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MEETING <br />DECEMBER 16, 1935 <br />Regular meeting of the Board of Public <br />Works was held on Monday, December 16, 1935 <br />at 11:15 A. M. All members were <br />present. <br />Minutes of previous meeting <br />were read and <br />approved. <br />Claims in the amount of $16,236.96 were <br />approved and ordered paid, also salary of <br />various departments for full month of December <br />amounting to $3,874.08. <br />Indiana & Mich. Electric Co. <br />209.72 <br />H. J. Schrader & Co. <br />$1.25 <br />India na & Mich. Electric Co. <br />7,435.77 <br />Jack Taylor's <br />68.97 <br />Indiana & Mich. Electric Co. <br />Wm. Ransberger & Son <br />7,436.67 <br />7.72 <br />Gafill Oil Company <br />Gafill Oil Company <br />168.37 <br />31.60 <br />Central Electric Co. <br />.35 <br />Office Engineers, Inc. <br />5.48 <br />W. J. Braunsdorf & Son <br />1.50 <br />Office Engineers, Inc. <br />.60 <br />Cooperative Coal Co. <br />36.00 <br />Office Engineers, Inc. <br />2.75 <br />Arthur L. Miller & Son <br />90.00 <br />Office Engineers, Inc. <br />6.10 <br />Hibberd Printing Co. <br />7.50 <br />llichigan Avenue Lumber Co. <br />1.12 <br />Bruggner's News Corner <br />1.50 <br />Edwards Iron Works Inc. <br />14.71 <br />South Bend Clean Towel Service <br />8.75 <br />Gill-Vorn Chevrolet, Inc. <br />430.00 <br />South Bend Clean Towel Service <br />3.65 <br />Holycross & Nye Co. <br />6.49 <br />South Bend Clean Towel Service <br />3.65 <br />Gafill Bookbinding Co. <br />28.00 <br />J. William Vernon <br />8.00 <br />Charles A. Crocker <br />7.00 <br />The South Bend Supply Co. <br />Broadway Pharmacy <br />1.24 <br />13.95 <br />Business Systems Inc. <br />South Bend Electric Co., Inc. <br />6.05 <br />7.56 <br />The South Bend Clinic <br />3.00 <br />Mirror Press, Inc. <br />7.25 <br />James L. Wilson, M. D. <br />3.00 <br />Wm. Longenecker for J. N. Hunter,PM <br />4.00 <br />James L. Filson, lr. D. <br />8.00 <br />J. R. Strang Hardware <br />35.22 <br />James L. Wilson, M1. D. <br />14.00 <br />J. R. Strang Hardward <br />55.00 <br />Thomas Rubber Co. <br />21.92 <br />Peltz-Kaufer Company, Inc. <br />3.60 <br />Thomas Rubber Co. <br />6.03 <br />S. S. Kresge Co. <br />2.85 <br />Gill-Vorn Chevrolet, Inc. <br />.61 <br />South Bend Sand & Gravel Corp. <br />6.20 <br />Decker Auto Trim Shop <br />2.50 <br />Schuyler Rose <br />11.76 <br />Mr. E. J. White and Yx. Jay <br />L. Taylor, <br />plumbers representing the Plumber's <br />Fraternity in South Bend, appeared before the <br />reference to flushing sewers, a practice which <br />Board and requested consideration with <br />the City has followed for many years, <br />and asking; that this be discontinued to give <br />plumbers an opportunity to furnish <br />this <br />service. The Board, after fully <br />discussing <br />the matter, considered their proposal <br />unfavorably and it was moved by Mr. Hunter, <br />seconded by Is. Woodward and carried <br />that <br />this Board make no change from the present practice. <br />Mr. Anderson reported to the Board that he lied thoroughly investigated the matter <br />of driving wells on City property and recommended that permission to do this be not <br />granted applying -to Smith-llonroe.Co. -or any other Company or person_at this or-an.y- <br />future time until changed by, -the;- Board, action .carried by regular motion-. <br />The Secretary brought to the attention of the Board a letter from Alex Langel <br />• refusing to pay for flushing. his sewer at 1219 East Dayton Street, he claiming that the <br />work was not properly done. After a thorough investigation with the Street Department <br />who reported that the work was done satisfactorily and if it had not been it would have <br />been flushed at no cost a second time, the Board directed the Secretary to inform <br />"r. Langel and insist upon payment of this account. <br />Continuation certificates covering excavation bonds in favor of Arthur V. Yeyer <br />and John G. Kestler were approved by the Board. <br />Excavation bond -in the amount of $1,000.00 in the Home Indemnity Company of New <br />York in favor of William J. Turnock of South Bend was approved by the Board. <br />It was regularly moved by P.r. Hunter, seconded by I%Tr. Woodward and regularly <br />carried that the minutes of special meeting of November 22nd be corrected by eliminating <br />the words "move to" in the eleventh line of said minutes and that the Clerk be <br />instructed to correct the minutes in accordance with this motion. <br />• <br />This being the date set hearing was had on the assessment roll showing awards of <br />damages and the assessment of benefits in the matter of vacation of alley west of <br />Olive Street from Longley Avenue to the alley north of Longley Avenue, same being <br />Vacation Resolution ,#2485. <br />In the above named assessment roll no remonstrators appeared and no written <br />remonstrances were filed. The Clerk of the hoard submitted proofs of delivery of <br />notices and same were found to be sufficient. The Board, therefore, finds that the <br />several lots and parcels of land have been benefitted and damaged in the amounts shown <br />on said roll. The Board, therefore, decides to take final action on said assessment <br />roll and declares same in all things ratified, confirmed and approved without modifi- <br />cation and the proceedings closed and the alley vacated, upon receipt of the amount of <br />benefits assessed from the various property owners so benefitted and the proceedings <br />had with reference to said alley vacation are hereby sustained. <br />The meeting adjourned at 12:15 P. 14. 0 <br />ATThST ' Z Clerk <br />