Appropriating $4,690.00 General Revenue Sharing Various Public Works Programs

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CITY OF SOUTH BEND South Bend, Indiana 46601 Jerry J. Miller Mayor Rollin E. Farrand, Sr., P. E. Director. Public Works City of South Bend Common Council County - City Building South Bend, Indiana Honorable Sirs: Reply To: Department of-Public Works March 18, 1975 A proposed ordinance is hereby presented for your consideration. It provides for the transfer of.funds to the Bureau of Traffic & Lighting. The following explains the needs for such funds: The Bureau of Traffic & Lighting has a Miley- Blomberg paint striper used to make lane lines in the street. This machine, which has a normal life expect- ancy of five years, is now ten years old. I feel that the City of South Bend has been fortunate in that the in -house maintenance efforts of the Bureau of Traffic & Lighting have prolonged this machine these extra years. It must be noted that.during 1974, despite the efforts of the Bureau of Traffic & Lighting, down -time was experienced with this machine and our striping effort was not as extensive as it might otherwise have been. A new machine to replace the present Miley- Blomberg Striper would cost between $20,000 - $25,000. We have an estimate for the rebuilding of the present machine for a total price of $4,689.35. It should be noted that this includes approxi- mately $120 in tires, which must be purchased for the machine regardless of whether the machine is built in -house or completely rebuilt. This price of $4,689.35 anticipates sending the machine out for a complete tear down and rebuild. The machine could be again given minor repair and maintenance service by the Bureau of Traffic & Lighting. We would anticipate that we would have the same problems this year as last, to a greater extent. If the machine were rebuilt as indicated by an outside contractor, we would anticipate an additional life span between two and three years. Very truly truly yours, Rollin E. Farrand, Sr., P.E. Director REF /mkm