10/25/1937 Board of Public Works Minutes

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-.334 MEETING ' October 25,1937 Regular meeting of the -Board -of Public Works was held on Monday, October 25, 1937) at 10:15 A. M. Mr. Woodward was absent. Minutes of the previousmeetingwere read and approved. Claims in the amount of $1,882.64, from -the ,following suppliers, were approved and ordered paid, also payroll of the various departments for the last half of October amounting to $6,298.06. Ford Wesolek $60.00 Barco Manufacturing Co. $3.04 Willette Service Station 1.50 Willette Service Station 61.60 South Bend Foundry Co. 200.00 W.P.A. Labor 398.75 South Bend Foundry Co. 67.00 Calumet Iron-& Supply Co. 22.89 Wire &,Disc Wheel Sales 19.75 M" Broadway Pharmacy 20.15 Central Electric Co. 2.00 South Bend Auto Products 457.98 B. P. Barnes 1904.5 South Bend Auto Products 62.94 Ind. Paint & Wallpaper Co. 128.70 W. T. Lang Construction Co. 356.89 1._ A representative of Julius Seeberger, who owns the property on the southwest corner of Michigan Street and Western Avenuej submitted a sketch for the install- ation of a coal shute into the building. The Board lifter ahalyting the situation approved this work., Mr. Ha_rknerss, of the U. S. Hoffman Machinery Company of New York was present and the Board in counsel with Building Commissioner Dalton Moomaw analyzed a proposal for the installation of certain equipment for the elimination of , inflammable vapors.in connection with building dry cleaning plants. After going over this matter quite thoroughly with Mr.Harkness, the Board requested him to secure ecure recommendations and get the approval of the Building Commissioner and the -, Fire Chief, at which time further considerationof the matter will be given. ,/.Mr. 0. T. Goffeney, architect for the Standard Oil Company submitted a sketch for the creation of a filling station at Twyckenham Drive and Calvert Street. After discussing this matter with Mr. Goffeney, the Board requested him to submit - a corrected sketch, removing one of the openings on Twyckenham Drive and moving one of the openings on Calvert Street farther to the rear of the lot. / Mr. Chapleau, representing the Shell Oil Company, discussed with the Board remodelling of filling station at King Street and Portage Avenue. The Board requested a sketch to be submitted showing that the present opening of approximately 60 ft. on Portage Avenue would be reduced to not exceed 30 ft. in the revised'-' lay -out, when the Board would give further consideration to the matter. The meeting adjourned at 11:00 A. M. ATTI�ST:_ Clerk • 0 0 s IS 0