03/13/1939 Board of Public Works Minutes (2)

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• t 441 IVIEETING--1YARCH 13, 1939 Regular meeting of the Board of Public V1orks was held on Monday, TvIarch 13, 1939, at 9.00 A.M. All members were present. Minutes of the previous n-ieeting were read and approved. Payrolls of the various departments in the amount of 95,143.36 and claims of _the following suppliers in the amount of 6k1,113.84 were approved and ordered paid; '-Elgin Sweeper Company 250.12,iSouth Bend Supply Company The McCaffery Company 1.03, ` rr " " " 271.38► " tr rr .15r rr rr rr " 440.00 F rr rr rr .76.+ Sam Berman 250.00> rr, rr rr .28r r Campbell Printing Co. 8.501 a r.r It It 18.65, � J. I. Holcomb Mfg. Co. 41.50, rr " rr 1.75' River Park Lurlber Co.Inc. 25.70• a rr n 3. 46 , rr - It It It it 18.57, n rr rr rr rr 11.231 /The Board approved and established__grades on Louise Street from north Side Blvd. to Mishawaka Avenue as recomiended by the 'engineer. Mr. Qualls submitted a report on the petuiti on for a street light at Olive and Longley Streets. Due to recent legislative action, it will be impossible to install additional street lit hts. The city must absorb t'ie cost of traffic signals on state routes. J A quit-clai-.l deed frog! Tiay H. Huff Arrowsmith to the 'lunicipal City of Mouth Bend covering certain land on Illinois Street was received by the Board. The Clerk was authorized to have the deed recorded. /A letter was received from. Mrs. Noble zLeller of 1103 Oakland Street, requesting the erection of a "No Dumping" sign on the vacant lot next to her residence. This mat- ter was referred to the Street Commissioner. ✓Mr. Zmudzinski, the Street Co=issioner, was present and matters pertaining to his department were discussed. Mr. Z-rudzinski was authorized to purchase one-half ton of steel for the street sweeper. • 'f The Board authorized the purchase by the Street Department of mixed aggregate from the Asrhalt Products Co. for r)atching streets in a sufficient amount to determine by experiment the effectiveness of this product. `1_'he Board authorized the purchase of asphalt primer from the Standard Oil Company. The hazardous condition at the intersection of 1.1ain and 7-fashington Streets created. by the streetcar tracks was discussed. The engineer was authorized to investigate the cost . of a WPA project to remove the tracks and repair the intersection. - heSecretary of the -'oard of 'Works and Saf et;= was authorized to obtain a I?otary Commission. • • • CJ /TdIr. llooma`ba was present and the rrocedure followed in obtaining gasoline for use of �I the Building Depart_-:ent inspectors on official business was discussed. The Clerk was authorized to advise i:r. ;Toomaw to <k�ve all employees in is department obtain their allotment of gasoline at the 1Jater works Garage instead of at the Police Departr:_ent. Continuation Certificate covering Excavation Bond in favor of -Nalter J. Braunsdorf & Son. was approved by the Board. This beincr the date set, hearing was held n the assessment roll showing the award of damages and the assessr.nent of benefits in the .Natter of vacation of alley south of Oakside Street from High Street to the north and south center line of the East 2 of Sec. 24, Township 37 N, Range 2 East, same be'_ng Vacation Resolution No. 2491. /In the move naried assessment roll, no remonstrators appeared and no written remon- strances were f ilea., the Clerk of the -'oard submitted proofs of pub_lication of notices and that the easer.lents necessary for utility service had been recorded by the board, and the same were found sufficient, and. the Board, therefore, finds that the several lots and parcels of land have been benefited and damaged in the ar ounts shown on said roll. The Board, therefore, decides to take final action on said assessment roll and declares same in all t hings ratified, confirmed and approved without modification and the pro- ceedings closed and the alley vacated upon receipt of the amount of benefits assessments from the various property owners so benefited and all-•roceedings had with reference to said alley vacation are hereby sustained. f This being the date set, hearing was held on the assessment roll showing the award of damages and the assessment of benefits in the matter of vacation of alleysouth of Irvington Avenue from alley east of-:rskine Blvd. to high Street, also alley east of Erskine Blvd. from Irvington Ave. to Eciu an Street, sa-_ie being; Vacation Resolution #2492 " In the above nar:-ed assessment roll, no remonstrators appeared and no written remon strances were filed, t__e Clerk of the Board submitted proofs of ~_ublication of notices and that the easements necessary for utility service had been recorded by the board, and the same were found sufficient, and the Board, therefore, finds that the several lots and Uarcels of land have been benefited and dacaged in the mounts shown on said roll. The Board, therefore, decides to tale final action on said assessment roll and declares same in all things ratified, confi_r jied and approved without modification and the pro- ceedings closed,and the alley vacated upon receipt of the a.nount of benefit assessments from the various` property owners.so benefited and all proceedings had with reference to said alley vacation Ore hereby sustained.