05/09/1938 Board of Public Works Minutes

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370 MF.ETIi:�G_1VIaY_9, 1938 Regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Monday, May 9,1938, at 10:00 A. M. All members were present. Minutes of the previous meet 3g were read and approved. Claims from the following suppliers in the amount of $1267.96 were approved and ordered paid. Also payroll of the various Departments amounting to $6270.61: Indiana Paint & Wallpaper Co. 112.65 Gafill Oil Company 25.52 Indiana Michigan Elec. Company 111.36 Gafill Oil Company 15.10 Indiana Michigan Elec. Company 18.82 J. F. VVoodcock 42.40 • Indiana Michigan Elec. Company 1.00 Office Engineers, Inc. 19.20 L. Salisbury 50.00 Office Engineers, Inc. 2.02 W. J. Braunsdorf & Son 31.20 Gill-Vorn Service 1.00 G. E. Meyer & Son, Inc. 3.34 E. R. Newland Company 71.62 G. E. Meyer & Son, Inc. 16.22 South Bend Clean Towel Service 3.65 G. E. Meyer & Son, Inc. 43.00 Adam Hunsberger 16.50 G. E. Meyer & Son, Inc. 105.28 Schuyler Rose, Inc. 393191 Burroughs Adding Machine Co. 8.00 Schuyler Rose, Inc. 61;00: Gafill Oil Company 1.75 Juillette Service Station 30.80 ,,South Bend Supply Company 61.07 Silo Company, Inc. 2r.07 South Bend Supply Company 2.70 V;illiam F. Koch 49.00 John H. Haberle 3.48 South Bend Sand & Gravel Corp. 11.80 J. Carroll Broom 7.50 VMr. beer brought up the question of improvement of Ironwood Drive from Calvert Street to the railroad, he having had a number of requests from residents in that vicinity. It was regularly moved, seconded and carried that Mr. uueer and Mr. And.erso consult with the City Engineer and Street Commissioner of Mishawaka with a view to cooperating in the improvement and to bring in a report at the next meeting of the Board Mr. Kenney of the State Highway Department was present and discussed with the Board the matter of cleaning streets on the State Highways and requested that a n_ro- posal be submitted to them for the flushing of City streets upon -which the State Highways occur. Mr. Weer was asked to make up such an estimate for further considera tion. ✓Mr. Ernest Tramberg, at the suggestion of Mr. Weer, was allowed 10 gallons of gas per week to be used in carrying on his duties for the City. Proposals were received from the Indiana Lumber IvianufacturingCompany, �J90.00, and from the Michigan Avenue Lumber Company of 4129.26 for the repair of wind.0ws and sash at No. 5 Hose House and it was regularly moved and seconded and carried that the order be placed with the Michigan Avenue Lumber Company. ✓Excavation Bond in favor of the O'Brien Varnish Company in the indemnity Insurance Company of North America was approved by the Board and Lxcavation Bond in favor of Kenneth Allen in the national Casualty Company was approved by the Board. ✓A, petition signed by 20 residents in the vicinity of Harvey and Blaine Avonues requested the erection of a street light in that location. The matter was referred to Mr. Qualls for investigation and report. /Mrs. C. E. Snoke, 1301 Belmont, requested that a street light be installed Gt her driveway. This matter was referred to Mr. (wails for investigation and report. 11A complaint was received that shrubbery is permitted to grow between curb and side walk in front of 842 34th Street and requested that action be taken to have this remov ed or trimmed. The matter was referred to Traffic Engineer hiller. Mr. Moomaw presented a request from the owner of property &t 427 Lincoln � ay East asking that fire restrictions in that location be waived to give them an opportunity to improve the property. After fully considerng the matter, the Board decided to give this permission. Meeting adjourned at 11:15 A. M. '1 a V v _„-.. wv. oard of Publ' c Works ATTEST: Clerk • 0 • L�