10/02/1939 Board of Public Works Minutes

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1,1EETIKG---OCTOBER r 1939 Regular meeting_of the Board of Public Works was held on Monday.. October cv, 1939, at 9:00 A.M. Mr. Beamer was absent. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and ap- proved and claims of the following suppliers in the amount of $3,695.05 were approved and ordered paid: _ li Standard Oi1.Company $209.99 Indiana & MichiganElectric Co. 022.54 The gibson Company 1.80 It It rr it " 68.37 Royal Typewriter Co. Inc. 1.50 Oliver Farm Equipment Sales Co. 15.26 Continental Oil Co. 14.38 Flexible Sewer Rod EquipmentCo. 20.47 Martin Kaniewski 37.50 Edwards Iron storks, Inc. 2.18 El§in Sweeper Co. 6.61 it it it ti .62 ff it 7.38 J. D.Adams Co. 24.72. n n it 1739.93 Nest Side Hardware Store 3.2& H. H. Slominski, M.D. 2.00 " if rt tt 10.45 it It rr 2.00 McClave Printing Co. 30.00 J. C. Lauber_ & Co. 1.22 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 3.15 Fiwek Bros. 21.10 tt tt It rt 25.36 Grummell & SonsGoal Co. 47.50 John B. Haberle 26.48 South Bend Lathe Works 10.44 Asphalt Products Corp. 134.55 Shell American Petroleum Co. 986.25 it n If 62.25 SouthBend Sanitary Wipers Co. 12.00 G. E. Meyer &Son., Inc. 143.80 The following claims to be paid out of the Special W.P.A. and Intercepter Sewer Accounts were approved and ordered paid in the amount of $4,548.28: W.P.A. Truck Rental $60.80 Standard Oil Company $977.95 Unclaimed Freight Store 5.50 River Park Lbr. Co. Inc. 560.00 rt tr n 13.30 rr It It tr If 560.00 Business Systems, Inc. 5.73 ° it it tt ri 560.00 tt ti rr it it 685.00 n it It K to 1120.00 The engineer filed a report on remonstrances against the construction of the inter -I cepter sewer on Pleasant Street and a petition to construct a sewer along the bank of the St.Joseph River. The report showed that the cost of constructing the sewer along the bank of St. Joseph River was considerably in excess of the Pleasant Street route. Recommendation was made that the swwer be constructed on Pleasant Street this fall so j that the street could be paved next year. The report was accepted. 1 STREET LIGHTING: Mr. Qualls submitted a report on the petition requesting a street 1 g t at the intersection of Dunham and Bendix. Mr. Qualls does not recommend the in- i stallation of a light at this location until more essential lights can be installed and sufficient appropriation is made to cover them. Mr. Qualls' report on the petition for a street light at the intersection of Dunmoyer and St. Joseph Streets is that a light at this intersection w ould be helpful but he is not recommending the installation of a light at this time due to insufficient appropriation. Mr. Qualls' report on the petition for a street light at the intersection of South Warren and W. Calvert Streets is to the effect that he has previously recommended the installation of a light at this intersection and the installation is held up pending the new contract for street lighting, to determine if there is sufficient appropriation to cover: The City Plat Commission filed a report on the petition requesting an alleyway in Janowski's 2nd and 3rd Additions to the city of South Bend. The report discloses that the alley was dedicated with the recording of the dthdivision. Mr. Moomaw suggests that the petition probably intends to ask to have this alley graded for use. The petition was referred to the Engineering Department for investigation. The Clerk of the Board was instructed to issue the following notice to all depart- ment heads under his jurisdiction: "Tie are again repeating orders issued earlier in the year. Before any merchandise is purchased a requisition must be issued from the office of the Board of Public Works and Safety. "We have of this date established anew ledger on which we will keep all requisi- tions outstanding and for which no claims have been filed. We believe that it, is important now, more than ever, that our original order be carried out. It will be our policy to refuse payment of any claims that have not been requ isitione,� for through this channel. j A letter was received from W. H. Miller &Son concerning the possibility of the city s purchasing used paving bricks from that company. This letter was referred to the Engine r for reply. STREET DEPARTMENT: Mr. Zmudzinski was present. Matters pertaining to his department were discussed. The street commissioner reported on a petition submitted to the Council September 25 for the improvement of an alley located in the rear of 1608 Sibley Avenue as follows: "This department is of the opinion that it will be impossible to cut the alley eighteen inches in depth and brick -pave it thirty feet west of the intersection as was suggested, Such a conditioning, we believe, will benefit but two • • • •