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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/07/1944 Board of Public Works Minutes167 MEETING JULY 31, 1944 • C7 • r 12 • C. A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Monday, July 31, 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 $578.55 were approved and ordered paid: j Business Systems George Curry Gibson Company Haberle Estate I Indiana Bell Telephone Co. it Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. Indiana Paint & Ylall ,Paper Co. jj Indiana Textile Co. Inland Asphalt CorJ5. j Kalite Products Inc Ketchen Bros. Ine. Agency �I Kuert Concrete.Co. Andrew Troeger Co. 5.78 Mirror Press 18.57 12.00 McComb`Battery Co. 9.56 10.03. National Ronzite Ind. 8.50 5.00 Northern Indiana Transit Co. 25.0,0 160.42 O-hio Oil Co. 16.04 3.36 Retco Alloy Co. 64.24 19.10 Richey Radiator Service 20,00 48.08 River Park Lumber Co. 7.31 57.62 Schillingts Inc. 1.10 52.50 South Bend Sand & Gravel 2,50 5.00 Standard Automotive Supply 1.,q6 7.50 The Studebaker Corp. 12.18 1.40 . Dr. F. J. Vurpillat 4.5-0 STREET DEPARTMENT: 1,1r. Anthony Zmudzinski, Street Commissioner, was present and matte pertaining to his department were discussed. I� ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT: Mr. Clyde E. 01illiams presented to the Board a letter from Mr. J. T. Voshell, District Engineer, relative to the improvement of Gertrude Street, .>i stating the information was forwarded to the District Engineer of the Wear Department at Louisville, Kentucky for consideration. This letter is filed in the office of the Board of Public -`;storks. Contractor's bonds in the amount of $1,000.00 were approved for C. 'FJ. Hushower, John Fleishman, _.Julius M. Berta and Russell Perkins. These were ordered filed. TRAFFIC ENGINEER: Idlr. Ernest H. Irliller, Traffic Engineer, was present and matters per- taining to his department were discussed. CEMETERY DEPARTMENT: Mr. Stanley Leszczynski, Sexton, was present and matters pertaini to his department were discussed. There being no further business to come before the.Board, the meeting was adjourned at 11: 30 A.M. V C1 1,1EETING AUGUST 71 1944 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Monday, August 7, 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 9,790.43 were approved and ordered paid:: American Linen Supply $ 27.00 J. A. Orr Company $ 14.75 Bock Welding and Boiler Co. 71.75 Retco Alloy Co. 77.66 Dr. B. J. Bolka 2.00 St. Joseph's Hospital 47.75 Elgin Sweeper Company 359.73 South Bend -Foundry Co. 18.50 Gadbury's Garage 232.08 South Bend Tribune 5.16 Gibson Company 15.07 Stevens Truck Service 47.85 Gilberts 15.90 Studebaker Corporaion 41.15 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 13.12 Super Auto Saluage Co. 3.00 Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. 7,368.44 Taylor Bros. 99.26 Inland Asphalt Corps 57.88 Harold A. Iffeber Agency 5.00 Korte Bros. Inc. 4.94 Weisberger Bros. 7.20 Meines, C. J. 6.00 West Side Hardware Co.. 79.88 Municipal Supply Co. 132.74 Windle Printing Co. 25,00 E. R. Newland. Co. 11.60 STREET DEPARTMENT: Mr. Anthony Zmudzinski, Street Commissioner, 'was present and matters pertaining to his department were discussed. • is ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT., Petitions were received by property owners on Kendall Street between Ewing and Calvert Street, and presented.by 'Halter Arnold, asking that Kendall street be paved. These petitions were referred to the Engineering Department.for inves- tigation and report. A report is to be made to Mr. Arnold of the necessary engineering data for improvements. . This being the date set for receiving bids -for the collection of garbage in the City of South Bend, and it now being 10:00 A.M.., the time set for opening the bids, Mr.nWilliams opened the bid presented by Mr. Frank Palmer, representing Blue Lines, Inc. Once a week collection during .the entire year, the amount of .41,916.00,;-once.a week. for -the year excepting during the months of July, August and September, when there will be a bi-weekly collection, for the amount of $4,500.00 additional. After the opening of the bid, it was indicated that an error had been made in setting .down the amount and the -bide for for once a week collection was changed by the bidder in writing to $41,626. The•Board took the matter under advisement for decision on or before August 14, 1944, TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT: Mr. Ernest H. Miller, Traffic Engineer, was present and matters pertaining to his.department were discussed. CEMETERY DEPARTIVIENT Mr. Stanley Leszczynski, Sexton, was present and matters pertain- ing to his department were discussed. There being no further busincess to come before at 10:30 A.M. ATTEST: ^ 4,.,. Clerk the Board, the meeting was adjourned x2a ice- I oara of Plef, is Works MEETING - AUGUST 14, 1944 The regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Monday, August 14, 1944. All members were present. Minuttes of the last me ting were read and approved. Salary claims in the amount of $p9,333.33 were approved a d ordered paid. Claims of the following suppliers in the amount of $2,849.91 were roved and ordered pai4: Bi-Lateral Fire Hose Co. 02,330.00 Ind. &'IJlich. Elec. Co. 36.92 Builders Store, Inc. 57.50 Inte}national Harvester Co. 1.12 Business Systems, Inc. 19.36 G:. E ',:'Meyer 56 Son 6.14 City Water Works .67 Nor." "Ind. Pub. Ser. Co. 29064 City Water Works 183.44 River Park Lumber Co. 20.90 City Water Works 1.04 River Park Lumber Co. 39.84 The Gibson Co. 1.97 The Seagrave Corp.' .50 Henry H. Davis Co. 38.40 The South Bend Supply Co. 7.52 Goodyear Service .75 'Weisberger Bros. 59.30 J. I. Holcomb Co. 14.90 STREET DEPARTMENT: Mr. Anthony Zmudzinski, Street Commissioner, was present and matters .pertaining to his department w9re discussed. 0. • • • C. ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT: 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 vaca- tion. of the alley between Jennings Avenue and Dean Street from South Michigan westward jj • to the North -South alley between Michigan and Main Streets, under vacation resolution !' No. .2528. In the above assessment roll, no remonstrators appeared and no written remonstrance were filed, the Clerk of the Board ssubmitted 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 amounts shown on said roll. The Board, therefor-e, decides to take .action on said assess ment. roll, and declares same in all things ratified, confirmed and approved without modification and the -proceedings closed, and the.alley vacated upon receipt of the amount of benefit assessments from the various property owners so benefitted and all proceedings had with reference to said alley vacation are.hereby sustained. GARBAGE DEPARTMENT: No decision having been reached in the matter of the garbage con- tract the matter was again taken under advi.seiqlent. TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT: Mr. Ernest Miller, Traffic Engineer, was present and matters per- taining to his department were discussed. CEYETARY DEPARTMENT: Mr. Stanley Leszczynski, Sexton, was present and matters pertain- ing to his department were discussed. Mr. Leszczynski was authorized to take one week of his vacation starting August 21, 1944. • •