07/11/1938 Board of Public Works Minutes

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83 Juice-_11,_1938______—___--__.__-- Regular meeting of the Board of Works was held on Monday, July 117: at 10:30 A. M. All members were present. Claims from the following suppliers in the amount of $7528.62 were approved : and ordered paid. Also payroll of the various Departments amounting to $7102.62 v Indiana Michigan Elec. Co. 68.37 G. E. Meyer & Son, Inc. .96 Indiana Michigan Elec..Co. 7306.02 Martin Kaniewski 37.50 W. J. Braunsdorf & Son 8.14 ScUth Bend Sand & Gravel Corp. 2.58 W. J Braunsdorf & Son 7.85 E. R. Newland Company 12.00 • J. C. Lauber & Company 16.03 G. B. Meyer & Son, Inc. 29.97 Indiana Lumber & Mfg. Co. 12:56 Iwan Brothers 2.94 Slick -Ideal Laundries 3.70 Hurwich Furniture Store 20.00 Nearing on Vacation Resolutions No. 2491, 2492, 2493 was continued for ten weeks or until Sept. 19, 1938. V,A request was made by Russell Turk ofthe South Bend Awning Company, subm-fitting a sketch of an awning to be erected at 515 Limoln Way West. The Board withheld final faction pending further investigation. Mr. W. H. Trost submitted a - proposition topaint the exterior of No. 5 Fire Sta- tion at a cost of $113.45 for two coats. The Board authori7.ed this expenditure and Mr. Trost was so notified. • Kroger Stores -submitted a sketch showing entrance to parking lot North of their store at 1007 South Michigan Street, which was approved by the Board. ✓A delegation of the Street Department employees was present and after a full dis- eussion of the matter of vacations, it was decided that the length of time for contin- ued occupation for which an employee is entitled a vacation shall be each year on its own merits and that employees shall be entitled to one week vacation with pay for each six months of continued service and two weeks for more than six months service in the same year. The time of taking the vacation to be left for decision bythe Street Com- missioner to insure efficient operation of the Street Department. Upon regular motion seconded and carried, this plen was adopted.' • The same delegation brought up the question of seniority classification of employ-- ees of the Street Department and it -was regularly moved seconded and carried that nine �men whose names follow are to be considered as temporary help and are not to be included in seniority classification: Frank Sweet, Stanley Musha, Charles Buwa, Leo Eryzgoda, Ed. Pettigon, Howard Bailey, Charles Bickel, Joseph Sigler, Fred Stewart. Excavation Bond in favor of Noah Malott in the Etna Casualty and Surety Company was approved by the Board. /Mr. Ulm. H. Longenecker submitted his report of the activities of the City Cemetery Department, showing collections of $621.76 of which Z-46.51 is for perpetual care. • J Mr. F. V. Merriman, Director of the Department of Public Recreation, requested that Campeau Street from Jacobs to Arthur Streets be closed for roller skating each Wednesday night from 7:00 to 8:30 P. M. The Board concurred in this request and the Street Department was notified to carry out the program. '/The firm of Maurer & Maurer submitted blue prints and specifications for the (erbe- tion of a Hose Tower for Fire Station No. 9, which was accepted' by the Board and it was regularly moved, seconded and carried that bids be secured for this work subject to the oardt i, s approval at a future meeting. Meeting adjourned at 10:30 A. M. i Board of Pub is Works IAITTEST: Clerk •