08/12/1935 Board of Public Works Minutes

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1- 57 MEETING AUGUST 122 1935 • • • Regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Monday, August 12, 1935 at 11:30 A. M. All members were present. Minutes of regular meeting of August 5th were read and approved. Claims in the amount of $9,232.96 were approved for payment. Also claims for payroll amounting to 5,947.70. Electric Construction Co. $2.40 Peterson Battery Service $10.67 Ind. Lumber & Mfg. Co. 29.11 Gafill Oil Co. 129.60 Ind. Lumber & Mfg. Co. 26.07 Gafill Oil Co. 787.49 Holycross & Nye Co. 8.86 Gafill Oil Co. 1.75 Schillings Inc. 1.93 Gafill Oil Co. 1.12 Ind. &Mich. Electric Co. 72469.92 Gafill Oil Co. 73.20 Calumet Iron & Supply Co. 60.00 E._R. Newland Co. 1.50 South Bend Supply Co. 15.95 National Cylinder Gas Co. 7.99 Walter Redmer 30.22 Broadway Pharmacy. 1.00 Elgin Sweeper Co. 6.12 So. Bend Iron & Metal Co. 9.20 Schuyler Rose Co. 13.86 Edwards Iron Works 7.54 Edwards Iron Works 13.19 Indiana Paint & Wallpaper Co. 29.12 Cooperative Auto Parts Corp. 7.50 Indiana Paint & Wallpaper Co. - 173.20 Smith -Monroe Co. 74.86 Office Engineers, Inc. 2.75 So. Bend Clean Towel Service 3.65 Office Engineers, Inc. .54 Ben Medow Salvage Co. 12.15 Office Engineers, Inc. 4.53 G. E. Meyer & Son 1.44 Gibson Co. 9.46 G. E. Meyer & Son 12.03 Elkay Products Corp. 35.00 G_ E. Meyer & Son 1.62 Gill Vorn Chev., Inc. .68 G. E. Meyer & Son 19.40 Simplex Time Recorder Co. 12.00 Bob Morgan 117.83 Scherman-Schaus-Freeman Co. `6.51 Mr. G. F. Witt appeared before the Board in regard to traffic signal petitioned for at Walnut Street and Lincoln Way West. The matter was previously referred to the Chicago Motor Club and the Traffic Survey Committee for investigation. Mr. Witt was advised to be present at the next meeting of the Board to receive recommendations made by them. Mr. Chester Perkins appeared before the Board and requested permission to set back curb on Lincoln Way West in front of the Zimmer'Market to allow customers parking room. It was moved, seconded and carried that nine feet be allowed for this purpose. Mr. Longenecker, City Sexton, presented his report showing receipts for the month of July amounting to $347.50, which was ordered placed on file. Mr. Longenecker stated that since withdrawal of F.E.R.A. workers, he was in need of extra help to properly carry on the work at the Cemetery. The Board referred the matter to Mr. Woodward to ascertain whether or not money in the amount of $500.00 can be provided the Cemetery for extra help. Mr. Weer submitted a complete list of the work done in the Street Department during the month of July, which report is on file in the office of the Board of Public Works. Mr. weer reported on the Street Department sweepers as follows: the cost of operating Elgin Sweeper No. 1, including all labor, was 48g per mile, the cost of cleaning and picking up debris 83¢ per mile; on Elgin Sweeper No. 2 the cost of oper- ation is 47V per mile and 82V for cleaning; and on the Austin Sweeper 52V per mile for operation and 91V per mile for cleaning. It was moved, seconded and carried that the Dog Pound, previously under the super- vision of the Police Department, be transferred to the Street Department. The Board authorized renewal of fire. insurance on Street Department Office and Contents. Continuation Certificate of the contractor's bond of the Harry D. Perkins Company in the United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company and also Continuation Certificate of the contractor's bond of Niezgodski Brothers in the Employers' Liability Assurance Corporation were approved by the Board. Excavation Bond of William Otterstein & Son in the Aetna Casualty & Surety Company of Hartford, Connecticut was approved by the Board. A letter from Mr. Qualls with attached blue prints, outlining proposed work to be done by the Bell Telephone Company - consisting of aerial construction in outlying sections of the City -mainly, of replacing depreciated plant and enlarging cable capacity, was submitted to the Board with Mr. Qualls recommendation that a written permit be given the Bell Telephone Company to do the work proposed. It was moved, seconded and carried that permission be given to do this work. A communication was received from the Traffic Survey Department recommending that stop signs be installed on both sides of Fellows Street on Haney Avenue. This recommendation was approved by the Board. •I A letter was received from the Traffic Survey Committee in regard. to request of Mrs. H. H. Baker of 225 South Sunnyside Avenue for stop signs on Sunnyside Avenue at Wayne Street. It was stated that visibility was good in all directions and stop signs would not be practical. The Board recommended stop signs be not installed.