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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/29/1943 Board of Public Works Minutes131 MEETING - NGVEMBER 22, 1943 • 0 • • A regular meeting of the Board of Public ,fforks was held on Monday, November 22, 1943 at 9:00 A.M. 'Those present were Mr. Clyde E. Williams, and Mr. Ralph Longfield. +llr. Nathan Levy was absent. Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Claims of the following suppliers were approved -and ordered paid: S. T. Berner Agency 5'.00 Radio Distributing Co. 67.56 Business Systems 3.14 St. Joseph Agency 5.00 Gtto Gratzol Signs 4,00 Schilling's Inc. 1.33 Kaylor-Holman Co. 21.05 Schillingts. Inc. 1.06 Interstate Paint & Glass Co. 12.42 C. A. Schrader Go. 3.90 Nor. Ind. Pub. Ser. :Go. 1.71 Studebaker Corp. 77,00 McClave Printing Co. 13.25 Studebaker Corp. 1.06 Ohio Coil Co. 16.66 Studebaker Corp. 1.06 Ohio Oil Co. 651.76 Studebaker Corp. 6.26 The following claims out of the Special Iff.P.A. Fund or the Interceptor Sewer Fund were approved and ordered paid: Grand Tunk Nestern R.R. Co. 2.92 STREET DEPARTMENT: Mr. Anthony Zmudzinski, Street Coranissioner,was present and ratters pertaining to his department were discussed. ENGINEERING DEPARTIVI.ENT: A contractor's bond in the amount of $1,000.00 was approved for South Bend Builders Inc., and ordered filed. Mr. Williams presented carbon copies of letters sent to the Common Council rel- ative to meetings he has had with representatives of the Grand Trunk, New York Central and Pennsylvania Railroads, and the discussion of various types of safety signals for railroad crossings. Their construction erevvs are already at work repairing some of the crossings, and they plan the reconstruction of some crossings next spring. These letters were ordered filed. A petition was received asking for a local sewer on Duey Street from South Bend Avenue South to Howard Street. This was referred to the Engineering department for investigation and report. Upon being advised that the Federal grant of $17,250.00 was apportioned into various accounts for the execution of the Project, and that $p1,400.00 was set up in a miscellaneous account that would not be used, and that the construction account of $14,600.00 was insufficient to meet the entire construction cost of the Governments portion of the contract, the following motion_ was made, seconded and unanimously, carried: RESOLVED: That the Federal Works Agency be requested to transfer the 01,400,, in the miscellaneous account of the Federal Grant, Indiana 12-137 to the construction account. CEMETERY DEPARTMENT.* Mr. Stanley Leszczynski, Sexton, was present and matters pertain- ing -to his department were discussed. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourne at 10:00 A.M. AT Lll"_ Clerk MEE^1ING - NOVEI'YIBER 29, 1943 A regular meeting of the Board �of Public "'VoriTs was held on Yonday, November 29, 1943 at 9:00 A.M. Those present were Mr. Cl-yde E. Williams, and I:111r. Rathan Levy, Mr. Longfield being absent. I;_inutes of the last meeting w ere read and approved. Salary claims in the a;:iount of $9,187.27 were approved and ordered paid. Claims of the following suppliers in the amount of $556.79 :were approved and ordered paid: I Indiana Bell Tel. Co. • Indiana Bell Tel. Co. Ind. & Mich. Electric Co. Interstate Glass & Paint Co. �McCaffery Co. I Office Supply is Equipment �iBuilding Department (Trans.) C. F. Balka (Trans.) • 72.00 Roy tal Typewriter Co. -150.92 0. J. Shoemaker 36.96 0. J. Shoemaker 8.17 G. J. Shoemaker 3.69 South Bend Supply Co. 16,50 Stevens Oil Co. 87.50 lestern Union Tel. Co. 12.50 Ernest Miller (Trans.) 10.50 1.02 69.99 8.15 6.36 51.70 .71 20.00 132 The following claim was paid out of the oSpecial Fund or the Interceptor Sewer Fund.: Edgar Anderson (Salary) 62.50 STREE'T DEPARUMENT: Mr. Anthony Zmudzinski Street Commissioner, was present and matter's pertaining to his department were discussed. I"T'r- 7,mudzinski presented, $25.00 to the Board ,�,,rhich he had received from the sale of truck #7 which was junked. ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT.* Mr. 111liams presented then following letter, to the Board: Federal V11orks Agency Office of the Regional Director tie Si on 1V Chicago, 6, Illinois In r eplTt refer to November 27, 1943 tF" Ind. 12-137 South Bend Access Road Mr. Clyde E. Xilliams, City 'Civil Engineer, "ity Hall, South Bend, Indiana Dear IdTr. Nilliams: this will acknowledge receipt of your letter dated November 23, 1943 transmitting two (2) certified copies of the Proceedings of the 3oard of Public 'dVorks, South Bend, Indiana, in making an Award of Contract in connection with the above reference project. Also, an unofficial copy o_' the Ordinance presented to the City Council, November 22, 1943, transferring the funds for the payment of the balance of the project. The above mentioned Ordinance to be up for public hearing and action December 13, 1943, and subject to approval by the State Tax board. We have reviewed the documents submitted and find them -to be satisfactory to this office, and we concur in the action taken by the Board of Public lNorks in awarding the contract as follows: Contract Contractor No. Type Base Bid 1 Reith, Riley Construction Access _load �15,440.50 Company, Goshen, Indiana It is r eq_uested that the 'City of South Bend furnish this office with a copy of the contract for the continuation of the roadway in Fellows Avenue from Chippewa ,Avenue to the Housing project, also a statement from the City Treasurer that funds are available for such work undertaken by the City for which no Federal Aid is made, as soon as the above information is available. Kindly forward to this office at the earliest possible date at least one (1) executes and two (2) conformmed copies of the contract documents, and three (3) sets of plans, signed by bath the contractor and the owner. The executed copy of the contract documents and one plan will be returned to you upon completion of our examination_; the two conformed copies of documents and plans will be retained for our files. tf you desire our approval stamp on more than one executed copy of the contract documents, transmit as many copies as you wish. You are authorized to instruct the contractor to proceed with the construction immediately. Kindly transmit a copy of this notice,to this office without delay. Yours very truly, R. D. I;acGill, Regional 'Engineer CEMETERY DEPARTia11IT: ir. Stanley Leszczynski, sexton,.l`Vas present and matters per- taining to his department,were discussed. Mr. Leszczynski presented his report for the month of November, 1943. • • • • 0 133 There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 10 : 00000 AT--- 6 Clerk oard of public '4IV s MEETING - DECEMBER 61 1943 A regular meeting of the .Board of Public 'Forks was held on l.ionday, December 6, 1943 at 9:00 S.Til. All members were present. Mlinutes of the Last meeting were read and approved. Claims of the following suppliers in the amount of t7,902,01 were approved and ordered paid: y j C. F. Balka 2.50 Mirror Press 70.63 Business Systems 1.59 River Park Lumber Co. 3.38 Business Systems 2.74 Royal Typewriter Co. 1.75 Business Systems 11.27 Schilling's Inc. 3.33 I; Business Systems 3.09 Schilling's Inc. .52 Business Systems 9.17 F. A. Schoeppel 7.50 Business Systems .98 C. A. Schrader 13.58 I L. 0. Gates 53.41 O. J. Shoemaker 50.33 i The Gibson Company 136.54 0. J. Shoemaker 10.64 ! Ind. & Mich. Elec. Co. 1.38 O. J. Shoemaker 3.96 �j Ind. & Bich. Elec. Co. 6,984.91 State Highway Comm. 3.00 ',Ind. & Mich. Elec. Co. 23.04 South Bend Sand & Gravel Co. 5.00 �I Ind. & Teich. Elec. Co. 3.00 South Bend 'Tribune 66.18 Ind. & Mich. alec. Co. 173.16 Studebaker 'Corp. .43 • ! Ind. & Mich. Elec. Co. 132.58 Studebaker Corp. 2,52 Interstate Glass & Paint Co. 16.12 Studebaker "Corp. 17.08 Kaylor-Tolman Co. 4.26 Andrew Troeger & Co. 32.40 Korte Bros. 2.97 'li`est Side Hardware 1.65 Korte Bros. 42.42 ."J1ire & Disc ";!heel 3.00 STREET DEPAR�1',IIENT: I:1r. Anthony Zmudzinski, Street ComLmissione°r, was present and matters pertaining to his department were discussed. The Board informed I1'r. 'Zmudzinski that appraisers had been appointed for the sale of certain property belonging to the City Street Department. j� ENGINEERING DEPARTi:lENT:, The Engineering Departr:,ent presented a sketch pertaining to the petition.for the construction of a sewer on Duey Street from Howard Street to j! South -Bend Avenue. It was recommended that due to the scarcity of materials and also due to -the fact that the sewer would serve properties already being utilized, that this be considered a post-°�;rar project. The Board, upon motion duly made, seconded, ■ i and unanimously carried, authorized the Clerk to ,notify the principal petitioner of ;; this recorzaendation. Excavation bonds were approved and ordered filed for the following: Emmett Shaul, Emil Spromberg, Phillip Cohn, Albert Smith & Son, Jacob Hawblitzel & Son, Louis, C. Sto-11 Co. Inc., Mitchell Jahn, Rocco Simeri and. the Sibley Heating & Plumbing Company • ! e CQXDE;NATION # 2525 I1 Nbtice of the foregoing; resolution having been published., the Board of Public 11 Works and Safety met to hear and receive remonstrances from all persons inte-rested in or affected by the said proceedings, at its office in the City Hall on the 6th day of December, 1943, at 10:00-.A.Y.- (C.`w.T. ). One remonstrance was received, in words and figures as follows: South Bend, St. Joseph, County, Indiana December 4, 1943 !I To the Board of Public 11ti1orirs and. Safety of the City of South Bend, Indiana: RE: Condemnation Resolution No. 2525. • �I The undersigned property owner, being interested or affected by the proposed opening and paving of Chippewa Avenue, said City, from the East line of ilichigan,Street to the North and South center line of Section 25, Township 37 North, Range 2 East, and the opening and paving of Fellows Street from the North line of said section South a dis- tance of 658.7 feet, remonstrate against said proposed opening and paving for the !i reason that said opening and paving will occasion more damage than the benefits will A amount to and/or that said opening and paving will not be of public benefit or utility. ;,I_ITCOI.B & EELLEr�, IND., I� • { BY: 4s) Fred W. Keller, President (s) Howard !a, liloore, Sec. -Tres.