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Home My WebLink About05/31/1950 Board of Public Works Minutes111 May 31, 1950 f A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Wednesday, May 31, 1950 at 9:30 a.m. All members were present. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Salary claims in the amount of $27,964.10 were approved and ordered paid. Claims of the following suppliers were approved and ordered paid: City Water Works City Water Works Indiana Bell Telephone Co. Lien Chemical Company Memorial Hospital Messenger Press. Peltz-Kaufer Paper Company Weisberger Brothers, Inc. Weisberger Brothers, Inc. ,11 TRAFFIC ENGINEER: _ _ Mr. Ernest Miller, ?Ito his Department were discussed. Mr. Miller presented a report to 10.E-3 STREET & TRAFFIC: 56.71 Barnes, Harry H. 84.00' 8.37 Englewood Electrical Supply 21.55 21.07 Kuert Concretes Inc. 25.71 9,00 Miami Hardware Company 24.28' 17.50 Minnesota Mining & Mfg. Co. 155.90i 12.56 Kuert Concrete 5.85 18.31 PARKING METER: ±` 7.67 Dickinson, J. G. D. 0. 3.00' 9.00 Parker Carlisle K., Traffic Engineer was present and matters pertaining r the Board on the widening of Williams i Street. RAILROADS:. The following letter was received from the Grand Trunk Western Railroad Com- pany: may26 � 1950 File: 100-7 Board of Public Works and Safety 1' City of South Bend South Bend 1, Indiana • I Attention: Freda G. Nobles„ Clerk i I' Dear Madam: Yours of February 23 in connection with the installation of short -arm automatic gates at Logan and 26th Streets and the Grand Trunk Western Railroad in the City of SoutYi Bend, Indiana. This is to advise that these installations were completed and placed in service on May 51 1950. ! • Yours truly, i. (signed) W. L. Dayton Signal Engineer WLD/AM cc: Mr. E. H. Miller, City Traffic Engineer Depts of Public Works and Safety South Bend 1, India.na iENGINEERING DEPARTME T: Contractors' -Bonds were approved and ordered filed for the fol- lowing: Alex E. Ross, Rieth-Riley Construction Company, David F. Elliott, d/b/a Elliott) • I & Sons, Sidney Castle, Gardner and Carling, Eston Ball, and W. J. Kline. i A petition for a parking lot to be operated at 225 West Washington Street was pre - Isented by Joseph F. Mooney. The petition was approved. A petition to pave Randolph Street from Robinson Street to Caroline Street was refer',-- I red to the City Engineer for,investigation and report. The Board approved changes in the plans for the Addison Street sewer which had pre viously been approved May 8, 1950, i RESOLUTION ADOPTING FINAL .ASSESSMENT ROLL • No. 2615 - 1950 i� South Bend, Indiana May 317 1950 �! Be It Resolved? By the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of South Bend? Ind- iana, that the,Primary or Preliminary Assessment Roll adopted by the Board on the 15th day of May, 19-50 for the improvement of WEST CALVERT STREET LOCAL SEWER from the center line of Olive Street to the center line of Kaley Street be and the same is in all things confirmed. �i R. S . An.drysiak i F. K. Baer Freda G. Noble, Clerk Frank J. Bruggner 112 ENGINEER'S REPORT South Bend, Indiana May 31, 1950 The Board of Public Works & Safety City of South Bend, Indiana Gentlemen: In the matter of the, Bids for the Improvement of CT �ICAGO STREET from the 150 feet north of the north line of Western Avenue to the ,center line of Washington Street in ac- cordance with Improvement Resolution No. 2630, 19,50, AND CHICAGO STREET from the center Line of Washington Street to the center line of Linden Avenue in accordance with Improvement Resolution No. 26311 1950,rAND WARREN STREET from the center line of Indiana Avenue to 150 feet north of the north line of Prairie Avenue in accordance with Improvement Resolution No; 2632, 1950 passed by the Board of Public Works and Safety on .April 24, 1950 and confirmed by said Board on May 9, 1950. We hereby report that we have tabulated and examined the several Bids submitted to the Board on May 22, 1950 and find that the Niles Excavating Company, Niles, Michigan has the lowest and best bids. ed. We recommend that the bids of the Niles Excavating Company, Niles, Michigan be accep Respectfully submitted, Wilbur H. Gartner & Associates Civil Engineers (signed) Wilbur H. Gartner AWARDING CONTRACTS Nos. 2630, 2631, 2632 - 1950 South Bend Indiana May 317 19 k After due investigation of all bids and being duly advised on the promises, the Board of Public Works and Safety decides that the bid of Niles Excavating Company, Niles, Michi- gan for the construction of the improvements '_.mown as CHICAGO STREET LOCAL SEWER improve- ment according to Improvement Resolution No. 2630, 1950 is the lowest and best bid and that the contract to do said work be awarded to Niles Excavating Company. Said bid being as follows: Item 1 12" Std. Pipe Sewer @ $ 4.25 per Lin Ft. Item 2 1011 Std. Pipe Storm Sewer @ $ 2.50 per Lin. Ft. Item 3 6" Std. V. C. House Services @ $ 1.80 per Lin Ft. Item 4 Std. Manholes (10' or less) @ 190.00 Each Item 5 Std. Stormwater Inlets @ 30.00 Each AND, CHICAGO STREET LOCAL SEWER improvement according to Improvement Resolution No. 2631, 1950 is the lowest and best bid and that the contract to do said work be awarded to Niles Excavating Company. Said bid being as follows: Item 1 15" Std. Pipe Sewer @ $ 6.00 per Lin. Ft. Item 2 12" Std. Pipe Sewer @ $ 4.00 per Lin Ft. Item 3 10" Std. Pipe Storm fewer @ 2.50 per Lin. Ft. Ite Item 4 6« Std. V. C. House Services @ 1.60 per Lin. Ft. Item 5 Std. Manholes (10' or less) @ 190.00 Each Item 6 Additional Height of Manhole @ 20.00 per Lin. Ft. Item 7 Std. Stormwater Inlets @ 4'p` 30.00 Each AND, WARREN STREET LOCAL SEWER improvement according to,Improvement Resolution No. 2632, 1950 is the lowest and best bid and that the contract to do said work be awarded to Niles Excavating Company. Said bid being as follows: Item 1 1511 Std. Pipe Sewer @ 5.75 per Lin. Ft. Item 2 121' Std. Pipe Sewer @ 4.00 per Lin. Ft. Item 3 10" Std. Pipe Sewer @ 3.90 per Lin. Ft. Item 4 611 Std. V. C. Pipe House Services @ $ 1.80 per Lin. ant. Item 5 Std. Manholes (10' or less) @ 200.00 per Each Item 6 .Asphalt Pavement Replacement @ 6.00 per Sq. Yd. Item 7 Gravel Pavement Replacement @ 0.95 per Sq. Yd. Li • • • 0 P C: E • • 0 Therefore Be It Resolved, By the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of South Bend, Indianathat the bids of Niles Excavating Company, Niles, Michigan for the construction of the improvements described in Irovement Resolutions Nos. 36, 26319 and 2632, 1950 passed by this Board on April 24mp1950,and confirmed by this Board on May 91 1950 be and the same is hereby accepted and that the City of South Bend, Indiana. thru its Mayor and Board of Public Works and Safety enter into a written contract with said Niles Excavating Company for the faithful execution of such work, according to said bids the detailed plans and specifications and the terms of said Resolutions, provided that before entering upon the performance of said,contracts, said Niles Excavating Company, Niles, Michigan shall give bonds, in the amount equal to one hundred (100) per cent of the contract price for such work, with a Surety Company legally authorized to transact business in the State of Indiana, as Surety,.to the approval of this Board, to secure the performance of such -contracts, and to hold the City of South Bend, Indiana, harmless from payment of any debt or damage by reason.of any act of such Contractor, and to secur, the payment of all claims for labor and material used in such -improvements. R. S. Andy-ys.iak F. K. Baer Frank J. Bruggner BOARD OF PVTBLIC WORKS & SAFETY PARKING METER DEPARTMENT:___ Mr. Maurice C. Vennet, Auditor presented his report for the week ending May 27, 1950. STREET DEPARTMENT:_._ Mr. Melton 0. Branna, Street Commissioner, was present and matters pertaining to his Department were discussed.. CEMETERY DEPARTMENT: Mr. Stanley Leszczynski, Sexton, was present and matters pert to his Department were discussed. There being no further business to come before.the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 11:00 a.if. ATTEST: BOARD PUBLIC K10RKS &�SAFETY SPECIAL MEETING May 31, 1950 A special meeting of the Board of Public Works was held Wednesday, May 31, 1950 at 7:30 p.m. Mr. Frank J. Bruggner was absent. The meeting was called for the purpose of public hearings on Improvement Resolutions: No. 2623 GLADSTONE AVENUE from Ford Street to Sample Street No. 2624 Cn CAGO STREET from Western Avenue to Ford Street No. 2625 KENI-40RE STREET from Western Avenue to Ford Street No. 2628 ALLEY BETWEEN MCKINLEY AVENUE AND LASALLE AVENUE to the west line of Esther Street No. 2629 VASSAR AVENUE from the east line of Wilbur Street to the east line of Lai-mdale .Avenue Property otimers whose property is effected by the above resolutions will have a ten (10 ) day period in which to file remonstrances against the improvement resolutions. ATTEST:: _1-AJ