07/19/1937 Board of Public Works Minutes

Home Browse Search

313 MEETING July 19; 1937 C 40 17J • Regular meeting of the Board ofPublic Works was held on Monday, July 19, 19379 at 11:15 A. M. Mrs Hunter was absent. Minutes of the previous meeting -were read and approved. Claims, from the following suppliers, in the amount of $4,072.92 were approved and ordered paid. South Bend Awning Company $27012 South Bend Auto Products Charles A. Jordan Company 92280.00 Zeltner hardware Platz & Gill 13,496.70 G. E. Meyer-,& Son, Inc. Niezgodski Brothers 427.00 Broadway Pharmacy MacGregor Electric Service Co. 119.00 C. E. Henderson Railway Express"Agency .40 J. Carroll Brown-- J. Carroll Brown 8.50 Indians Lumber ,& Mfg. Co. R. C. Larkin Company 23.45 Michigan Ave. Lumber Co. Wire & Disc Viheei Sales 53.50 Edwards Iron Works, Inc. Barco Manufacturing Co. 4.13 South Bend Supply Co. Willette Service Station 199.13 Schuyler Rose Willette Service Station` 19Z.88 E. R. Newland Company Century Tool & Metal Co. 35.93 Indiana Lumber & Mfg. Co. $8.75. 40.31 14.72 18.50 189.00 3.25 .65. 74.82 33.80 109.75 40.00 12.00 1.82 ✓ Continuation certificate of contractors bond in favor of H. G. Christman- Construction Company was approved. ✓ A petition was presented requesting that Duey Street, from South Bend Avenue north a'distance of 538 ft., be improved -by -the construction of a sewer. This petition was signed by six property owner-s -and was referred -to the Engineering Department to make an estimate of the cost. 'A petition signed by--nine-property-owners was -present-ed to the Board requesting that Sancam,e Avenue between Lincoln Way and LaPorte Avenue be paved with brick. This matter was referred to the --Engineering Department for the purpose of estimating the cost of this project. The Board discussed -with -Mr- Weer the c-ondition-of drainage at Michigan Street and Ewing Avenue. Mr: Anderson suggested to Mr: Weer that the iron bars on the inlets be removed to permit a heavier flow of drainage. Mr: -Weer was also requested to investigate the possibility of handling the excess water by the establishment of a slough directly into the creek and Mr. Weerwas requested to report the result of his investigation at the next -meeting. The matter of vacations in the -Street- Department was discussed and the Board decided that vacations would be allowed such employees -as are employed regularly in the department, taking into consideration the fact that lay-offs necessarily occur during the winter months, the vacations -being allowed to such as are employed regularly from year to year. The meeting adjourned at 1-2:00 noon. • ATTEST: Clerk CJ