HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/15/1949 Board of Public Works MinutesM
August 157 1911-9
A regular meeting of the Board of Publiu �Vilorks was held on 1'ionday, August 157 19497
at 9:00 A. E. .All members were present. Elinutes of the previous meeting were read and I
approved. Claims of the following suppliers in the amount of 35,762.66 were approved
and ordered paid:
Sam Berman Coal'Co 61.84 South Bend Foundry Company 100.50
• Business Systems, Inc 28.91 ''Test Side Hardware Co 38.25
H. J. Kollar 5.75 West Side Hardware Co 92.03
Badur Brothers Coal Co 98.44 Indiana State Industries 156.00
Badur Brothers Coal Co 59.24 Indiana State Industries 117.00
Benko-Bara:so, Inc 5.51 Indiana State Industries 117.00
Bituminous Materials Co 737.04 Keystone Brush Co Inc 147.50
Bituminous Materials Co 17985.40 Lien Chemical Company 4.80
IWilliam I. Burke 190.00 Ben ledow Inc 3.23
� William I. Burke 85.00 Nor. Ind. Wholesale Grocery 6.00
Co-Ordinated Transport, Inc 4.20 Wi11ia.m I. Burke 103.00
Retco .Alloy Co 68.66 Edwards Iran Works 1.48
Rieth-Raley Construction Co 1,104.72 Gadbury Implement Co 15.70
Rornmy Hamxmes Co 8.00 Indiana Bell Telephone Co 6.75
C. A. Schrader 1ue1ding 21.28 india.na Bell Telephone Co 18.19
Singer General T±re Compary 158.65 Indiana. Bell Telephone Co 6.75
L. W. 1lcKinley 62.00 Indiana Hardware Company 17.66
Indiana. Hardware Co 7.95 Srm_oor Liju ber Company 18.00
South Bend Sand 8e Gravel Co 56.62 Tropical Paint Oil Co 43.61
TR.&FFIC DEP.!?I T1 T?T� '`'. J rnest 'tiller, Traffic Engineer was present and matters per-
taining to his department were discussed.
Mr. Hiller reported that stop signs had been erected on the f ollov ing streets:
Stop Sign on Dundee Street at Ford Street, both sides
Stop Signs on Haney Street at ;_arine Street, both sides
Stop Signs on 35t .. Street at 1,:ishawa'Ta Avenue, both sides.
Thetude �a <'_e ' COrI�Oi .'�i0?� re L'eSte^_ e ' iSSion to in stall. an ove hec`d.d warning sign
indicating a traffic signal ahead on S -.-ple Street ap�;roxi ately 300 feet E-1st and 300
feet West of the traffic signal at the Studeb.al=er ga.te 1 etT•reen Lafayette and Praitie
Street., Permission was granted.
Schuyler Colfax V. F. `T. Post ;'3194 as'-lcd permission to close Grant Street from
Huron to Ford Street for the purpose of clwing a street dance bet,,rccn the hours of
7 to 9 P. T. Septerber 16th to Septerber 18th i-riclusive.
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Contractor's Bond in the amount of 17000.00 for Thomas Ghon, James F. Keller and
I� George A. Aslin were approved and ordered filed.
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An Excavation Bond in the amount Of `l, 000.00 for _'1ex R. Niezgods'Li d/b/a.
i ieagodsti_i Brothers Pltijmbing Co -.piny was approved cnd ordered filed.
i� petition t•i 1 en e r-r N- e n z i t s i 7 7 T. Dun)-,- Street, + a. s' ping for the im-
A i e t_tio__ .as lyres d l�l r_ to�_ , 2 u_.__ Free �,
prove;_ent of D_--in Street fro.-^ Chapin to ;scot='treet. This was referred to the City
Engineer fro invcsti`ation and re_i-ort.
• r; t? ''ram-,, i the final l c Y r� t � l l C G c. yt a -, t .� ., 3-1--cot
Avenue and 24 � '�
._ne Board adopter_ �__e fi__�,. as�ess__ e��;, ..o_�.. on ,� „e.__lu�: _ ,,.� S ee
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South Len , Indiana
AaZust 157 1949
Be I T l- -,l_ n Pe t.,j t City t
Resolved �y the ward o� -Put l i ;ate rs an ,- �G_ of one ��t, of South Bond,
Indiana, that the P r�i n ary or Pr eli nar- A s ses=_ent 'poll adopted by the Board on the
{ n �, a caLo t,� i m rren'- T (' T t! f'= from he south line Of
lst da�j o : u�_s �, 1, ,, for �_e _ prav __ o_ _ ��:�_�,i �v
i-,I sha��Ta' a Avenue to the south property line of Lot 24 in 1`i' gill's addition, by grading,
,drain'Mr, and yoa.ving he ro d=.'ay i t'� a Class ttJtt �jr e �'nc^ (li pavement, be and the sa,rgc
is in all 11_in?C con--r::,ed.
Freda G. 'To'-1, C nle -=
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RB;: OLUTiON ADOPTING FINAL
A S t_.1ESili'-]1Y 1 ILOLL
No. 2�90s 1959
So,?th Bolds Indiana
August 1�s 1c.,1..9
Be It Rcsolveds By the Board of Public :'or'_�s and Sa._fet y o� r the Ci ty of South' Bends
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Indiana, that the Primary or Prelir-.in_a.ry .Lsscssl.�cnL" L0i1 adopted by the Board on the
1st day of August, 1949, .for the i r provc, cnt of T J ,1 � T 'C ��iTIi a T1� ET f ro-ri the north line;
Of i'iL si_a1,;al,a, Avenue to the South property line of Lots "C"', and I'D" of lia.Stingsq ;'go��oTTyd��?�ra.rdi
Gray t /�, i l 7 L� �` Y1 rp gradin�.. end paving 'ilt` '_'OC�Z`T T ?,?y - a \ 1c.SJ ti�tt nJ'NE'
and Gray s . nd-_t_o_. �y d-ai._in s
One (1) pavement be and the same is in all things confined
F redo. G. noble s
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SChe_^r:ian-SC'.a:��S- re^elic^i.n Co: _p ny -'crc c-rant,Cd 'fie' SS on to erect a, canopy over the
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en, U So_Ycron� oat 20r Tar--ets_cdldetia11-,r01U oF i
Indiana. Club 32C ?,.. Jefferson ,Street for a c_�oa of tcr,. ua, s fro,: � izgust 1�th to 21+th
inclusive during-:'h1.c ti'_"=c �_'
^y arc olc;_ir -• a d ; _ srl�.l,' � 1 of the Ve:r cu.r ;.
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Mrs. l�a_lc-•;Grd, 1 -1 S. - 1 t__ga=; � _ e � i � Le _ u. 1_e L n VG' 0 a
;I1ed. c�v'z C'z* y� „ r �' i li `' lz. anc S_<a.11 particles of nica
con'taiSim. ty- 1� _arcs k,e �_ L.-LC' 1'-� _ 0� re ei �'C SIlL3 c
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er -noting from =1:c sta.c'�s on ,,:e ti. Gypsv? � op ° � - or. mouth bra} l_1i^ erect. the
Board assurcf_ '-r s. lia11 ia,rd t'_at Steps 7:o-c l d -b e ta'_c.2 to curb th - s co- d _t i on and dir-
ceted the Clcr'_._ to ,.Trite a. letter to the-113ove CO'.l.oii T as'_ing t'_at a representative
�� i- r l-- ye n ra "1 •r: '- v-t x�:, i `-, e• �- ')', �- (� r` '1 C ,' `• -i-' r1 t i or
be pre ent at :.,hc next/ ,___ar __cc -lrn- O_ 1�l.. ndV u_s ss this CO'._=_ZD
The .-oard a.pp='•ove . lans for rcr odlin�, a � _1,;--= b a� 1-vL ip in Ctree� 1;r C11Ld
the erection of a canor;y.
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The fo1lo:;i}.g letter was received fro : the .Tor'�;_ern In ls_�a Transit or'pa.ny:
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oa.rd o--,' Publ-c ',�iorl-_s Eafcty
Sol? t'_O BC'n t' Tnd_1ana.
Gen.tler:.en o
a acl no -;lc.._`, ng _ e was re -
I �; c� o:_ -pcti ,ion t__a
cc-vcd. fror.- 7 -n u---Icr recent date.
i to advise the rcc1-1-nt opera.',i on tha" was
tablishcd be two n do- �, ow. South cnd "nc- the 2�irport covers
-practically the same tcr_-itory es 'requested i n. this , ctition.
On this Operation Our corpan_y had- inco, c of 1 ` 15 on a
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Tree, t s operation.;ith a. cost of 13 0. _lso a` tie
service Wa.s established at the peal_ hours of morn-ng and
j evcnin�,; service. After malring a careful survey ofpro-
pOSa.l we arc Sat -Shed at bL'_S Scrvi Cc t0 the to"='� tort'
!! proposed T�;olild. not pay the cost of such service. l�oT;evers should
the people �:-ho arc requesting the service be a ;rceablc to sub -
I Sid-, the the opera t- on by cont� a.ct. or_ -h C.5__S of ?_ ile of
' service rendered, which is the actual cost to our cor.pa=_ys we
Would consider establishing sar _e.
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the Clerk was directed to notify the petitioners of the Statements contained in the
above letter.
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RAIL ROADS:
The follovring letter was received from 1J. IJ. Da-rtoi-I SiMna. �nz cT f +�
Grand Trunk Western Railroad Coi-.parry: V
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Departricnts of Public '�alorTrs Safety,
City of South Mend 1,
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Dear 11'aaam :
Your letter of 117ay 25tI. ordering the Grand
Trunk Western Railroad to install automatic half -roadway
ID a.t Iron�raod Drive.
This is to advise -lrm.t this z,,,ork has been .cor.:-
ple'ted and the half -roadway gates were placed in service
on July 28, 191;.9.
Yours vcrTr trulyl
s/ W. L. Dayton.
SEWAGE DISPOSAL :
The Board, t-Tith the assistants of Consoer, Townsend and Associates, Engineers:;'
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for the Sewage Disposal Plant for the City, having exa.r ined and tabulated the bids sub-
mitted on August 8, 19L9 for the construction of Contracts 1, 2A and 2B of the inter-
cepter r Sewers ancl, the furnishing of certain r a';;crials therefore, find that the folloy,-ing
were the lowest and best bids:
Contrast
No. 1
Fattore CoMi;a.ny of Center Line, Yichigan Alternate
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2c64 251.25
Contract
No. 1
Independent Concrete Pipe Company of Inc.ianapolis,
Indiana Alternate B
�3 512.00
Contract
No. 2A
Tho .as D. Tolan ST e��erdsvili r->> ,y
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3 5c' 57.00
Contract
No. 2B
Thomas D. T olan, Sheperdsvi'le, YcntucT-_y
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Thereupon the Board a�•rard.cd said contracts to the above
named bidders,
subject to the
approval of the Coirnon Council.
STREET D ;PARTI.I TIT: I_r. 1.1elton 0. Brannon, Superintendent, was present
and
i-_a.tters per-
taining
to his
department were discussed.
.A petition tra,s received as!,ing for the inp rove"_ent of an alley between Walnut Street;
and 1<<orr is S tr eet f 2o'_"_ E;'ing Avenue to Pra.i rie _Lvc,nue bGL".ttil ng d0.�:an and grading. This
was referred to the Street Department. y
No bids having been -received for salt for the Street Departrent trhen bids were a.sl--:cd '
for the years supplies, letter bids .;erc revues ted fro i i.he Cayuga Roc?- Salt Company,
Meyers, N. Y : Sir --on Eir err, t T^ - � I ' ' an � i r ne nt: Salt C r-
• • G 1, �1 South �� _.i�lL r;C c., and :1e v e cPde' O.:i)any Of
Ca.napolis, Yansas. Prices ,rill be chec__ed before any bid_ -Till be a.cccpted.
F T�=_IT G I LTE F:^F,T r. i:auri ce C. Vennet, _-_-a`_, I_.resented his report for the
`reek ending August 13, 1949.
CEI, TEhY DE P1"1?TI�r�T�-T: I r. Stanley Leszczynski, SextIon, was present and nta.tters pertain-
ing to his departs-,ent were discussed.
There being no further business to come before tiie Board, the meeting was adjourned
at 10:00 A. Ii.
ATTEST:
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