10/09/1939 Board of Public Works Minutes

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49 METING--OCTOBER 9, 1939 Regular meeting of the Board of PublieWorks was held on Monday, October 9, 1939, at 9:00 A.M# All members were present. Minutes of the Previous meeting were read and ap- proved. Payrolls of the various departments in the amount of $7p551.86 and claims of the following suppliers in the amount of $118.16 were approved and ordered paid: J. A. Orr Company $12.30 0. J. Shoemaker $92.87 River Park Lumber Co. Inc. 1.62 The South Bend Supply Co. 6.75 River Park Lumber Co. Inc. 4.62 The following claims in the amount of $844.73 to be paid out of the Special W.P.A. Account or Special Intercepter Sewer Account were approved and ordered paid: Robertson Bros. Dept. Store Clyde E. Williams 1.42 Rocco Simeri 30.00 Salaries 75 00 738.33 STREET LIGHTING: Mr. Qualls was present and made reports on several petitions which had previously been referred to him for investigation: ,A 4000 lumen light was recommended to be installed at each of the following intersections: Michigan and Altgeld, Michigan and Fairview and Michigan and the city limits. The Board accepted this report on street lighting on South Mich igan Street, but a limited budget does not permit the installatic of these lights at this time. Mr. Qualls did not recommend a light at the intersection of Francis Street and South Bend Avenue for the reason that a light now exists on Francis Street but a short distance from the intersection and he does not believe an additional light is justifiab Mr. Qualls did not recommend the installation of a light at the corner of Dubail and Catalpa Streets at this time. A petition for the removal of a street light on 25th Street in the middle of the 800 block to the corner of Wall and 25th Streets, together with the report of Mr. Qualls was referredto the Engineering Department. Mr. Qualls, in a written communication, reported to the Board that the Indiana & Michigan Electric Company refused to move a light pole at the east end of the Colfax Bridge that is in line with the proposed driveway of the Johnson Oil Company. The re- port was accepted by the Board and ordered placed on file and Mr. Qualls was authorized to convey this information to the officials of the Johnson Oil Company A letter was received from Laura L. Smith protesting against the removal of street cars and buses and was placed on file. ENGINEERING DEPT: A communication from the City Plan Commission relative to complaints of property owners in Harter Heights and Hillcrest Additions against the use of vacant lots along Michigan Central tracks as storage yard and construction headquarters for W.P.A. work was referred to the Engineer. A petition to improve an alley between Florence Avenue and Sibley.Street extending from College to Wilber Streets was referred to the Engineering Department. A petition for sidewalk on Hoke Street between Bowman and Calvert Streets was re- ferred to the Engineering Department. CEMETERY DEPARTMENT: Mr. McNabb was present and matters pertaining to his department were discussed. Pdr. McNabb filed his financial report for the month of Sept -ember sh receipts of $44.00 in the General Fund. STREET DEPARTMMT: Mr. Zmudzinski was present and matters pertaining to his department were 7isausse A notice to terminate lease for the following described property: Four (4) acres of South 20 acres of the North 40 acres of the East half of the Southeast Quarter of Section No. 33, Township No. 38 North;. Range 2 East, St.Joseph County, Indiana, which property has been used by the city as a dumping ground,was received from Martin Kaniewski. The Street Commissioner was notified of the termination of the lease to be- come effective January 2, 1940, and was instructed to commence covering the dump with soil in accordance with the original lease dated December 27, 1922. Mr. Zmudzinski reported to the Board the difficulty his men were having in cleaning streets because of the number of cars parked all night. The Board notified him that it would take the matter up with the Police Department for enforcement of the ordinance in such cases made and provided. Mr. Zmudzinski reported an accident which occurred at the intersection of Adams and Vassar when Harry Plencnerts car hit a manhole, thereby breaking the windshield of the car and possibly causing other damage. Later Mr. Plencner appeared and he was instructe to file claim for the amount of damages. The Board directed that the City Hall offices be closes n cominemoration�� Columbus Day on October 12. �� . Meeting adjourned at 12:00 Noon. ATTEST s r� U • • 40