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Home My WebLink About09/12/1949 Board of Public Works Minutes577 • • • There being no further business to come before the Board,, the meeting was adjourne at 10:00 A. M. ATTEST: - - zz_,�t 19L , 9, --- - I I September 12, 1949 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 $2,498.12 were approved and ordered paid: Arrow Towel & Linen Service 14.85 Messenger Press Business Systems, Inc 9.44 Miller Bryant,Pierce Englewood Electric Co 4.73 Royal Typewriter Co Michigan Glass Company 12.25 Spence, Dr. R. A. Indiana State Industries 76.09 Warren,Refining & Chemical Co Messenger Press 19.00 Post Printers Bituminous Materials Co 908.27 Kuert Concrete, Inc Car Parts, Inc 2.89 Mishawaka. Equipment Co Cent-.ry Tool & Metal Co 162.00 Municipal Supply Co Edwards Iron Works 7.25 National Mill Supply Co Egan, Sherman L. MD 3.00 Nor. Ind. Wholesale Grocery Indiana Bell Telephone 6.75 0. J. Qhoemaker, Inc Indiana Bell Telephone 6.75 H. Slopinski, MD Indiana Equipment Company 10.11 H. Slor-4inski, PAD Indiana Equipment Co 174.02 Standard Automotive Co I & M Electric Co .62 Standard Automotive Supply Co I & M Electric Co 38.40 St. Joseph's Hospital I & M Electric Co .84 Stockberger-Seastrom, Inc I & M Electric Co 4.64 , South Bend Sand & Gravel Co Klahr, E. E. MD 10._00, South Bend X-Ray Laboratory 62.50 13.00 2.50 3.00 47.69 30.00 17.65 31.53 125.15 3.48 7.00 12.50 9.00 12.00 1.58 15.25 5.00 66.00 510.39 6.00 Koontz -Wagner Electric Co 45..00 TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT: 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 • l public use. ENGINEERING DEPARTYIT NT: Contractor's Bonds in the amount of $1,000.00 were approved and ordered filed for Ernest L. Longway, Paul C. Pocza, Chancellor J. Byers, Walter Zakrzewski, John Wilson 14ulhaupt and Charles E. Emmons. a A petition to improve an alley between Scott and Taylor Streets from Dubail to Calvert Street with a concrete pavement was referred to the City Engineer for investigation and report. I The Board approved sewer plans for Hoke Street in TJJillr_•lore Hills, Section "B" for i the Brown Development Company, Inc. The Board also approved paving plans for Hoke Stree and paving plans for Irvington Avenue, also located in Willmore Hills, Section "B" . I STREET DEPARTIvHENT: Mr. Stephen Lebiedzinski, Ass't Superintendent, was present and matters pertaining to his department were discussed. Mr. Lebiedzinski 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. PARKING TIETER DEPARTTvriANT:. Mr. Maurice C. Vcnnet, Auditor, presented his ,report for the week ending September 10, 1949 578 CEMETERY DEPARTMIENT: Mr. Stanley Lesczyznski, Sexton, was present and matters per- taining to his department were discussed. There being no further business to come before the meeting, the Board adjourned at 10:00 A. Y. ATTEST: 1-7 .�e September 19, 1949 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Monday, September 12th, 1949.All members were present. Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Salary claims in the amount of $25,340.80 were approved. Claims of the following sup- pliers in the amount of $4,303.01 were approved and ordered paid: Business Systems, Inc 26.02 Nor.,Ind. Whol6sale Grocery Business Systems, Inc 1.99 Office Engineers, Inc Business Systems, Inc 13.46 South Bend Foundry Co City slater Works 21.41 South Bend Tribune Henry,Eckler Lumber Co 6.42 South Bend Tribune Expanding Sewer Machine Co 157.50 West -Side Hardware Co Mirror Press 6.26 Worrell Mfg. Company Mirror Press -6.26- Business Systems, Inc Armco -Drainage & Metal Products 49.62 Korte Brothers, Inc Coffield Supply Co 3.17 Korte Brothers, Inc Gibson Company 130.26 Korte Brothers, Inc Gibson Company. 40.33 Kuert Concrete, Inc Catherine Haberle 34.40 Municipal Supply Co Hoffman Brothers 47.10 Oliver Corporation Indiana Bell Telephone 25.58 Rieth Riley Construction Co Indiana. Bell Telephone Co 8.25 C. A. Schrader Supply Co Indiana Equipment Co . 31.18 S. S.> Saunders Co Interstate Glass & Paint Co 7.00 S. S, Saunders'Co Korte Brothers; Inc 43.47 South Side Electric Co Korte Brothers, Inc 59.32 Studebaker Corporation Korte Brothers, Inc 111.28 West Side Hardware Co Korte Brothers; Inc 76.55 White Manufacturing Co!, Korte Brothers, Inc 105.05 Korte Brothers, Inc 10.60 7.83 109.00 5.42 5.42 1.80 208.40 7.50 41.40 4.57 37.07 401.18 174.00 8.28 11626.33 22.76 29.22 198.24 43.61 13.49 130.22 4-6. 0o 158.79 TRAFFIC DEPARTNF,`TT: Mr. Ernest ^Miller, Traffic Engineer, was present and matters per- taining to his department were discussed. BUS ROUTES'.: Mr. Waterson representing the Northern Indiana Transit Company appeared before the Board to request permission to extend the Ford Street bus line on a trial basis Ito the village of Ardmore and beyond. This bus route will be north on the Mayflower Road to Lincoln Way West; East on Lincoln May West to Moss Road; South on Moss Road to present terminus; return to South Bend over present route. Permission was granted for this route on a trial basis. ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT: Contractor's Bonds in the amount of 4'p1,000.00 were approved and ordered filed for T. W. Miller, Fred DuBois and Charles L. Murphy. A petition was received asking that an alley between Bryan and Beale Streets, in the 800 block, be opened to the public use. This was -referred to Mr. Andrysiak for investigation and report. The Board approved sewer plans presented by the Colpeart Realty Company for Glad- stone Avenue from Washington Street to Linden Street; Edison Street from Washington to Linden Street; Albert Street from Washington Street to Linden Avenue; Sheridan Avenue from Washington to Linden Avenue; Washington Street from Gladstone Avenue to the alley north of Sheridan Avenue. The Midland Engineering Company was granted permission to occupy an alley running East from Michigan Street to the north and south alley between Jefferson and Wayne Street from 7:`00 A. M. to 3:30 P. M. Each day after 3:30 half of the alley will be made avail- able to traffic. This is for a period of ten days from the 19th to the 29th of Septem- ber inclusive. The Board approved plans for a marquee on the Strand Theatre Building as presented by Andrew Toth, Architect. • • • at •