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ENGINEERING DEP�,RFMEHT: A contractor's bond in the amount of �?1,000.00 was ap�)roved for
Central Excavators, inc., of 302 East Ottawa Street, Logansport, Indiana and was ordere
filed.
The :Board received carbon copies of two letters written to tha Keith -Riley Construction
Company of Goshen, Indiana, one directing them to proceed irz;�ediately with the construe-!
Lion of the Chippewa Avenue access, road signed by, 11r. Vili.iams, and one stating that duel
to the,. inability' to obtain. tar for prune on the Chippewa ;:Avenue project, Ind. 12-137,
the Reith-Riley Company is authorized to use cut pack asphalt, applied in two applica- 1'
tions,, using extreme care to, see that the soil ce ient is thoroughly cleaned before the !i
first application. The change to cut back asphalt shall not incur any additional ex-
pense to the City or to the,Federal -Works Agency., This letter was signed by 71m. S.
i:aore, En gineer.
This being the date set, hearing was held on, the assessment roll_ showing the
award of damages and the assessment of benefits in the matter of the vacation of the
alley south of Huron Street from Lake Street to the Alley *V'aest of Lake Street and
including a 5 foot out off on the Northwest corner of Lot. �63 and from the''Vest line
of the alley west of Lake Street to Falcon Street and including a 5 foot cut off on the
Northeast corner of Lot #61 under vacation resolution No. 2527.
In the above assessment roll, no remonstrators appeared and no written remonstrances
were filed, the Clerk of the Board submitted proofs of publication of notices and same
were found sufficient, and the Board, being fully advised in the premises, therefore,
finds that the several lots and parcels of land have been benefitted and damaged in the f;
amounts sho:vn on said roll. The oard, therefore, decides to take action on said assess't
ment roll, and declares s�?;�e in all thins ratified, conf firmed and approved without !,
modification and the preceedings closed, and the alley vacated upon receipt of the II
amount of benefit assessments from the various property owners so benefitted, and all
proceedings had with reference to said alley vacation are '_hereby sustained. j
TRAPrIC DEPAiMIENT: IVir. Ernest I,liller, Traffic gineer, was present and matters per-
�aining to his department were discussed. 1.1r. ';Tiller was granted permission to attend
the 22nd :Annual Safety Council Conference at Chicago, flay 2, 3 and 4th.
CEIMETERY DEPz:I1TI'.4ENT: I,1r. Stanle,,T Leszczyns'_�:i, 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 :30 A. M,
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IrETII+G - h1AY 8, 1944
A regularr meeting of the Board of rublic orks :rus held on i:Ionday, I.1ay 8, 1944 at
9:00 A.I11. I;r. ti`Jilliaras was absent. :`mutes of the last meeting were read and approved.
Claims of the following suppliers in the anount of �17,908.69 were approved and ordered
paid;
C: F: Balka`( Trans.)
12:50
Ketclien Bros. Ins. Co.
N 5:00
S.'T.'Berner Agency
5:00
J. C. Lauber Co.
121:34
S. T. Berner Agency
5.00
Erne st I111iller ( Trans .)
22 :44
Business Systems
19:75
Stanley J. I_uszynski
5:00
Business Systems
9.92
St. Joseph IT Co.
248:83
Ray'Fieldman
46.00
AnericEn Linen Supply
9:00
Ind: &. vii ch. Elec.- Co.-
170,01
Schilling's Inc.
2 : 50
Ind: &,Idich.' Elece Co'
143:50
River Park Lumber Co.
15 15
Ind. & I,1ich. Elec. Co .
7, 004:82
Russell F. . Sri Ins : Co :
5:00
Indiana Bell Telephone Co.
72.00
Indiana & 1ilich. Elec, Co.
1.08
STREET, DEPARTi,1ENT: 11r. Anthony Zmudzinski, Street. Co:-L-~~iissioner, was present and matters
pertaining to his department were discussed.
Mr. Zmudzinski informed the Board that the railroad crossings of the Pennsylvania
Railroad were in bad condition, and the Clerk of the Board was directed to write to the
Pennsylvania and request them to repair their crossings.
Mr. Zmudzinski also informed the Board that some contractors have been making
excavations in the parkway of streets and leaving them open at night without bombing
and barricading them, in which instances, tiie Street Department is called to barricade
the opening. The Board instructed I,,Ir. Zmudzinski-to inform the Clerk the next time'
such an accurance takes place and the Clerk will send the Contractor a letter on it.
TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT: Iti1Ir. Ernest Miller, Traffic inginear., was present and matters per-
taining to his department were discussed.
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ENGINEERING DEPARTI;'IENT: Contractor t s bonds in the amount of $1, 000.00 were approved for
Herman F. Glazer, Jr. and harry N. Barnes, and were ordered filed.
CEMETERY DEPARMENT Mr. Stanley L6szczynski, 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..A.
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I EETII G _;IAY 15, 1944
A re8ular meeting of the 3oa rd of - ublic . or'z-s was held on--onda�.r, IAa yT 15, 1944
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at 9:t00 A.Ivj. All me ribers were present. T'Tinutes of the lest meeting sere read and
approved. Salary claims in the amount of z;>8,744.65 ,Jere approvedandordered paid.
Claims of the followin`; sup;:liers in the amount of �536.84 were approved and ordered pa'
American Linen Supply 1.25 Korte Bros. 0 33-010
Business �Systeyms 10-55 ltorte- Bros. 94.71
Business Systeris 1:20 J. C. Lauber Co. 2.43
Business Systems 3053 pining ce Mfg: Co. 64.50
Churchill I:'Ifg. Co. 32 : 60 I.Iinne so to i,IininG w iCo.fg. Co 66 :00
City .'pater Works 3 - 21 Modern Talking Picture Co. 17.00
City `'iater t�orks' 30-94 - .IT ::ill Supply 23:14
D. Sherman .Ellison Agency 3:05 -E. -f. Ne.vland Co. 14:00
The Gibson Company 44:55 Isortl,,ern Indiana Transit Co. 25:00
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Hoff .man Bros. 7.00 0f f is e Suppl7,r Ec Eauipr-qent Co . 3050
Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 26-943 B. K. Patterson-ri"ency 5:00
Indiana 13Z I;Iichigan Electric Co: .72 Schillin-r's Inc. 4.09
Indiana ,iichigan Electric Co: 39:24 South Bend X- Ray Laboratory 10:00
Indiana -ichigan Electric Co. 1.00 Travelers Insurance Co. 5.00
j�'TREET 1:llEP 1TL ',Z, - T: I_r. Anthony Z-mudzins'_i:i, Street °vomzgissioner., was present and ratters
II pertaining to his depart_;.ent -,,ere discussed.
N ,?i" J=t; wry" - rti�.l estimmate "0 1 for the Chippewa
�. EI GI1�EE'RII ..a D � t� ,�1, tT. The oara ap ,roved -a 2
Avenue and for the Federal portion of project, Indiana 12-137, in'the amount of �8450.50.
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, also partial estimate of ti?2,948.50 was approved for the Cities portion of the project
on Fellows Streets.
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A petition was received as.�ing for the vacation of an -alley between Jennings ! venue
and Dean Avenue, from :youth.an Street t o - ain Street. This was referred to the
Engineering department for report.
TRA-`PFIC DEP RT!�= T: IIr. Ernest Biller, Traffic Engineer, was present and matters per-
taining to his depart_ent sere discussed.
CE:AETERY DERLI,- lhEI1T: I.Ir. Stanley Leszcz�Tnski, Sexton, waspresent and ,ratters pertaining
to his depart_ent �,rrere discussed.
There being no further business to cone before the Board,
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the meeting was adjourned