05/08/1939 Board of Public Works Minutes

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455 1EETING--MAY 8, 1939 Regulab meeting of the Board of Public ldorks was held on Monday, May 8, 1939, at 9:00 A.M. All mer.bers were present. Minutes of the previous meeting were ,read and ap- proved. Salaries of the various depart i ents in the amount of -�,1)2, 398.8'7 and claims of - the following suppliers in the amount of `'21.11 were approved and ordered paid: The Ohio Gil Company �9.30 rBusiness Systems, Inc. ��8.33 Holycross cok Nye Company .27 sSchilling's 2.40 Western Union Telegraph Co., .81 The claims of the following suppliers/ito be paid from either the Special ',il. P. A. Fund r Street Department I-10 (,A.P.A.) accounts were approved and ordered paid: Business Systems, Inc. 83.00 , Lowe i'rlachinery Company �=20.79 -Business Systems, Inc. 4.07 ,E. R. Newland Company 64.30 Edwards iron -forks, Inc. 1.62 ,South Bend Sanitary ';Vipers Co. 2.50 Edwards Iron':"dorks, Inc. 6.36 .Super Sales Company 15.00 - -J. I. Holcomb Y4L g. Co. 11.50 ,"River 'ark Lumber Coy :pe.ny 17.94 Edwards Iron`,Norks, Inc. 4.41 -River Park Lumber Company 213.95 it�TAj,�nin ; Company 35.00 4J. I. Holcomb Mfg. Co. 3.06 South Bend Janitor SupplyCo. 2.90 Consolidated, Inc. 242.34 Indiana Bell Telephone Company 14.03 sSo)t. Bend Supply Co. 37.90 /Yr. Smith and Mr. Naterson of the Northern Indiana Railway CompanTr, I'nc. appeared before the Board and matters pertaining to the chenge in service on South Michigan Stree from streetcars to buses was discussed. ,%Tr. Smith suggested that he appear before the Board at the next meeting- with an agreement for consideration. VdTTr. Probst of the St. Joseph Heating Company appeared before the Board and re- quested approval of a plan submitted for the placement of steamlines under Washington Street from the corner of Main and ';Vashington west to the alley. This will necessitate tearing up the newly -laid pavement on Washington street and for that reason, theBoard hesitated t.o grant permission. Mr. Probst was advised to return on Monday, May 15, for the decision of the Board. Mr. H. Ray ':'talker of 3317 North Side Boulevard appeared before the Board and com- plained of the unsanitary condition in his neighborhood created by the use of vacant lots nea.rbv as a dumping ground. He reported that his home, as well as those of other residents, were infested with cockroaches and it was impossible to get rid of them as long as this property was being used for dumping. The matter was referred to 1'.1r.Beamer who will asgerta=n whether or not the City- can f orce the .property owners to clean these },Dr emises. STREET LIGHTING: Y 11r. Qualls presented his report on the petition requesting the installation of a street light at the corner of Bendi x Drive and-.lestern _[_venue. T1,1r. Qualls recommended • ;the installation of a 4000 lumen lamp, overhead service, bast arm construction, at an annual cost of �32.40; but, in view of the fact that that portion of 7lestern Avenue is to be repaved b,T the State Highway Com.2nission and will be torn up during part of the sum:"er, at least, the Board feels that this matter should be held in abeyance until such time as the new )a.ve_ lent is completed. 1,11r. Pensinger presented a new plan for driveways on Circle Avenue which was approve lay t/he Board as recommended at the meeting of 1vlay 1. A petition was presented t6 the Board which was signed by 24 property owners re- questing the paving of Elwood Avenue between Portage and College with concrete by R. P.A. labor. This petition was referred to the Engineer. CEIv1ETERY DEPARTI;TENT: Aisle McNabb presented his report for the month of April, 1939, to the Board showir $220.00 collected for perpetual care and 4537.00 for maintenance. ENGINEERING DEPART_--E�:T: The appointment of T.1r. Bowen C. Huckleberry, an Engineer, to work on `JU.P.A.pro jects and to be paid out of the Special '`I.P.A. fund was approved by the Board. I;r. Huckleberr shall commence work on lilay 9, 1939. / It was moved, seconded and duly cprried that all claims to be paid out of the . Special "J.P.A. or I-10 accounts be listed separately in the minutes of the meetings. Meeting adjourned at 11:00 A.Y. . ATTE aZZ 6D & J1L •