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Home My WebLink About03/06/1944 Board of Public Works MinutesM4 • 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 adjourned at 10:00 A.M. J oard of Public Wor MEETING - MARCH 61 1944 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Monday, March 6, 1944 at 9:00 A.M. All members were present. Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. .Claims of the following suppliers in the amount of 2,080.09 were approved and ordered paid: • II Bruggners News Agency C . F. Balka Edwards Iron Works Goodyear Service Goodyear Service Goodyear Service B. J. Bolka, M.D. Sam Berman Edwards Iron Works The Gibson Company Hoffman Bros. J. I. Holcomb Co. Ind. & Mich. Elec. Go. • Ind. & Mich. Elec. Co. 0 11 • • 2.33 Indiana Bell Tele. Co. 72.66 3.54 Ind. & I,Iich. Elec. Go. 1.62 82.50 Lloyd Insurance Agency 5.00 .75 Mirror Press 3.31 .75 United States Treasury 530.40 20.01 Municipal Supply Co. 15.60 20.00 E..R. Newland Co. 811.80 91.17 River Park Lumber Co. 26.22 8.77 River Park Lumber Co. 96.39 32.10 Standard Oil Co. 37.96 50.77 Standard Oil Co. 50.93 34.50 Stevens Oil Co. 9.19 1.00 Studebaker Corp. 4.22 44.76 Studebaker Corp. 10.54 Andrew Troeger Co. 1.40 STREET DEPARTMENT: Mr. Anthony Zmudzinski, Street Commissioner, was present and matters pertaining to his department were discussed. This being the date set for opening the bids received on the sewer cleaning equip- ment, the Tractor with snow plow and mower attachments and the Asphalt and it now being 10:00 A. ,, the following bids were opened and read by Mr. Pavey: Only one bid received on Sewer Cleaner as follows: Champion Corporation 2 Unit Power Sewer Cleaner Hammond, Indiana Two Trucks equipped with heavy duty knee action wheels. Steel drum with 750 ft. Capacity. Automatic level Cable dVinder. Auxiliary cable drum. Automatic:: clutch control. Special Hand Drum -brake, A 5-7 H.P. 2 cylinder (LeRoi) enclosed Engine. Two Cables, 1A_" diameter, 6 strands, 19 wires, hemp center steel cables. 600t long each. 450t suandard. For extra long manhole distances can supply 7501 on each. 6001 galvanized steel cable 1/4" for leaving in sewer at night. _ Two OK Champion Manhole Guide Wheels with telescope brace. One No. "B" ON Champion Expansion Bucket for 8" sewer or larger One No. "C" QN Champion Expansion Bucket for 10tt sewer or larger. One No. "D" ON Champion Expansion Bucket for 12t' sewer or larger. One No. "E" GK- Champion Expansion Bucket for 15tt sewer or larger. One No. "F" OK, Champion Expansion Bucket for 20" sewer or larger. Two 4 ft. steel hooks. Two Steel Hand Hooks. One 10 ft. Pike Pole. One Root Remover. Necessary wrenches, emergency crank -handles and chain for lowering guide wheel. One Bid received on Tractor as follows: John Deere Plow Company Indianapolis, Indiana F.O.B. South Bend, Indiana $2,250,00 146 One bid received on Tractor as follows: John Deere Plow Company, 1 - AL 130 John Deere Model "LI" Tractor with Indianapolis, Indiana 5.00xl5-in. 4-ply front`and..7.00k22-in. 4-ply rear tires, with starter and= light s including battery ------------------------ 630.75 1 - No. 7-D John Deere Power Dower with Hydraulic Lift, 5 ft. cut---------$225.00 The following bids were reseived on 10 tank car loads of asphalt: Inland Asphalt Corporation, Tialag MC-3 Cut -back Asphalt meeting 6500 N. Hamlin Avenue, Federal Specification $.1244 per gal Chicago, 45, Illinois Tialag RG-3 Cut -back Asphalt meeting Federal Specification $.1269 per gal Federal Specification MC-3 cut -back asphalt �-.0813 per gallon Federal specification R-0-3 cut -back asphalt $-.0838 per gallon. Asphalt Department Federal specifications Standard Oil Company,. Cut -back asphalt (MC-1-2-3-5) South Bend, Indiana F.O.B..Refinery TS.0575 Freight per gal. .0088 Delivered price �.0663 Federal Specifications Cut -back asphalt (RC-2-3-5) F.O.B. Refinery �.0600 Freight per gal. .0088 Delivered price .0688 The bid of the Standard Oil Company for MC-3 Cut -back -Asphalt -,and RC-3 Cut -back. Asphalt was accepted. The bid of the Inland Asphalt Company for Tialag MG-3 and Tialag RC-3 was accepted. No action was taken on other bids received. ENGINEERING DEPARTIIIE NT : VACATION RESOLUTION No. 2527 RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC NORKS OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA: That it is desirable to vacate the following: ALLEY SOUTH OF HURON STREET FROM LAIiE STREET TO THE ALLEY ;BEST GF LAKE STREET AND INCLUDING A 5t CUT-OFF ON THE NQRTH'WEST CORNER OF LOT NO. 63 ATE _ FROM THE WEST LINE OF THE ALLEY +EST GF LAB STREET TO FALCON STREET AND INCLUDING A 5 t CUT-GFF ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT NG . 61. The following property may be injuriously or beneficially affected by such vacati Lots 57, 580 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66 and 67 inclusive Belleville First Unit Notice of this resolution shall be published on the loth day of March, 1944 and on the 17th day of IVIar ch, 1944 in the South Bend Daily Tribune and the `Meekly Mirror. This Board, at its office in the City Hall on the 3rd day of April, 1944 at 10:00 A.tA. will hear and receive remonstrances from all persons interested in or affected by these proceedings. Adopted this 6th day of March, 1944. ATTEST: James P. Conboy, Clerk Clyde E. Williams Nathan Levy Ralph H. Longfield Board of Public Wo rk s 7 • 0 • • 0 14'7. • TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT: Mr. Ernest Miller, Traffic .Engineer, was present and matters pertain ing to his department were discussed. Mr. Miller was granted permission to be in Indianapolis, Larch 8-9-1-11 to work on the down town traffic system with the :State Traffic Engineer. CEMETERY DEPARTTIENT: Mr. Stanley Le-szczynski,. Sexton, presented his report for the month of February, 1944. ,There being no further business to come befcre the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 10:30 A.LI. li MEETING - MARCH 13, 1944 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Monday, March, 13, 1944 at 9:00 A.M. All members were present. Minutes of the last meeting were; read and approved. Salary claims in the amount of $7,837.05 were approved and ordered paid. Claims of the following suppliers in the amount of $ 8,760.69 were approved and ordered paid: i W. H. Bruner $ 5.00 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. $ 65.79 C. F. Balka Trans. 12.50 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 10.60 City Water Works 5.38 Ind. & Mich. Elec. Co. 173.16 D. Sherman Ellison Agency 5.00 Ind. & Mich. Elec. Co. 6,997.66 Goodyear Service 2.25 McClave Printing Co. 65.00 • Harry's Watch Shop 2.50 McClave Printing Co. 95.00 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 6.19 St. Joseph Heating Co. 300.85 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 2.82 River Park Lumber Co. 487.41 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 162.20 South Bend Tribune 3.30 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 6.19 U. S. Treasurer 95.00 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 12.43 Morrell Mfg. C,o. 99.07 I STREET DEPARTTM�ET: Mr. Anthony 2nudzinski, Street Commissioner, was present and matters pertaining to his department were discussed. ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT: The Board approved a permanent easement on a sewer through iI the Studebaker Defense Plant Corporation and I the Studebaker Property. The Board has been advised Ij that the Railroads involved in the Meade and Arnold Street Crossings have filed new applications with the War Production Board for gates and flashers at those crossings. A letter was drafted to the City :Council advising them of the fact. The transaction having been completed in the sale of the city owned gravel pit to the South Bend Sand & Gravel Corporation, the deed and abstract having been delivered to the South Bend Sand & Gravel Corporation, the two checks totaling 4,000.00 from said Ij South Bend Sand & Gravel Corporation were submitted to the City Controller. This being the date set, hearing was had on the final assessment roll of improvemeni • resolution No. 2524, known as the Duey Street Sewer, for a local sewer on Duey Street from South Bend Avenue, north to the north line of Hartman and Miller's Addition and Hartman and I'Moodworth Addition. In the above named assessment roll, no remonstrators appeared and no written re- monstrances were filed with the Clark of the Board, the Clerk gave proof that the hassessment roll was published in two newspapers, and the Board, being fully advised in Ithe premises, finds that.the several lots and parcels of land have been benefited in the amounts whown on said assessment roll. The Board, therefore, decides to take final faction on said assessment roll and declares same in all things ratified and confirmed and approved without modification and the proceedin7s closed. The Board now orders said iassessment roll delivered to the Department of Finance. 11 TRAFFIC DEPARUITIENT: Mr. Ernest Miller, Traffic Engineer, was present and matters per- j�tairiing to his department were discussed. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 10:00 A.'V1. Z"? . t I! j AT T V- I� lerk iQ7 Ii ;