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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/03/1947 Board of Public Works Minutes295 ITRAFFIC DEPARTMENT: Mre Ernest Mill:era - Traffic Engineer, was present and matters per alnsng to, his, department were discussed, Mr. Miller presented a ,copy of a report he made to the common council on park- ing rates at commercial parking lots in doin town 'South Bend. llTAXI CABS.: The Board drafted a letter to Mr. Vernon L. RMs, 1002 Miner Street indic61 g that they had reviewed his past record, and after a full consideration 11 of the facts concluded that they could not recommend the issuance of a taxi -cab • ildriAtiers license. ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT: Mi r. Ray S. Andrysiako City Engineer, filed primary assess- ,,menE roll s Qwing,t e.aw*rds of damages and the assessments of benefits in the matter of the vacation of the alley South of Ewing Avenue from Michigan Street West to the first alley olest of Michigan Street under vacation resolution No. 2554, • L' • 1� Ihi-the above named assessment roll, the Board hereby orders that it will meet in the City Hall at 11:00 A.M. on the 17th day of,March, 1947, for the purpose of hearing and receiving remonstrances from all persons interested in or affected by 1 said vacation, and the Board further orders that notice of said hearing, together 11 with the amount of damages awarded and benefits assessed be addressed to the pro- ,, perty owners by publishing same on the ,28th day of February and on the 7th day of �IMarch, 1947 in the South Bend Daily Tribune and the Weekly Mirror. ,I STREET DEPARTMENT: Mr, Casimer Balka, Street Commissioner, was present and matters per a nIng t.o is department were discussed. After tabulating the bids received at the last meeting, the award for,road toil was made to the Standard Oil Company it being, in the Board1s opinion, the 11 lowest and best bid received. 1 The bid for crushed stone from the France Stone Company was rejected because i!it contained an escalator clause and the.Clerk of the Board was authorized to exe j cute a contract for crused stone to be used in the street department, on the op Mx rmarket, Il The Street Commissioner informed the Board that he was in naed of a distribu- tor, a grader and a one-half ton pickup truck. The Board instructed him to draw up specifications, and directed the Clerk of the.Board to advertise for bids to be returnable on the 17th day of March, 1947. it CEi1IETERY DEPARTMENT: Mr. Stanley Leszczynski, Sexton, was present and matters per - I taining. o is,. epartment were discussed. There being no further business to come before the Board, journed at 10:00 A.Me i I , p March 3, 1947 the meeting was ad- �l A regular meeting of the Board of Public 'dorks was held on 'Monday, March 3, 1947 at`8:30 A.M. All members were present. Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Claims of the following suppliers in the amount of $167.15 II were approved and ordered paid: !I Business Systems $ 4.72 Ind. & Mich. Elec. Co. .80 Business Systems 1.15 Ind.'& Mich, Elec. Co. 6,08 Business Systems 4.32 Mirror Press 7.34 i Business Systems 4.32 South Bend Tribune 7,52 City eater Works 22.52 Schillingis Inca 17.30 j) Englewood Elee, Supply Co. 26.13 Schillingis Inc. 4.37 I. We Lower Co. 10.45 ,Test Side -Hardware Co. i Minnesota Mining & Mfg. Co. 35.60 14.52 u �! TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT: Mr. Ernest Miller, Traffic Engineer, was present and matters j per a1ning Eo is epartment were discussed. l I; TAXI -CABS Mr, Vernon L. Rans, Taxi -cab driver, came.:before the Board to appeal e eczsion of the Board not to recommend the issuance of a taxi -cab drivers license to him. The Board discussed the case further but found no reason to reverse their decision. The Board reviewed the cases of Joseph L. Binder and Charles Benedict and recommended the issuance of tax -cab drivers licenses to them. 296 PARKING LOTS: The Green Arrow Parking Lot Corporation filed a statement of charges made on a of their parking lots. TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT: Letters were received from 1kr. and Mrs. 17jilliam Kege and Mr. Harry E. Southard re a ive to traffic controls at Bronson and Lincoln Way East and Miami -,and Lincoln way East respectively. The Board directed that letters be sent to them indica- ting that Lincoln Way East is under the Jurisdiction of the Indiana Mate Highway Gomm.- ission and that the Traffic Engineer would forward their letters to the said State allighway Commission. ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT: An Excavation bond -in the amount of ,1,000.00 was approved and ordered e or.John,J. DeGrove. An application to drive a well on city property to service the air-conditioning system for. Benton's new store was denied as in previous cases of this nature. No private installations are allowed on public property. STREET DEPARTMENT: Mr. Casimer.,Balka' Street 06 mzissioner, .was present and matters per aining o is cepartment were discussed. A -performance bond filed by the Standard Oil Company to cover their bid for road oil, was approved and ordered filed by the Board. CEMETERY DEPARTMENT: Mr. Stanley Leszczynski, Sexton, was present and matters pertain- ing to His epar. ent were discussed. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjo at 10:00 A-M, AT < S Cie I,-Zarch 10, 1947 A A regular meeting of the Board of Public oVorks. was held on I.ionday, March 10, �e bi 1947 at 8:30 A,V1. All members were present. Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Salary claims.in the amount of �t.13,272.89 were approved and ordered paid. Claims of the following suppliers in . the amount of $2,147.35 were approved and ordered paid: Acorn Refining Company ` $150,00 Ind. & Mich. Elec. Co. 1 .00 Badur Bros. Coal Co. 202.99 Kelite Products Inc. 70.22 Badur Bros. Coal Co. 171.47 J. C. Lauber Co._ 116.24 Decker Auto Trim Shop 22.50 Michigan Power Shovel Co. 112.82 Edwards Iron Works, Inc. 13.00 Mishawaka Equipment Co. 1.60 Forbes Typewriter Co. 8.50 National mill Supply Co. 130.55* Galion Iron Works 13.42 National l,Zill Supply Co. 195.85 L. 0. Gates Chev. Corp. 1.02 National T![ill Supply Co. 1.18 L. 0. Gates Chev. Corp. 7.33 E. R. Newland Co. 167.50 L. 0. Gates Chev. Corp. 2.25 Schillingts Inc. .71 The Gibson Company 7.14 Schilling!s Inc. 1.80 Indiana Equipment Co. 525.00 Studebaker Corporation 35.56 Ind. & Mich. Elec. Co. 3.16 Studebaker Corporation 5.01 Ind. & Mich. Elec. Co. 22.44 C. Balka (Trans.) 12.50 Arrow .Towel 8-, Linen Service 10.55 The_ I;Tirror Press 5.83 BusinessSystems 18.34 David. Rogers_ 5.00 Champion Corporation 30.00 Vitality Feed Store 7.45 Chas. Colip, Jr, 5,00 John Webb- 5,00 Indiana Bell Telephone 7.10 Weisberger Bros. 6,50 Frank Koczan 5.00 Edward J. 1,Vlaite 37.1:5 TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT: Mr. Ernest Miller, Traffic Engineer, was present and matters petainzng o is epartment were_ discussed. This being the date set for receiving bids for a truck for the traffic Depart- ment, the following bid was opened and publicly read: Seherman-Schaus-Freeman Company, Non -Collusion Affidavit and certified check South Bend Indiana a ' d 'd ` s ccompan. 1 1947 The above bid was taken under advisement. 2 ton pick up . Studebaker Truck 11p1,087.63 Less Federal Tax 36.80 Less discount, 99.70 Net price ""16 • • n LJ • 9 0