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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/24/1943 Board of Public Works Minutesr 1' proceedings. Adopted this 17th day of Inlay, 1943. Clyde E. 'Xilliams Nathan Levy Ralph H. Longf i e ld :BOARD 0,F PTJBLIC tX O-RKS The petition to vacate an alley lying East and adjacent to Lot # 8 in Victory Addition was denied by the City Plan Commission. The same petition requested the grading of that portion of said alley lying between the East line of Lot Ott 8 in Victory addition to Portage Avenue. This request was referred to the Street Co-missio'er. LEGAL DEPARTMENT: The Board -met to hear remonstrances and to tame final action on Declaratory resolution No. 2521 for the acquisition and condemnation of the property which is situate immediately South of the present South Bend City Hall and is more specifically described as follows. All of Lot No. Eight (8) of the Original Plat of the City of South Bend, except the North Tl.renty-two (22) feet thereof. No remonstrances being filed with or presented to the Board against said pro- posed condemnation of the above described property for a public use and, thereupon, the Board being fully advised in the matter, the Board now takes final action on said resolution confirming without,modification all former action taken on the same. 4- And the Board no,ry orders that a list or roll be propared of all owners or holders o= property and of valuable interest therein sought to be taken which list or roll shall also Describe the property either injuriously or beneficially affected. Dated this 17th day of May., 1943:" Lj u There being"no further at 10:00 A.141. Clyde E. 6illiams Nathan Lev-T Ralph H. Longfield business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjo MEETING - 11JAY 24, 1943 1Z A regular meeting of the Board of `ruorks was held on Monday, May .24, 1943 at 9:00 A.'vl. All members were present. Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Salary claims in the amount of N9,463.32 ~were approved and ordered paid. Claims of the following suppliers in the amount of T'183.34 were approved and ordered Paid: S. T. :Berner 5.00 Schilling's Inc. 7.02 A. J. Brasseur 5.00 0. J. Shoemaker 2.85 D. Sherman Ellison 5.00 O. J. Shoemaker 7.31 Office Engineers 3.60 South Bend Sand f& Gravel 13.50 Ohio Oil Company 39.40 J. E. w1 alz Garage 13.10 Schilling's Inc. 1.69 --Xestern Union 3.75 Schillingts Inc. .97 Building Dept. (Trans.) 70.00 Cas . Balka (Trans.) 12.50 ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT: Mr. Henry VanRiessen, of the H. G. Christman Company, sub- NGlitted a plan for a drive way for the South Bend Tool Pc Die Company. This was approved and ordered filed. Mr. Place of the Crown Development Company, Crown Point, Indiana, came before the Board to discuss with them plans and sites for a Negro Housing Program. The Board advised him to contact the Park Department and the School City. A Contractors Bond was approved for Stanley T. 1.lachowiak, in the amount of h�1,000.00, held by the Fidelity w Deposit Company of I'aryland. This was ordered filed. 0 n U • • • 0 109 The following memo was submitted to the .board: 1ylay 18, 1943 i:1emm To - Board of Public IFYorks From - Clyde E. 'nrilliarms, City Civil Engineer • A few months ago officials of the Belleville Lumber Company appeared before the Board and requested the Board to accept certain streets in Bercliff Addition for maintenance under present conditions. The request was made because agreement with the F.H.A. requir s pavement and it is impossible at this time to obtain paving materials. • n U C7 • A recent inspection was made of the unpaved portion of Timber Lane and also Oakcrest Drive from Timber Zane to 35th Street. A profile was requested to determine if these streets have been graded to the grade established by this Board. The streets have been graded approximately to the established -~-fade, and bank run gravel has been installed approximately 20 feet in width and 6 inches in depth on or near the center line of these streets. Even though this gravel is not exactly to grade, it being as much as one foot below grad in some places, the Engineering Department recommends that it be accepted for maintenanc The remainder of the roadway section is in satisfactory condition. If and.when resur- facing material is available, it will the to bring the final grade to its proper elevation. jThis was approved by the Board and ordered filed. Mr. Perkins, one of the Trustees of the Borian Cemetary, came before the Board to request that the City take over the operation of the Cemetary. The Board took this advisement, and it was suggested that 1Ir. Perkins submit his proposal to the Board in writing, before any action be made. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 10 :00 A,I. ATTEST: er I''IEETI- G - JUTE 1, 1943 I A regular meeting of the Board of `+corks was held on Tuesday, June 1, 1943 at i? 9:00 A.1,I. All members were present. 1:I'inutes of the last meeting were read and 1 approved. Claims of the following suppliers in the amount of $�1815.05 were approved it and ordered paid: American Florist Suppler 2.20 Ernest H. MMiller 5.25 Business Systems 127.15 National 1,?ill Supply 6.24 Business Systems 4.84 1VIirror Press 2.02 Business Systems 1.47 E. R. ivewland Co. 1.01 Business Systems .66 Schilling's Inc. 5.93 J. Desy"tilde Hardware Co. 32.93 South Bend Sand &, Gravel 8.60 Ind. t ldtich. Elec. Co. 2.28 South ?.end Sand & Gravel 10.95 Kaylor-dolman Co. 50.20 Standard Oil Conpany 443.72 Korte Bros. 250.00 +dei sberge-r Bros. 9.60 Korte Bros. 850.00 A salary claim for w62.50 was a_r,proved and ordered paid out of the special Fund or the Interceptor Sewer Fund. STREET DEPARTIT,IENT: L1r. Tony Zmudzinski, Street Comte issioner was present at the meeting and matters pertaining to his department were discussed. MMr. Zmudzinski turned over to the Board �')9.00 for the use of the grader and $2.00 from the sale of junk. The Board having approved the specifications for one new or used power driven street sweeper, as prepared and submitted by the Engineering Department, the Clerk is hereby authorized to advertise for bids.to be received in the office of the Board of Public ;storks and Safety until 10:00 A.1i% June 21, 1943, at which time they will be publicly opened and read. TRAFFIC ENGINEER: Mr. Ernest Miller, traffic Engineer, was present at the meeting and matters pertaining to his department were discussed.