09/24/1918 Board of Public Works Minutes

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2419 The Pole and wire inspector reported on complaint about pole, as follows: - One pole has been removed from the Pol ieeand fire Alarm,: wires inthe alley north of Broadway Street east of Fellow Street leaving a span without a pole for 215 feet. I wish permission to resettt two poles in this alley both poles nn the west did* of the alley. This was one pole standing in this alley which was removed entirely which leaves this long space between poles. Thomas Beaningin, Pole and Wire Inspector. The Board approved of the Sbove. The following release was filed with the Board. STATE OF INDIANA SS Before Elias W. St ickland, Special ST. JOSEPH COUNTY Justice of the Peace in and for Portage .. ................Township. This -certifies that -Anton Pasz 1 i -did on the 16th. , day of August 1918 recover a judgement for $$100:00 and -costs *gainst °the City of South Bend, state of Indiana ( wherein Thomas W; -Sl is k ,appeasred °for °the °defense of the City),, in the just is * Court of Elias W. Sticklandi -special- -Justice -of -the Peace. The costs in said case are $2.85 mak-ing the .total judgement ,$102.°85,° •receipt °of payment of which is hereby acknowledged. , ...o...... ... ' ELM W. STRICKLAND ''Special Justice of the Peace. The Following commuAa<t,igA rece ived,, read and placed on file. Sept.,' 24th. ,'1918. To the Hon. Board of-Publio -Works,• ..... Gentlemen:- „ Owing to the high .wostt .of .Living :and .th& .coming next Liberty Loan Bond .issue, I hereby ask your Hon. Body ,to .inc.raase, my..s,alary. .to $8,0.00 per month. Respectfully, WILLIAM L. NIES i `Bldg C erk - . , Dept., .,.4..Sept., 21,1918. Hon. Board of Public 9Porks,, South Bend, Indiana* Gentlemen: - I ha4v* been appointed Director of Sales of the Fourth Liberty Loan Bonds for the employees of the City, and 'I 'am not 'ready to r*c a ive volunteer subscriptions at the office of the City Controller, and I would thank you to appoint some employee Of each department to see every man and woman in the department with a view of having them subsetibe or give the reason why. You will instruct the solicitor you appoint to take the name, address and occupation of all employees who are unable to subscribed and state carefully their reason. I would apprec iat* very much if you would give this matter your immediate attention, with a view of gAting every employee to volunteer his subscr ijbt ion before the 28th.9 day of Sept.,1918 Very respectfully, J. A. SWYGART City Controller.