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323 <br />MEETING September 7. 1937 <br />0 <br />CJ <br />• <br />Regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Tuesday, September 7, <br />19371 at 10:30 A. M. All members were present. <br />Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. <br />Claims in the amount of $3,109.83, from the following suppliers were approved <br />and ordered paid; also, payroll of several departments amounting to 2,127.01. <br />Indiana & Mich.Elec. Co. <br />$93.90 <br />Nor. Ind. Pub. Serv. Co. <br />6.41 <br />So. Bend Tribune <br />19.31 <br />So. Bend News -Times <br />19.55 <br />Nor. Ind. Pub. Serv. Co. <br />1.00 <br />Chamberlin Metal Strip Co. <br />165.00 <br />Burroughs Add. Mach. Co. <br />78.65 <br />John & Marie Schlecht <br />17000.00 <br />Edwards Iron Wks. <br />1.15 <br />Richey Radiator Co. <br />3.00 <br />Scherman, Schaus, Freeman <br />Co. 3.58 <br />Adam Hunsberger <br />4.00 <br />Barco Mfg. Co. <br />5.05 <br />Peterson Batt. & Ign. Co. <br />16.37 <br />Hoffman Rubber Wks. <br />1.50 <br />Ind. & Mich. Elec. Co. <br />13.67 <br />Sinclair Ref. Co. <br />51.54 <br />Jack Taylor <br />3.95 <br />So. Bend Auto Prod. <br />17.90 <br />Scherman, Schaus, Freeman <br />2.89 <br />Dr. E. B. Porter <br />17.50 <br />So. Bend Clean Towel Service <br />3.65 <br />So. Bend Electric Company <br />4.61 <br />So. Bend Sanitary Wiper Co. <br />13.00 <br />Swanson Service Company <br />24.60 <br />W. J. Lang Const. Company <br />1,259.65 <br />Edwards Iron Wks. <br />1.58 <br />A. W. Smith <br />8.10 <br />Michigan Avenue Lumber Yard <br />77.46 <br />National Mill Supply Co. <br />7.31 <br />Silo Company <br />38.29 <br />n n <br />32.26 <br />So. Bend Auto Products <br />16.04 <br />Holycross & Nye <br />1.47 <br />E. R. Newland Company <br />10.71 <br />Gaf ill Oil Company <br />33.23 <br />Hibberd Printing Company <br />8.50 <br />Business Systems <br />.75 <br />Wm. Longenecker <br />10.00 <br />Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. <br />1.00 <br />Weber Refr. & Motor Service <br />2.00 <br />South Bend Sand & Gravel Co. <br />2.80 <br />F. H. Woodruff & Sons <br />29.40 <br />J Father Corcoran, pastor of St. Joseph Church, made a request that the alley <br />running East & West from Hill to St. Louis Boulevard, between Colfax and LaSalle,, <br />be blocked off during playtime and the Street Department was ordered to furnish <br />two barricades to meet the request. <br />This being the date set for hearing of Vacation resolution 2489, same being <br />vacation_ of a certain parcel on the South side of Western Avenue, from the West <br />line of Cherry Street to Kosciusko Stree-t, the following interebted parties being <br />_present: <br />Mr. Fredericks representing the New York Central Ry. Co. <br />Rudolph. Paege <br />Harvey Sanner <br />i Paul. Butler representing Singer Mfg. Co. <br />A Representative of N. J. I. & I. Ry. <br />There being no objections and none having been filed, and the Board being <br />advised of this fact, Vacation resolution was approved and referred to the ngi- <br />neering Department for the purpose of making up final estimate of benefits and <br />damages. <br />JA request was revie:jed from 0. C. Denniston, James F. Casmier, and,the Union <br />Trust Company, requesting respread of assessments affecting Lot 50 in Jackson's <br />j proposal sub -division, which was referred to the Engineering Department. <br />1 1 A communication was received from the Oliver Farm Equipment Company, advising <br />that they would promptly comply with the Board's request to repair sidewalksin <br />front of their plant on Chapin Street. A copy of their letter was ordered sent to <br />Councilman Max Palicki. <br />A petition was presented signed by six property owners requesting that. a sower` <br />be laid and water furnished on Warren Street from Calvert Street to Indiana Avenue. <br />They matter upon regular motion, seconded and carried was scheduled for later con- <br />sideration. <br />Mr. Qualls recommended that a 2,500-lumen light be placed at Humboldt and Meade <br />Streets, due to length of blocks in this vicinity. The Board concurred in this re- <br />commendation and ordered Mr. Qualls to instruct the I. & M. Electric Company to in- <br />stall the same. <br />/Mr. Qualls recommended that a 4,000-1umen light be placed at Colfax Avenue, and <br />Esther Street, due to darkness and the volume of traffic. He also recommended the <br />installation of a 4,000-lumen light at Colfax and Jacob Street, where a number of <br />accidents have occurred. The Board concurred in both of these recommendations and <br />ordered Mr. Qualls to instruct the I. & M. Electric Company to install the same. <br />f Mr. Longenecker, City Sexton, submitted his report of the activities of the <br />Cemetery Department for the month of August, showing $334.00 collections made,of <br />which $220.00 was for perpetual care. This report is on file in the office of the <br />Board of Public Works. <br />'Continuation certificate of Excavation Bond in favor of Goheen Plumbing & <br />• Heating Company, was approved by the Board. <br />