placing this order with Rocco Simeri on his bid which was subject to objection. -The Board having securing conferred with Mr. Cox of the FERA and he having given his assurance -that this pipe from Mr. Simeri would not affect the status of the city, in ; connection with FERA, the Board instructed that the contract with Mr. Simeri-stand al,s planed. Mr. deer reported that he could get enough second hand brick at $3.00 per thousand for the Dog Pound using FERA labor. The matter to put up a new storage building to the City Engineer and Street Commissioner for investigation. was referred .0 The meeting adjourned 'at 12 noon. Attest Clerk i -9V-4 z Board o f Pub l i e Works