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MEETING--FEBRUARY 61 1939
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<br />Regular meeting of the Board of Public ;Yorks was held at 9:00 A.M. on Monday,
<br />February 6, . 1 9. All members were present. Minutes of the previous meeting were read
<br />and approved. Pay for the various departments were approved proved in the amount of :a
<br />�1238.27 and claims in the amount of �'738.80 of the following suppliers were approved
<br />and ordered paid:
<br />General OuA.00r Adv. Co. Inc.-
<br />p13.00"Business Systems, Inc.
<br />413.35'
<br />'General 01tdoorAdv. Co. Inc.
<br />31.00,tBusiness Systems, Inc.
<br />19.05,
<br />"Charles Armstrong
<br />3.50, ,Business Systems, Inc.
<br />7.65•
<br />Charles Armstrong_,
<br />20.75, Business Systems, Inc.
<br />2.00,
<br />�Sarn Berman.
<br />250.00 • J_1cClave Printing Co.
<br />15. 50,
<br />JAcClave Printing Co.
<br />11.501
<br />,14irr6r Press, Inc.
<br />27.75, ,1VIcClave Printing Co. '
<br />15.50.
<br />1VTirror Presq, Inc.
<br />10.00,+South Bend Tribune
<br />30.37,
<br />llnd. & 1;Iich. Electric Co.
<br />1.00, ,No. Ind. Public Service. Co.
<br />1.00,
<br />kFirmin's Electrical Specialties
<br />' 6.12v 9R. R. Smith.
<br />12. 50,
<br />tThe Office Engineers, Tnc.
<br />1.70, (11. R. Smith
<br />3.00,
<br />.South Bend Janitor Supply Co.
<br />62.85>'.South Bend Clean Towel Service
<br />3.651
<br />South Bend Sanitary Wipers Co.
<br />12.60,,Bearkl/at Store
<br />1.821
<br />1,1qurice J. Hoban
<br />40.00 , Schillings, Inc.
<br />3.24,
<br />✓This being the date set on January
<br />16th for a report of the various departments
<br />on
<br />the complaints filed with the Board,
<br />the representatives of the Polish American
<br />Civic
<br />Association were present. The Association was advised of Mr. Quall's report that
<br />the
<br />lighting under the New York Central
<br />tracks at =+estern Avenue were connected to
<br />the
<br />general street lighting system .)IL -Lich
<br />were turned on and off manually one hour
<br />after sun
<br />set and one hour before sun rise, respectively..
<br />/The City Engineer reported on a condit- en at the Grand Trunk tracks and Walnut Stre t
<br />The Association was advised of the attitude of the Grand Trunk officials. It was finall ,
<br />agreed that the City En�:ineer should visit this corssing with one of the representatives
<br />of the Associ at on to determine means of eliminating the hazards.
<br />The meeting recessed at 10:30 A.T.I. because' of a special hearing; before theBoard of
<br />Safety and reconvened at 2:00 P.1.4.
<br />✓ %ir. Frank
<br />li'lisniewski
<br />appeared
<br />before the Board and requested the installation of
<br />two telephones
<br />at the NYA
<br />office.
<br />The installa_t' cn of =--ese - _ �,oes ^.s ordered and are
<br />to be paid for
<br />out of the
<br />S" ecial
<br />;IPA Fund, credit to sponsor on W. P.A. projects.
<br />The Board
<br />approved the grades
<br />established on 24th Street between Washington Ave.
<br />and McKinley Ave. as recommended by
<br />the City Engineer.
<br />✓ The Street Commissioner sub-mitted a report of materials furnished by the Street
<br />Department for WPA projects during the month of January, 1939; and also submitted a
<br />statistical report of the activities of the Street Department during the month of Januar ,
<br />19 39 .
<br />The following letter was received from the Twyckenham Lard & Investment Company in
<br />response to our letter of February 1, 1939:
<br />"Thank you for ;your letter of February Ist, 1939. In requesting a re-
<br />distribution of assessments as outlined in our letter of January 27, 1939, 1
<br />we were under the impression that such a redistribution could be made in view
<br />of the fact that at times in the _past such redistributions have been made by
<br />the Board.
<br />"For instance on July 12th, 1932 we petitioned the Honorable Board of
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<br />Public V-1orks for a redistribution of Improve^ ent Assessments #2158 Widening
<br />of Kline Street and 7#L2077 Soith East Trunk Settler, which assessments were
<br />assessed against certain acreage in 1927. At the time this acreage was
<br />platted into lots in 1932, we petitioned the honorable board for a redistri-
<br />bution of these two assessments arJ-a_nst t'e lots in the Ridgedale 5th Addition,
<br />and the honorable Board of Public 71orks granted such redistribution on July
<br />25th, 1932.
<br />"Therefore, we are again writing you and ask that you please give this
<br />matter further consideration, as the Tvr ckenhan. Land 3- Investment Company is
<br />only able to pay off 2ny indebtedness against our properties at the brie a
<br />lot or individual piece of property is sold, due to the unlimited sale of un-
<br />improved ,property.. � , tine sale of property warranted the clearing up of this
<br />entire assessment we would be only too glad to do so, but we feel sure that
<br />you realize the condit =ons the realtor has had to face these past six years
<br />in regards to the improvement assessment situat.l on. Now therefore, if this
<br />assessment could be allocated against specific lots as outlined in our letter
<br />of January 27th it would help to eliminate a smtuation which at the present
<br />time is beyond our control.rr
<br />To which letter the Board responded as follows:
<br />"'lPhile it may be true that in the -cast a re -spread of assessments was made
<br />w
<br />to apply to specific lots, t'_yis Board is Ln serious doubt as o whether or not
<br />you can relieve any nne of those lots from the lien imposed by the entire assessment.
<br />"The City Attorney has discussed t1 is ratter with Mr. Hartzer of the firm
<br />of Loomis 8c Nartzer, who appeared to represent Twyckenham Land & Investment
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