11/09/1936 Board of Public Works Minutes

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28 Oar. S. 1056 Regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held Monday, November 9, 1936, at 10-45 A. M. All members were _present. Minutes of the'previous meeting were read and approved. Maims in the amount of $2,025.53, from the following suppliers, we-re.approved and ordered paid, also payroll of the various departments for the first half. of November amounting to $4,850.28. Indiana Bell Telephone Co. $1.88 Elgin Sweeper Company $194 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. .25 rational Cylinder gas Company 9.83 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 5.65 Office Engineers, Inc. .24 Indiana Bell 'Telephone Go.. 226.93 Office Engineers, Inc. 2.20 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 2381,53 Dr.'F. T. Vurpillat 100.00 G. 0. Thurn f'cm B. T. McCaffery 25.00 Schuyler Hose 17.59 Indiana & Mich. Electric Co, IQ1.72 South Bend Sanitary Wipers Co. 6.00 Indiana & Mich. Electric Go, 1.00 Jack Taylor's 29.40 Indiana &Erich. Electric Co.,, 17.37 Indiana Paint & Wallpaper Co. 145.00 Indiana & Mich.. Electric Co. 9.22 Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. 140.24 � Waiter T. Braunsdorf & Son. 4.e3 White Manufacturing Co. 247.50 � South Bend Cleen'Towe3 Service 8.75. The Crown Rock Company 585.59 South Bend Clean Towel Service 4.73 Indiana garage 2.aO The South Bend Supply Co., 3.94 Peterson Battery & Ignition Co, 3.35 Oily. -Urn Chevrolet, Inc. 5.64 - Peterson Battery Vic. Ignition Co. 4.95 motor Service ds Parts, Inc. 9.14 McCaffery Company, 5.75 Scherman-Schaus-Freeman Co. 3.45 South Bend Foundry Company 3.00- Cooperative Auto Farts Corp. 5.00 gafill Oil Company 26.49 E. R. Newland Company 14.00 C. A. DeFrees, Ind. 6.00 L, R. Newland Company .33 South Band Bleetric Co., Inc. .78 This being the -date set for continued hearing on Vacation Resolution #2486, being vacation of alley north of Lincoln Way West from Chicago Street to Sheridan Avenue, by regular motion seconded and carried this hearing was continued for five weeks to December 14th. Mr. Qualls made a report upon the petition for a street light located at Michigan and Farneman Streets and recommended that a 4000 lumen lamp should be installed at this intersection, the cost of which would be $37.80 per year. The matter was referred to the Controller for report as to funds available for this installation. Report to be made at the next meeting. The matter of illuminating the Bottle Week was discussed with Mr. Qualls and he informed the Board that proper illumination of the Bottle Neck would entail an annual expense of approximately $300.00. Instructions were given the Secretary to write to Cleveland and Dallas, Texas to see if available equipment could be secured that was discarded from Expositions at those places. -Petition of residents in the 1600 and 1700 blocks on Miami Street for the lighting i of two street lights now installed having been referred to Mr. Qualls, he reports that these are now out due to the present inadequacy of budget for this purpose and while lights are needed, the appropriation will not permit them being re -lighted at this time. Definite action was deferred until after the 1957 budget is approved by the State Tax Board. The.Indiana & Michigan Electric Company addressed a communication to the Board of ■ Public Safety and to the Board of Public forks with reference to rate for electric service for lighting buildings in connection with contract now in force. This matter was referred to the City Attorney for investigation and report. The meeting adjourned at 11:15 A. M, (► I W i Oar 0f Public Works i !' ATTEST:. Clerk I i • t4