HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/01/1948 Board of Public Works MinutesOctober 26, 1948
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A special meeting of the Board of Public 11orks was held on Tuesday, October 26,
1948 at 10:00 A.M. Mr. Troeger wa.s. absent.
The meeting was called for the purpose of receiving
amimprovement resolution, as follows:
ENGINEER'S REPORT
The Board of Public Works and Safety,
City of South Bend, Indiana
Gentlemen:
the Engineer's report on
October 26, 1948
In the matter of the bids for the improvement of Sibley Avenue from the West line
of Wilber Street to the East line of College Street in accordance with Improvement Res-
olution No. 2580 1948, passed by this Board on September 30, 19481 We hereby report that
we have examined the several bids submitted to the Board on October 25, 1948 and find
that the Rieth-Riley Construction Company, Goshen, Indiana has the lowest and best bid
for Class C. Type 1, Portland Cement Concrete Pavement, and that the Rieth-Riley Con-
s-truction Company of Goshen, Indiana has the lowest and best bid for Class C. Type 41
Compacted Base, Bituminous Concrete Surface. ,
We recommend that the kind c' Pavement placed on the above street be Class C, Type
4, Compacted Aggregate Base, Bituminous Concrete Surface.
Respectfully submitted,
CHAS. W. COLE & SON
Engineers- Architects
by: W. H. Gartner
PRELIMINARY ORDER
Whereas, The Board of Public Works and Safety pursuant to its notice to do so met
on the 25th day of October, 1948 at the hour of 10:00 O'clock A.M. C.S.T. and publicly
opened and considered all bids for the improvement of Sibley Avenue from the West line o
Wilbur Street to the east line of College Street in accordance with Improvement Resolu-
tion No. 2580 1948, passed by this Board on September 30, 1948.
Therefore, Be it Resolved that the roadway of said street be improved by paving
with Class C. Type 4, Compacted Aggregate Base, Bituminous Concrete Surface.
R. S. Andrysiak
F. K. Baer
Board of Public !�,orks and Safety
C. J. Pajakowski
Clerk of the Board
There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned
at 10:30 A.M.
ATTEST:
November 1, 1948
A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Monday, November 1 1948
were read and
at 9:00 A.M. All members were present.
ne Minutes of the last me ti g
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approved. Salary claims
Claims of the following
in the amount of
suppliers in the
$19,993.09 were approved and ordered
amount of 19,729.95 were approved and
paid.
ordered
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paid:
Business Systems
$ 9.26
Edwards Iron Works
$ 61.90
Henry Eckler Mfg. Co.
4.08
Municipal Supply Co.
1.50
Henry Eckler Mfg. Co.
21.00
Municipal Supply Co.
33.95
Edwards Iron Works
162.80
St. Joseph's Hospital
3.50
Edwards Iron Works
15.12
Scherman-Schaus-Freeman Co.
7.55
Edwards Iron Works
8.41
Scherman-Schaus- freeman Co.
16.o4
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C. A. Schrader
16.27
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The..Gibson Company
183.10
Sheehan Tire Service
67.50
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Hurwieh Iron Company
67.26
Sheehan Tire Service
21.95
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Hurwieh Iron Company
5.00
Singer General Tire Co.
81.22
Hurwieh Iron Company
13.48
Singer General Tire Co.
163.30
Korte Bros,
2.53
Stockberger-Seastrom Co.
69315.00
McCa.ffery Co.
1.60
Stockberger-Seastrom Co.
5,658.60
McComb Battery Co.
8.29
Stockberger-Seastrom Co.
6,315.00
i L. E. McKinley
120.36
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Business Systems
$ 4.59
Miami Hardware Company
$180.00
Business Systems
22.05
Shippers Dispatch .
3.56
Eckler Mfg. Co.
27.72
Sheehan Tire Service
8.50
McCaffery Co.
.62
Sheehan Tire Service
21.46
McComb Battery Co.
15.98
West Side Hardware Co.
59.90
TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT: Mr, Ernest Miller, Traffic Engineer, was present and matters per-
taining to his department were discussed.
Mr. Miller presented the following locations for approval of stop sign installation
and the Board approved: 26th Street at Pleasant Street, both sides, Hamilton Street at
Johnson Street, both sides; College Street at Hamilton Street, both sides.
ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT: Contractor's bonds were approved for Edward Heston, Jr. and
William C. Taylor, dib/a Taylor Bros.
A petition was presented asking for the vacation of a part of Victoria Street and
was referred to the City Plan Commission for investigation and report.
A contract between the City of South Bend, Indiana and the Rieth-Riley"Construction
Company was approved by the Board, for the paving of Greenla.wn Avenue from the South line
of Mishawaka Avenue to the South property line of Lot 21- in Mikell's Addition, under Im-
provement Resolution No. 2570 1948. A Maintenance Bond and a Performance bond for the
above improvement was also approved.
Vacation Resolution No. 2581
This being the da.te set, hearing was held on the assessment roll showingthe award
of damages and the assessment of benefits in the matter of the vacation of Hill Street
from Napoleon Boulevard to the South line of Pea.sht,7a.y Street and from the North line of
Peashway Street to the South line of Angela Bouleard, under Vacation Resolution No. 2581.
In the above named assessment roll, no remonstrators appeared and no written remon-
strances were filed. The Clerk of the Board submitted proofs of publication of.notices
and same were found sufficient and the Board, therefore finds thatthe several lots and
parcels of land have been benelitted and damaged in the amounts shown on said roll. The
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 proceedings
closed and the street va.catbd.upon receipt of the amount of benefi assessments from the
various property owners so benefitted and all proceedings had with reference to said
street vacation are hereby sustained.
STREET DEPARTMENT: Mr. Melton 0. Brannan, Street Commissioner, was present and matters
pertaining to' his department were discussed.
Mr. Roy A. Worden, Architect, filed the plans and specifications for the constructio
of the Street Department buildings,- and the Clerk of the Board was authorized to advertis
for bids for said construction to be returnable on November 22, 1948.
The Board received notice of injury and property ':damage -.by Donald L. Brooks on Oct-
ober 8, 1948 in the 900 block on 30th street.
CEMETERY DEPARTMENT: Mr. Stanley Leszczynski, Sexton, was present and matters pertaining
tohis department were discussed. ,
There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned
at 10:00 A.M.
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