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Home My WebLink About06/26/1950 Board of Public Works Minutes130 June 26, 1950 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Monday, June 26; 1950 at 9:30 a.m. All members were present. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approv- ed. Claims of the following suppliers in the amount of1+,582.22 were approved and order;, ed paid: it :Business ,Systems, Inc. 27.54 West Side Hardware 99.50 'Business Systems, Inc. 8.17 STREET & TRAFE.IC: • ;Business Systems, Inc. 41.33 Coffield Supply Co. 380.00 City Water Works 68.37 Indiana Textile Co. 40.98 City Water Works 36.13 Kuert Concrete, Inc. 3.25 !Edwards Iron Works 489.00 Minnesota Mining & Mfg. Co. 112.50 .Edwards Iron Works 86.00 GARBAGE DISPOSAL: !McClave Printing Co. 48.00 Dependable Disposal Company 2,979.16 'St. Joseph Hospital 154.95 PARKING P-TETER: Schilling's 5.49 City Water Works 1.85 TRAFFIC ENGINEER: Mr. Ernest 1,i11er, Traffic Engineer, was present and matters pertain- 'ing to his Department were discussed. A petition was received for the elimination of parking on the east side of Kendall • :;Street in the 1500 block. This referred to the Traffic Engineer for investigation and report. The Board authorized the Clerk of the Board to advertise for bids for an automobile :for the Traffic Engineer. . ENGINEERING DEPART�NT: An Excavation Bond was approved and ordered filed for W. H. Drev js, `,�Tncorporated. � i Mr. John W. O'Brien representing the St. Joseph Bank appeared before the Board and 1presented a drawing mode by E. R. .Austin, N. R. Chambeau, and C. J. Hammond, Civil Engi- • Ineers. Job listed as #665, Sheet #29. This drawing showed ample space on private pro- perty to accommodate two telephone booths to be located in front of the building on South;; :Michigan Street. Inasmuch as the booths are to be located on private property, the Board,! approved the drawing. j The Board approved plans establishing the grade on the alley east of Michigan Street ::between Klinger and Chippewa for 1,!hitcomb and Keller. I A letter was received from Attorney Arthur May, Sr., in regard to certain property Morth of the City Limits and west of Portage .Avenue authorizing the City Street Depart- j! lment through the Board of Public Works and Safety to dig several test holes to determine ;the quality and quantity of gravel that may be deposited in this territory. If tests ii • ,prove that the quality or quantity is unsuitable, in this deposit, then the City agrees it !to backfill the'test holes leaving the said tracks of land in a condition the same as is now. If, however, the gravel proves satisfactory, then we will further negotiate for ; jthe purchase of the gravel. '1 A petition was received asking for a sanitary sewer on South Ironwood Drive from i :Ewing .Avenue to Altgeld. This was referred to the City Engineer for investigation and li report. ; A letter was received certifying that W. A. mead Decorating Co., Inc., of Terre !''Haute, Indiana. has Workan Compensation Insurance, which covered the placing of flags and ..bunting on the street light poles along ichigan Street June 23 to June 25, inclusive, ! • ;`during the Eagles Convention. RESOLUTIONADOPTING FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL i No. 2604 - 1950 i South Bend, Indiana �{ June 267 1950 (� South Bend, India-11 Be It Resolved, By the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of na, that the Primary or Preliminary Assessment Roll adopted by the Board on the-12th day of June, 1950 for the improvement of ALLEY BETWEEN MICHIG.AN .AND MAIN STREETS from the I� ;south line of Indiana Avenue to the north line of Dayton Street and FIRST ALLEY SOUTH OF II • INDI.APdA AVENUE from the east line of Michigan Street to the west of Main Street be and th 1same is in all things confirmed. �) H ( Signed) R. S . Andrysi ak ti F. K. Baer BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY � :Freda G. Noble, Clerk I Ij i / it it 131 NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Whom It May Concern: South Bend, Indiana June 29, 1950 July 6, 1950 • Notice is hereby given, that the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of South Bend, Indiana on the loth day of July at the hour of 10:00 o'clock A.M.-CST at the office of, the Board in the City 'call, will open and consider sealed bids for the follow- ing described Street Improvement. • • • • • j' For the construction of a -combined storm and sanitary sewer on EAST JEFFERSON BOUt LEVARD from the center line of Twenty -Sixth Street to a. point 200 feet ea.st of the center line of iienty-Sixth Street. 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 bafore 10:00 o'clock AM -CST of said. day. Each bidder for said work shall enclose withihis bid a Certified Check payable to the Treasurer of said City, in the sum, of five (5) per cent of the amount of his bid or a bid bond for five (5) per cent of the amount of his bid, to insure the execution of a. Contract, if said work is awarded to hiz. Detailed plans and specifications for said work are on file in the office of the Department of Engineering. The Board of Public Works and Safety for said City reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Dated this 26th day of June, 1950. By order of the Board of Public Works and Safety (Signed) R. S. Andrysiak Frank J. Bruggner• Freda G. Noble, Clerk BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY REFERRING BIDS TO ENGINEER Nos. 2623, 2624 & 2629 - 1950 South Bend, Indiana June 26, 1950 Wilbur H. Gartner L: Associates Civil Engineers South Bend,'Ind ana The Bids for the improvements of GLADSTONE AVENUE from the south line of Ford Stree to the north line of Sample Street, AND CHICAGO STREET from the south line of Western .Avenue to the north line of Ford Street, .AND VASS.AR AVENUE from the east line of Wilber Street to the west line of Lawndale Avenue re ceived on June 26, 1950 in accordance with Improvement Resolutions Numbers 2623, 2624 an 2629 - 1950 passed by this Board on May 8, 1950 and confirmed by this Board on June 12, 1950 are hereby referred to you for examination and tabulation to report to this Board with recommendations. (Signed) R. S. Andrysiak F. K. Baer BOARD OF PUBLIC 4ORKS & SAFETY This being the date set to receive bids for the paving of GLADSTOT'vE AVENUE, CHICAGO STREET, and VASSAR AVENUE, the following sealed bids were opened and publicly read:i. Reed Construction Company Mishawaka, Indiana A Non -Collusion .Affidavit with!' a Proposal Bond in the amount of $437.86 accompanied the bid.; For the improvement of GLADSTONE AVENUE from the south line of Ford Street to the north line of Sample Street, Total Extension of Items 1-1, 2-11 31 5, 67 79 8 9 $17,916.00 132 Reed Construction Company .A Non -Collusion Affidavit Mishawaka, Indiana, with a Proposal Bond in the amount of $470.13 accompanied the bid. For the improvement of CHICAGO STREET from the north line of Ford Street to the sout line of Western .Avenue TOT..'.L EXTENSION OF ITEMS 1-1, 2-11 31 51 61 71 87 91 10, 117 12, 13 & 14 Reed Construction Company Mishawaka, Indiana 17,601.00 A Non -Collusion .Affidavit with a. Proposal Bond in the amount of $226.40 accompanied the bid. For the improvement of VASSAR AVENUE from the east line of 1;:'ilber Street to the west line of Lawndale .Avenue TOTAL EXTENSION OF ITEMS 1-11 2-11 45 51 61t 7, 8 & 9 w 8,585.90 Rieth-Riley Construction Co., A Non -Collusion Affidavit with P. 0. Box #775 a Bid Bond in the sum of 22% of South Bend, Indiana the Bid accompanied the Bid. For the improvement of GLADSTON, AVENUE from the south line of Ford Street to the north line of Sample Street TOTAL EXTENSION OF ITEMS 1-1, 2-11 37 5, 61 71 8 & 9 $ 17,373.20 TOTAL EXTENSION OF ITEMS 1-3, 2-31 31 L9 5, 6, 71 8 & 9 != 17,878.40 Rieth-Riley Construction Co., A Non -Collusion Affidavit with P. 0. Box #775 a Bid Bond in the sum of 22% of South Bend, Indiana the bid accompanied the bid. For the improvement of CHIC.AGO STREET from the north line of Ford Street to the sou line of Western Avenue. TOTAL EXTENSION OF ITEMS 1-17 2-11 31 51 61 71 81 97 107 11, 12, 137 14 $187463.00 TOTAL EXTENSION OF ITEMS 1-31 2-39 37 47 57 61 7, 81 91 10, 11, 12, 13 $19,038.00 ieth-Riley Construction Co., . 0. Box #775 outh Bend, Indiana A 71-1on-Collusion .Affidavit with a Bid Bond in the sum of 2.�'F% of the bid accompanied the bid. For the improvement of VASSAR AVENUE from the west line of Wilber Street to the west ine of Lawndale Avenue. TOTAL EXTENSION OF ITEMS 1-11 2-11 47 5, 61 71 8 & 9 w 97015.30 TOTAL EXTENSION OF ITEMS 1-3, 2-37 31 41 57 67 77 8 & 9 $ 99211.85 The above bids were taken undar advisement to be tabulated and the award will be mad t a later date. EET DEPARTMENT: Mr. Melton 0. Brannan was present and matters pertaining to his Depar t were discussed. The Street Commissioner informed the Board that he was in need of a truck for the Sower' Department and the Clerk of the Board was authorized to advertise for same. Mr. H. McCollum representing the Knights of Pythias asked permission to have a 8tree Dance for one night only, on July 7, 1950 from the hours of 6-11:00 p.m., to be located on Brookfield Street from Washington to the first alley north of Washington. Permission was granted. Mr. Maurice C. Ver_net, Auditor, presented his report for the eek ending June 24, 1950. ETERY DEPARTNERNT: Mr. Stanley Leszczynski, Sexton, was present and matters pertaining his Department were discussed. There being no further business to core before the Board, the meeting was adjourned t 11:45 a..m. > TTEST: STY • • • • • •