02/07/1938 Board of Public Works Minutes

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-- - --- ----- --- - - ---- - -------- ------ Regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Monday, February 71 1938, at 10:45 A.M. The minutes of.the`previous meeting were read and approved. ✓ Claims in the amount of $1014.49 from thefollowing suppliers were approved and :ordered paid, also payroll of the 'various Departments in the amount of'2432.23. Austin -Western Rd.Mchy. CO. 1.15 G. E. Meyer & Son, Inc. 7.02 j AUst in -Western Rd. Mchy. CO. 289.76 Office LEn.gineers, Inc. 3.27 Artcraft Printers 22.50 Office Engineers, Inc. .45 Business Systems, Inc. 8.50 Office Engineers, Inc. 22.28 Bogda Chevrolet Company -4.03 Office Engineers, Inc. 93.91. Bogda Chevrolet Company 6.57 Dr. E. B'.Porter 7.50 " Business Systems, Inc. 3.05 Redmer Distributing• Co. 15.12 1-'Business Systems, •Inc. 4.85 Redmer Distributing Co. 23.77 Central Electric Co .2.5 Richey, Radiator Service 11.50 Cooperative Auto Parts Corp. 9.40 Sch.erman-Schaus-Freeman Co 1.25 C. H. DeFrees,•Inc. 10.25 -Albert Smith -89.00 Oil Company 7..35 Smith Monroe Company ' 9.60 [Gafill "Gafill Oil Company 23.67 South Bend Auto Products 4.91 Holy'cross & Nye Company 2.63 South Bend Clean Towel -'Service 8.75 Indiana Lamp tales Company 10.69 Standard Oil Company . 90.75 Indiaria -Michigan. Elec. Co. 1.00 Willette Service •-Station 6.50 -Indiana- Michigan Elec. Co. 129.84 Indiana Paint & Wallpaper Co. 83.42 A report was made by Building Commissioner Moomaw that the proposed vacation of an alley in Studebaker Place, Fourth Addition, and a section of an alley in an unrecorded plat of the Citizens -Homes Company were approved by the City Plan Com- mssion at their meeting on February 3. This matter.was referred to the Engineer- ing Department for. the purpose of entering a vacation Resolution for further action by the Board. ✓ Continuation Certificate in favor of the Distler Plumbing & Heating Company was approved by the Board and filed with the original Bond. Mr. Qualls' report with reference to a request of the Indiana -Michigan Elec- tric Company for permission to reconstruct three manholes located as follows: Intersection of South and Lafayette' -Streets; Intersection of William and South Streets; on East Colfax Avenue west of Sycamore, as shown on Indiana Michigan draw- ing No. 138-17. He recommended that the first two be granted, but suggested that on the third, at Colfax and Sycamore, a permit would have to be secured from the State Highway Commission. The Indiana -Michigan Electric Company 1,,Ias so notified. 'Mr.Frank Murray was present at the meeting to call attention to complaints from residents in the vicinity of St. Adelbert's Church.- After discussing this matter with Mr.Murray, the Board suggested that a committee of residents meet with the Street Department and inspect the sewer to satisfy them that the condition at the present time is not at all dangerous. Mr. W. G. Crabill appeared before the Board to discuss the proposal of Daniel Clark with reference to the City purchasing a small triangular strip of land on Highway # 31 in the north part of the City, containing approximately '2900 square feet, for which a price -of 500 per sq. ft. was asked. Mr. Crabill was advised that while the Board considered this price exceedingly high, it was not pgrssible to give it any further or definite consideration due to the fact that any purchase of this kind must be -arranged for in the Budget prior to the purchase. The matter was therefore postponed for future consideration. )Mr. Crabill appealed before the Board representing the Grand Trunk Railway Company with reference to the Board's request to install a flasher system at the G,reenlawn Grassing. It was decided that the Grand Trunk send their Engineering represenatives here at an early date to confer with Mr.Miller, City Traffic.Engineer, The Bard felt indlined to postpone the installation for a few months or until traffic inpreased, but insisted that it s1v1l be done before early summer. ✓ Mr.Milbern of.the Sinclair Refining Company presented plans for the remodeling Of a,:`f hAng station at South Bend Avenue and Notre Dame Avenue as per blue prints approved by the Sinclair Refining Company on January 4, 1938. After careful consid- eration of this matter, -the Board upon regular motion seconded and carried, approved curb cuts providing that the Sinclair Refining Company dedicate to the City, for street purposes, the sharp point extending from the station at the intersection of Notre Dame- and South Bend Avenues. d The Board approved the plan of,,a proposed remodeling of a filling station for Percy H. Walsh at Colfax Avenue and Hill Street with revisions as shown on the blue print. This blue print is onfile in the office of the Board of Public Works. Meeting adjourned at 12:45 A. M.'' Board of PublV Works ATTEST: 91 0 •