04/13/1936 Board of Public Works Minutes

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211 MEETING April 13, 1936 El 0 0 0 0 Regular meeting of the Board of Public Narks was held on 11onday, April 13, 1936s at 11:50 A. M. All members were present. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Claims in the amount of 3,636.94, also payrolls in the amount of $2926.31 were approved and ordered paid. Indiana Lumber & Mfg.,Co. $2.63 Gafill Oil Company' $468.00 Sanders Lumber Co. -.80 South Bend Auto Products 114.39 Schuyler Rose 50.14 G. E. Meyer & Son, Inc. 38.48 Schuyler Rose 6.50 Jack Taylors 6'.00 Underwood Elliott Fisher Co. 6.00 Oliver.Farm Equipment Sales Co. 26.33 Peterson Printing Co. 26.45 Oliver,Farm Equipment Sales Co. 5.25 Business Systems Inc. 6.03 Smith-MTonroe Co. 25.00 Business Systems Inc. .60 Henry Eckler Mfg. Co. 128.78 Edwards Iron Works Inc. 75.40 Sample Plumbing Supply Co. 7.50 Peterson Battery & Ignition Co. 12.31- The CrQwn Rock Company 512.50 John B. Haberle 7.01 Gill -Vora Chevrolet, Inc. 10.01 Indiana & Mich. Electric Co. 4.44 Strome Motor Co. 2.42 Indiana & Mich. Electric Co. 19.9-9 Elgin Sweeper Co. 265 Gafill Oil Company 183.57 Motor Service & Parts, Inc. 35.36 Gafill Oil Company 32.40 The Austin -Western Road Mchy. Go. 1.,820.00 A petition presented by Alex Langel, Portage Township Trustee, requesting permission to connect an eight inch sewer with the. City sewer on Olive Street and Ewing Avenue to be used strictly for sanitary sewage from the J. Elmer Peak School. This petition was granted and copy of it is now on file in the office of the Board of Public Works. Excavation bond in the amount of $1,000.00 in favor of Floyd C. Wede1 was approved and placed on file. The meeting adjourned at 12:30 P. M-1. ATTEST: Glerk ADDENDA: Mr. Qualls submitted a report showing contemplated reduction in the cost of street lighting and his recommendation was to make the following changes: Discontinue Lamp No. 285 - Harris St. north of Huron St. A 4000 lumen lamp rated at $37.20 per year. Discontinue Lamp No. 1034 - Phillippa St. south of Huron St. A 4000 lumen lamp rated at $37.20 per year. Move Lamp No. 1280 - Phillippa St. north of Huron St., to Phillipa & Huron Sts. No change in cost.' Discontinue Lamp No. 1690 - Carlisle St. at alley south of Ford St. A 1000 lumen lamp rated at $19.80 per year. Change Lamp No 2804 Grace St. at alley west of Webster St., from 2500 lumen to 1000 lumen. The 2500 lumen lamp is rated at $31.20 per year. The 1000 lumen lamp is rated at $19.80 per ,year. A saving of $11.40 per year. Change Lamp No. 1404 - Poland St. at alley east of Walnut St., from 4000 lumen at $37.20 per year to 1000 lumen at $19.80 per year. A saving of 11.40 per year. Discontinue Lamp No. 1419 - Pulaski St. at alley south of Dunham St., A 1000 lumen lamp at $19.80 per year. This will create a saving of $142.80 per year. The Board adopted his suggestion as above with the instructions that he continue to make other changes where possible until the monthly claim of the Indiana & I ichigen Electric Company will come within the budget set up. Mr. Qualls also made the suggestion of turning out alternate lights on Mishawaka Avenue to offset the expense of street light at 30th Street and TV.ishawaka Avenue and will make a report and recommendations at the next meeting. • I (Above minutes in Addenda were inadvertently transcribed in the minutes of the Board of Public Safety.)