03-21-38 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING MINUTES MARCH 21st, 1935 Be it remembered th ^t the Common Council met in the Regular Session in the Council Ch^ -mbers in the City Hn11 , Vondpy evening `:Burch. ?ls +, rt the hour of 7:45 P. m. All members were present. President Hull nresined. The reeding of the minutes vrerp dispensed with, on motion of Councilman Ch^mbers Pnd seconded by Councilman Bierw^gen, motion carried, REPORT OF THE CITY CONTROLLER OF THE CITY CF SOUTH BEND Balance on Hand First of Month - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -$1, 07F, 043.53 Balance on hand February 2£, 1- 93?----------------- - - - - -- 979,946 — Respectfully Submitted, Chas. F. Zillmer, City Controller. Councilman James moped to accept said. report and piece on fi'e. Councilman Palicki seconded the motion. Motion carried. SEWERS AND DRAIN COMMITTEES REPORT: Final -report of the Sewer- and Dr.z i:.s Committee on its findings on its investigz t ion of the conditions of the Sevier and Gas minx looted on Olive Street and Grace Street. luarch 14, 1938 T-o the South Bend City Council: Gentlemen: On February 17 et the meeting of committee of the whole, there appeared P delegption of citiziens of the sixth district who brought to the council's attention e condition existing on 01.41ve Street in the neighborhood of Grace Street thpt, in their opinion, was seriously effecting and endangering the-lives of the people living in this v€e,ci.nity Fnd on P.ccount of the serious- ness of these conditions th ,,:t it r-,s their desire that Pn immediate investigation be m?de by this council. The spokesman for the deleg-tion stFted thr-t the street nnvement on Olive Street nepr the in- tersection of C'rpce Street raps - settling to a gre= t extent at this particular loot ion which vr¢s being caused. by the mucky condition of the coil. It was the opinion of those spea.kinp- th~t with the settling of the •ppvement there eras P Possibility of the sewer Pnd gps mains Plong Olive Street also settling causing the caving in of the sewer end the ges msin joints thus enuring Leaking gas, -rhich might cause disaster to those In the immediate neighborhood. Therefore, on Account of the seriousness of these conditi.ohe if they did. Pctuplly exist, the council took irrmedipte pctidn by Appointing a co,,-, ittee consiting of the levrers And Drains Committee of the Council, 'the City Engineer, the Superintendent of Streets, a, representation of the Gas Company end also three members of the citizens representing the people of the St. Adelbert Parish. This committee was instructed to make immediate investigati.on and the. Depart- ment of Public 'Norks and the GFs Company to mFke such i _ red.iet e repairs th?.t might be found necessary. The next dFy this committee met et she location in question and made a. careful investigation The three membe s of the Sewers end. Drains Committee, the City Engineer, two ?riembers of the Street Department Pnd also two members of the Citizens' Committee, -kr. Stanley Kujpwa and John B. Sneadecki mp-de a tour of the five foot concrete sewer for a distance of F block end a half on Olive Street adjoining the -property of St. Adelbert's Church and school Pnd also a half block south of Grace Street. The entire sefier, the distpr_ce investigated, did. riot show .,.ny indications of settling er cav- ing in Aid all joints seemed to be solid with,one or two exceptions. There was one joint found ebout 150 feet to the south of Grace Street where the c_ ement hnd. broken avrey And the lap joint hr-d become exposed for a distance of Pbout 8 or 10 inches and ihich vans, Above the water line. There urns no indications of any seepage from the outside. o make sure of the condition at this - point, the street rps opened to see if them, might be a cave in "but the soil wes found. to be solid =end no indicpt ions •of leFkpge or danger of the sewer settling.. The open joint wrs ordered cemented from both the outside and inside In order to prevent -ny further trouble at this point. After the investigation of the sewer, the condition of the gas mains wss checked. The Bo?rd of Works instructed the Gas Company to test A11, gcs pipe joints. They opened up the street at P11 joints Plong the St. Adelbert's property end found no indications of Fny leaks or .cove. ins around the gps Pipes. The Gas Company to mpke sure of eny further trouble reinforced each joint with pn extrh bell collar which would prevent Pny possible breaking of the mpin.s in the future. All the trees And. 1 ^wn§ near the curb line were checked And no indications of exc ^ping gas on the curfp:ce of the ground. were found, The Depprtment of Public Works instructed the street DepYrtwent to Flso clepn the serer froti the N. Y. Central R. R. trpcke to the south for e distance of at least two blocks to the north of Grace Street and. to inspect All joints in order to be assured that the sewer,, in the entire neighborhood of the St. Adelbert's Parish, showed no indications of open joints or settling. After your committee's investigation ps reported above, we isish to assure the people in the neighborhood of the St. Adelbert's PE, ish thr:t both these -Ner Pnd gas mains in Olive Street in this vecinity are 0. K. and should have no further fesr that there hts been any dempge done by the settling of mucky soil. Respectfully submitted, Dr. Mex J. i a.l i ck i Guy A. Fish Williem Rasmussen Councilmen James moved thrt spid•rFport be acoepted. and placed on file. Councilman P licks seconded the motion. Motion carried. Councilman Chambers suggested that copies of report be sent to the people that brought said condition before the council. COMT-,TUNI CAT IOYS : Oomm,unicption from South Bend NrTotorcycle Club asking for information and regulF:ti-rns govern- ing rpcing Pt P1^ylpnd Prrk wes reed, Councilmen Goetz moved th -, t the -city Attcrney drPw an r-rendment to the Racing Ord it ance cove ins motorcycles for next r?ondpy, TAarch 2�th. Couci.lmand Kerner seconded the motion. Curried.