10/30/1939 Board of Public Works Minutes

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a 0 l NEETING--OCTOBER 30p :1939 • 0 • • Regular meeting of the Board of Public (forks was held on Monday, October 30, 19390, at 9:00 A.M. All members were present. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Claims of the following suppliers in the amount of $2,798.71 and payrolls of the various departments in the amount of $8,052.16 were approved and ordered paid: Indiana Bell Telephone Company it If If if - rt IT it If If If It tt !! t! t! t! Peterson Battery & Ignition Co. If It it If If it If it tt fl A. Steiert & Son it IT If tt If It If It Dr. Harry Slominski If it If $2.05 J.P. Conboy $18.89 213.80 G. E. Meyer & Son, Inc. 5.31 .25 Koontz -Wagner- Elec. Co. 6.87 1.05 The McCaffery- Company .54 221.33 rt if it 8.49 10.35 rt it it 1.09 1.31 Business -Systems, Inc. 6.75 1.13 If it If 1.94 191.10 National Brake Service, Inc. 12.07 58.80 The. South Bend Supply Co. 4.80 121.39 The Ohio Oil Company 765.00 6.00 John R. Haberle 18.15 4.00 Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. 23.20 Elgin Sweeper Co. 6.12 Scherman Schaus Freeman Co. 5.89 J. I. Holcomb Mfg. �Co. Inc. 3.47 General Tire Co. Inc. 125.70 The Linde Air Products Co. 3.77 Swanson Service Co. 4.75 It If If It it 3.77 R. C. Larkin Co. 37.07 it . , If I It if If 3.77 " It If It 6.10 Asphalt Products Corporation 30.42 Joseph Deflilde Hardware 4.26 If If If 327.09 If it it 8.70 Goodyear Service 61.15 'r " If 1.57 Sibley Machine & Foundry Corp. 213.27 City Water Works 18.02 Robertson Bros. Dept. Store 69.75 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 25.72 G. E. Meyer & Son, Inc. 8.19 No. Ind. Public Service Co. 2.86 Holycross & Nye Co. 1.02 West Side Hardware Store 12.75 South Bend SupplyCo. .98 No. Ind. Public Service Co. 2.63 Indiana Hardware & Tin Shop 3.78 Indiana Hardware & Tin Shop 94.00 E. R. Newland Co. 6.48 The following claims of the respective suppliers in the amount of $1,426.86 to be paid from either the Special X.P.A. Fund or Intercepter Sewer W.P.A. Fund were approved and ordered paid: E. R. Newland Co. 42.84 Asphalt Products Co. 123.57 Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. 7.50 Kuert Concrete, Inc. 24.25 Harry D. Ullery Coal Co. Inc. 1120.00 Joseph DeWilde Hardware 54.95 The Gibson Company 1.00 t' If to 38.30 rt It It 14.45 GARBAGE DEPARTMENT: Victor W. Decrees, the successful bidder on the contract for the colleeti_on of garbage for the city of SouthBend from January 1, 1940 to January 1, 1945 has presented to the Board assignment of said contract to Blue Lines, Inc. and requested the Board to accept such assignment. In addition to the assignment and acceptance there of by Blue Lines, Inc. the faithful performance of the contract is personally guaranteed by Blue Lines, Inc. and the following indmviduals: Wil2am H. Palmer, George C. Palmer, Frank Palmer, Jr., Walter G. Palmer and Irvin W. Cripe, who are the incorporations and stockholders of Blue Lines, Inc. Blue Lines, Inc. also presented for approval of the Board performance bond in the sum of $10,000.00 with Maryland Casualty Company as surety for the duration oft he contract and duplicate copy of Workments Compensation policy .with the Travelers Insurance Company covering all employees engaged in the collection ani disposal of garbage from the city of South Bend; also duplicate copy of Public Liability and Property Damage insurance with the Travelers Insurance Company as surety for the period beginning January 1, 1940, to January 1, 194M, which policies are in sufficient amount but are made to The Blue Line, Inc. The Clerk of the Board is instructed to notify Blue Lines, Inc. to immediately cause Travelers Insurance Company to correct the name of the insured to Blue Lines, Inc. and file a corrected copy with the Board. Said assignment of the contract, together with the bond and 'Lnsurance, subject to the corrections heretofore indicated, are accepted by the Board, subject to the approval by the Common Council of the city of South Bend. STREET LIGHTING: Mr. Qualls was present and made a report concerning the suggested change In street lighting facilities at the intersection of Tutt and Carroll Streets. Mr. Qualls recommended that the light now at the intersection of Tutt and Carroll Street be moved to the intersection of Tutt Street and the New York Central Railroad right of - way and the 1000-lumen light at the intersection of Sample and Carroll be replaced with a 2500 lumen light and the 1000 lumen light be removed to the jog in Sample Street. The Board approved Mr. Qualls' recommendations and instructed him to proceed with the change . STREET DEPARUAENT: Mr. Zmudzinski was present and matters pertaining to his department were discussed. The Board authorized the purchase of ten storm sashes for the Council Chambers. CEMETERY DEPARTMENT: Lisle F. McNabb was present and matters pertaining to his depart- ment were discussed. Meeting adjourned at 12:15 A.M. ,p /_ /_ /j/v AT 61 CLERK