04/06/1936 Board of Public Works Minutes

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210 MEETING April. 6, 1936 Regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Monday, April 6, 1936, at 10:45 A. M. All members were present. Minutes of previous meeting were read end approved. Claims in the amount of $11013.73, from the following suppliers, were approved and ordered paid. Payrolls for the first half of April for all departments but the i Building Department were approved amounting to $1,602.56. Indiana & Mich. Electric Co.` $1.00 Jack Taylor's $4.90 Indiana & Mich. Electric Co. 110.53 Henry Eckler Mfg. Co. 367.50 I Walter J. Braunsdorf & Son -54.62 South Bend Electric Co. 10.67 Burroughs Adding Machine Co. 50.00 South Bend Sand & Gravel Corp. 8.70 Slick -Ideal Laundries .25 Scherman-Schaus-Freeman Co. 70.57 1 South Bend Clean Towel Service 8.75 Motor Service & Parts, Inc. 12,68 South Bend Clean Towel Service 3.65 South Bend Foundry Co. 2.00 Railway Express Agency, Inc. 1.38 South Bend Foundry Co. 42.00 Harry E. Willette, 56.56 Gafill Oil Co. .98 E. R. Newland Co. .77 Gafill Oil Co. 23.87 National Cylinder Gas Co. 13,50 The Office Engineers, Inc. 1.02 Cooperative Auto Parts Corp. 2.75 G. E. Meyer & Son, Inc. 4.47 James L. Nilson, M. D. 112.00 W. H. Carlin 6.25 j Epworth Hospital 41.75 Keeshin Tiotor Express Co. .61 The Indiana Bell Telephone Company, in a communication dated April 6th, requested permission to remove poles and aerial cable in the east side of North Michigan Street and placing of underground conduit and cable on the west side of the street north of North Shore Drive. Their blue printindicatesthat they want to run this conduit in the parkway between sidewalk andp.;p*,i� 4k.After discussion with Mr. Qualls, the Board approved this construction excepting that the conduit is to be placed in the street just east of the curb. Mr. Qualls is instructed to communicate with the Telephone Company accordingly. A communication from the Indiana Bell Telephone Company, dated Yerch 23rd accompanied by blue print showing proposed underground conduit and cable construction on Niles Avenue at the alley north of Cedar Street, was read. The construction is recommended by air. quells and approved by the Board. The Telephone Company have been notified accordingly. Mr. Quallsreported further in reference to extension in the Fire Alarm Station I and indicated that his investigation showed the cost of material for face brick steel j� windows and concrete floor would be approximately $500.00. The Board, after considerin this matter, decided to postpone action for a matter of thirty to sixty days to give an opportunity to determine if the present budget will permit of such improvement., Per. William Longenecker made a. report of the activities of the Cemeta.ry Department and showed collections for the month of March of $432.00 for general care and $231.50 for perpetual care of lots. A communication was.r eceived from Edward E. Schueler of Newark, New Jersey, son f of Piss. T. Balkin, owner of property at 1255 East diner Street, whose attention was called last January to the fact that fence.erected on the rear of this property extends two feet into the alley. Mr. Schueler stated that his mother, on account of sickness, was unable to leave Newark at this time but would te.ke care of the matter as soon as she is able to travel. Communication was received from the State Highway Commission in regard to connecting sewers at a- point 423 ft. east of -station 0 + 00, as shown on the plans in which they advise they are having Mr. Downs, --District Engineer of LaPorte, down and make further report. Communication was ordered placed on file. Mr. leer, Street Commissioner, submitted report of W.P.A. activities and expense for the month of January, which report is on file in the office of the Board of Public Works. Excavation bond in the amount of $1,000.00 in favor of the Fredericks Plumbing & Heating Company in the 1._assachusetts Bonding and Insurance Company was approved and filed. Excavation bond in favor of Frank Sailer in the TGryland Casualty Company in the amount of $1,000.00 was approved and placed'on file. The meeting adjourned at 11:30 A. Ill. I I Board of u is Works I ATTEST: Clerk • or 0 : • • W