10/18/1937 Board of Public Works Minutes

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333 MEETING _October 18,__ ]:937 Regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Monday, October 18, 1937, at 9:30 A. M. Mr. Woodward and Mr. Anderson were absent. Mayor Freyermuth was present as a member of the Board ex-officio. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Claims, from the following suppliers, in the amount of $1,282.20 were approved and ordered paid. South Bend News -Times $5.65 Elgin Sweeper Company $5.90 Albert W. Smith 28.05 Elgin Sweeper Company 7.63 Bock Welding & Boiler Works 119.20 Elgin Sweeper.Company 2.73 Bock Welding & Boiler Works 41.69 Holycross & Nye Company 75 F1oyd.C. Wedel 36.00 Silo Company 4.20- The South Bend Clinic - 3.00 Scherman-Schaus-Freeman Co. 6.79 W. T. bang Construction Co. 861.46 Gill-Vorn Chevrolet Co. 1128 Uptown.'Paint & Wall Paper Co 53.54 City Water Works 16.01 Standard Fuel. Engineering Co-, 15.21Ben Feferman Motor Sales 33.65 South., -Bend ,:Foundry Co. 14.00 South Bend Dowel Works 25 .5a V The Board again considered the petition of property owners for a local sewer on Duey Street. from South Ben from last regular meeting. Avenue north. Final action on which was postponed g g. a to the fact that no bids were received from contractors, the Board now takes final action and rescinds Improvement Resolution #2490. A petition asking -for the installation of a street light at the corner df Allen Street and Blaine Avenue, signed by fourteen residents in the vicinity, was referred to Mr. Quails, who after having investigated the district recommends that the petition be denied, for the reason that that particular- vicinity is reasonably illuminated under present arrangement of lights. Petition was placed on file. . Surety bond in favor of Charles H. Gollatz of Mishawaka in the Aetna Casualty Surety Company by the Board. and was approved Surety bond of contractor in the -National Casualty Company in favor of Carl H. McClellan was approved by the Board. The Indiana & Michigan Electric Company submitted blue prints and petitioned for permission to install a service manhole near the intersection of the alley east of Michigan Street and the alley north of Wayne Street, also a duct line in the alley east of Michigan and north of Wayne, as shown on their blue print #137-245. Upon recommendation of Mr. Qualls, who made an investi- gation, permission was granted and the Indiana & Michigan Electric Company were • so notified. f A petition, signed by five property owners in the affected district, was presented requesting that water and sewer be installed in Pulaski Street from West Indiana Avenue to the railroad. This petition was referred to the Engineer- ing Department for investigation and recommendation. The meeting adjourned at 10:30 A. M. • ATTEST: - Clerk BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS