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MEETING JULY 8, 1935
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<br />Regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held at 11:30 A. M., Monday,
<br />July Sth, 1935. All members were present.
<br />Minutes of meeting of July 1, 1935 were read and approved.
<br />Claims in the amount of $1,505.15 from the following suppliers were approved and
<br />ordered paid. Also payroll for the first half of July amounting to $5,055.30.
<br />Mr. Anderson reported that he and Mr. Weer had made a trip to falcon Street and
<br />I: other streets in the vicinity in compliance with a request from the M. B. Skinner
<br />Company to trim the tT-ees on these approaches to Sample Street. Mr. Anderson stated
<br />that Mr. Weer will obtain sufficient men to cutoff the shoots from the trees in the
<br />parkways as soon as; it is practical to do this.
<br />Bucholz and two others representing merchants in the vicinity of Western
<br />Avenue and Walnut Street appeared before the. Board and requested information as to the
<br />type of lighting system that would be installe-d:at the approaches - east and west to
<br />the crossing. They were assured by -the Board that such lighting system as will be
<br />installed will be entirely satisfactory to the residents and business men, and that at
<br />the present time underground conduitswere being installed for this purpose.
<br />Mr. Millbern of the Sinclair Oil and Refining Company appeared before the Board
<br />and presented sketch showing changes they desired to make in the approach to their
<br />Filling Station at 444 South Fellows Street. After a discussion, this matter was
<br />referred to the Engineering Department for disposition.
<br />Mr. William Longenecker, the City Sexton,
<br />appeared before the Board
<br />and requested
<br />that a transfer of $200.00 be made from
<br />his appropriation for Repairs to
<br />Equipment to
<br />the General Supplies account, for the
<br />reason that
<br />his present equipment will not,
<br />during the present year, require the
<br />amount allowed
<br />in the appropriation
<br />but that his
<br />requirements in the way of additional
<br />general
<br />supplies will be more than
<br />is allowed
<br />under the present appropriation for this
<br />account.
<br />The matter was referred to the City
<br />Attorney with instructions to outline
<br />an Ordinance
<br />covering this matter to be presented
<br />to the Common Council.,.
<br />John Beyrer & Sons Roofing Co.
<br />$53.15
<br />A. D. Mass & Sons, Inc.
<br />$22.40
<br />Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co.
<br />2.00
<br />G. E. Meyer & Son, Inc.
<br />1.38
<br />Indiana & Mich. Electric Co.
<br />118.64
<br />South Bend Sanitary Wipers Co. 11.00
<br />Indiana & Mich. Electric Co.
<br />1.50
<br />A. D. Mass & Sons, Inc.
<br />3.31
<br />Indiana & Mich. Electric Co.
<br />14.94
<br />The Crown Rock Company
<br />531.31
<br />Indiana & Mich. Electric Co.
<br />1.00
<br />Henry Eckler Mfg. Co.
<br />318.00
<br />Central Electric Co.
<br />1.05
<br />Henry Eckler Mfg. Co.
<br />318.00
<br />Central Electric Co.
<br />.27
<br />Austin -Western Road Mach.
<br />Co. 3.75
<br />South Bend Clean Towel Service
<br />8.75
<br />J. R. Strang Hardware
<br />12.00
<br />South Bend Clean Towel Service
<br />3.65
<br />Smith -Monroe Company
<br />79.05
<br />Mr. Paul Anderson of the Standard Oil Company appeared before the Board and
<br />stated'that his Company had taken over the former Filling Station of the Johnson Oil
<br />Company at St. Joseph and Wayne Streets and that they were desirous of removing the
<br />Neon sign of the Johnson Oil Company and replacing it with one of their own Company.
<br />After discussing this matter, it was referred to Mr. Anderson of the Engineering ?epart-
<br />ment with instructions to confer with these people and determine upon a practical
<br />procedure.
<br />Mr. Weer, Commissioner of Streets, presented his report for the month of June for
<br />operations of the Street Department during that month. This report is on file in the
<br />office of the Board of Public Works.
<br />Mr. Longenecker, City Sexton, presented his report showing receipts for the month
<br />of June amounting to $180.50, which was ordered placed on file.
<br />The matter of re -roofing the Fire Alarm Station was further discussed, and the
<br />proposal of the John Beyrer & Sons Roofing Co., of which the following is a copy, was
<br />approved by the Board. The original of this contract is on file in the office of the
<br />Board of Public Works,
<br />South Bend City of,
<br />Electrical Dept.,
<br />Attn: Mr. W. F. Qualls
<br />Gentlemen:
<br />We are herewith pleased to quote you, for furnishing all material and labor
<br />necessary to complete the following described work, on the Police and Fire Alarm Signal
<br />Station, 212 E. Wayne St., for four hundred forty five dollars ($445.00).
<br />Install new roof over all portions of building to be a Barrett Specification type
<br />A. A. 20 year bonded roof, all parapet walls, stone copping is to be removed and 4-plies
<br />of asphalt saturated fabric, applied on inside face of wall from out on roof approx-
<br />imately eight (8) inches up inside face and over top to outside edge of wall, mopped to
<br />roof, wall and between sheets with hot asphalt, so as to completely cover wall, then
<br />reset stone copping in good cement mortar.
<br />If awarded this contract, for re -roofing, upon completion and final payment, we
<br />will furnish a 20 year surety bond by The Barrett Company and the United States Fidelity
<br />and Guarantee Company, of Baltimore, Maryland, covering maintenance on this roof for
<br />20 years from date of completion.
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