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Home My WebLink About02/10/69 Board of Public Works MinutesFebruary 10, 1969 1 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works and Safety convened at 10:00 A.M. on February 10, 1969, with Lloyd S. Taylor and James -A. Bickel: present. The minutes of the previous meeting were reviewed and approved. HEARING ON ASSESSMENT ROLL - IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 3248 - W. DONALD ST. This being the date set, hearing was held on the assessment roll for the im- provement of West Donald Street, from the alley east of Webster to Kemble Avenue and the first 100 feet of Arnold Street south of West Donald Street, by constructing a Class C, Type I cement concrete pavement with integral curb and gutter. The Clerk tendered proofs of publication in the South Bend Tribune on January 30 and January.31, 1969, which were found to be sufficient. No remonstrators having appeared and no written remonstrances having been received, upon motion made, seconded and carried,the assessment roll filed with the Board on January 27, 1969, was approved and in all things confirmed BUILDING DEPARTMENT - SUB -STANDARDS DIVISION J. W. Adamson, Sub -Standards Director, appeared before the Board and the following matters were taken up; 522 S. Rush Street. Mr. Adamson stated this property is in bad condition. Mrs. Margaret Coil, 14620 S. Whipple Street, Posen, Illinois, owner with her husband Elmer Coil, stated the property had been sold on land contract; that the land contract buyer had informed her the repairs were being made; that she seldom came to South Bend and was not aware of the condition of the property; that the payments were kept up until three months ago; that it seemed pointless to try to repair the property and that she was agreeable to the City taking it down. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board authorized Mr. Adamson to advertise for bids for demolition of the property. 530 S. Fellows Street. Mr. Adamson stated this building is in bad condition, filled with junk, is a fire hazard and should be torn down. Noble Skinner, 501.S. Eddy Street, South Bend, owner of this property, stated that this property had been sold on a land contract to Rev. and Mrs. Turley; that Rev. Turley was deceased and Mrs. Turley wanted to keep the property and that this would be resolved one way or the other on February 20, Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the matter was postponed until February 24, at which time Mr. Skinner is to again appear before the Board. 421 S. William Street. Mr.,Adamson reported this property to ,be in bad con- dition; that requests for repairs have been ignored; that this i,s.a.two=family dwelling and both sides are occupied. Max Cohen, 428 S. Taylor Street, South Bend, Indiana, owner of the property, appeared before the Board. There followed some discussion as to the condition of the house. Mr. Cohen stated that there was no central heating plant; that it rented for $50.00 for each side, per month. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the matter was postponed for two weeks for further investigation. 240 Pagin Street. Mrs. Bernice Dekins, 223 N. Adams Street, South Bead, Indiana, appeared before the Board. She stated that this property had be- longed to her father now deceased; that she and her sister want to repair it so they can sell it. Mrs. Dekins was ordered by the Board to have the structure boarded up within one week and the matter was postponed for two weeks before taking further action. 51312- E. South Street. Mr. Adamson stated that Gilbert Nash, State Hotel, 2232 N. Michigan Street, South Bend, Indiana, the owner of this property, requested to appear before the Board this date, but failed to do so. He was. .x stated the structure is open, is unoccupied, and in bad condition; and that. the owner wants it taken down. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board authorized Mr. Adamson to advertise for bids for demolition of the property. 2525 W. Lawton Street. Mr. Adamson stated that the owner of this property wants it torn down. U pon motion made, seconded and carried, permission was granted by�the Board to advertise for bids for demolition of the property. 4 2/10/69 A letter from J. W. Adamson, Sub -Standards director, noting properties for demolition was read and ordered filed. SALE OF STUDEBAKER TRUCK CAB AND FENDERS APPROVED Upon the recommendation of the City Engineer (and with the approval of the Mayor as provided by statute for the sale of municipally owned personal property of a value less than $500.00) the Board, upon motion made, seconded and carried, approves the sale of- one Studebaker truck cab and four fenders to Hertz System, Indiana Auto -Truck Rental Service, Inc., 117 W. LaSalle Street, South Bend, Indiana, for $225.00. CONTRACT AWARDED FOR COMMUNICATIONS MONITORING INSTRUMENT Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the recommenda- tion of the City Engineer for the award of contract for communications monitoring instrument for the Radio Maintenance Department to Cushman Electronics, Inc., 166 San Lazaro, Sunnyvale, California, 94086. " CONTRACT AWARDED FOR 8-CHANNEL DUAL RECORDER Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the recommendation of the City Engineer, and contract for 8-channel dual recorder for the Alarm Station was awarded to Dictaphone Corporation, 60455 U. S. #30, South Bend, Indiana. CONTRACT AWARDED FOR DUMP BODIES COMPLETE WITH HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the recommendation of the City Engineer and contract was awarded to Stanley Enterprises, 2808 Tucker Drive, South Bend, Indiana, for nine dump bodies complete with hydraulic systems. RE: PROCEDURE FOR ISSUING PARKING METER BAGS The recommendation of the Traffic Engineering Department,`1'or a proposed. procedure for issuing parking meter bags to contractors or others who must occupy curb space where there is a parking meter, was reviewed by the Board and, upon motion made, seconded and carried, was referred to the Legal Depart- ment for recommendation to the Board. "IN KIND" CONTRIBUTION VOUCHERS - A.C.T.I.O.N., INC. "In kind" rent vouchers for February, 1969, for Fire Station #5, 1040 Lincoln - way East ($169.58) and for Fire Station #7, 803 N.. Notre Dame Avenue ($200.00) from A.C.T.I.O.N., INC. were ordered filed. APPOINTMENT OF RONALD RAY HORLANDER - SPECIAL POLICE OFFICER The application of Ronald Ray Horlander, employed by American District Telegraph Company, for appointment as a special police officer, upon the recommendation of Chief of Police Thomas H. McNaughton, upon motion made, seconded and carried, was approved by the Board. And bond in the amount of $1,000.00 is fi1ed.wfth-:the,46ard, being a continuing .bond "until cancelled." REPORT OF BUILDING COMMISSIONER ON VANDALISM The report of Forrest West, Building Commissioner, on the extent of vandalism in City Hall on February 4, 1969, was read and ordered filed. MONTHLY SUMMARY REPORT - BUILDING DEPARTMENT Monthly summary report of the Building Department for January, 1969, was reviewed and ordered filed. DAILY TRAFFIC SUMMARY FOR JANUARY, 1969 - POLICE DEPARTMENT Daily traffic summary report for January, 1969, for the Police Department was reviewed and ordered filed. !J 1 2`e 2/10/69 REQUEST TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR STREET AND ALLEY MATERIALS - STREET DEPARTMENT Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the request of the Street Department to advertise for bids for the following street and alley materials: Item #1 - 30,000 tons hot asphaltic concrete Item #2 - 7,200 tons limestone aggregate Item #3 - 240,000 gallons emulsified asphalt Item #4 - 200,000 gallons dust control oil or oil -based concentrate to produce equivalent gallons Item #5 - 40,000 tons various gravels and ice control sand Item #6 - 29000 tons street patching materials Item #7 - 500 cubic yards of ready-mtx concrete (Class A) 200 cubic yards of ready -mix concrete (Class B) And the Clerk is directed to advertise in the South Bend Tribunew•and the Tri-County News on February 14 and February 21, 1969, for bids to be re- ceived on March 10, 1969. PARKING PROHIBITED - E. SIDE OF WILLIAM, BETWEEN WASHINGTON & COLFAX Upon motion made,seconded and carried, the Board approved the recommenda- tion of the traffic engineer to prohibit parking on the east sidez-of William Street south from the present restriction to a point 33 feet to the south which is the alley intersection, between Colfax and Washington. street;, in order to provide for a right turn lane for off street parking where the Central Junior High School stood before demolition. REMOVAL OF PARKING METERS - 209 S. MAIN STREET Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the removal of parking meters #1, #3, #5 and #7 at 209 S. Main Street in order to pro- vide access to a proposed parking lot for the First Bank and Trust Company customers. SNOW ROUTE CHANGE - MAIN STREET Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the recommenda- tion of the Traffic Engineer for the snow route on Main Street to extend to Marion Street only, due to the continuous need for curb space because of Memorial Hospital and apartment complexes near by. STREET LIGHTS APPROVED Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the recommenda- tion of the Traffic Engineer for the installation of the following street lights: Installation of a 7,000 L MV mid -block, 1200 E. Donald Street at a cost of $3.75 per month. Installation of a 20,000 L MV to complete the I & M system at a cost of $5.35 per month. CITY ENGINEER'S RECOMMENDATION ORDER TO CONSULTING ENGINEER FOR PRELIMINARY PLANS Petition of Edward J. Molenda and nine others for the improvement of the alley between Sunnymede and Wayne Street south to the first north -south alley west, by constructing a Class C, Type 1, permanent concrete pavement. Petition of Gus Cogdell and -two others for the improvement of Freemont Street from Washington Street to Lawton, by constructing a Class C pavement with curbs. Petition of Joseph Muia and eight others for the improvement of the alley between South Michigan and South Main Streets from Bowman to Calvert Street, by constructing a Class C, Type 1, permanent concrete pavement. In the foregoing petitions, upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the recommendation of the City Engineer to grant such petitions and ordered the consulting engineer, Clyde E. Williams and Associates, Inc. 2/10/69 to prepa'r'e preliminary plans, estimates and improvement resolution. STREET LIGHT OUTAGE REPORTS Street light outage reports for the period 1/27/69 to 2/5/69 were ordered filed. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting ad- journed at 11:20 A.M. AT Clerk 1 1 1