06/17/1935 Board of Public Works Minutes

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i- 145 REDISTRIBUTION OF THE _ABOVE ASSESSMENT East 2 of lot 105 Ridgedale 4th Addition, Twyckenham Land & Investment Co., 17880 Nest of lot 105 Ridgedale 4th Addition, Twyckenham Land & Investment Co., 178.60 Principal, , . . . . 357.60 Interest, . . 64.37 Total, . 421.97 Respectfully submitted, Frederick J. Anderson City Civil Engineer Claims in the amount of $907.15 from the following suppliers were approved and ordered paid: City Water Works 39.23 Broadway Pharmacy $3.00 Ind. Bell Telephone Co. 27.00 The South Bend Supply Co. 3.65 Ind. Bell Telephone Co. 25.00 Linde Air Products Co. 3.06 Ind. Bell Telephone Co. 159.14 Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. 2.00 Business Systems, Inc. 4.10 South Bend Foundry Co. 24.50 A. E. Hipskind 16.00 South Bend Foundry Co. 3.25 Hibberd Printing Co. 10.00 C. H. Defrees Inc. 293.04 Thomas Rubber Co. 1.00 John F. DeHaven 293.18 Several representatives of the Northern Indiana Wholesale Grocery Company appeared before the Board claiming damages to their property, on account of grade separation at Walnut Street and New York Central tracks, and stated that previous Boards had made certain promises to them to cover this damage. The matter was referred to Mr. Anderson to check up and to the City Attorney to look up the legal angle of the matter and to report at the next meeting. Mr. A. J. Korpel presented to the Board a letter from Chester L. Jankowski, Engineer, advising the remodeling of his store building to conform with the new street grade that would cost approximately $8,500.00. Mr. Korpel placed this claim before the Board for consideration. No action was taken. Mr. Frank Chidister appeared before the Board and reported that the alley running • north from Lindsey Street, between Cottage Grove and Cushing Street, had been filled in from time to time and that now it is considerably above the normal grade and permits water to run on to his property. He requested re -grading of the alley. The matter was referred to the Street Department. Matter of appropriations for various accounts was discussed and it was decided that Mr. Weer, Mr. Woodward and Mr. Anderson go over the appropriations and expenditures and make such recommendations as they find it necessary. The Central Fruit Company, East Washington Street, submitted a drawing showing a dock which they desire to build for unloading to their warehouse. The matter was referred to the Engineering Department, who have investigated and recommend that the . petition be not granted. It was regularly moved, seconded and carried that recommend- ations of the Engineer be sustained. The Secretary has written the Central Fruit Co. accordingly. A letter from M. B. Skinner Company, calling attention to the neglected condition of the parkway on Falcon Street, the recognized approach to West Sample Street Factories, requesting that the trees in the parkway be trimmed, was referred to the Street Department. Mr. Victor Korhummel, representing the Socony Vacuum Oil Company, petitioned the Board for a part of the fuel and oil business of the Street Department. It was decided to take this matter up for consideration at a future time. • The matter of charges of the Water Works Department against the Building and Engineering Departments for gasoline consumption was brought to the attention of the Board by the Secretary, stating that the Water Works has been charging 19.20 per gallon, whereas the cost of the same gasoline from the Gafill Oil Company, direct, would be 14.80. This was referred to Mr. Woodward to take up with the Water Works Board. The matter of removing a watering trough, now located at Cushing Street and Portage Avenue, was again brought up and it was moved, seconded and carried that the Water Works ,Department be instructed to remove it. A letter from the South Bend Finance Association was read to the Board, advising that Mr. Harry Lewis is not ,representing the South Bend Finance Association in any way, • and also stating that the South Bend Finance Association is not interested in any way in the selection of the equipment for the Fire Department, other than the standpoint of efficiency.