03/23/1936 Board of Public Works Minutes

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MEETING March 23 , 1936 Regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Monday, March 23, 1936, at 10:30 A. M. All members were present. Minutes of previous meeting were read and approved.' Claims in the amount of $772.08, from the follow:ng'suppliers, were approved and ordered paid and also payroll of the various departments for the last half of March amounting to $19,064.16, this excluding the street and sewer departments. Indiana Paint & Wallpaper Co. .099.10 R. C. Larkin Company $25.45 Martin Kaniewski 37.50 The Silo Company 2.91 South Bend auto Products 595.25 Office Supply & Equipment Co., Inc. 2.30 Austin -Western Road Mchy. Co. 9.57 Mr. Qualls was present and a discussion followed regarding outages on street lights and it was decided to in some manner mark the posts of the lights that are i intended to he out. Mr. qualls was instructed to confer with the Indiana & Ilichigan Electric Company to see if they would not paint such posts with a suitable mark to designate them which would make the task of reporting outages by police officers simple. Mr. Qualls is to report at the next regular meeting. Mr. Anderson presented a sketch of the plan for the extension of Elwood Avenue from the west city limits east to Lincoln Way West and stated that the Bendix Aviation Corporation would donate a part of the necessary ground for this opening and that Katherine Klingel asked $2,000.00 for that part of the opening which would pass through Iher property. After a discussion of the matter, it was.regularly moved, seconded and carried that it be referred to the Controller to ascertain where the funds would be ;available to carry out this plan. Mr. Longenecker, City Sexton, requested the privilege of purchasing one complete power unit for trimming; grass around monuments at an expense of $140.00. The Board took this under advisement to be re -considered at its next meeting. Excavation bond in the amount of $1,000.00 in favor of George YcNab in the New York Casualty Company was approved. j Mr. Qualls submitted a report with reference to traffic lights in the City whereby the saving of $25.30 per month can be made and he was instructed to communicate with the Indiana & 1:_ichigan Electric Company regarding same. Report is on file in the 1office of the Board of Public Works. The New Jersey, Indiana & Illinois Railroad, in a communication dated March 18th, advised that necessary repairs to their Ford Street pedestrian crossing would be made at once. Communication from Howard L. Chambers, City Councilman, regarding liability insurance carried by the City in the Indiana Insurance Company, was read and ordered placed on file. The meeting adjourned at 11:30 A. ATTEST: Clerk • 9 0 •