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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/03/1950 Board of Public Works Minutes69 April 3, 1950 ! A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Monday, May :3, 1950 at 19:30 a..m. All members were present. Salary claims in the amount of $22,890.91 of 11,�1r3.01 were ap- proved and ordered paid. Claims of the following suppliers in the amount were approved and ordered filed: j Alexian Brothers 11.05 STREET DEPARTMENT Iron Company 7.89 Eutectic Welding Alieys Corp. 122.93• • IHurwich Indiana Michigan Electric Company .32 Huffman, A. D., Ti.D. �c Serv. 11.00 9.621 10verhead Door Company 11.60 Gadbury Impliments Sales 19�.5V !Sheehan Tire Service Inc. 1,00 Korte Brothers, Inc. L8.00� Lower, I. Ord. Company 195.00 Minnesota Mining Company Company 13.64i ;Lower, I. W. Company 115.00 Mishawaka Equipment lLower, T. i^•z. Company 115.00 Rieth-Riley Construction 339.9T 20.E-0, jLoUrer, I. W. Company 105.00 Sheehan Tire Service . �8.21! Shoemaker, 0. J., Inc. 10.62 Rose, Jacob '!Underwood Corporation 2.70 PARKIT• G I•,�IETERS 50.00' West Side Hardware 2.40 Vennet, Psi. C. 7.12 City 1�later Works . f TRAFFF IC NGINEERITI G: Mr. Ernest Miller, Traffic Engineer was present and matters pertain - ling to his Depa.rtroent were discussed. The Traffic Engineer ID and his assistant, Steve Ivancovics were authorized to attend tPurdue Road School, April 10 to 14, inclusive. 'TAXI CABS: The application of Joseph Binder, 607 West Wayne Street for a Taxi Cab License wa.s denied by the Board. er Mr. Binder as informed that he may have a hearing at the next ,regular Board Meeting, if he so desires. I I BUSSES* A letter drafted to the Northern Indiana Transit incorporated suggesting that in 'line with recent discussions, all bus drivers na-r_les be placed where they are clearly vis-ii • i ible to patrons in the busses. HENGINEERiNG DEPARTI-IfEINT: A Contractor's Bond was approved and ordered filed for the Per- l 'ita.ge Realty Corporation and an Excavation Bond wa-a approved and ordered filed for Sollittl. Construction Company, Inc., I A petition to improve Circle Avenue from Washington Street southwesterly to the end !was referred to the City Engineer. The Board granted permission to erect two permanent type canopies on buildings con structed by Elvin Bar_fii at 2115 Miami Street. The canopies will extend three feet and three inches from the buildins:r and will be ten feet above the sidwalk level. • t' Outdoor Advertising Company appeared before ! Mr. W. J. Becker, representing General g � pP i' lthe Board for permission to erect a tower sigh on East Colfax Avenue. The Board granted { him authority to erect said billboard signs as shown on engineer's dratirings, but subject' to the approval of Mr. 11oomaw, Building Commissioner on structural details. , jMr. Bradway of the South Bend Aiming Company appeared before the Board to ask per- j mission to rehang a permanent type a��rning at 1225 ,^Nest t'iashingtcr_ Street. This canopy I will 11 extend over the sidewalk ore f oot and will be eight feet above sidewalk level. Per- ,mission was granted. i. i1vTROVETNT RESOLUTION MODIFIED . No. 2604-1950 South Bend, Indiana April 3, 1950 Department of Public Works and Safety: In the matter of the petition of the Bonnie Doon Ice Cream Company and 10 others for !an a11.ey pavement on the first alley south of Indiana Avenue from the east line of Main St to the west line of Michigan Street, said alley pavement to be included with the alley pavement now to be constructed under improvement Resolution No. 2604-1950, passed by this • Board on February 209 �950 and confirmed by this Board on March 27, 1/ and i j Wherea.s, saic. petition represents all the property to be assessed for the paving of said alley, and i Whereas, said petitioners have waived their right of hearing on said alley pavement improvement; and Whereas said alley pavement will not increase the cost to be assessed to the pro- ,perty benefited under improvement Resolution No. 2604-1950; therefore jl BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Public it orks and Safety of the City�of South Benda ! Indiana, that the petition of the Bonnie Doon Ice Cream Company and 10 others for an alley • pavement on the first alley south of Indiana. Avenue from the east line of Main Street to the west line of Michigan Street to granted and said alley pavement be included and con- 1structed with the alley pavement which is to be constructed under Resolution No. 2604-195,,`0, 1 7o duly passed by this Board on February 20, 1950 and duly confirmed by this Bo and on hIarch 27, 1950 and said improve.ent is ordered made, ii R. S. Andrysiak 1 F. K. Baer Frank J. Bruggner Freda G. Noble, Clerk BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY 1 n 1 i PLANS AND SP CIFICATIONS ADOPTED • i n No. 26o0-1950 South Bend, Indiana f April 3, 1950 BE IT RESOLVED, By -the Board of Public Works' and Safety of -the City of South 'Bend Indiana, that tzie Profiles, Drawings, Plans, General Details, Specifications' and Estimate approved by this Board on the 20th day of February 1950, for the improvement of THIRTY- SIXTH STREET from the north line of Mfishawa,ha Avenue to the south line of the Grand Trunki Railway right-of-way by constructing a. Class "C" Pavement, Types 1, 2, 3 and 4. Be and the same are herebyadopted and ordered la T p placed on file In the office o.� the. Depar r ment of Engineering of this Board. .April 24, 1950, at the hour of 11:00 o'clock Av'l-CST is hereb's fixed as the time, and the office of the Board of Public Works and Safet�s in the City Tail of this City, as the place, when and where the Board of Public Works and Safety- will open and consider bids for the above named improvements, provided all bids for the construction of said wort., shall be filed in the office of the Clerk of this Board before 11:00 o'clock AM -CST of said day. Each bidder for said worn shall enclose with his F^id a certified check, payable to the Treasurer of this City in the sum of two and one-half (2-z) per cent of the amount of his bid, or a bid bond for two and one-�1aalf (2-2) per cent of the amount of his bid to insur the execution of this contract, if said work is awarded to him. , j • The clerk of this Board is hereby ordered, to give notice by two (2) weekly publications of the time and place, when and where bids will be received, opened and considered for the construction of said work. Said Cler'_•= shall state in said notices, that each bidder shall enclose with his bid a certified check or bid bond for above named amount to insur the execution of this contract. R. S. Andrysiak i'. K. Baer Frank J. Bruggner Freda G. Noble, Clerk BOARD OF PUBLIC 0,RKS AND SAFETY II_PROV i I?T P �SOLL'TiO T COT; y IRN D • No. 2600-1950 South Bend, Indiana. .April 3, 1950 Department of Public Works: For the improvement of TI i RTY-SIXTH STREET under In Resolution No. 2600-1950,�I adopted Februarys 20, 1950 from the north line of T,_ishawa'_-�a Avenue to 'the south line of th1e Grand Trunk Railway right-of-way by constructing a Class "C" Pave ,ent, Types 1, 2, 3 and 1 1 0 After hearing all persons interested who appeared and being fully advised on file rer_�i e� p s sl, the Board decides that ti-e benefits to the property liable to be V assess for said improve o1 ment are ea_ua.l to the estimated cost of the same as re_ orted by the City Civil Engineer, Therefore Be It Resolved, by the Board of Public Wor1:s and Safety of the City of South Bend, Indiana, that Improve gent Resolution 1 2600-1950 duly passed by t-_is Board on February 20, 1950 for the above improvement, be°and tI_e same is hereby in all things confirmed and the improvement is hereby ordered to be made. R. S. Andrysiak ' • I: r . K. La er Fran!.., J. Bruggner Freda G. Noble, Clerk BOARD OF PUBLIC 1JORKS & SAFETY I XOTICE TO CONTRACTORS No. 2600-195o South Bend, Indiana April 13, 1950 .April 209 1950 To Whom It May Concern: Notice is hereby given, that the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Sout i Bend, Indiana on the 24th day of .April, 1950 at the hour of 11:00 a.m. at the office 71` 0 0 of the Board, in the City Hall, in said City, will open and consider sealed bids, and de-: signa.te by preliminary order -the kind of pavement to be used, for the following described,; Street Improvement, as provided for in Improverent Resolution No. 2600-1950, duly passed , by said Board on February 20, 1950, and confirmed on April 3, 1950, to wit: THIRTY-tSIXTH; STREET from the north line of Mishawaka Avenue to the south line of the Grand Trunk <ight, of-wa.y by constructing a. Class "C" Paverrlent, Types 1, 21 3 and 4. ;! Provided, all bids for the construction of said work, shall be filed in the office of the Clerk of the Board of Public Works and Safety of said City before 11:00 o'clock ,A .AM -CST of said day. Each bidder for said work shall enclose with his bid a Certified Check payable to to Trea surer of said City, in the sum of unto and one-half (22) per cent of the amount of his Ibid or a bid bond for two and one-half (2l) per cent of the amount of his bid, to insure j the execution of Contract, if said wor'-,` is awarded to him. Detailed plans and specifications for said improvement are on fi1_e in the office of the Board of Public Works and Safety. The Board of Public Works and Safety reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Dated this 3rd day of April 1950. By order of the Board of Public ;{corks and Safety R. S. Andrysiak jF. K. Ba er Fran', J. Bruggner j Freda. G. 'Noble, Clerk ECA RD OF PUBLIC 'riORILS & SAF °,TY Published above on April 13, 1950 and April 20, 1950 =Phis being the date set for receiving bids for painting the City 'Hall, -'bids were opened and publicly read: the following Davis Decoratbrs A !,on -Collusion Affidavit 23Q East Altgeld Street accompanied the bid. South Bend 11 , Indiana. (1) Repair plaster, clear walls and ceilings and paint to coats all lobbies, stairways and roans as-nd-icated in specifications, -cations, including celotex partitions and public restroom in basement. Total bid - labor and rnateria.l 1, 563.00 (2) .Alternate bids: (a) :Main floor lobby and stairway to baserent and street .:............... y; 535.17 (b) Second floor lobby and stairway to first floor 4 3J4.68 (c) Basement lobby, record room, Captains office, laboratory and detective bureau, also public restroom and celotex partitions Labor and rlaterial.................. 725;20 I. W. Lower Company .A I\on-Collusion Affidavit with 128 N. Michigan St., a Proposal Bond in the amount � South Bend, Indiana of 6110 accompanied the bid. Paintrng at City Hall as per your specifications all lobbies, stairways ar_d indicated rooms ....19080.00 Seperate bids as follows: Item "A" ror the sum of ............. 332.00 Item "B" for the rim of ................... ....1� 221.00 !ter- "C" for the s ��r of ....................... S 527.00 The Board accepted the bid from I. W. Lower, their bid being, in the Board's opini the lowest and best bid received. PARKING i.ETER DEPART 'EiI nn :"u'i presented �' T: P��r. Piaur�ce C. Ve�_ e �, � a_tor pre.. ted his report for the week ending April 1, 1950. 72 CE,ATTERY DEPART}:I NT: Mr. Stanley LeszezynskiSexton was present and matters pertaining to his Department were discussed. There being no further business to come before the Board, the r_neeting was adjourned at 11:15 a..m.. ATTEST: EO.ARD OF .�LIC IJTO}�t% S � S �FrTY April 10, 1950, A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Monday, May 10, 1950 at � :"30 a.m. .All members were present. 1dinutes of the previous meeting were rear and appro - 1. Claims of the following suppliers in the amount of �101916.80 were approved and orde3l- I paid: ?usiness Systems, Inc., %ity Water Works 7.11 1.1.62 Gibson Company H- 103.01 :ndiana. Bell Telephone 11.38 rnischfeger Corp. Indiana Bell Telephone 21.70 32.24 :ndiana. Bell Telephone :ndiana ec Michigan Electric Co. 6.98 172.80 i�• Indiana & ichigan Electric Co. Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. 2.96 28 ndiana & Michigan Electric Co. 234.92 Indiana a- i4ichigan Electric Co. 95.20 ,ndiana & Michigan Electric Co. 8290.82 Kelley, C. C. 6?: Sons 3.87 edow, Ben heehan Tire Service, Inc. 1295.00 18.42 hicdow, Ben Inc., Redmer Distributing Co. 26.36 2.20 iron Brothers, Inc. imon Brothers, Inc. 7.60 10.80 Scher_r_ Aq-Schaus-Freeman Co. Scherrian-Schaus--Freeman 40.19 oath Bend 1,1indo��� Cleaning 53.50 Co. Schilling's 5.99 eisbergcr Brothers TRE97 TRAFFIC 7.67 Singer General Tire Inc. .3 121.35 arbon arbonic, S &n II 5. CO Singer General Tire inc. Slominsl�i , H. I. 1�. D. 114.35 6.00 entury Tool �, 1(etal ompany Metal 124.98 , Slomins %.i, H. H. I.1. D. 33.00 entury Tool « Metal Company 148.20 , Stoc'Kbergcr Seastrom. Inc. � 6.05 entury Tool & Metal Company 104.98 DIU DJE'ErUIIG DEPART1,IE T: Contrast Bonds were approved a ;d ordered filed for the Swanson onstruction Corporation, Charles R. Bo%en, Sr., and Carl ,IcClellan. An Excavation Bond in the amount of �101000.00 was approved and ordered filed for olpacrt Realty Corporation. The I. W. Lower Company presented a Contract Bond in the arrio .nt of $11080.00 which as approved and ordered filed. A petition was presented asking that the second alley south of iestern .Avenue runnin ast and west between Carlisle Street and ';ar=en Street be vacated. This was referred to he City Plan Commission for investigat_on and report. The Board renewed the Lease on the piece of land knoz•mn as Lot B, adjoining 1422 Rock rive for the sum of :?1.00 per year. It was leased to I_rs. B. j� . Scheib, 111-22 'iockne Dri or the purpose of maintaining the land and beeping it free from rubbish with the under- tanding t1lat no structure of any kind or nature may be erected. The City Engineer was authorized to attend the Purdue Road School April 11 to 137 elusive. eed Construction Company 02 1/2 N. Main Street isha.}raka, Indiana A Certificate of insurance wit A Certified Check in the amoun of �17270.00 to cover all bids and a. Non -Collusion Affidavit accompanied the bid. For the improver:ent of 11 ST EWI11 G AVEi,dUE from the west line of Franklin Street to the east line of Scott Stree by furnishing all labor, materials, equipment, supplies and installing complete in place a. Class trEtr Pavement. Improvement Resolution I umber 2601, 1950. TOTAL XTJ='' SICI` OF IME11"=S 1-1, 2-11 41 57 6 79 6" 8 1,537.00 • • 0 • 0