10/08/1918 Board of Public Works Minutes

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,229 Board met in regular session at 10: 00 A.M. All members present. Mr. Ignat$-Rijski of 810 W. °Thmas Street owner of property at this - number appeared before the Board and stated that plumber was unable to locate sewer tap that should be in at the above number. The Board instructed the Street Commissioner to' .try and locate se.id tap and if same is found the expense of locating same to be 1padd by thepropertyowner, if same is not located, the Street Department to put in tap.., at C ity's expense. - Mr. White, °Supery isor of Roads of the County appeared beforethe Board and requested permiss ionto Use part of space un Colfax Avenue Bridge for storing County vehicles. Thds matter was taken up and discussed with the Street Commissioner and' the Board took no action on'same, at this time. ' C ompla int , of Dixon and Locker of River Park about a gas =1 ight pole which is in the -way of freight cars turning corner at S. E. corner of-Greenlawn Avenue and Mishawaka Avenue on spur of track at said -corner: This matter referred to the Pole and Wire Inspector for,report. The following communication received, read and placed on file. October 5,1918. File No. 4371 ° 10: 30 A.M. Mr. G. A. Elliott, ° President* Board of Pub 1 is Works, ° South Bend, Indiana. Dear S it I take pleasure in informing you that fav6rable recommendatdon has been made by the United States Highways Council tothe United Stateds Fuel Adminstration for the release of 250 tons -of hard asthalt, 24; 000 "gib llons of flux oil to complete the paving now under way on.Portage Avenue. I With reference to the 3000 barrells of cement necessary to complete this, work, I am directed by the Council to inform you that under •date •of °September 26,1918 the War Industries Board issued an order stating that special -permit for the purchase of cement, sand, stone, slag, and gravel for projects substantially under would not be required during the month of October,. but that every -effort shodld be made to complete the work during that month. Serial No. 4371 has been assisnged to this application. Very truly yours, J.-E. PENNYBACKER Secretary. Communication received ad follows read and referred to the Police Department. ` -- - -- South Bend, Ind. • ° Oct. 791918. To the Board of Public Works, South Bend, Indiana. Gentlemen: At a regular meeting of the River Park Civic Association in the School House in the 4th. , Ward, 4th. , Prec . Pres. John B. Witmer president of sidd Association the following resolution was unanimously -adopted: WHERE&S, Mishawaka Ave. is used for a speedway for suthmobiles to the great_ danger to the public, it was moved and seconded, that the Secretary of said association be and is hereby instructed to akk your honorable board to place speed ,signs at street intersections, where necessary notifying autemobilists.of the speed limits and to take such &action as may be necessary to have same inforeed. Sample, First and l9th., streets were designated as intersections where speed a igns shodld be placed. Leonard Whitcomb - — - ---- Secy. River Park Civic As s c iat ion.