04/28/1980 Board of Public Works Minutes

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415 REGULAR MEETING FILING OF SPRING CLEAN -UP REPORT APRIL 28. 1980 Mr. McMahon stated that the annual Spring Clean -Up Program had been a success, and a total of 1,369 loads of trash had been picked up and dumped between April 14 and April 18, 1980. He explained that various crews had been working that week and the crew headed by Herb Smith and Ed Nowak had picked up 42 loads. The crew headed by Lou Ferraro and Ray Poindexter had picked up 41 loads, and Al Rosheck and Tony Cano and crew had loaded 39 loads. As incentive for the clean -up, tickets for a Cubs ballgame were offered to the winning team which consisted of Mr. Smith and Mr. Nowak; Roosevelt Thompson, Jack Groshans, Leroy Worsham and Dan Czerna as drivers; and Tom Smith, John Trojanowaski, Mike O'Donnel, Dan Benson, Cedric Smith, John Tyson and Charles Sausman as pickers. Upon a motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Kernan and carried, the report was filed. AWARD BIDS - STREET DEPARTMENT EQUIPMENT A recommendation was submitted by Mr. John Baumgartner, Manager, Bureau of Streets, regarding the bid award for the following Street Department equipment to outfit the truck chassis previously awarded: Ten crankshaft hydraulic systems, mounted Four 8' x 6.6" dump boxes with hoist, mounted Six 10' x 7' dump boxes with hoist, mounted Ten remountings of front hitches Mr. Baumgartner recommended that the bid of Deeds Equipment Company for the ten hydraulic systems in the amount of $14,450.00, and the ten remountings of front hitches in the amount of $2,000.00, be awarded. He further recommended that the bid of Dwyer E uipment Company for the four 8' x 6.6" dump boxes in the amount of 5,936 be awarded, and also award the bid of Walkerton Truck Equippers in the amount of $17,700 for the six 10' x 7' dump boxes. Upon a motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the low bid of Walkerton Truck Equippers in the amount of $17,700 for six 10' x 7' Perfection dump boxes was awarded. Upon a motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Kernan and carried, the low bid of Dwyer Equipment Company in the amount of $5,936 for four Galion 8' x 6.6" dump boxes was awarded. Upon a motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Hill and carried, the low bid of Deeds Equipment Company in the amount of $14,450 for ten hydraulic systems, and the ten remountings of front hitches in the amount of $2,000 was awarded. PETITION RE: CLEVELAND ROAD EXTENSION -BRICK ROAD BY -PASS A petition was submitted to the Board concerning the condition of the Cleveland Extension -Brick Road By- pass, which area had just recently been annexed to the City of South Bend. The petition noted that the signers traveled Cleveland and Brick Roads and were very concerned with the hazardous condition. Upon a motion made by Mr. McMahon, seconded by Mr. Kernan and carried, the petition was referred to the Engineering Department and the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting for review and recommendation. APPROVE USE OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS FOR VOTING PURPOSES A request for use of the following public buildings for voting purposes was received from Mr. C. J. Pajakowski, Chairman of the St. Joseph County Democratic Central Committee: