09/16/1935 Board of Public Works Minutes

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MEETING SEPTEMBER 160 1935 167 Regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Monday, September 16, 1935 at 11:15 A. M. All members were present. Minutes of meeting of September 9th were read and approved. Claims in the amount of $2,380.81 were approved and ordered paid. South Bend Tribune $7.77 Oliver Farm Equipment Sales Co. .87 South Bend Wholesale Drug Co, 4.25 Oliver Farm Equipment Sales Co. 15.41 T. J. Ewer .84 Oliver Farm Equipment Sales Co. 26.46 P. E. Bondurant 10.00 Oliver Farm Equipment Sales Co. 14.85 . Harvey F. Rostiser 10.00 G. E. Meyer & Son, Inc. 10.15 James A. Judie 10.00 G. E. Meyer & Son, Inc. 2.18 Gen. Sheet Metal Works, Inc. 150.00 G. E. Meyer & Son, Inc. 4.47 Thomas Rubber Company 25.45 G. E. Meyer &.Son, Inc. 8.77 Peterson Battery & Ignition Co. 7.24 Smith -Monroe Company 3.90 Hoffman Rubber Works 16.25 Schuyler Rose 1.80 Indiana & Mich. Electric Co. 2.22 Gill-Vorn Chevrolet, Inc. 2.70 Indiana & Mich. Electric Co. 13.71 Gill-Vorn Chevrolet, Inc. 2.63 Gafill Oil Company 656.11 Gill-Vorn Chevrolet, Inc. 5.80 Gafill Oil Company 101.60 Gill-Vorn Chevrolet, Inc. 1.50 Gafill Oil Company 107.80 Gill-Vorn Chevrolet, Inc. 10.87 Gafill Oil Company 32.40 Bogda Chevrolet Company .54 Gafill Oil Company 3.00 Holycross & Nye Company 5.48 Redmer Distributing Co. 4.50 Elgin Sweeper Company 6.58 Redmer Distributing Co. 4.25 The Hallemite Mfg. Co. 7.76 The South Bend Supply Co. 5.58 City Water Works 7.20 Office Engineers, Inc. 17.71 City Water Works 19.96 Clemans Truck Line, Inca 5.03 C. H. Defrees, Inca 6.00 John & Marie Sehlecht 13,000.00 E. R. Newland Co.- 19.22 W. E. Moyer, Auctioneer, appeared before the Board and offered his services in auctioning the buildings and garages on Pokagon Street,which are being disposed of by the City, without charge. The Board advised Mr. Moyer that they would take the matter under advisement, and afterwards Board itself. decided that the auction would be conducted by the a Mr. George Schmitt of the Indiana & Michigan Electric Company appeared before the Board and discussed the matter of supplying the City Hall with commercial heat and replacing present system of boilers. Mr. Schmitt stated that heat could be furnished through our present one pipe system at approximately $1,800.00 per year, but that if the City would change over to a two pipe system the heat could be furnished at approximately $1,200.00, or the same figure that the City is now paying for coal. To change over from a one pipe to a two pipe system he estimated it would cost approx- imately $1,000.00. The Board advised him they would consider the matter for later disposition. Mr. Qualls reported on the Petition for street light at the intersection of Dayton Street and Mumford Court that it was necessary to ask for further time to investigate this, as so far no street light has been located that can be satisfactorily removed from some other location. A communication was received from the State Highway Commission in response to the Board's letter of September 4th in reference to additional paving on Western Avenue. The Commission, in their reply, enclosed a letter addressed.to Mr. John S. Buczkowski, President of the Polish -American Central Civic Committee, in which he stated that while the paving of Western Avenue was much to be desired it should not only be resurfaced but widened. The difficulties, however, being that there are not sufficient funds to carry out this project in addition to many others that St. Joseph County will enjoy under the present program. Bond of Contractor in favor of Elias G. Metz in the Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York was approved by the Board. Mr. John B. Campbell of the Campbell Box & Tag Company, in a communication to the Board, requested -that the sidewalk now stetting up four or five inches from the street level over. the Angella Bridge be removed, leaving more room for regular traffic. After considering this matter fully, the Board decided that many objections would be received if this was done and communication was therefore placed on file. The following Vacation Resolution was adopted by the Board: COPY OF VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 2484 RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA: That it is desirable to vacate the following: ALLEY SOUTH OF ALMOND COURT from the east line of the Alley East of St. Peter Street to the west line of he Alley West of Notre Dame Avenue.