08-26-57 Council Meeting Minutes

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Be it remembered that the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, met in Regular Session in the Council Chambers on Monday, August 26th, 1957, with all members present. Councilman Korpal, President, called the meeting to order and presided. ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS: Present, Councilmen, Korpal, Carr, Tellson, Christman, Kroll, Glass, Hahn, Erler and Muszynski. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON MINUTES To the Common Council of the City of South Bend: Your Committee on the inspection and supervision of the minutes would respectfully report that they have inspec the minutes of the previous meeting of the Council and found them correct. They therefore recommend that the same be approved. STANLEY C. KORPAL JULIUS B. CHRISTMAN, JR. : Committee GEORGE W. CARR South Bend, Ind., August 26, 1957 Minutes of the Meeting of August 12th, 1957. Councilman Hahn moved that the report be accepted and placed on file. Councilman Carr seconded the motion. Motion carried. PETITION Petition of A. Harold Weber and Lucille C. Weber to annex land. Councilman Glass moved that the petition be referred to the City Planning Commission. Councilman Muszynski seconded the motion. Motion carried. PETITION Petition of Whitmore Corporation to rezone land on East Jefferson Street and 36th Street. Councilman Hahn moved that the petition be referred to the City Planning Commission. Councilman Tellson seconded the motion. Motion carried. REPORT OF STREET DEPARTMENT MEMO TO: Mrs. Freda Noble, City Clerk SUBJECT: Utility Cuts on Mishawaka Avenue August 23, 1957 In compliance with the request made by the South Bend Common Council at their meeting on August 12, we wish to submit the following report on the condition of utility cuts and patches made on Mishawaka Avenue. 1. The only serious condition on Mishawaka Avenue exists on the north side of the Street from Eddy to 31st.St. In this stretch we have counted a total of 677 cuts. It is our opinion that approximately -60% of these cuts are in bad condition. 2. In order to correct this condition, we feel it would be necessary to remove a large majority of these cuts com- pletely and repatch. We feel, however, that the cost.of materials and labor expended on this operation would make the -job prohibiti*,e. .r 3. As an alternative to the above mentioned solution may we suggest that the City Engineer's Office obtain a cost estimate of a 1k" asphalt capping 12' wide and immediately north of the 2 center strips which have been recently recapped. This stretch for best results should run from Eddy to Logan St., a distance of 2.1 miles. 4. The next best':solution we feel would be to use the above mentioned capping on only those areas which should have immediate attention as follows: a. From Eddy - Street thru Greenlawn Avenue a distance of .8 miles (337 cuts should be replaced in this stretch). b. From 24th St. to 27th St. a distance of .1 miles (39 cuts in this stretch). c. From 29th St. to 31st St. a distance of .2 miles (61 cuts in this stretch). This alternate capping project would extend 1.1 miles. The three above mentioned stretches of pavement are such that they should have attention in the very near future. To go in a nd remove these cuts using air hammers to lower where necessary or raise as the case may be would require a tremendous outlay of labor in addition to the cost of labor expended for repatching since these cuts were patched with a 6" concrete subsurface and a 2" asphalt topping. All of these cuts were repaired by a firm on contract with the utility company concerned. Respectfully submitted we remain, Yours very truly, South Bend Street Department /s/ Dan W. Richardson DWg;MAD Dan W. Richardson, CC: Board of Works Commissioner Stanley C. Korpal, Council .President Ray Andrysiak Councilman Carr moved that the report be accepted and placed on file. Councilman Hahn seconded the motion. Motion carried. REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE To the Common Council of the City of South Bend: Your Committee of the Whole, to whom was referred AN ORDINANCE TRANSFERRING FROM POLICE DEPARTMENT ACCOUNT P -11 SER- VICES PERSONAL $5,200.00 TO POLICE DEPARTMENT ACCOUNT P -332 OIL, X500.00; ACCOUNT P -334 OTHER GARAGE AND MOTOR SUPPLI $4,000.00; ACCOUNT P -36 OFFICE SUPPLIES, $500.00; ACCOUNT P -44 MATERIALS - PISTOL RANGE, $200.00; FROM STREET AND TRAFFIC FUND ACCOUNT S -251 -B REPAIR OF BRIDGES, $300.00 TO ACCOUNT S -263 OTHER CONTRACTURAL SERVICES $300.00; FROM STREET AND TRAFFIC FUND ACCOUNT T -726 OTHER EQUIPMENT, $2,000.00 TO ACCOUNT T -44, GENERAL MATERIALS, $2,000.00, ALL THE BUDGET FOR THE YEAR 1957 OF THE CIVIL CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, AND DECLARING AN EXTRAORDINARY EMERGENCY, Respectfully report that they have examined the matter and that in their opinion it should be reported favorable.