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Home My WebLink About08/16/1948 Board of Public Works MinutesAurrust 16, 1Q48 A regular meeting of the Board of Public t•lorks was held on 1,11onday, August 16, 1911-8 �( t 9:30 A.M,. All members were present. I'%Jnutes of the last ._neeting were read and approved, laiMs of the following salaries in the amount of $19,004.98 were approved and ordered j aid. Claims of the following suppliers in the amount of ?111188.15 were approved and i rdered paid: (� The Burch Corporation 12.18 Indiana Bell'olephone Business Systems 9.13 Indiana Textile Company Dr. V. J. Cassady 5.00 Korte .Brothers Continental Oil Co. 811.36 Forte Brothers L. 0. Gates Chev. 2.25 National Hill Supply Co. L. 0. Gates Chev. Corp. 11.76 1Tational ',Mill Supply Co. The Gibson Company 141 .26 ScherMan-Schaus_F reeman Co. The Gibson Company 5.54 Studebaker Corporation Gilmer Sales: S6rvice 9.111-0 Studebaker Corp. Catherine E. Haberle 5.25 Alirror Press City-ia.tcr Z-Ibrks 16.43 Office ' ngince �s Continental Oil Co. 10)-.00 Peltz naufer Co. Englewood "electrical Supply 4.03 Royal Typewriter Co. Indiana Dell Telephone 113.93 Si, -:ion Brothers -- Indiana, & Michigan Elec. Co 121.04 South Bend Foundry Indiana & Michigan Elec. Co. 207.33 South Bend Sanitary lipers Indiana & Michigan Elec. Co. 71349.24 c; 7.31 73.77 9.79 50.99 1.00 2.25 7 1 693-07 22.50 1.�3 8.86 172.65 63.00 24.00 12.70 81.00 31.50 lIUtFFIC DEPA lT1'`iL 1IT: 1,Tr,, Ernest Tiller, Traffic Engineer, was present and matters per- taining to his department were discussed. A petition was received askiizb for the installation of a traffic signal at the intersection of Li �coln !ay ;eSt and Lazrldale Avenue. This was rcf erred to tl�. - Traffic << Engineer for investigation and report. I� r. Hwhere presented a list of streets here he viished to place stop signs and the Board approved these locations and directed Mr. 1illcr to ins tall said signs as follows : Or Columbia Street at Lincoln I. -Jay East, southeast corner On Chippewa Avenue at I•Iain Street, southeast corner On `lyde Street at indiana. Avenue, Southeast corner On tlestr.orcStrcet at Drive, = ortheast corner On Adams Street at Elwood .i�vcnue, northwest corner On Van Buren Street at Cleveland Avenue, southwest corner On M'cCa_rtney Street at Kessler Blvd. , both sic.es on _"raokfield Street at Elwood Avenue, both sides on Huron Street at Bcndil_ Drive, moth sides on Johnson Street at Elwood .,venue, both sides on Carroll Street at Drons-on, both sides On McKinley Avcrae at Svrffyside Avenut, both sides Or1 Marquette Boulevard at 1jilber Street, both sides on Sunnymcde Ave: ue at T-tvryc1-.enha?a Drive, both sides on Van Buren Street at Laandale, both s-des. EI,TGII\TEERII�l'G DEPAI TINT: Andrea Toth, Architect, carve before the Board to ask permission to construct a canopy f or ITesrrrian's Store build i ng. Perm; ssian was ;ranted. A letter was received frori the Studebaier Corporation in which they indicated that they would make an investigation of the comolaint of a smoke nuisance in which their plant was involved. A petition was received asi>ing for the vacation of lHill Street from the North line of Napoleon Street to the South line of Peashway Street and from' the North line of Peashway Street to the South line of Angela Avenue. This was referred to the City Plan Cor.mission for investigation and report. A petition was received asking for the vacation of the alley fronting on Niles Avenue, running East and Hest and situated, bet:�reen Lot no. 77 Sa.uel Cottrell's First Addition to the town of Lowell, and Lot no. Lac' as sno�•rn on the recorded plat of the Original Town of Lowell. This Was referred to the City Plan Cor_Lmissi on for i nvestigati and report. STREET DEPAI TI,u,WT:. Mr. i' elton 0. Brannan, Street Co=A ssioner, was present and matters h pertaining to his department sere discussed. �i The COr_ 'iLL1=Lty F'LlrJd, iriC. ,= was granted permission to place a ba Lner Sign across Michigan Street at Jefferson_ Boulevard, September lst to 26th inclusive, ;provided that II they have a public liability, bond. Father Horvath, Pastor of St. Stephents Church, appeared before the Board to reques I P rSon Street ` homas to rapier StrectS from August t 21st to the closing of lei ney , frrom r" g ;I I 24th inclusive, forthe purpose of holding a festival. His request was ;ranted. � The Street Co-1711i issioner informed the Board that he was in need of the following I equipment: 1 Flusher, 2 Streepers, 2 Vacuur.l leaf loaders, 1 Mediun sized Grader with � �, . � front, i cry ` .�,� .L r 'Ford � rn '- ' trailers ; One it scarifier r equipment in 1 high lift at -acl=ent for or d �_rac tor- 2 7 ton ca.pa�i,y, one 10 ton capacity, All -Breather cabs far 2 Case Tractors, 3 interna.tion�- al tractors, 1 Olive --'tractor, 1 Ford Tractor, 1 Tio�re Payloader, so the Clerk of the l • n LJ • U • • • 401 r-I LJ • • W�, • Board was directed to advertise for the above and also 1 to 4 40 ft. 7, 200 ft. steel arch rib all r.,ieta.l buildings, seiaii-circu.lai: type having a clear interior height at the crown of 20 foot, with side wall windozrs, side wall soon assemblys� roof ventilators and end -wall and side-wa,ll swinging doors. bids on above to be ret??rnable on September 7. CFiu l li�� D P DTI T: 1,I-r. Stanley Leszczynski' Sexton' eras present and ria.tters pertain- n; to his depa.r�tment were discussed. There being no further business to discu&s, the mcetin was adjourned at 10.00 i%1: A1s� mTE' ST: :BOARD F PUBLIC August 23, 1948 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Monday, August 23, 1948 at 9:00 A.M. All members were present. I,11inutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Claims of the following suppliers in the arriount of 3775.93 were approved and ordered paid: Continental Oil Coi.pany 208.00 W. B. Gresge Co-:pa.ny 35.80 J. J. Haverstock 48.65 The 1, cCaffe-fy Campany 44.14 Business Systems 75.85 Business Systems 9.53 City Water vTorks 4.71 Continental Oil Company 34.95 Edwards Iron Works 180.00 The I,icCaffery Cor-pany 13.57 Singer General Tire Co. 1.00 West Side Bard.rare Co. 3.50 ngle.•rood Electrical Supply 32.93 Forbes Typewriter Co. 1.25 Gibson Carlpa.ny 1.56 Huntington Laboratories 65.04 Shell American Petroleum Co. 10.15 Dr. ?L. H. Slominski 6.00 .TRAFFIC DEPA11TI,:ENT _ Mr. Ernest i. iller , Traffic Engineer, was present and ina.tters per- taining to his depart-mcnt were discussed. ENGINEERING DE ^RT3'J1 �1T_ Contractor's bonds in the amount of '�1,000.00 each were approve Fn .f .z iicorz1- � i�e�ler, �nt ic�.g o Fence and Equipment �ipmentand ordered filed for Edward A. Smith, :� Company and The Taylor Construction Copany, An Excavation bond was approved and ordered filed for Niezgodski Brothers Plumbing and Beating Company. Vacation Resolution iTo. 2578 RESOLVED BY T BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF `"1- CTTTT OF SOUTH B l'ID9 INDIANA: That it is desirable to, vacate the f ollos:ring : The alley West of Ironwood Drive from Ewing Avenue to the alley South. The following property may be injuriously or benefically effected by such vacation: Lots numbered 1 to 30 inclusive in Hillside Addition. Notice of this resolution shall be published on the 27th day of August and on the 3rd day of September, 191;8 in the Sout-. Bend Daily Tribune and the Weekly Mirror. This Doard , at- its office in the City riall on the 13th day of Septe.iber � 1948 at 11; 00 A.I,i. will hear and receive rerr_onst_rances from all persons interested in or affecte by these proceedings. Adopted this 23rd day of August, 1948. ATTEST: C. J. Pajakowski, Clerk R. S. Andrysiak F. K. Baer Albert E. Troeger BOARD OF PUBLIC 1-10; LKS