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Home My WebLink About09/06/1949 Board of Public Works MinutesLAVER LgALAVA The Board received a communication from the Common Council wherein they indicated that residents from the East side of the City appeared before the Council to complain about the dump located on South Bend Avenue. The Council recommended that the dump be closed for a month and the Board of Public Works and Safety was directed to solve the problem. NOW, THEREFORE, Thomas Luce and Harry Folk, Omer and Operator respectively of a dump located in the 1300 block of South Bend Avenue were notified by registered mail that the dump must be closed for a period of thirty days (30) effective this date. Authority to re -open the dump will not be granted unless the owner and operator are • able to present the Board with a program of operation which will eliminate the nuisance that is now being created. A communication was received from the Common Council indicating that the residents of the West Side of the City complained of the condition of the pavement of Albert Street and near -by streets and they referred the matter to the Board of Public Works and Safety for study. The Board discussed this matter and Mr. Andrysiak, City Engineer, as directed to do everything in his power to co-operate with the Common Council to try to work out a solution for conditions now existing on Albert Street and other streets. VACATION RESOLUTION No. 2596 Mr. Raymond Andrysiak, City Engineer, filed primary assessment roll showing the awards of damages and the assessments of benefits in the matter of the vacation of part of the Alley west of VERNON STREET from Dubail Avenue north a distance of one hundred fourteen (1141) feet under Vacation Resolution No. 2596. The following property may be injuriously or beneficially affected by such vacation: Lots numbered 14 to 19 and 27 to 33 inclusive, Leer's First Addition also Lots numbered 21, 22 and 23 Lihcoln School Addition. • In the above named assessment roll, the Board hereby orders that it will meet in the City Hall at 11:00 A. M. on the 19th day of September, 1949, for the purpose of hearing and receiving remonstrances from. all persons interested in or affected by said vacation, and the Board further orders that notice of said hearing, together with the amount of damages awarded and benefits assessed be addressed to the property owners by publishing same on the 2nd day of September and on the 9th day of September, 1949, in the South Bend Daily Tribune and the Weekly Mirror. R. S. Andrysiak • F. K. Baer �� Freda G. Noble, Frank J. Bruggner Clerk 1STREET DEPARTMENT:Mr. Melton 0. Brannon, Superintendent, was present and matters per- taining to his department were discussed. PARKING METER DEPARTMENT:. _ Mr. Maurice C. Ven_net, Auditor, presented his report for the week ending August 27th, 1949. CEMETERY DEPARTMENT ':.-.Mr. Stanley Lescz z . y y nskZ, Sexton, was present and matters pertaining to his department were discussed. • There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 10:00 A. M. • ATTEST: . eA. 9 . � September 6,° 1949 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Tuesday, September 6 1949 at 9:00 A. M. All members were present. Salary claims in the amount of 28,35�.71 were approved. Claims of the following suppliers in the amount of $8,033.41 were ap- proved and ordered paid: Cross Index Dir. Company • Indiana Bell. Telephone Co Indiana Bell Telephone Co I & M Electric Co I & M Electric Co Singer General Truck Co 9.20 I & M Electric Company 6.98 I & M Electric Company 9.25 Mirror Press, Inc 1.23 Schillings 221.13 Simon Brothers, Inc 2.00 Norwalk Truck Line 7,564.13 170.64 26.6o 7.05 10.80 4.55 5"76 TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT:___Mr. Ernest Miller, Traffic Engineer was present and matters per- taining to his department were discussed. A petition was received asking for two hour parking on Grace Street from Arnold Street to Webster Street. This was referred to Mr. Miller for investigation and report.; ENGINEERING DEPARTIVM T: �) ;i Excavation Bonds in the amount of $1,000.00 we le approved and ordered filed for i Goheen Plumbing & Heating Co., Midland Engineering �ompany, Inc., Northern Indiana Pnbli�` Service. #� • Contractor's Bonds in the amount of $1,000.00 were approved and ordered filed for John C. Von Bergen, Glenn Messmore, P. L. Wilson and the Colpaert Realty Company. j RESOLUTION ADOPTING FINAL A8SESS1•1ENT ROLL I, South Bend, Indiana No. 2587 , 1949 September 6, 1949 j i Be It Resolved, by the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of South Bend, !j Indiana, that the Primary or Preliminary Assessment Roll adopted by the Board on the ii • 22nd day of August, 1949?? for the Improvement of GARDEN LANE from the north line 'of Dog-. I! Wood drive to twenty (20) feet north of the south line of Sample Street by draining, Ii i grading and paving the roadway with a Class "C" Type One (1) pavement be and the same is?! in all things confirmed.' i; R. S. Andrysiak I i1 �I F . K. Baer ;1 Frank J. Bruggner j Freda d. Noble, Clerk BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY IIf j • RESOLUTION ADOPTING FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL j No. 2567, 1948 South Bend Indiana September �, 1949 j i� i Be It Resolved, By the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of South Bend, � Indiana, that the Primary or Preliminary Assessment Roll adopted by the Board on the 11 22nd day of August, 1949,-for the improvement of O'BRIEN STREET from the north line of Washington Street to the north property line of Lots 11 & 13 in Wheeler's Subdivision by draining, grading and paving the roadway with a Class "C" Type Four (4) Compacted 11 Aggregate Bituminous Concrete Surface Pavement be and the same is in all things con- firmed. ! R. S. Andrysiak F. K. Baer _ Frank J. Bruggner Freda G. Noble, Clerk BOARS OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY DEDICATION WHEREAS, a plat with dedication of streets and alleys indicated thereon is now I • presented to the Board to be known as Garden Village First Unit, an addition to South 3 Bend, Indiana, and This plat and dedication is filed in the records of the Board of Public Works and Safety in Row #21, Drawer #4, and recorded in Book Page , in the Recorder's Office of St. Joseph County. II x NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Board of Public Works and Safety.of the City j of South Bend, Indiana, that all public streets, alleys and public places dedicated to i the public use in said plat are hereby accepted and approved by said Board for and on behalf of the City of South Bend, Indiana. j i STREET DEPARTMENT: Mr. Melton 0. Brannon, Superintendent, was present and matters pertaining to his department were discussed. j i, li PARKING METER DEPARTMENT: fir. Maurice C. Vennet, Auditor, presented his report for 11 j the week ending September 3, 1949. I� !j CEMETERY _DEPARTMELTT Mr. Stanley Lesczyznshi, Sexton was present and matters pertain- ing to his department were discussed. ' j f j II 'I •i; 577 • • • • There being no further business to come before the Board,, the meeting was adjourne at 10:00 A. M. ATTEST: n September 12, 1Q4C) A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Monday, September 12th, 1949. Mr. Bruggner was absent. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Claims of the following suppliers in the amount of $21498.12 were approved and ordered paid: Arrow Towel & Linen Service n 14.85 Messenger Press 62.50 Business Systems, Inc 9.44 Miller Bryant,Pierce 13.00 Englewood Electric Co 4.73 Royal Typewriter Co 2.50 Michigan Glass Company 12.25 Spence, Dr. R. A. 3.00 Indiana State Industries 76.09 Warren.Refining & Chemical Co 47.69 Messenger Press 19.00 Post Printers 30.00 Bituminous Materials Co 908.27 Kuert Concrete, Inc 17.65 Car parts, Inc 2.89 Mishawaka Equipment Co 3.53 Centi.ry Tool & Metal Co 162.00 Municipal Supply Co 1251 Edwards Iron Works 7.25 National Mill Supply Co 3,.48 Egan, Sherman L. MD 3.00 Nor. Ind. Wholesale Grocery 7.00 Indiana Bell Telephone 6.75 0. J. Shoemaker, Inc 12.50 Indiana Bell Telephone 6.75 H. SloMinski, MD 9.00 Indiana Equipment Company 10.11 H. Slor-4inski, I.ID 12.00 Indiana Equipment Co 174.02 Standard Automotive Co 1.58 I & M Electric Co .62 Standard Automotive Supply Co 15.25 I & M Electric Co 38.40 St. Joseph's Hospital 5.00 I & M Electric Co .84 Stockberger-Seastrom, Inc 66.00 I & M Electric Co 4.64 South Bend Sand & Gravel Co 510.39 K1ahr, E. E. MD 10.,00, South Bend X-Ray Laboratory 6.00 A cmontz- agner Electric Co 45..00 TRAFFIC DEPARTI1,]NT: Mr. Ernest C. Miller, Traffic Engineer, was present and matters pertaining to his department were discussed. 'The Board denied the request of the American -Bus Lines to remove a parking meter in front of their office at 322 East Jefferson Street inasmuch as ample study was made of their location prior to the establishing of their loading and unloading zone and both the City Engineer and the Traffic Engineer feel that the size of their lot does not justify any expansion of their driveway facilities. TAXI CABS: Mr. Joseph Binder, representing the Twin City Taxi Company was directed to,appear before the Board on Monday, September 19, 1949 to show cause why a taxi cab stand in the! • 100 block of North Main Street should not be removed and this space returned for general' i public use. it ENGINEERING DEPARTMZU T: Ij Contractor's Bonds in the amount of1,000.00 were approved and ordered filed for I Ernest L. Longway, Paul C. Pocza, Chancellor J. Byers, Walter Zakrzewski, John Wilson Mulhaupt and Charles E. Er.�rnons. j A petition to improve an alley between Scott and Taylor Streets from II Dubai1 to Calvert Street with a concrete pavement was referred to the City Engineer for !' II� investigation and report. l The Board approved sewer plans for Hoke Street in Willmore Hills, Section "B" for the Hrown Development Co_rpa.ny, Inc. The Board- also approved paving plans for Hoke Street and paving plans for Irvington Avenue, also located in 1,1illmore Hills, Section ►'B" STREET DEPARTMENT: Mr. Stephen Lebiedzinski, Ass't Superintendent, was present and matters pertaining to his department were discussed. I Mr. Lebiedzinslv--i informed the Board that '_nand railings at the track elevation at Arnold Street and Walnut Street wer in need of repair. The Clerk of the Board was dir- ected to obtain information and prices for replacing these railings. !j PARKING NITER DEPAITIriI;NTr . Maurice C. �Tennet, Auditor, presented his ,report for the • �� week ending September 10, 1949