03/01/1937 Board of Public Works Minutes

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28 MEETING March 1,'1937 Regular meeting of the Board of Public Works, was held Monday, March 1, 1937, at 11:30 A. M. All members were present. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Claims, from the following suppliers, in the amount of $846.36 were approved and ordered paid. G. 0. Thurn for B. J. McCaffery, P.M. $13.00 Zeltner Hardware $84.17 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 7.90 Business Systems, Inc. 6.15 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 228..59 Jack Taylor 2.50 No. Indiana Public Service Co. 1.00 Michigan Ave. Lumber Co. 1.85 South Bend News -Times 4.71 Michigan Ave: Lumber Co. 6.86 South Bend News -Times 10.83 Michigan Ave. Lumber Co. 46.80 General.Outdoor Adv. Co., Inc. 5.50 Edwards Iron Works, Inc. 1.88 Gafill ail Co. 1.50 South Bend Foundry Co. 13.00 Columbia Paper Company 6.00 The Office. Engineers, Inc. 3.34 South Bend Auto Products 27.97 City Water Works 10.95 South Bend Auto Products 61.03 City Water Works 17.75 South Bend -Auto Products 30.60 Ed Fleming for B. J. South Bend Auto Products 67.44 McCaffery, P. M. 10.00 • South Bend.Auto Products 89.95 Wm. Longenecker for B. J. Ind. Paint & Wallpaper Co. 65.72 McCaffery, P. M. 15.00 South Bend Electric Co. 4.37 Alexis.Thielans of the Municipal Supply Company was present and proposed that the City buy a street flusher instead of a street sweeper. After a discussion, Mr. Anderson pointed out the fact that a flusher would be impractical, due to present construction of the City*s sewers, but that the matter would be further considered and decision made later. Bids were received -on the new street sweeper, as advertised. It was found that the Austin -Western Road Machinery Company did not bid and the bid of the Elgin Sweeper Company was the only one received. The price of new sweeper to be $6,790.00-, • payable in four equal annual payments with interest at six percent on deferred payments. This contract was executed by the Board, subject to the approval of -the Common Council. A petition was received, signed by nineteen residents and property owners, requesting the improvement -,of an alley between Pennsylvania Avenue a_nd Paris Street from Michigan Street to Carroll Street.by grading and graveling. This was referred to the Street Departm-ent- for attention. Excavation bond was approved in favor of Norman W. Collmer in the Fidelity & Deposit Company of Maryland. • This being the date set for hearing on Vacation Resolution 2487, the Board considered the matter, but decided that final action be deferred for two weeks. The meeting adjourned at 11:45 A. M. • ATTEST:— Clerk • �� W��,Rr'd M--r-nF2 Board of • b- lieWorks 1