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August 11, 1947
A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on 'iVionday, August ll,
1947 at 8:30 A.M, All members were present. ITinutes of the.last meeting were read
and approved. Salary claims in the amount of ��15,444.97 were approved and ,ordered
paid. There were no claims of suppliers to be approved.
TRAFFIC DEPARTIvI ENT: The Traffic Department being in need of a paint marking, mach-
ine, the Clerk was directed to write to Dealers for bids for same.
• iJENGII�'ERING DEPARTM NT: Contractorts Bonds were approved and ordered. filed for
;Carl J. Reinke and Son and the Reed_ Construction Company.
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An Excavation bond_ tiaras approved and ordered filed for the Reed Construction
If Company.
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it The Leslie Colvin Construction Company was granted permission to occupy a
!part of Main and Wayne Streets for the construction of the Indiana Bell Telephone
Company building from August 15, 1947 to October 15, 1947.
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The City Plan Commission indicated by letter that they approve the vacation
of the first alley ':lest of Ironwood Road running South from Ewing Avenue to the
• Alley South of Ewing. Avenue and the City Engineer was directed to prepare a,
vacation resolution.
A petition to vacate Hill Street from the North Line of Ilapoleon Street to
the South line of Peashway Street and from the North line of Peashzvay Street to
the South line of Angela Avenue, vrhich had been presented to the City Plan Com-
mission at their meeting of August 7, and on which no action was taken, was,dis-
cussed by the Board but no action was taken pending further investigation.
STREET DEPARTL NT: I,Ir, Casimer Balka, Street Commissioner, was present and matters
,pertaining to his department were discussed.
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Irene Kolman, RoseHarringer and Lottie Borkowski, representing Pose 3194,
• !!Veterans of. Foreign Wars, came before the Board to ask permission to close Grant
Street from Huron to Ford Street on August 23, 1947 from 6:30 to 12:00 midnight
lfor an open house. Permission was granted.
The Board approved a payment to be made to Andrew Toth of "6,018.80 as,the
balance due Mr. Toth on his contract for drawing the plans and specifications for
,the Street Department Building.
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I>ir. Howell came before the Board to ask permission to barricade Monroe and
(Edgewater Drive, Arch Avenue and Edgewater Drive and Bronson and River Avenues,
� for a boat race and show. The Bcard took the matter under advisement.
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CEIttETEi.Y DEPARTIJET:'T: IIr. Stanley Leszczynski, Sexton, was present and matters
'Pertaining to his department were discussed.
There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was
it adjourned at 10:00 A.M.
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August 12, 1947
An appeal having been filed by the Iorthern Indiana Public Service Company I
for granting -a building Permit, notices were issued to members of the Board to call
I; a special meeting of the Board of V`<<orks 'dednesday, August 13, 1947 at 9:00 A.IYI,
August 13, 1947
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• A special meeting of the Board of Public -,corks was held on Wednesday, August
k13, 1947 at 9:00 A.In. pursuant to notice. Mr. Cummiings was absent. it
The meeting was called for the purpose of hearing an appeal of the Northern
jIndiana Public Service Company, as follovrs.
i� BEFORE TIE BOARD OF PUBLIC 'ry'ORKS & SAFETY
CITY OF SOUTH B ETtD, INDIANA j
i� IN THE 1,14iTTER OF THE APPEAL OF
;THE NORTHERN INDIAIdA PUBLIC SERVICE
li COIJIPANY FOR THE GRANTING OF A i
BUILDING PERMIT
APPEAL OF THE NORTHERN INDIA IA PUBLIC SERVICE
COMPANY FOR THI L' GRANTiI,IG OF A BUILDING PERMIT
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