08/03/1936 Board of Public Works Minutes

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2,N. MEETING August 3. 1936 0 0 Regular meeting of the Board of Public TiVorks was held on I'londay, August 3, 1936) at 10:45 A. P._. All members were present. 117inutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Claims in the amount of $649.70, from the following suppliers, were approved and ordered paid. Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 1.06 Jack Taylor's $2.50 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. .15 Jack Taylor's 5.14 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. .35 Office Engineers, Inc. 5.20 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 226.17 Broadway Pharmacy 10.40 Sollitt Construction Co., Inca 136.00 Holycross & Nye Co. 3.62 National 1*11ap Co. 6.90 Holycross & Nye Co. 6.59 T. J. Ewer .26 Holycross & Nye Co. 2.93 J. Burke & Co., Inc. 8.50 Holycross & Nye Co. .14 Epworth Hospital 57.35 Holycross & Nye Co. -1.88 Koontz -Wagner Electric Co. 10.66 Scherman-Schaus-Freeman Co. 2.28 J. Carroll_ Brown 1.50 General Tire Company, Inc. 10.27 Harry E. VViilette 47.85 National Brake Service Tnc. 1.35 Harry E. Willette 54.55 PetersonBattery& Ignition Co. 2.98 South Bend Supply Co. .50 South Bend Auto Products 42.60 Mr. Anderson brouph't up the matter of repairs for the Colfax Avenue Bridge and stated that the Pitt Bridge Company of Pittsburgh has offered to furnish roller bearings necessary at a price of $476.00, while the quotation from -the Edward's Iron Works of South Bend was more than $900.00, and requested the privilege of purchasing these bearings from the Pitt Bridge Company if found necessary. Approval of the Board was obtained. A petition signed by 17 residents in that Jackson Street from Sample Street to Dunham Street be oiled and rolled was received and the Board decided that if the residents would supply the oil the Street Department would furnish the labor. Petitioners were so advised. 1r. Anderson offered a cor=iunicetion from the - Indiana & 1 ichigen Electric Company in which they proposed to place the charges for lig�htin city buildings upon a. m comercial service tariff changing it from the present wilding tariff. Their estimate for the saving for the first six months of this year vies approximately $29.00, indicating that this would be the rate of saving continuously. The Board authorized the Clark to sign a contract to this effect, with the understanding that should the Board find it advisable it ria.y have the privilege of changing back to the public building tariff in the future. A petition signed by 2 property owners, it being purported that these were the only two affected, was resented to the Board requesting that a certain strip of land S16 ft. wide, commonly known as an alley, running east and west parallel with Lincoln Way Nest from Sheridan avenue to Chicago Street, be vacated. The petition was referred to the Engineering Department for investigation and recomrendation. • 0 - fir. J. C. ;`leer, Commissioner of Streets, submitted his report of the work done by his department during the months of June end July 1936. These reports are on file in the office of the Board of Public Works. William Longenecker, City Sexton, reported having contracted for perpetual care with Mr. and Mrs. Clyde W. Specer of Lot 8-15-1-E. Nr. Longenecker also made a report that the operation of the City Cemetery for the month of July showing receipts of 410.00. This report is on file in the office of the Board of Public Works. Public liability policy covering the Street Department fleet from August 2, 1936 to August 2, 1937 in the Ohio Casualty Insurance Company of Ohio, placed through vVilliem G. Elliott, was presented and approved by the Board. The meeting adjourned at 11:30 A. 1% Boar ATTEST; Clerk c aor