01/04/1937 Board of Public Works Minutes

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=I MEETING January 4, 1937 Regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Monday,. January 4, 1937, at 10:30 A. M. All members were present. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Claims in the amount of $8.00, from the following suppliers, were. approved and ordered paid: Underwood Elliott Fisher Company G. 0. Thurn for Beth Hooper 6.00 2.00 Mr. .Longenecker, City Sexton, presented his report of the activities of the Cemetery Department for the entire year of 1936, which report is on file in the office of the Board of Public Works. Mr. .Longenecker also submitted his report of receipts for the month of December, showing collections made of $395.00. This report is on file in the office of the Board of Public Works. Mr. James Pierce submitted his insurance policies as required by contract, as follows: automobile police covering public liability and property damage, showing the amount of $5 000.00 for each property damage liability and $10,000.00 limit for each person and J20,000.00 for each accident bodily injury liability; policy covering public liability, also worl�rien's compensation and -employer's liability policy. All policies in force for the period of January 1, 1937 to January 1, 1938. Policies have been filed with original garbage contract. Continuation certificate of the bond of Mr. Pierce was approved. It was regularly moved, seconded and carried that, due to the fact that partial salary for the Dog Pound Master, which had previously been set up in the Police Department being eliminated in the 1937 budget, that Mr. Weer be instructed to pay that portion of Mr. Searles' salary amounting to $48.00 per month, which together with the amount set up in the Dog Pound makes his salary $108.00 per month. Mr. L. G. Ash of Shelbyville, Indiana submitted a plan for establishing a filling station at the southwest corner of Michigan and Bronson Streets. It was regularly moved, seconded and carried that this plan be approved, if entrances to the location be changed to be twenty-five ft. on the South end of the lot on Michigan Street and twenty-five feet on the west end of the lot on Bronson Street. Bids for the installation of a new boiler at the Central Fire Station and the removal of the old boiler which were submitted at the last meeting of the Board were considered and, after a full discussion of the matter, it was decided to refuse all bid.s and re -advertise for bids after specifications have been revised by the Mayor to include a stoker. The Secretary was instructed to advertise, so that bids can be submitted at the meeting of the Board on January 18th. Mr. Weer submitted an annual report of the Street and Sewer Department activities for 1936, which report is on file in the office of the Board of Public Works. Mr. Weer also submitted his report for work done in his various departments for the month of December 1936, which is on file in the office -of the Board of Public Works. Contractor's bonds in favor of the following were approved by the Board and ordered placed on file: Arthur W. Deppert, Joseph B. Fleck & Sons and Harry E. Nicodemus. Continuation certificates covering excavation bonds of the following were approved and placed on file: Emil Spromberg, William Collmer, Thomas E. Brinker and Thomas J. McGrath. The meeting adjourned at 11:30 A. M. Board of Public ks ATTEST: Clerk • 0 • • 0