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Home My WebLink About01/31/1949 Board of Public Works Minutes466 Ja.nua ry P4, 1919 1. A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Monday, January .24, 1949 a.t 9:30 A.M. but was immediately recessed in order to attend the funeral of Albert E. Troeger, City Controller. January 31, 1949 r , A regular meeting of the Board of public ,'orks wa.s held on Monday, January 31, 1949 I at 9:00 A.M. Mr. Andrysiak a.nd ,A r. Baer were present. Minutes of the last meeting were ii read and approved. Salary claims in the amount of 4, 8, 884.76 were approved and ordered • paid. Claims of the following suppliers in the amount of 17,319.63 were approved and ordered paid:: Arrow Towel & Linen Service � 11.60 Mirror Press �'' � � 12.9, D. Sherman Ellison Agency 4149.52 0. J. Shoemaker 55.23 Engle rood Elec. Supply 16.80 Simon Brothers 14.70 Indiana. Bell `i'eleplinne Co. 124. 50 I. H. Slominski, M.D. -. 00 ,i J. C. Lauber Co. 7.00 South Bend Electric Co. 4.62 ! McClave Printing Co. 90.50 South Bend Tribune 12.48 1 Benko-Baraso Co. 70/J9 National Mill Supply 9.37 ;Boyle Chemical Co. 107.75 Jacob Bose ,104.76 I Edwards Iron forks 22.9E D. Sherman Ellison Inc. 48.62 Graves Auto Glass Co. 26.46 Simplex Time Recorder 3.50 i'Indiana, Bell Telephone 29.16 H. H. Slominski, P.D. 39.00 ;lKorte Bros. 21.20 South Bend Nand & Gravel 1F.00 Kuert Concrete Co. 28.00 Standard Automotive Supply 3.79 mcca.ffery Co. 27.90 Studebaker Corporation 14.88 Ben Mcdow, Inc. 1.00 RoY A. ?iorden 902.56 i� Thomas L Hickey 71767.00 Edward J. T,ihite, Inc. 3,6+6.50 i! Ben M.edow, Inc. 2,90/1.00 S tock_berger-Seastrom Co. 723.00 Parking Teeter Fund i ` Dual Parking 4 eter Co. 484.30 Frank Selecky 40.00 TRAFFIC ENGINEERING: I%r. Ernest i:iller, Traffic Engineer, was present and rga.tters per- taining to his department were discussed. BUS LIVES: Mr. Browder, representing the 11E rica:n Bus Lines, appeared before the Board to a.sk perrrnission to operate a bus line with off-street parking and loading in the Yell Cab lot a.t 309 Lincoln Way East. No action wa.s taken pending further investigation. TAXI -CABS: A petition was presented by Joseph finder, through his Attorney Leon z;owalsk asking for the granting of a taxi-ca.b stand to be located a.t 127 North Main Street. This was referred to 1,11r. Miller for investigation and report. ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT: A petition to improve Grace Street from :,4ebster Street to Walnu street wa.s presented to the Board, and referred by them to the City Engineer. A Contractor's bond was approved and ordered filed for Casmier Szewczyk. V Excavation bonds were approved and ordered filed for C. S. Randolph and Edward J. White. , Inc. The following sewer plans were approved by the Board: Ford Strect f_ron Gladstone t Lombardy Drive; Juniper Place from Fairwa.y to Ford Stre ,t; Fairway from Sample Street to Lombardy Drive; Greenview Avenue from Sample .Street to Lombardy Drive; Birchwood Avenue from Sample Street to Lombardy Drive; Sample Street from Fairway to Lombardy give. Mr. Harold A. Smith appeared before the Board to ask permission to erect a canopy on the South Bend Shrine Club -on Lincoln l,'ay East, to be used only on occasion when needed. Permission was granted provided the Shrine Club carry sufficient insurance for injury to persons or property. 11 ,lSTREET DEPARTMENT: IJir. i clton 0. Brannan, Superintendent, was present and matters per- taining to his department were discussed. if The Board approved two changes in the contract for the Street Department Buildings known as General Extra Order No. 1 and Plumbing, Heating and Ventilating Extra, Order No. 2. Mr. Brannan presented a list of materials needed by the Street Department,.and the Clerk of the Board wnz directed to advertise for same. CEMETERY DEPART1,EWT: Mr. Stanley Leszczynski, Sexton, was present and matters perta.in- ing. to his departr.�-,ent were discussed. This being the date set bids were received for a. truck for the Cemetery Department land were opened and read as follows: IJBen Medow, Inc. A non -Collusion affidavit and certified check in the amount of !South Bend, Indiana $214.53 accompanied the bid. I 0 U • • E 1 1949 Dodge 1 Ton, Model B-lF-128 Cab and chassis .s per specifications with 22 to 32 yd. Dam Body 2,1 5.30 Trade-in allowance for 1 1941 Ford Truck 425.00 7720.30 Ischerman-Schaus-Freeman Co. Non -collusion Affidavit and certified check in the°amount � h • South bend, Indiana. of <;150.00 a.eco.,,ipanied bid. 1 1949 Sudeba.ker Charpion Deluxe 3 pa,s stinger Coupe for the Health Department $1597.94 Less 15% discount 222 0 1"Jess Tax exemption 78.00 ° 1297. Less trade-in 1000.00 it 29 1 1949 Studebaker Cab and Chassis only 1866.80 Less 15% discount 226.E 1 0.1 Less Federal Tax _ 1 3. 0 Less trade-in 400 00 1183, 90 IlTeeter Sales a,• Service Hon -collusion affidavit and certified check in the amount South Bend, Indiana. of �243.63 accompanied bid. 1 GMC FC 301 cab and chassis with dump body $2350.35 Less Federal -'.iax 86.03 Less trade-in of 1941 Ford Truck 675.00 Total $1761.38 The bid of the Ben 14redow Company was accepted for the truck for the Cemetery Department and the bid of Scherma.n-Schaus-Freeman was accepted for the coupe for the Health Depa,rtme PARKING 1,ZTER DEPART �1 T: Mr. I aurice Vennct, !Ouditor, presented his report for the week ending January 29, 1949. + The resignation of Mr. Ca.sirii r J. Pa ja!>ows'_z-i, Clerk of the Board of Public Aorks and ji Safety, was accepted b;T the noard. i.r. Pajakows'_:i resigned because of his a.ppo:intment 11 as Superintendent of the ',later '.:'or!_s. • it There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned a.t 10:00 A. ,% tiT.r EST: Clerk nOARD F FUBLI 40-i KS • Februa.ry 7, 1;49 A regular meeting of the Board of Public I.Terks was held on ifonda;r, February 7, 1949 at 9:00 A.1 All nembers i:rere present. iinutes• of the last meeting were read and approved. Claims of the following suppliers in the amount of were approved , and ordered paid: Arrbw Towel a- Linen Service 11.60 Devi to "clund 4.00 Business >ystems 28.36 C. J.8.50 Lnm'lewood Electric Suppler 8.23 0. J. 6hoem1-qi1-7_er 6.80 n n i E 44,1L.. y� 5 H l k• D 00 Ina. c:: ��!ich. Elec. Co. 7, � .7� ° H. H. S_omi ns__l, I•�=.� . �. • Indiana. Bell Telephone 17.83 Smogor°Limber Co. 95.62 Koohtz-Wagner Elec. Co. 33.20 Weisberger Brothers 7.75 r McClave rinting Co. 57.;0 Post Printing Co. 42.50 J. V. Ca.ssaday, I•�.D.' S.00 -coEeAlloy Co. 19.51, j Gibson Company 110.1-7 C. A. Schrader 22.65. Thoha s L. Hi ckey 21377.80 0. J. Shoemal-er 45.42 Indiana Bell Telephone 6.75 i_. H. Slol:inski, I .D. 36.00 McClave Printing Co. �` 67.50 South ?•endR Sand Gravel 74.84 lfcCaff.ery Co. 3.20 Standard Oil Co. 111+,95 Ben'lv7edow, Inc. 31636.50 Studebaker Corporation 14.29 !�unicipa.l Sup-_ ly Co. 43.05 Tropical Paint U Oil Co. 61.00 ;hest Side ?fa.rd�,Tare Co. 70,00