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Home My WebLink About05/13/1946 Board of Public Works Minutes253 A petition for a Traf 'ic Signal at the intersection of 1" alnut and Sample Streets y ilwas referred to arTr. :;Tiller for investigation and report. T:Tr. TTiller was granted e2:nission to attend the 'President? s Safety Council in 'iashington, D. C. on T;Tay 8,9 and 10. ENGINEERING DEPAR:T11-ENT: An excavation bond was approved and ordered filed for .�d. L. Lire ei-man. • Contractor's bonds were approved and ordered filed for Peter Schumacher & Sons, Inc., and the Indiana Bell Telephone Company. A letter was received from the City Plan Commission in which they indicate they do not recommend the vacation of the alley North of Vassar Avenue from ".rilber Street to College Street. The Board, therefore, did not approve the vacation and the Clerk II of the Board Iias directed to write to the petitioners infor.line them of this decision The Board approved the established grade of the alley '.`test of Adarls :Street from the alley North of Elwood Avenue to Teller Street. STREET T:Tr. Casimer Balka, Street Corfr, i ssioner, -:,,as present and matters ij pertaining to h i depart! ent were discussed. Ijl !� C70:1ETERY DEPART_KENT: 1.1r. Stanley Leszczynski, Sexton, --ras present and matters per- taming t o hz s depar tment were discussed. I� . There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was 11 adjourned at 10 : 00 A. T1T _ • Elay 13, 1946 I 'A regular meeting of the Board of Public _.'forks was held on Mlonday, .';Tay 13, 1946 at 8:30 A.TT. All members were present. TTinutes of the last _leetin�- were read and approved. Salary claims in the amount of ��13,197.47 were approved and ordered paid. Claims of the following suppliers in the amotiuit of �>812.60 were approved and ordered ,! paid: • American Linen Sup- ply 9.00 G. TTeyer 8-, Son City "rater '.7orrzs 7.38 The Gibson Company 15345 C. R., Green w Son j` Ind. & T,Tich. Elee. Co. 55.00 The, Gibson_ Company 137.83 Indiana Bell Telephone 240.30 TToff_:1an Bros. 6.23 Hoffman Bros. 7.02 �i The T;LcCaffery Co. 1.50 Ind, s -Mich. Jlee. Co. 45.05 1.00 C. F. Balka (Trans.) 12.50 Ind. rich. lec. Co. 19.88 j J. A. Orr Co. 130.00 Ind. °, T,Tich. `lee. Co. 16 Se,Tage ;corks Engineering 2.00 Indiana Bell Telephone j 17.44 South Bend Janitor Supply1.75 The Oliver Corp. 47.30 7eisberger Bros. 13.88 C. A. Sc=trader 15.15 I,Sheehan Tire Service 30.40 TRAFF� IC- ._�i: _ . T.Tr. ernes TTiller, Tr af f zc Engineer, ias present and matters i pertaining to 1-as department �i were discussed. j! TiGINEER.IING JEPAR7Ar_ 7'_P • T' _ �_____•__ _ ne 15 fuel B r , , t • r Board approved t'ie installation ion of two 5000 allon oil tams partially the in the street, on ,-rest Parallel Street in the rear of Linden School. Penn ,,ission :ras ^;ranted to the School Ci ty of South Bend. j A Contractor's bond was approved and ordered filed for TTarrj ? p am e s ,� .� STREET DEPAR 'TJTl?� TrTr. Casimer Balka, Street Commissioner, ,,,ras present and . matters pertaining to his dep artr_-lent ,Jere discussed. • The Street CorL issioner certified to the Comn_on Council that truck l?o. 15, 1which was purchased in 11.pril 1937, is no longer in service and no longer has any i, real value to the city. He further certified that the value of said truce ,,;than one hundred dollars. is less ENGINEERING D EPARTT.TETTT: The Board approved the construction of a sever on Calvert ,street for serving three lots 1644 to 1710. Said se;'re_r to be constructed between the curb and side walk as the streot is already, paved. 0 254 CiiJ1;fET_,'RT'' D.EPARF ULETIT: 1.1r. Stanle&r Leszczyn.ski, Sexton, was present and matters pertaining to hisdepartient were discussed. There being, no further business to come before tide Board, the meeting was, adjourned at 10:00 A.IVI. ITT BOARD "47ORKS ADDENDA TO MINUT11S 0 I':,Iay 13, 1946: ':Tr. Ray S. Andrysiak, City Engineer, filed Sri-iary assessment roll showing the award of daz^iag es and -the asses srient of benefits in the matter of the vacation of the alle7r :youth Of y�_Ishawaka Avenue from Louise Street to the Grand Tr,,)nk 'Jestern Railroad under vacation resolution ?�o. 2545. in the above naried assess -_--gent roll, t'.le oard hereby orders that it will meet in the City Iiall on the Ord day of June, 1946 11:00 .1 f o-r the pear?pose of hearing and re- ceiving remonstrances lroc_ti all persons interested in or affected by said vacation, and th Board further orders that notice of said hearing,, together one amount of damages awarded and benefits assessed be addressed to thepropert,- owners b;T publishin same on the 17th day of Hlay and on the 24th dad- of I:Tay, 1946 in the South Bend -.tally `.tribune and the 'Meekly T,��irror. 1'ay 20, 1946 A regular meeting of the Board of Public -Jorks was held on 1,Tonday, T:Iay 20, 1946 at :30 A. All-em'oers sere present. ';Iinutes of the last meeting «e_,e read and ap1.proved,' Claims of the following suppliers in the miount of �7�1, 921.38 were approved and ordered paid: American Linen Sup-ly 1.25 Sheehan Tire Service g27S.40 City ';`rater ':'forks 2.26 . Sheehan Tire Service 14.86 Otto Gratzol Signs 19.38 Sheehan Tire Servide 17.70 Indiana Bell Telephone 6.19 Super ,Sales Co. 22.50 The IncCaffery Co. .61 South. Bend Tribune 22.51 Mirror Press 22.90 ''eisberger Bros. 5.50 J. V. Cassady, 1:T.D. 3.00 Sheehan Tire Service 87.90 The Gibson Company 504.51 Sheehan Tire Service 215.20 Hoffman Bros. 9.25 Sheeyaan Tire Service 67.95 Indiana Bell Telephone 6.0,0 Sheehan Tire :Service 57.16 Lien Chemical Commpany 4.80 South Bend Iron c Metal Co. 11.37 The iIcCaf fer n Co. 2. 03 South Bend Sup ply no. 2.08 The iTcCaffery Co. 19.74 Standard Oil Company 454.'66 ' G. E. .,Teygr Cz Son 1.52 The Studebaker Corp. 7.57 Schilling's Inc. 13.10 'Ves,tside Iardvrare 38.39 An application was received for a Parking Lot ,South of the Colfax Bridge, with an entrance from T:Till Street and an alley -roan Michigan Street. This was approved by the Board. TRAP'141IC DEPAP.TL,1L1IT: I r. Ernest T:Tiller, Traffic Engineer, waspresent and clatters pertain- ing to his aepar , ent .:sere discussed. ENGINEIR ING DEP,11RTTs1 �T T: A Contractor's bond .was approved and ordered filed for TTenry A. S trohi. Condemnation Resolution i,1o. 2547 This being the date set, hearing was held on the assessment roll shot'°rin the award of da:iages and the assessment of benefits in the matter of the condemmation of sufficient lots and lands for the opening and widenin of 'Jilber Street to a width of 60 feet from the center line of I;lerood. Avenue to the center line of _Teller Street under condemnation resolution No. 2547. In the above named assessment roll, no remonstrances appeared and no written re- monstrances were filed, the Clerk of the Board submitted proofs of publication of notices and same were found sufficient, and the Board, theref ore, finds that the several lots and parcels of land have been benefitted and damaged in the amounts shown on said roll. Ther Board, therefore, decides to take final action on said assessment roll and declares same in all things ratified, confirmed and approved without modification and the pro- ceedings closed, and the lots and lands vacated, upon -receipt of the amount of benefit assessments from the various propert;T o-CMers so benefi tied and all proceedings had with reference to said lots and lands cor_demn.ad are hereby sustained. • • • • • 0