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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/05/1950 Board of Public Works Minutes133 July 51 1950 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Wednesday, July 5, 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 $26,481.48 were approved and ordered paid. Claims of the following suppliers in the amount of $18,086.59 were approved and ordered paid: jBrenna, John R., Insurance 11.72 McClave Printing Co. 133.00 • ]Business Systems, Inc. .68 Municipal Supply Co. 193.05 ;Business Systems, Inc.5.83 National Brake Service Inc. T,. , 17.20 itFirestein, Ray, M. D. 105.00 National Mill Supply Co. 35.09 Friedman, Morris S., M*D. 200.00 National N1i11 Supply Co. 21.63 Hoffman Brothers Auto Electric .80 National Mill Supply Co. 176.85 i Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 8.37 Polk, R. L. & Co. 35.00 Kagel's South Bend -Mishawaka ?Meth -Riley Construction 21050.95 Index Directory Service 48.00 Romy Hammes Company 16,70 Messenger Press 127.50 P,omr Harries Company 64. 6 { South Bend Aiming Co. 10.12 Rose, Jacob 100.000 South Bend Foundry Co. 144.00 St. Joseph Hospital 2.00 I STREET & TRAFFIC: St. Joseph Hospital 5.00 I�Barany, Joseph 81.56 Schilling's .91 Braha:m Laboratories' Inc. 25.05 Sheehan Tire Service, Inc. 81.65 Business Systems, Inc. 31.98 Singer General Tire 368.43 Edwards Iron Works 31.81 Standard Oil Co. 100.00 Frith, L. G., M.D.n 203.00 Standard Oil Co. 164.38 General Equipment oc Machine Co. 109.18 SEiTAGE DISPOSAL: Indiana State Industries 112.28 Consoer, Townsend & Associates 500.47 1 Indiana Textile Co. 73.50 Fa.ttore Company 12,576.99 Korte Brothers, Inc. 26.99 PARKING METER DEPARTMENT: Kuert Concrete Co. 45.26 Vernet, 14aurice C. 40.00 I . TRAFFIC DEPARTTe�NT: Mr. Ernest Miller, Traffic Engineer, was present and matter pertain-', j ing to his Department were discussed. I ETyGINEERIT`dG DEPARTT.EQNT: An Excavation Bond in the amount of $10,000 was approved and ordered filed for John F. Gorr d/b/a Niles Excavating Company. An Excavation Bond in the amount of $2,000 was approved and ordered filed for the ;.Burton Construction Corporation, Rochesters Indiana. it li Excavation Bonds in the amount of $1,000 were approved and ordered filed for 0. E. I Frame d/b/a 0. E. Frame and Son, and Fred Spromberg. • j Contractor's Bonds in the amount of �1,000 were approved and ordered filed for I�Casimir Jerzakowski, .Ace Construction Company, Leonard F. Fry, Ernest T. Tranberg, A petition to vacate the alley between .,Lngela Boulevard and Pokagen Street from Michigan Street to the old right-of-way of the Southern MichiganRailroad Company was re ferred to the City Plan Commission for investigation and report. .A letter was received from Drewrys Limited wherein they request permission for the construction of a sewer underneath City property adjacent to their plant. Tile Board grant- ed permission for the construction of said sewer on the following cor_ditions: (1) That all shrubbery, ground, sod, etc., will be left in as good or better condition than now. �(2) That during the period of construction the City of South Bend will be covered by public li p ability, property damage, and workmenTs compensation insurance. That such arrange- ments be made for the City of South Bend to tainto the manholes to be constructed for !i the use of the Park Department and any other use, all in accordance with the requirements; ,of the City Engineer. The Board approved sewer plans on Southbrook Drive, Caroline Street and Privet Lane. CONTRACTORS COMPLETION AFFIDAVIT �I STATE OF I DI.ANA ) ) SS: ST. JOSEPH COUNTY ) • IN THE TATTER relating to the improvcment made under improvement Resolution N 26 p n o. 08 1950 and the Flans and specifications therefor comes now Lee H. Rieth who being duly swor upon oath deposes and says he is acquainted with the Rieth-Riley Construction Company, . the party to whom was awarded the contract and who performed the work under Improvement Resolution No. 2608-1950. . That he is familiar with and personally knows the requirements of the plans and spe-1. of said ir:provement resolution and further knows that the said Rieth-Riley 1 `' Construction Company in the performance of said work complied with all the terms and con-i ditions of said plans and specifications in every particular, and that the material used • was of the character, kind, quantity and quality required therein and according to and i. Z under the direction of the Board of Public Works and Safety. (Signed) Lee A. Rieth Subscribed and sworn to before me this .5th day of July, 1950 My Commission Expires: February 6, 1951 (Signed) Jacob B. Dibble Notary Public, St. Joseph County, Indiana. ENGINEER'S CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION South Bend, Indiana July 51 1950 To the Board of Public Works & Safety South ?send, Indiana 1WO hereby certify that the contract between the City of South Bend, Owner, and the Rieth-Kiley Construction Company, Contractor for the construction of the pavement improve ment, on the ALLEY BETWEEN SCOTT STREET AND T.AYLOR STREET from the north line of Calvert Street to the south line of Dubail Street under Improvement Resolution It?o. 2608-1950 has been completed in accordance with the plans and specifications for this project, Respectfully submitted, WILBUR H. GARTNER & ASSOCIATES By: Wilbur H. Gartner RESOLUTION ACCEPTING FINAL ESTIMATE No. 2608 - 1950 South Bend, Indiana July 57 1950 Be It Resolved, By the,Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of South Bend Indiana, that the Final Estimate, and Primary Assessment Roll submitted to the Board by ;he City Civil Engineer or his duly authorized representative on this 5th day of July, .950 on the improvement known as the ALLEY BET'::'EEN SCOTT AND TAYLOR STREETS pavement as .escribed in Improvement Resolution No. 2608-1950 passed by the Board of Public Works and afety on February 20, 1950 and confirmed by said Board on March 27, 1950 be and the same .s hereby adopted, and the Clerk of this Board is hereby requested to give notice of the .earing of Special Benefits on said improvement, as required by Section N.111 or 120 of n .Act entitled, "An .Act Concerning Municipal Corporations" approved March 6, 1905. (Signed) R. S. mdrysiak F. K. Baer Frank J. Bruggner reda G. Noble, Clerk BOARD OF PUBLIC ';FORKS .AI'uD SAFETY NOTICE OF TARING SPECIAL BENEFITS ON STREET !YPROVERENTS Nos. 2608 and 2632 - 1950 South Bend, Indiana July 6, 1950 July 139 1950 Potice is hereby given, that the following Street Improvements have been completed. The lgeneral character of the improvements, the street, alley or public place on which it has been made, and the terminal points thereof, are as follows: Jo. 2608 ALLEY BETWEEN ^� T T E t, SCOT AND TAILOR STREETS PAVEMENT from one north line of Calvert Street to the south line of Dubail Street, AND No. 2632 WARREN STREET LOCAL SEWER from the center line of Indiana .avenue to 150 feet ,north of the north line of Prairie Avenue. There is on file in the office of the City Controller of said City an assessment rot with the names of the owners and description of property subject to be assessed with the amount of the prima facia assessment, and can be seen in the office of said City Controll The Board of Public Works and Safety of said City, at the office of the Board in sai City, will on the 17th day of July, 1950 at 9:30 o'clock AAA -CST receive and hear remon- strances against the amounts assessed against their property respectively on said roll and will determine the question as to whether such lots or tracts of land have been or will be benefited by said improvements to the amounts named on said roll, or is greater or less than that named on said roll or in any sum. At which place and time all owners of such real estate may attend in person_ or by representative and he heard. reda G. Mae, Clerk (Signed) R. S. Andrysiak F. K. Baer Frank J. Bruggner BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS SAFETY • • • • 9 410 0 135 CONTRACTORS COMPLETION AFFIDAVIT is jI ST.A`_�E OF I11=.&I,, A ) Ss ST. JO SEPH COUNTY ) i E IN TTE NATTER relating to the improvement made under improvement Resolution No. 26321 -1950 and the plans and specifications therefor comes now John A. Gohr who being duly sworn upon oath deposes and says he is acquainted with the Miles Excavating Company, Niles, Michigan the party to whom was awarded the contract and who performed the work under Im- provement resolution No. 2632-1950. That he is familiar with and personally knows the requirements of the plans and spe- cifications of said improvement resolution and further knows that the said Niles Excavat- ing Company, Niles, Michigan in the performance of said work complied with all the terms and conditions of said plans and specifications in every particular, and that the mater- ial used was of the character, kind, quantity and quality required therein and according to and under the direction of the Board of Public Works and Safety. i (Signed) John A. Gohr jSubscribed and sworn to before me this 5th day of July, 1950. I (Signed) Richard B. Gartner, Sr., +My Commission expires April 17, 1954 Notary Public, St. Joseph Co., Indiana ENGINEER'S CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION i South Bend, Indiana July 51 1950 j To the Board of Public Works & Safety • South Bend, Indiana We hereby certify that the contract between the City of South Bend, Owner, and the Niles Excavating Company, TZiles, P ichigan, Contractor, for the construction of the WARREN[, STREET LOCAL SEWER improvement on Warren Street from the center line of Indiana .Avenue to 150 feet north of the north line of Prairie :Avenue, under Improvement Resolution No. 2632 1950 has been completed in accordance with the plans and specifications for this project., Respectfully submitted, WILBUR H. GARTl ER & ASSOCIATES • By: Wilbur H. Gartner j RESOLUTION ACC "PHN G FiNAL ESTIMATE No. 2632 - 1950 South Bend, Indiana July 5, 1950 Be It Resolved, By the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of South Bend, Indiana, that the Final Estimate, and Primary Assessment Roll submitted to the Board by Ithe City Civil Engineer or his duly authorized representative on this 5th day of July, 11950 on the improvement known as the WARREN, STREET LOCAL SEWER as described in Improvemen • l 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 be and the same is hereby adopted, and the Cler. ,of this Board is hereby requested to give notice of the hearing of Special Benefits on said improvement, as required by Section N.111 or 120 of an Act entitled, "An Act Concern ing Nunicipal Corporations" approved March 6, 1905. I j ( Signed) R. S . Andrysiak F. K. Baer Frank J. Bruggner jFreda G. Noble, Clerk BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY • I EItiTGIRrLER' S REPORT South Bend, Indiana July 51 1950 To the Board of Public Works& Safety City of South Bend, Indiana Gentlemen: ` In the matter of the bids for the improvement of GLADSTONE AVENUE, from the south tin '= of Ford Street to the north line of Sample Street in accordance with Improvement Resolu- tion No. 2623-1950 passed by this Board on May 8, iv50, and confirmed by this Board on June 12, Board on 1950, we June 26, hereby report that we have examined the several bids submitted to the 1950 and find that the Rieth-Riley Construction Company has the lowest 'd; 136 and best bid for Class "C" Type 1 - Cement Concrete pavement, that bids on other types of pavement were over the Engineer's estimate.' ?1e recommend that the kind of pavement placed on the above Street be Class "C" 1 - Cement Concrete. - Typ Respectfully submitted, ?1ILBUR H. GARTNER & .ASSOCIATES By: lVii1bur H. Gartner ENGINEER'S REPORT South Bendy Indiana. July 59 19)0 The Board of Public Works & Safety City of South Bend, Indiana In the matter of the bids for the improvement of CHICAGO STREET from the south line of Western Avenue to the north line of Ford Street in accordance i%ith Im Lion 2624provement Resolu �-1950, .AND VAASSAR AVENUE from the east line of Wilber Street to the west line in accordance with Improvement Resolution No. 2629-1950, passed bythisfBoar doneP�'aye8,e195 we hereby report that we have examined tie several bids submitted to the Board on June 267 1950 t and find that the Reed Construction Company has the lowest and best bids for a Class C Type 1-Cement Concrete Pavement that the bids on the other types of pavement were over the Engineer's Estimate. We recommend that the kind of Pavements placed on the above streets be a. Class 'rC" Type 1 - Cement Concrete Pavement. Respectfully Submitted, WILBUR H. GARTI?ER & ASSOCIATES By: Wilbur H. Gartner PRE,LIr!INARY ORDERS South Bond, Indiana July 51 1950 Whereas, the Board of Public ?,Works and Safety pursuant to its notice to do so met i( on the 26th day of J,_ ne, 1950 at the hour of 10:00 O' cloc'- .'_-M-CST and publicly opened and considered all bids for the im rove,, is of T E 1VE he south `v p Ford Street to the north line of Sample street inLacccorrdanceJlri with from R lone iof o No. 26239 19501 AND Improvement Resolution i CHIC.AGO STREET from the south line of ?' h accordance with Improvement Resolution f No. 2624, e19501 oANDe north line of Ford Street in VASSAR AVENUE from the east line of ii t lbcr Street to the west line of Lawndale Avenue in accordance with Improvement Resolution - No. 26299 1950, passed by this Board on May 8� j 1950 and confirmed by this Board on June 12, 1950. Therefore, Be It Resolved that the roadway of said streets be improved by paving wi a Class "C" Type 1 - Cement Concrete Pavement., Freda G. Noble, Clerk (Signed) R. S. .Andrys;ak F . K. Ba er Frank J. Bruggner BO.A1 D OF PUBLIC 11ORKS & SAFETY STREET DEPARTMENT Mr. Melton 0. Branna, Street Corn i ssioner, was present and matters pertaining to his Deparzrere discussed. A letter was received from Reverend C. J. Wi, tucki, Pastor of St. Casimer's Church requesting permission to use the 800 block of ?�lebster Street and part of the 1300 black of Fisher Street fora church festival from July 15 to the 24th inclusive. Permission was granted with the stipulation that a certificate of insurance be filed with the Board wherein the City of South Bend is named as one of the parties. P.ARKING I,ETER DEPARTMENT: 1.4r. I,iaurice week ending July 1, 1950. C. Va:nnet, Audi tor, presented his report for the • 0 0 • • 0 • • CEMETERY DEPARTMENT:_ Y1r. Stanley Leszczynskil Sexton, was present and matters pertain- ing to his Department were dis*aussed. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 11:00 a.m. ATTEST: I 1I - j BOARD UBLIC t1 RY,S , SPECIAL MEETING '+ July 6, 1950 A Special Meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Thursday, ;19:00 a.m. All members were present. July 6, 1950 at This being the date set for hearing remonstrances against and for considering the new contract between the City of South Bend and the Northern Indiana Transit Compapy, In-' aicorporated, said hearing was held. Comes now Mr. George N. Beamer, Attorney for the Northern Indiana Transit Company, Incorporated, and files proof of publication of notices in the Mirror Press and the South. Bend Tribune, and the posting of notices in ten public places in the City of South Bend according to State Statute, the Board accepted the filing of proof for record. No tax payer having appeared before the Board to make remonstrance and no other per-' son wishing to be heard, the Board took the matter under advisement and will make their decision at a later date. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 11:30 a.m. ATTEST: BOARD 0 BLIC VlJ R f SAFETY SJ 1y 8,M MEETING A Special Meeting of the Board of Public Works washeld on Saturday, July 8, 1950 at �110:00 a.m. All members were present. �I ! This meeting was called for the purpose of approving a contract between the City of jSouth Bend, Indiana, and Northern Indiana Transit, Incorporated for a change in bus fares: :The contract was approved subject to certain conditions contained in a letter this day received from Northern Indiana Transit, Incorporated and made a part of these minutes, and subject to the ratification of the Common Council. The Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of South Bend .South Bend, Indiana Gentlemen: At an informal discussion between members of your Board and Mr. R. R. Smith, Presi- dent of Northern IndianaTrazsit, Inc., arequest was made b you that Northern Indiana Transit, Inc. state its position relative to future service. At this meeting Mr. Smith revealed that the revenue derived from Sunday aid late evening operations is insufficient to pay the wages of the drivers and maintenance men, to say nothing of the other costs of operation. He also stated that the number of pas- sengers hauled in the summer is greatly reduced over the number hauled during the other seasons of the year. i