11/01/1937 Board of Public Works Minutes

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335 -------------------_-___-------__ MEETING November 1, 1937 Regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Monday, November 1, 1937, at 10:00 A. M. All members were present. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Claims, from the following suppliers, in the amount of $1,199.30 were approved and ordered paid. No. Indiana Public Service Co,. $2.40 Railway Express Agency, Inc. $2.01 G. 0. Thurn for B. J. McCaffery, Railway Express Agency, Inc. .60 P.M. 12.00 Maurice Hoban 20.00 Burroughs Adding Machine Co 43.00 Scherman-Schaus-Freeman Co, _ 2.23 Business Systems, Inc. 10.60 Scherman-Schaus-Freeman Co. 4.55 Motor Service & Parts, Inc. 7.20 Willette Service Station 2.60- Business Systems, Inc. 5.60 South Bend Foundry Co. 13:.00 South Bend Foundry Co. 246.50 Holycross & Nye Co. 15.27 White Manufacturing Co.- 31.00 National Cash Register -Co.. 2.00 C. E. Henderson 752.24 Landscape Gardening Co. 21.50 Sibley Machine & Foundry Corp. 5.00 It was regularly moved, seconded and carried that the appointments made, -,by Mayor Freyermuth on Wednesday, October 27, 1937, be approved, due to the resignation of Fred Woodward as Controller, as follows: Charles F. Zillmer - Controller Mrs. Fred Woodward - Deputy Controller Mr. Vernon Helmen was present and submitted a plan showing proposed opening and extension of 19th Street from Warwick to Hepler Streets. This having been approved by the City Planning Commission, the Board also approved the opening. Surety bond of contractor in the United States Fidelity Company of Baltimore in favor of the South Bend Paper Mills was approved -and placed on file.- • • (0 • f Mr. Dalton Moomaw reported regarding the proposal of the United States Hoffman Machinery Company which was discussed with their Mr. Harkness on Monday,, October 25th, and stated that he could not favorably recommend the proposition. Under the circumstances, the Board, upon regular motion seconded and carried, ordered the matter placed on file. Mr. Anderson reported having investigated the matter of a sewer on Pulaski Street from Indiana Avenue to the north end of the street and stated that in view of the fact that only one side of the street has been sub -divided and that only one of the nine lots on the east side had been built upon, he did not recommend that the Board was justified in going to the expense of advertising on this sewer. Accordingly the Board ordered the petition placed on file. ✓ Mr. Longenecker submitted his report of the activities of the Cemetery Department for the month of October, showing receipts amounting to $300.50, df which $110.00 is for perpetual care lots. His report is on file in the office of the Board of Public Works. The Edwards Iron Works submitted a proposal for the repair of Colfax Avenue Bridge which was ordered placed on file, due to the fact that the estimate of expense is greater than the balance in the appropriation for this work for the year 1937. Mr. Otto Goffeney, architect for the Standard Oil Company, submitted revised sketch for a filling station at Twyckenham Drive and Calvert Street, The sketch having been revised to cover the request of the Board at its meeting on October 25th, it was approved. The Board also approved revised plans of the Standard Oil Company for a filling station to be built at Colfax Avenue and Niles Avenue. JMr. Qualls reported in reference to the installation of a street light at the corner of Blaine Avenue and Harvey Street and recommended that this light be not installed but that it be suggested to the residents in that vicinity that the trees now existing be trimmed so that the light will shine farther down the street.. The Board ordered that Mr. George,Hull, Councilman, be given a copy of Mr. Qualls' report. ✓ Mr. Qualls submitted a report regarding lighting facilities on East South Street across from the Jefferson School and recommended that this additional light be not -installed, in view of the fact that three lights are now burning in the block between Sunnyside and Eddy_Streets. The meeting adjourned at 10:45 A. M. ATTEST: Clerk