04/04/1938 Board of Public Works Minutes

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2 MEETING April 4, 1938----------- ------------------ Regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Monday, April 4, 1938, at 10:15 A. M. ,%Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. /Claims from the folbwing suppliers in the amount of $1210.85 were approved amid ordered paid: Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 1.05 Zeltne r Hardware 49.76 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 234.58 France Stone Co. 82.50 . Indiana & Michigan Elec. Co. 119.56 Standard oil Company 68.14 Northern Indiana Public Service 3.78 Scherman-Sch aus Freemen Co. 8.83 E. R. Newland Company 2.61 Bogda Chevrolet Company 2.16 South Bend Wholesale Drug Co. .75 Bogda Chevrolet Company 3.84 South Bend Clean Towel Service 8.75 Bogda Chevrolet Company 7.92 William E. Geltz 40.67 Bogda Chevrolet Company 3.75 W. B. Calvert 47.23 Bogda Chevrolet Company .83 0. C. Denniston 254.04 Elgin Sweeper Company 60.41 G. 0. Thurn .75 Holycross 6c Nye Company 3.41 Wi.11$tte Service Station - 7.40 Austin-'i'estern Rd. Mashy. Co. 29.69 Indiana .Michigan Elec. Co. 32.71 Willette Service otation 3.00 Gafill oil Company 3.06 Schillings .97 Bogda Chevrolet Company 9.45 Office Engineers, Inc. 1.60 Business Systems, Inc. 5.00 Gafill Oil Company 19.33 Business Systems, Inc. .60 Indiana-ldichigan Elec.Co. 1.00 Cockrell Tractor Co. 74.22 Business Systems, inc. 1.00 South Bend Auto Products 16.50 Representatives of the Alruth Diner Company were present and requested the tirivi- lege of erecting a building at the corner of iGlain and "estern Avenue on the northeast corner, with the privilege of removing the building within six months. Upon consul- tation with Mr. Dalton Moomaw and the Building Department,permission was given ,for a period of six months and to be removed not later than October 1, subject to the ap- proval of BroAm Brothers, owners of the property. The xlruth Diner Company were dir- ected to cooperate with the Building Department in regard to this matter. ✓A petition for the Erection of a street light at the intersection of 23rd and Pleasant Streets was submitted and referred to Mr. Qualls for investigation and rec- ommendation. ,'lTlr. Qualls reported upon a recent petition asking that a street light be installed in front of the entrance to the Holy Crass Catholic Ohurch at 1020 North Wilbur Street. Mr. Qualls reported having carefully investigated this matter and recommended that a' 1000 lumen light be installed. ✓V'r. Qualls reported having investigated the lighting facilities in the vicinity of the Greek Church located at 1636 South Kendall Ltreet,but that he finds the loca- tion already well -lighted and he cannot see any need for additional lights. The Board concurred in his report and same was placed on file. Continuation Certificate in favor of the Sollitt Construction Company covering Excavation Bond was approved and filed with the original bond. The Board considered a curb cut on LaSalle Street upon the estate of Catherine B. Schreyer, according to sketch submitted which was approved. The Citizens Homes Company and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company submitted ease- ments to be granted upon vacation resolutions ivo. 2492 and 93 in favor of the Northern I*-d.iana Public Service Company. These were approved and forwarded to to Citizens Humes Company for execution. ✓ The Board discussed the appropriation. for W. P. A. truck hire in the amount of 3600 which was approved by the Common Council recently and the Board rwllarl move seconded and carried that further appropriations forthis purpose shallno e a proven. tiieeting adjourned at 11:00 A. M. s 1 Board of Public Works • • • 0