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Home My WebLink About10/14/1946 Board of Public Works Minutes277 • C7 • A r TRAFFIC 3;1r. Ernest ':Tiller, Traffic :engineer, was present and riatters perUainang t0 `i.iS aepartrrient were disCu.sSed; 11r. I.'[iller was authorized to go to Indiananolis, Indiana on 11'ridar , October 11, 1 1946 to attend a meetin on the -etropolitan, �'raffis Surve�r. � I' !; SE J G:E,1__)IS7 OSA_U Plans and � r �- M U , e �s� c :`.>��eCl_ica'� ions _or C'CYltract 7: 0. 1 of t.lie St. Joseph Rivet � fnterce -r Set'rer '.,here subriI teed by Consoor Townsend and Associates, and referred t0 II , he City Zlnz ineer for a.7-roval. I I iTGIi RI aG J! IT: Petition for the vacation of t e first alley last of Sunny- side I roll _ionroe to 7`Outh Street, was not I'OCo ? vr_det{ by the City Plan Co::l- � 1roission because to close this alley would leave a longer stretch of street in'.'llich it j� t_"el-e is no cross c0.r.-n'nicatins facilities than is '7einiitted by the City Plan Com- 'mission. The Board, therefore., denied t` e petitien. � Contractor's bonds in the amo-unt of ' 1, 000. 00 - ;sere a- .roved and ordered f iled � j; for Charlcs ':. 1vlin and rici., ":; . Gas ta.fson. - iI l provelnent Rescl:;.tior_ T;o. 2553 T. Is bein; 'he date set the �oa.rd note meets to _hear all :persons interested in I or whose prop er ty is affected b7T the ;roposed construction Of+ a 'pavement on Scott �! Street from Donald Street to win. Avenue under Dl-:r)ro ve:1_ent '.,solution -;o. 2553. !I Af ter hearing all ,persons into -rested �:�r�ho an ea_�ed and being full;; advised in the premises, the Board decides that the benef its to the rope �Gy liable to be a.ssesyed L for the said 'lave::lent are equal to the eS `e _ sat � reported z t, �i 1 til:la�..« costs of ��:le a,� re��o_tec� by ��.cie 1 'City Civil .Engineer, and t'le i,eupon talEes final action upon said reso-lutior_ as orig- inally adopted, and now confir;.is saMe. Adopted this 7t11 day of October, 1C46. JG ial=l V_'71 T. VJJTrl iv�i:' J :_7 01E p�. S. An:zrysia k at' -an Levy :-. I. CitiLlin ss The Board now orders t1ae Cler of the _-5Oard to advertise for bids for said ti7Crk -returnable on t1_1 -U day of ITo-� er-.ber, 1946. S'i'p._;ET JEPA lT!::"LET: T.ir. Casir,ier Balha Street Co_�'lissioner, :has present and matters pertaining to nis depart lent -.sere discussed. C i ET A Y >> A li' isT • T;-r. Stanley jeszczynsl=i, Sexton, was present and ::iatters per- T Jning to -lis ae o;artment tire _,e discussed. There eing no furta�er business to core before t1de -oard, the - eetinE ',°ra � ad- j.ourned at 11:00 r;.?_. e October 14, 1946 A regular meeting of the Board of Public ':':'orbs iaz held on Iionday, October 14, 1946 at 8:30 A.I,T. All members were present. 11inutes of the last meeting aere read and approved. Salary claims in the amount of �12,040.85 were approved and ordered paid. Claims of the following suppliers in the a:,iount of c;'717.98 were approved and ordered paid: Business Systems Y; 3,53 1.1cCow1_b Battery Co. 20.05 L. 0. Gates 5.27 G. E. ' 7ever Fz Son 20.46 Gibson Company 31.36 Ernest T1. ':Tiller 13,65 Gibson Company 5.52 Ernest TT. t1iller 3.25 Indiana Bell Telephone 6.00 South Bend Iron , Uetal 9.60 Ind. o IIiciz. Elec. Co. 1.56 Standard oil Company 431.51 Ind. w lich. Elec. Co. 14.84 Teeter Sales .& Service 85.85 City ^1ater�'.`dorks 2.08 ':'irror Press, Inc. 12.53 Ind. & 'riich. Elec. Co. 1.60 South Bend sanitary '.vipers 27.00 City 'crater ;'lorkz 11.10 Teeter Sales & Service 6.90 Mirror irror Press 4.32 TRAFFIC BEP,1PTIaNT: I:ir. Ernest T,Tfiller, 'Traffic Engineer, was present and matters per aining to his departraent were didcussed. 278 GARBAGE DISPOSAL: The follovring paragraph was approved by the Board to be a part of e specifications for the garbage contract. The Boa,rd finds that it is to the benefit of the bidders and it is unnecessary to notify them of sane: "Non-performance by the contractor caused by strikes shall not be deemed a breach eithe of this contract or of the performance bond but the city shall not pay the contractor the compensation accruing to"the contractor for any such period of non-performance so caused by strifes nor collect from it the cost of any collection of garbage made by the city during such period and, if the period of non-perfor=aance caused by strikes shall exceed fourteen (14) days, the city may, at its election, cancel and terminate this con tract by Smitten notice to the contractor." This being the date set, the following bids were received, opened and publicly read for the collection and disposal of garba3e: Palmer Cartage Company, A certified check in the amount South Bend, Indiana of500.00, Bid on alternate „L1 for the collection and disposal of garbage for the year 1947 ;691706.90 T;elvin J. Summers North Liberty, Indiarm a Certified check in the ammount of 500.00 Bid on Alternate „'5 for the years 1947-1948 and 1940 Total `1991024.72 Bid on alternate ,`7 for the years 1947-1948 and 1949 Total L;1991024.72 The Board took the bids under advisement and the ward grill be made at a later date. ENGINEERIFIG DI EPART TENT• Contractor's bonds in the amount of ; 1,000.00 each -aere approve an orrereci-filed for John C. VonBergen andJoseph Udvardi. This being the date set, the follo,ring bids were received, opened and publicly read: For the Paving of Hamilton Street from Portage to Brookfield Street. Rieth.-Riley Construction Company, Acco_-apanied by a certified Goshen, Indiana check in the'amount of 800,00 also anon -collusion affidavit 771 gravel base construction and 21T Asphaltic Concrete (A ) resurface over gravel and brick base :;?6..475.00 Reed Construction Corlpany, Acco -oanied by a certified check Tlishawaka, Indiana in the amount of ?873.00- also a non -collusion affidavit Bid was on 1-2-3 plain concrete 8,729.50 1,Tr. Andrysiak moved that the bid of the Rieth-Riley Construction Company, be accepted as it was, in the Boar_IT s opinion, the lowest and best bid submitted, TTr. Cix.aiings seconded the motion and it was unanimously carried. Yr. Levy moved that the Engineering Department be directed to prepare and file an assessment roll on the Hamilton Street Improvement on or before October 21, 1946. This being the date set for receiving bids on the test borings for the Interceptor Sewer, the f ollo ring bids were opened and read: Layne-lyorthern C'ampany, Bidder's bond accompanied the bid as well as a non -collusion TTishawaka, Indiana affidavit. Total bid was in the amount of 3 ,818.00 vri t'-a an additional charge of 114.25 Der foot for plus or minus depths. B. J. Moore & Son, Certified check in the amount of T325.75 accompanied the bid Elkhart, Indiana and also a non -collusion affidavit. Total bid was in the amount of 3,527.50 with a plus or minus charge of :J3.75 per foot. T � Board accepted the bid of the B. J. T:Toore and Son Cor:ipany it being, in t he Board? s` opinion, the lowest and best bid sub::lit ted. • • U n U 0 0 279 • 0 a • LJ 0 • STREET .DEPiRUIJETIT: Tlr. Casimer Balka, Street Conm.issioner, was present per aining to .nis department were discussed. and matters it jl The Board adopted an agreement between the Chicago, South Shorc and South Rend Railroad and the City of South ;end for the rental of the former street department property at a rental fee of <"'400.00 per year. The Board granter permission for the closing of Ford Street from 'lJarren :street to Carlisle Street on the night of October 31, 1946 between the hours of 8;00 and 10:30 P.il. for the purpose of holding a Halloween -arty. 1.71r. Andrew Toth presented the blue prints of the new Street Department build- ing for the Boardfs consideration. CEMETERY DEPARri'} aaTT : Mr. Stanley Leszczynski, Sexton, was present and matters per- aining to is apartment aere discussed. There being no further business to come before the Board, the ":leafing ,was adjourned at 11:15 A.T:I. AT W, e October 21, 1946 A regular ae_e.ting of the Board of Public 71orks was held on T_onday, October 21, 1946 at 8:30 A..T, All -members were present. T.'inutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Claims of the follow—Ing suppliers in the amount of 1, 533.23 were approved and ordered pair.: Alex Andrzejewski ', 3.45 Indiana ;ell Telephone 9.04 Bodyguard 1,Ifb. Co. 403.19 Indiana _.ell Telephone 12.00 Business Systems, Inc. 39.69 Indiana ;ell Telephone 6.00 Continental Oil Co. 722.00 Janesville Apparel Co. 33.84 Davies Laundry - Cleaning 9.46 A. G. t:Teier c Co. 5.25 Harry T. Everett S.40 A. G. 'eier Co. 71,£30 Federal Laboratories 116.40 John Odusch 5.10 Firestone Stores 8.45 Lose --_: Ka:Fz 12.50 General Sheet i;etal '.;orks 5.10 Eduard Smith 1.60 Business Systems .90 T.cClave Printing Co. 15.50 Englewood Elec. Supply 13.23 Schi.11ingts Inc. 7.74 J. A. Orr Company 13.59 TRAFFIC matters LA Tj{{1C DEPAR'I'bhETyT: ?;lr. Ernest ;;Tiller, Traffic Engineer, was ^resent and pertaining, to his aepartment were discussed. 1 GARBAGE DEP ARTL-TET1T : The garbaL e contract was awarded to T,Telvin J. Summers for a perioa of three years beginning January 1, 1947 at a total price for the three years of "199, 024.72. E1TGI1T=RIYG > EPAR TT_:TE-TT: A Contractor? s Bond in the amount of ?1,000.00 .was appr ve an orderedfiled for Charles V. erta. The following letters ,-,rere presented to the Board: October 14, 1946 Honorable Board of Public `:forks and ,Safety of the G'ity of South Bend, Indiana Gentlemen: The undersi fined, City Civil 1 ngineer of said City, r�ere':�y reports to the Board of Public .°Forks and Safety on the pavei-aent improvement on Towth Adams I Street from the Torth line of Elwood Avenue to the South line of Feller street. The owners of property abutting on said izip-rove-:aent have made improve ien-ts in front of lots o,rned by them in accorda ce with the general plan for the improve ment of such street, and under the direction of the City Engineer, and said Engineer recomiaends that the improvement be accepted. (s} R. S. Andrysiak City Civil Engineer A letter was received from the City Plan Commission indicating that they approve the vacation of the alley east from, St. Ff'ancis Street to the North and South alley between St. Francis and Eddy Sheet.