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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/20/1949 Board of Public Works Minutes538 PARKING METER DEPARTMENT: Mr. Maurice C. Vennet, Auditor, presented his report for the week ending June 13, 1949. CEMETERY'DEPARTMENT: Mr. Stanley Lesczyznski, Sexton, was present and matters pertaining; to his department were discussed. There being no further business to come before the meeting, The Board adjourned at 11:50 A. M. AT ST: BOARD �PUBL�IWORKS��. June 20, 1949 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Monday, June 20th, 191+99 at 9:00 A. M. All members were present. Minutes of the last meeting were read and ap- proved. Salary claims in the amount of $27,673.78 were approved and ordered paid. Claims of the following suppliers were approved and ordered paid: Business Systems, Inc $ 50.50 Indiana & Michigan Electric Co 207.21+; Business Systems, Inc 26.02 Inlander Steinlder Paper Co 58.35 Business Systems, Inc 7.02 Interstate Glass & Paint Co 3.75 Englewood Electrid Co 31.93 Nor. Ind. Wholesale Grocery 10.85 Gulf & West Indies Co 19.06 South Bend Tribune 13.E-2 Indiana Bell Telephone Co 23.50 Studebaker Corporation p 2 9 Bearings Service Co 2.63 Municipal Supply Co 11-0,50!! Business Systems, Inc 24.18 Rieth Riley Construction Co 19003.65 Thomas L. Hickey, Inc 669.15 Rieth Riley Construction Co 937.00 Indiana Bell Telephone Co 11.36 Schillings 1.07 L. W. McKinley 75,35 St. Joseph's Hospital 2.00' Miller Steel & Supply Co 76.04 Parking Meter Department: Englewood Electric Co 31,52 F. W. LaFevre 65.00 Indiana Bell Telephone Co 6.75 Maurice C. Vennet 50.00! TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT: Mr. Ernect C. Miller, Traffic Engineer, was present and matters per taining to his Department were discussed. Rev. Otto Y ount of the First Church of God requested permission of the board to use a part of Rush Street just off Pennsylvania Avenue for a playground for a period of one hour each morning for his Daily Bible School children. This school will be in session Monday through Friday for two, weeks June 20th to July 1, 1949, inclusive. This was re- ferred to Mr. Miller for investigation and report. Mr. Miller informed the Board that stop signs had been installed on the following Streets: Brookfield Street at Huron Street, both sides; Huron Street at Koscuiszko Street, both sides, Camden Street at Ford Street, both sides; Carroll Street at Pennsyl-' vania Avenue, both sides, Jackson Street at Huron Street, both sides; Marietta Street at': Broadway, both sides ; Pulaski Street at Huron Street, both sides, Arthur Street at Cedar Street, both sides. ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT: Contractor's Bond in the amount of $1,000.00 were approved and ordered filed for Oden R. Robertson; Edward Burton; John Tatich. i A petition was presented asking for the vacation of an alley between Lots 60 & 62 in the Grady and Clark addition to the City of South Bend, which alley runs from Bryan Street north to the rear alley. This petition was referred to the City Plan Commission for investigation and report. DEDICATION WHEREAS-', a quit -claim deed showing the following location Part of Lot Numbered Twenty-two (22) in Whitcomb & Keller's Lincoln School Addidion described as follows: Beginning at a point One Hundred Thirty -Two (1321) feet North of the South west corner of said Lot Twent -twa (22), thence North Twenty and Three Hundredths (20.031 feet to the Northwest corner of said Lot Twenty-two (22), thence Southeasterly to the Northeast corner of said lot Twenty -Two (22) a distance of Forty-seven and one-half (47-2) feet, thence Westerly to • 9 • • 539 • • 0 9 0 LJ to the place of beginning. Also, a part of Lot Twenty -Three (23) in said Addition, described as follows: Beginning at a point One Hundred T Thirty-two (1321) feet North of the Southwest corner of said lot, thence North Forty and Forty-seven Hundredths (40.47) feet to the North West Corner of said lot, thence Southeasterly to the Northeast corner of�sa.id lot, thence South Twenty and Three Hundredths (20.03') feet, thence Westerly to the place of beginning. The land herein conveyed is for public use as an alley. This quit -claim and dedication is filed in the records of the Board of Public Works and Safety in Row #21, Drawer #51 and recorded in Book Page y in the Recorderts office of St. Joseph County, NOW., THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Board of Public Works; and Safety of the City of South Bend, Indiana, that this alley dedicated to the public use in said quit -claim are hereby accepted and approved by said Board for and on behalf of the City of South Bend, Indiana. STREET DEPARTMENT: Mr. Melton 0. Brannon was present and matters pertaining to his - department were discussed. PARKING METER DEPARTMENT: __i._ Maurice C. Vennet, Auditor, filed his report for the week ending June 18, 1949. CEMETERY DEPARTMENT: ._Mr1 Stanley Lesczyzntki, Sexton, was present and matters pertaining to his department were discussed. There being no further business to come before the meeting, adjourned at 10:00 A. M. ATTEST: June 27, 191+9 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Monday, June 27 1949 at :00 A.'M. All member's were present. Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved laims of the following suppliers were read and ordered paid: :ity Life Publishing Co ;llison, D. S. Insurance Agency 17.00 29.54 Forbes Typewriter Company Indiana Textile Co 6.50 'llison, D. S. Insurance Agency :ontinental 74.64' Leahy Agency 29.35 54.00 Oil Co 'erguson & Sons 31.50 16.80 J. A. Orr Co 0. J. Shoemaker 26.87 4.20 �assady' J. W. MD ndia.na State Industries 6.00 148.50 Gibson Company Jacob Rose gg torte Brothers, Inc uert Concrete, Inc 27.00 18.70 C. A. Schrader Welding Co Stevens 85,13 21.1+3 uert Concrete, Inc ational Mill Supply Co 74.80 Oil Co Super Auto Salvage Co 19.64 3.00 PP Y elson, F. Dale MD 3.86 13.00 Sherman Ellison Ins. Agency 763�09 ailway Express Co 4.70 Railway Express Co 4.8p ational Sheet Metal Works 40.00 St. Jos. Bank & Trust Co 39.69 A±Lfflu DXPAN.TMENT: _____Mr_.. Ernest C. Miller, Traffic Engineer, was present and matters per- ining to his department were discussed. Mr. Miller recommended the closing of a part of Rush Street just off Pennsylvania Ave for a period of one hour each morning. This is to be used as a playground for the is enrolled in the First Church of God Bible School. This covers a period of June 20 to July 1st, 1949, inclusive. , ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT: Contractor's Bonds in the amount of $11000.00 were approved and ordered filed for Thomas J.'Buczynski, Ignatius Golichowski, Erik W. Gustafson. An Excavation Bond was approved and ordered filed for the Rieth-Riley Construction Company, in the amount of $5,000.00.