05/25/1936 Board of Public Works Minutes

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217- MEETING May 25. 1936 • :1 0 • 0 0 Regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Monday, May 25, 1936, at 10 A. M. All members were present. Minutes of previous meeting were read and approved. Claims in the amount of 1,158.11, from the following suppliers, were approved and ordered paid, also payroll of the various departments for the last half of May amounting to 5,346.81. Indiana Bell Telephone Service .75 Michigan Ave. Lumber Co. $5.40 No. Indiana Public Service Co. 2.17 Oliver Farm Equipment Sales Co. 6.98 Fischoff Cabinet Co. 18.00 Sibley P;"achine & Foundry Corp. 4.96 Ketchen Bros. 132.50 Oliver Farm Equipment Sales Co.`` 39.38 J. F. Woodcock 32.30 Schuyler Rose 28.36 Burroughs Adding Machine Co. 21.15 R. C. Larkin Co. 5.30 Harry E. Willette 36.60 Motor service ep, Parts, Inc. 1.05 Indiana Lumber & Mfg. Co. 70.00 Elgin Sweeper Co. 15.15 J. C. Lauber & Co. 4.70 -Elgin Sweeper Co. 20.96 Broadway Pharmacy 4.00 South Bend Foundry Co. 17.50 South Bend Sanitary Wipers Co. 12.00 South Bend Foundry Co. 12.50 The Crown Rock Co. 469.85 .. J. Voit Rubber Corp. 4.01 Michigan Ave. Lumber Co. 15.07 Edward Fleming for B. J. %�cCaffery 8.00 Iichigan Ave. Lumber Co. .40 R. L. Polk 8 Co. 15.00 Michigan Ave. Lumber Co. 52.48 Geo. 0. Thurn for Act'g. Postmaster 9.50 I'lichigan Ave. Lumber Co.. 85.15 S. S. Kresge Co. Store 1.60 Michigan Ave. Lumber Co. 5.14 Representatives of the Polish American Central Civic Committee were present and requested consideration on the following subjects: Western Avenue and Walnut subway - they claimed many accidents are occurring, due to the construction and poor lighting. The Board informed them that a survey was being made of the situation and some recorrxc.endetion would undoubtedly be made in the near future. Cutting corners at Olive Street and Western Avenue - this improvement was agreed to by the Boerd several weeks ago, but the Committee wras informed that due to the fact that at the present time no W.P.A. project had been established for improvement of sidewalks, some delay would be experienced in making this improvement. Traffic signal at Olive Street and I:'estern Avenue - the Board informed the Committee that this matter had been before them on several occasions and that u-0 to now they found no way of making this installation. Elevation of Grank Trunk and L-ichigen branch of the New York Central at Walnut Street - the Cor~ .ittee claimed that this rr_etter had been proposed but not completed in 1930 and that they urged it be elevated. The Board informed them that the records would be investigated to ascertain the approximate cost to the City and that they would be informed of the amount involved which would have to be established before the project could be undertaken. The Health Department requested that the walls in that department be cleaned during the summer and the matter was referred back to their_ with instructions to have the janitors do this work as they found time. A communication was received from !.-rs. H. A. Edres regarding the dumping of rubbish on property on 20th Street. The matter was referred to the Board of Public Health. 11r. Paul Burrnac, 313 Franklin Street, referred to the Board the matter of the alley between Franklin and William Streets from Calvert Street south to Donald Street which has never been opened, requesting that this be done. The matter was referred to the Street Department for investigation and recommendation. Mr. Fred Anderson reported on the communication received from Attorney Orie Parker in reference to location on Twyckenhem Drive south of South Bend Avenue which is being used as a dump. Mr. Anderson's investigation disclosed the fact the.t-there.is a deep hole at the place formerly used as a gravel pit and that according to the Assessor's plat book this property is owned by N. L. Davis. The communication, unsigned, which was referred to the Engineering. Department regarding private sewers on Lincoln Way East from 1-'iami Street to Vernon Street, 11r. Anderson reported that the owners of property on the south side of Lincoln way East also own the property between Lincoln Way East and the river end have built their own outlets. He also reported that W.P.A. workers cleaning the river bank have informed us that in grCding the bank they have uncovered some of these sewers but have lowered the outlets where they found them. Re -port is n_ leced on file in the office of the Board of Public Works. Mir. Weer submitted his monthly report for February 1936 of the activities of the Street Department and W.P.A. projects, which is on file in the office of the Board of Public Works. A complaint was received with reference to the situation at Logan ,Street and North Shore Boulevard at the foot of 34th, 35th and 36th Streets and that an unsightly situation has been created, due to that section being; used as a dump and also the