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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/14/1950 Board of Public Works MinutesMe i There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 11.15 a.m. 'ATTEST: I i i - ! i I i August 14, 1950 i i BOARD OF PUBLIC W RKS & SAFETY I A regular meeting of the Board of Works was held on Monday, August 141 1950 at 9:30 a.m. All members were present. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. iClaims of the following suppliers in the amount of $23*307.39 were approved and ordered paid: Brennan, John R. Agency 976.60 Meyer, G. E. & Son 17•b9 Reinke, Carl J., & Son 824.00 Meyer, G. E & Son 7.31 iSinger General Tire Inc. 198.06 Midwest Fire & Safety Equipment 55.00 !Warren Refining & Chemical Co. 40.54 Miller, Ernest H. 21.30 STREET & TRAFFIC. Peerless Pattern V«orks 47.45 • ' Braham Laboratories, Inc. 41.58 Perley, Arthur P. 543.20 (` Business Systems, Inc. 22.37 Rose, Jacob 46•�0 !Continental Oil Co. 151.45 St. Joseph Hospital • Continental Oil Co. 1,543.13 Saunders, S. S., Co. 56.68 Edwards Iron Works, Inc. 20.86 Shoemaker, 0. J. 17.91 ;Eisele, Elmer 183.60 Sibley Machine & Foundry 2.70 '.Ellison, D. Sherman Agency 159.31 Singer GenergR Tire Inc. 195.09 Erhardt, Herman T. 4.00 Singer General Tire Inc. 196.60 General Equipment & MachineCo. 109,17 Singer General Tire Inc. 196.11 Gibson Company 65.82 South Bend Supply Co. 4•69 Graves, V., Auto Glass 59.41 Standard Oil Co. 85•54 • Haberle, Maude H. 23.25 Stocxberger-Seastrom, Inc. j Hoffman Brothers Auto Electric 198.73 W. A. R. Equipment Co. 4.45 i Hoffman Brothers Auto Electric 199.29 West Side Hardware 25.25 1 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 32.24 West Side Hardware 27.00 i,International Business Machines 14.25 PARKING METER: Korte Brothers, Inc. 39.49 Reardon Products 4.90 yKuert Concrete Co. 234.20 INTERCEPTING SEWER: ;McComb Battery Co. 2.96 Fattore Company 5,581.87 Medow, Ben Inc. 2.74 Independent Concrete Pipe Corp. 2,585.52 Meyer, G. E. & Son 3.63 Nolan, Thomas D.,Coptractor 8,040.11 1 Meyer, G. E. & Son 28.74 Twiname, Walter J. 314.50 i i TRAFFIC :ENGINEERING: Mr. Ernest Miller, Traffic Engineer, was present end matter pertain ink; to his Department were discussed. I The Board approved the installation of the following stop signs; Hawthorne Drive lat Wilson Avenue, both sides; and, Washington Street at St. Louis Boulevard, both sides. 0 E !PARKING LOTS: The South Bend Parking"Company, Incorporated, filed a notice of price change j at Lot No. 14, 430 South Michigan Street. I! 1 i .ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT: Contractor's Bonds were goproved and ordered filed for Joseph Kuharic and Robert R. Nelson, d/b/a K & K Concrete Block & Excavating Company; Harry H. 3 Verkler; and Carl J. Reinke and Son. " i An Excavation Bond for Joseph Kuharic & Robert R. Nelson, d/b/a K & K Concrete Block; I& Excavating Company in the amount of $5,000.00 was approved and ordered filed. i Excavation Bonds in the amount of $1,000.00 were approved and ordered filed for George E. Sibley Company; and Alex R. Niezgodski d/b/a Niezgodski Brothers Plumbing Com- pany. I l Reverend Willien H. Harris representing the Pilgrim Baptist Church, owner of proper-! ty at 120 North Birdsell Street appeared before the Board as per request. Reverend Harris was notified that he must have the property as mentioned cleared of its occupance by August 28, and was asked to report to the Board at that meeting. ia ii A letter was received from the City Plan Commission indicating that they do not reco- !lmend the vacation of the alley north of Longley Street from Johnson Street to the first ! alley east of Johnson and the first alley north of Longley from Brookfield to the first j jialley west of Brookfield. The Clerk of the Board was directed to so notify the petitione's., A petition was received asking for the vacation of the alley north of Western Avenue from Franklin to the west line of the alley west of Lafayette Boulevard. r'his "'was referred to the City Engineer. The Board approved plans for Miami Hills Addition. Dedication WHEREAS, a plat with dedication of streets and alleys indicated thereon is now pre- ented to the Board, to be known as Miami Hills Addition an addition to South Bend, India a, and This plat and dedication is filed in the records of the Board of Public Works and afety in Row # , Drawer # , and recorded in Book #17, Page I'M" in the Recorder's Of - ice of St. Joseph County. NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City f South Bend, Indiana, that all public streets, alleys and public places dedicated to he public use in said plat are hereby accepted and approved by said Board for and on be- alf of the City of South Bend, Indiana. VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 2650 This being the date set, hearing was had on the resolution heretofore adopted by the oard of Public Works for the vacation of 4 parcel of land located on the north side of est Garst Street, at the northwest corner of the intersection of West Garst and South ranklin Streets, beginning at the northwest intersection of said streets a distance due outh 20.20 feet, thence due west a distance of 99.50 feet, thence due south a distance f 12.00 feet, thence due west a distance of 20.00 feet, thence due north a distance of 2.20 feet, thence due east a distance of 119.50 Peet to the point of beginning under Va- ation Resolution No. 2650. The Clerk of the Board having shown sufficient proofs of pub ication and no remonstrators having appeared and no written remonstrances having been iled with the Clerk, it was moved, seconded and unanimously carried that the said resolu ion be finally adopted and the said alley be vacated. The Engineering Department is di- ected to prepare an assessment roll covering the assessment of benefits and the award of amages to the surrounding properties. VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 2651 This being the date set for hearing on Resolution No. 2651 heretofore adopted by the oard of Public Works for the vacation of the alley north of Pokagon Street from Michigan treet to the east line of the alley west of Michigan Street AND the alley west of Michi- an'Street from Pokagon Street to Angela Boulevard. Comes now Harlan E. Orr, Petitioner, nd files the following motion for continuance: MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE RE: Alley Vacation Petition - Angela to Pokagon-Streets Vest of North Michigan Street ntlemen : The undersigned petitioner represents to this Board that he has not yet completed the contractural documents for the erection of the proposed apartment house building, and that he has not as yet purchased from the City the right of way of the old electric line, but that he does intend to do so in the near future. WHEREFORE, petitioner prays that the hearing on the vacation of the alleys be contin ued until petitioner has purchased from the City of South Bend the old electric line righ of a way. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) Harlan E. Orr, Petitioner Board accepted the above motion and continued the hearing until August 28 at 11:00 a. FINAL ORDERS Nos. 2626, 2627, 2634, 2637 & 2638 - 1950 South Bend, Indiana August 14, 1950 Whereas, the Board of Public Works did on the 7th day of August, 1950 adopt Prelimi- nary Orders designating Class "C" Type 1 - Cement Concrete Pavements as the kind of pave- ments for the improvement of MCKINLEY AVENUE from the east line of Eddy Street to the wesi line of Walsh Street in accordance with Improvement Resolution No. 2626, 1950, AND OPLAR STREET from the west line of Cleveland Avenue to the east line of the alley- west f Cleveland Avenue, in accordance with Improvement Resolution No. 2627, 1950, AND LE YS BETWEEN CALVERT STREET, DONALD STREET, SCOTT STREET AND TAYLOR STREET in accordan th Improvement Resolution No. 2634, 1950, AND THIRTY-THIRD STREET from the south line of Mishawaka Avenue to the south line of Pleasant Street in accordance with Improvement Resolution No. 2637, 1950, AND 1 ii 0 • 0 • • M-1 KENDALL'STREET from the north line of Donald Street to the south line of Calvert Street in accordance with Improvement Resolution No. 2638, 1950, passed by this Board on June 12, 1950, and confirmed by this Board on July 10, 1950. - Be It Resolved, That the Preliminary Orders are hereby, in all things confirmed and said streets ordered paved with Class "C" Type 1 - Cement Concrete Pavements. (Signed) R. S. Andrysiak F. K. Baer • Frank J. Bruggner Freda G. Noble, Clerk BOARD OF PUBLIC IAD RKS & SAFETY � 1 AWARDING CONTRACTS ! Nos. 2626, 2627, 2634, 2637 & 2638 - 1950 South Bend, Indiana i� August 14., 1950 I f After due investigation of all bids and being duly advised on the promises, the Boar. �of Public Works and Safety decides that the bids of the Rieth-Riley Construction Company • ifor the construction of improvements known as MCKINLEY AVENUE PAVEMENT improvement accord] ing to Improvement Resolution No. 262S, 1950, is the lowest and best bid and that the contract to do said work be awarded to the Rieth-Riley Construction Company. Said bid !being as follows: Item 1-1 Class "C" Type 1 - Cement Concrete Pavement $ 3.05 per Sq. Yd. Ij Item 2-1 Excavation 1.10 per Cu. Yd. { Item 4 ResettingSewer Manhole Covers 20.00 per Each jItem 5 Resetting Water Manhole Covers 20.00 per Each i Item 6 Stormwater Inlets 55.00 per Each Item 7 Resetting Stormwater Inlets 20.00 per Each Item 8 10" Std. Pipe Storm Sewer 4.00 per Lin. Ft. Item 9 4" Std. Cement Concrete Sidewalk 0.40 per Sq. Ft. i 'POPLAR STREET PAVEMENT improvement according to Improvement Resolution No. 2627, 1950 is I�. 'the lowest and best bid and that the contract to do said work be awarded to the Rieth- 'Riley Construction Company. Said bid being as follows: j is Item 1-1 Class "C" Type 1 - Cement Concrete Pavement $ 3.04 per Sq. Yd. I� :Item 2-1 Excavation 1.50 per Cu. Yd. Item 4 Resetting Sewer Manhole Covers 20.00 per Each { Item 5 Resetting Stormwater Inlets 20.00 per Each !' I 'ALLEYS BETWEEN CALVERT, DONALD, SCOTT AND TAYLOR STREETS PAVEMENTS improvement according �,to Improvement Resolution No. 2634, 1950 is the lowest and best bid and that the contract; • lto do said work be awarded to the Rieth-Riley Construction Company. Said bid being as I' follows: = Item 1-1 Class "C" Type 1 - Cement Concrete Pavement 3.10 per Sq. Yd. Item 2-1 Excavation 1.10 per Cu. Yd. I � THIRTY-THIRD STREET PAVEMENT improvement according to Improvement Resolution No. 2637, 1 1950 is the lowest and best bid and that the contract to do said work be awarded to the Rieth-Riley Construction Company. Said bid being as follows: Item 1-1 Class "C" - Type 1 Cement Concrete Pavement 3.04 per Sq. Yd. i Item 2-1 Excavation 1.00 per Cu. Yd. 1 • :,IItem 4 611 x 16" Std. Concrete Curb 2.00 per Lin. Ft. I Item 5 Resetting Sewer Manhole Covers 20.00 per Each Item 6 Resetting Water Manhole Covers 25.00 per Each I! Item 7 besetting Stormwater Inlets 20.00 per Each Item 8 10" Std. Pipe Storm Sewer 4.00 per Lin. Ft. Item 9 3/4" Long Water Service 95.00 per Each j I Item 10 3/4„ Short Water Service 80.00 per Each and KENDALL STREET PAVEMENT improvement according to Improvement Resolution No. 2638, 1950 is the lowest and best bid and that the contract to do said work be awarded to the i jRieth-Riley Construction Company. Said bid being as follows: • i Item 1-1 Class "C" Type 1 Cement Concrete Pavement $ 3.04 per Sq. Ft. I Item 2-1 Excavation 1.20 per Cu. Ft. Item 4 6" x 16" Std. Concrete Curb 2.00 per Lin. Ft. I� +� Item 5 Resetting Sewer Manhole Covers 15.00 per Each Item 6 Resetting dater Manhole Covers 20.00 per Each I 1I Item 7 Resetting Stormwater Inlets 25.00 per Each i j Item 8 10" Std. Pipe Storm Sewer 5.00 per Lin. Ft. I Item 9 3/4" Long Water Service 95.00 per Each i Therefor Be It Resolved, By the Board. of Public forks and Safety of the City of Sout, ,Bend, Indiana that the bids of the Rieth-Riley Construction Company for the construction • of the improvements described in Improvement Resolutions Nos. 2626, 2627, 2634, 2637 and , 2638, 1950, passed by this Board on June 12, 1950, and confirmed by this Board on July 10�1 m 1950, be and the same is hereby adopted and that the City ofwSouthrittnBend, Indiana, thru t with said its Mayor and Board of Public Works and Safety enter into Rieth-Riley Construction Company fsrthe ecificationsl an detheor of termssofhsaidkResolutions,t said bids, the detailed plans and p pro- vided that before entering upon the performance of said contracts, said RiethericentCof struction Company shall give bond, such the awork, wmount i1thlatSurety Companyo one hundred ( legally authorize4 the contract price, respectively, to transact business in the State of Inia�and shallas ygive - Main enanceoBondssinothe� to secure the performance of such contracts, amount equal to fifty (50) per cent of the contracts, respectively, for such work, with Surety Company legally authorized to transact business in the State of Indiana,al and as Si e- to the approval of this Board to warrant and rS, andqurantss o hold the City of South Bend, India the pavements for a period of three (3) yof such Contractor, na, harmless from payment of any debt orfdamage or byandamater alof nusedtin such improvements and to secure the payment of all claims (Signed) R. S. Andrysiak F. K. Baer Frank J. Bruggner Freda G. Noble, Clerk BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY RESOLUTIONS 2603oADOPTING 26Q7,FINAL 2629 &52631�,ENT ROLLS 1g50 South Bend, Indiana August 142 1950 Be It Resolved, By the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of South Bend, India na, that the Primary or Preliminary Assessment Rolls adoptedCOLUMBIby the BoardFELLOWSote 3ET, da of July, 1950, for the improvement of ALLEYS BET4 MONROE STREET AND SOUTH:STREET PAVE1MENT and DUNN STREET PAVEMENT from the west line of Scott Street to the east line of Chapin Shree and anSSAR AVENUE PA�TEMENT from the east line of Wilber Street to the west line of Lawndale Avenue, and CHICAGO STREET LOCAL SEWER from the center line of 'Nashington Street to the center line of Linden Avenue be and the same is in all things confirmed. (Signed) R. S. Andrysiak Frank J. Brug.gner F. K. Baer Freda G. Noble, Clerk BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS 2648 & 2652, 1950 Nos. 2642, 2644, 2645, 26462 2647, ( Nos. 2644 & 2647) ust 17, 1950 August 241 1950 (All others) August 18, 1950 August 25, 1950 To Whom It May Concern: Notice is hereby given by the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of South Bend, Indiana, that it is deemed necessary to make authorizedhbyftheofollowingrnumbeibed pedlImproveme improv ments in'the City of South Bend, Indiana, Resolutions, passed by said Board on the 14th day of August, 1950. il Improvement Resolution No. 2542, 1950, for the improvement of GRANDVIEW COURT from the east line of Harrison Avenue to the west line of Cottage Grove Avenue by constructing a Class "C" Pavement, AND, Improvement Resolution No. 2644, 1950, for the improvement of ROBINSON STREET from the south line of Lincolnway ]Nast to the north line of Calvert Street by constructing a Clas TtC ►t Pavement, AND RUSH STEET om uth Improvement Resolution No. 645, glCinefor the of CalvertrStreettbyfconstructing arClasse+tcoStreetline of Dayton Street to thenorth Pavement, AND Improvement Resolution No. 2646, 1950, for the improvement of the ALLEY BETWEEN MICHIGAN AND MAIN STREETS from the south line of Stull Street to the north line of Broadway by constructing a Class tTCTT Pavement, AND • • • • • 0 1 Improvement Resolution No. 2647, 1950, for the improvement of ALBERT STREET from the sout line of Ford Street to the north line of Sample Street by constructing a Class "C''' Pave`= ment, AND ;Improvement Resolution No. 2648, 1950, for the improvement of ALLEY BETWEEN KENDALL STREE' SAND CHAPIN STREET from the south line of Dubail Street to the north line of Bruce Street by constructing a Class "C" Pavement, AND Improvement Resolution No. 2652, 1950, for the improvement of KENDALL STREET from the • north line of Donald Street to the north line of Ewing Avenue by constructing a Class "C" Pavement. j All work done in the making of said described improvements shall be in accordance 1 with the terms and conditions of Improvement Resolutions Nos. 2642, 2644, 2645, 2646, 2647, 2648 and 2652, 1950 adopted by the Board of Public Works and Safety on the above named day, and the Profiles, Drawings, Plans, General Details, Specifications and Esti- j mates to be adopted by the Board of Public Works and Safety of such City, upon the final ed on file in the office of the Department of Engin-j! adoption of said Resolutions and plac leering of said City. The Board of Public Works and Safety will meet in its office in the City Hall on the • 30th day of August, 1950, at the hour of 6:30 o'clock PM -CST for the purpose of hearing jand considering all remonstrances, which may have been filed or which may be presented, Iland will hear all persons interested or whose property is affected by said proposed im- j provements, and will decide whether the benefit that will accrue to the property, abuttin and adjacent to the proposed improvements and to said City, will be equal to or exceed the estimated costs of the proposed improvements as estimated by the City Civil Engineer. (Signed) R. S. Andrysiak F. K. Baer Frank J. Bruggner "Freda G. Noble, Clerk BOARD OF PUBLIC VO RKS & SAFETY • ENTRY OF PETITIONS PRESENTED South Bend, Indiana August 14, 1950 The Board of Public Works and Safety hereby received and places on file the Petition of ;-M. L. Chambers and three others for the pavement on RUSH STREET from the south line of Dayton Street to the north line of Calvert Street, AND Petition of H. V. LaRue and 22 others for the pavement on ROBINSON STREET from the south line of Linolnway East to the north line of Calvert Street, AND Petition of Frank Berzie, Jr., and 33 others for the pavement on ALBERT STREET from the i south line of Ford Street to the north line of Sample Street, AND { Petition of Steve Klipich and 25 others for the pavement on KENDALL STREET from the north line of Donald Street to the south line of Ewing Avenue, AND Petition of D. M. Zolman and 16 others for the pavement on ALLEY BETWEEN MICHIGAN STREET AND MAIN STREET from the south line of Stull Street to the north line of Broadway, AND ! Petition of M. G. Berlin, Sr., and 3 others for the pavement on GRANDVIEW COURT from the east line of Harrison Avenue to the west line of Cottage Grove Avenue, AND • Petition of Frank Biritz and 26 others for the pavement on ALLEY BETikrEEN KENDALL STREET j AND CHAPIN STREET from the south line of Dubail Street to the north line of Bruce Street. PETITIONS REFERRED TO ENGINEER South Bend, Indiana August 14, 1950 !�To the City Civil Engineer: The Petitions of M. G. Berlin, Sr., and three others for the improvement of GRAND- - VIEW COURT from the east line of Harrison Avenue to the west line of Cottage Grove Ave- nue, -AND H. V. LaRue and twenty-two others for the improvement of ROBINSON STREET from the south line of Lincolnway East to the north line of Calvert Street, AND M. L. Chambers and three others for the improvement of RUSH STREET from the south line of Dayton Street to the north line of Calvert Street, AND I 1 D. N. Zolman and sixteen others for the improvement of ALLEY BETWEEN MICHIGAN AND MAIN STREETS from the south line of Stull Street to the north line of Broadway, AND Frank Berzai, Jr., and thirty-three others for the improvement of ALBERT STREET from the • south line of Ford Street to the north line of Sample Street, AND NO Frank Biritz and twenty-five others for the improvement of ALLEY BETV61,1_,'EN KENDALL STREET CHAPIN STREET from the south line of Dubail Street to the north line of Bruce Street, A Steve Klipich and twenty-five others for the improvement of KENDALL STREET from the northl line of Donald Street to the north line of Ewing Avenue by constructing Class f'CT' Pavements are referred to you for investigation and recommendation at the next regular meeting of i this Board. (Signed) R. S. Andrysiak F. K. Baer i • Frank J. Bruggner j BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY CITY CIVIL ENGINEERtS RECOMMENDATIONS South Bend, Indiana August 14, 1950. Ij To the Board of Public Works & Safety: I Referring to the Petitions of M. G. Berlin, Sr., and three others for the improvement • of GRANDVIEW COURT from the east line of Harrison Avenue to the west line of Cottage Grov� Avenue, AND I H. V. LaRue and twenty-two others for the improvement of ROBINSON STREET from the south line of Lincolnway East to the north line of Calvert Street, AND M. L. Chambers and three others for the improvement of RUSH STREET from the south line of Dayton Street to the north line of Calvert Street, AND D. M. Zolman and sixteen others for the improvement of ALLEY BETi"-EEN MICHIGAN AND MAIN STREETS from the south line of Stull Street to the north line of Broadway, AND Frank Berzai, Jr., and thirty-three others for the improvement of ALBERT STREET from the I • south line of Ford Street to the north line of Sample Street, AND , Frank Biritz and twenty-five others for the improvement of ALLEY BET6AEEN KENDALL AND CHAPIN STREETS from the south line of Dubail Street to the north line of Bruce Street, AND Steve Klipich and twenty-five others for the improvement of KENDALL STREET from the nor line of Donald Street to the north line of Ewing Avenue by constructing Class 110 Pave- ments. I would recommend that the Petitions be granted. i • Respectfully submitted, (Signed) R. S. Andrysiak City Civil Engineer ORDER TO ENGINEER FOR PLANS South Bend, Indiana August 14, 1950 I Wilbur H. Gartner & Associates i • 428 North Michigan Street South Bend, Indiana Gentlemen; According to the recommendations of the City Civil Engineer concerning the petitions of M. G. Berlin, Sr., and three others for the improvement of GRANDVIEW COURT from the east line of Harrison Avenue to the west line of Cottage Grove Avenue, AND H. V. LaRue and twenty-two others for the improvement of ROBINSON STREET from the south line of Lincolnway East to the north line of Calvert Street, AND M. L. Chambers and three others for the improvement of RUSH STREET from the south line • of Dayton Street to the north line of Calvert Street, AND I D. M. Zolman and sixteen others for the improvement of ALLEY BETU�EEN MICHIGAN AND MAIN STREETS from the south line of Stull Street to the north line of Broadway, AND Frank Berzai, Jr., and thirty-three others for the improvement of ALBERT STREET from the south line of Ford Street to the north line of Sample Street, AND Frank Biritz and twenty-five others for the improvement of ALLEY BETtitEEN KENDALL STREET AND CHPPIN STREET from the south line of Dubail Street to the north line of Bruce Street AND • • :7 • • • Steve Klipich and twenty-five others for the improvement of KENDALL STREET from the north line of Donald Street to the north line of Ewing Avenue you are hereby directed to pre- pare general details, drawings, plans, specifications, estimates and preliminary improve- ment resolutions for improving such parts of said streets by constructing Class "C" Pave- ments. Respectfully yours, BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY (Signed) R. S. Andrysiak F. K. Baer Frank J. Bruggner PLANS REPORTED Board of Public Works & Safety, City of South Bend, Indiana Gentlemen. South Bend, Indiana August 14, 1950 I'Ve hereby report Profiles, Drawings, Plans, General Details, Specifications, Esti- mates and Preliminary Improvement Resolutions for the improvement of GRANDVIEW COURT from the east line of Harrison Avenue to the west line of Cottage Grove Avenue, AND ROBINSON STREET from the south line of Lincolnway East to the North line of Calvert Stree�, AND l RUSH STREET from the south line of Dayton Street to the north line of Calvert Street, AND; ALLEY BETWEEN MICHIGAN STREET AND MAIN STREET from the south line of Stull Street to the I' north line of Broadway, AND ALBERT STREET from the south line of Ford Street to the north line of Sample Street, AND i ALLEY BETWEEN KENDALL AND CHAPIN STREETS from the south line of Dubail Street to the nort line of Bruce Street, AND KENDALL STREET from the north line of Donald Street to the north line of Ewing Avenue by j constructing Class "C" Pavements. Respectfully submitted, Wilbur H. Gartner & Associates Civil Engineers (Signed) By: Wilbur H. Gartner IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTIONS Nos. 2642, 2644, 2645, 2646, 2647, 2648, 2652 - 1950 South Bend, Indiana August 14, 1950 Be It Resolved, By the Board of Public Xorks and Safety of the City of South Bend, Indiana, that it is deemed necessary to improve No. 2642 GRANDVIEtN COURT from the east line of Harrison Avenue to the west line of Cot- tage Grove Avenue by constructing a Class "C" Pavement, AND No. 2644 ROBINSON STREET from the south line of Lincolnway East to the north line of Calvert Street by constructing a Class "C" Pavement, AND No. 2645 RUSH STREET from the south line of Dayton Street to the north line of Calvert Street by constructing a Class "C" Pavement, AND No. 2646 ALLEY BETWEEN MICHIGAN AND MAIN STREETS from the south line of Stull Street to the north line of Broadway by constructing a Class "C" Pavement, AND No. 2647 ALBERT STREET from the south line of Ford Street to the north line of Sample Street by constructing a Class "C" Pavement, AND No. 2648 ALLEY BETV!EEN KENDALL STREET AND CHAPIN STREET from the south line of Dubail Street to the north line of Bruce Street by constructing a Class "C" Pavement, AND No. 2652 KENDALL STREET from the.north line of Donald Street to the north line of Ewing Avenue by constructing a Class "C" Pavement. 170 ' The same to be done in accordance with the profiles, drawings, plans, general detail and specifications of such improvements approved August 14, 1950, and to be adopted by the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of South Bend, immediately upon the final' adoption of these resolutions, and placed on file in the office of the City Civil Engineer of said City, and such improvements are now ordered, The total cost of said improvements, including all incidental costs such as advertis ing, abstracting, inspection and engineering, shall be assessed upon the real estate abut on said GRANDVIEW COURT, ROBINSON STREET, RUSH STREET, ALLEY BETWEEN MICHIGAN AND ;sting STREETS, ALBERT STREET, ALLEY BETWEEN KENDALL STREET AND CHAPIN STREET, and KENDALL 1 • IIMAIN STREET to be improved, all according to the -method and manner provided for in an Act of Ithe General Assembly of the State of Indiana, entitled, "An Act Concerning Municipal Cor- 1porations" approved March 6th, 1905, and in accordance with and pursuant to the provision , of all amendatory and supplemental acts thereto, passed by the General Assembly of the I 1State of Indiana. Assessments, if deferred, are to be paid in ten equal installments, wi 4 interest at the rate of six (6) per cent per annum. (A bond or bonds shall be issued to the contractor in payment of assessments, as the several owners of real estate upon which 1 they are a lien exercise the right to pay the same in ten equal installments.) Under no circumstances shall the City of South Bend, Indiana, be or be held responsible for any ,sum or sums due from said property owner or owners for said work, or for certificate or !certificates, bond or bonds, issued to said contractor in payment for such work, except for such moneys as'shall have been actually received by the City from assessments for suc I • �imppovements, or such moneys as"the City is by said entitled Act and the provisions of all! lActs amendatory and supplemental thereto, required to pay. All proceedings had and work ;done in makingof said improvements, assessment of property, collection of assessments and ±atheretoe of bonds therefor, shall be as provided for in said entitled Act and amendments �� . The 30th day of August, 1950, at the hour of 6:30 o'clock PM -CST is hereby fixed as I� . the time, and the office of the Board in said City as the place, when and where all per- I sons whose property may be affected by such proposed improvements, may be heard as to the necessity for the same, and all petitions and remonstrances received and the Board will, ons aid day, decide whether the benefits accruing to abutting and adjacent property, and • to the City of South Bend, Indiana, will be equal to or exceed the estimated cost of said improvements. The Clerk of the Board is hereby ordered to give notice by two weekly pub- lications, of the time and place of hearing of these resolutions. j Adopted August 14, 1950 (Signed) R. S. Andrysiak F . K. Baer Frank J. Bruggner blished on BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY d eda G. Noble, Clerk BOARD APPROVES PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS South Bend, Indiana August 14, 1950 I epartment of Public Works & Safety: The Profiles, Drawings, Plans, General Details, Specifications and Estimates for the mprovement of GRANDVIEW COURT from the east line of Harrison Avenue to the west line of ottage Grove Avenue, AND i •. OBINSON STREET from the south line of Lincolnway East to the north line of Calvert Street USH STREET from the south line of Dayton Street to the north line of Calvert Street, AND LLEY BETWEEN MICHIGAN STREET AND MAIN STREET from the south line of Stull Street to the orth line of Boadway, AND LBERT STREET from the south line of Ford Street to the north line of Sample Street, AND LLEY BETWEEN KENDALL STREET AND CHAPIN STREET from the south line of Dubail Street to thelf orth line of Bruce Street, AND II • ENDALL STREET from the north line of Donald Street to the north line of Ewing Avenue by 1 onstructing Class "C" Pavements are hereby approved. (Signed) R. S. Andrysiak F. K. Baer ■ Frank J. Bruggner �I BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY I 171 • • • • 0 STREET DEPARTMENT: Mr. Melton 0. Brannan, Street Commissioner, was present and matters pertaining to his Department were discussed. PARKING METER DEPARTMENT: Mr. Maurice C. Vennet, Auditor, presented his report for the week ending August 12, 1950. CEMETERY DEPARTMENT: Mr. Stanley Leszczynski, Sexton, was present and matter pertaining i to his Department were discussed. is :There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 12:00 noon. ATTEST: 1� BOARD PUBLIC 0 KS & SAFETY August 21, 1950 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works w,.ns held on Monday, August 21, 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 �3,25,925.99 were approved and ordered paid. Claims of the following suppliers in the amount of $13,260.73 were approved and ordered paid: Burroughs Adding Machine ;Business Systems, Inc. City Water Works City Water Works City Water Ifforks 'Continental Oil Co. ',!Ferguson & Sons !Forbes Typewriter Co. y Hills, Charles D. ;Indiana Bell Telephone Indiana Bell Telephone !Indiana Bell Telephone ':'Indiana Bell Telephone Indiana & Michigan Electric Indiana & Michigan Electric .,Indiana & Michigan Electric ;Indiana & Michigan Electric Koczan, Frank ,McClave Printing Co. ;;McClave Printing Co. Meyer, G. E. & Son !Mirror Press, Inc. i Office Engineers Perley, Arthur P. !Royal Typewriter Co. Shoemaker, 0. J. ISmogor Lumber Co. jjSmogor Lumber Co. 112.30 South Bend Awning Co. 17.06 South Bend Window Cleaning 63.34 t,�Veisberger Brothers, Inc. 8.18 'Nest Side Hardware 23.84 STREET & TRAFFIC: 33.75 Business Systems, Inc. 60.00 Indiana Bell Telephone 1.25 Indiana Bell Telephone 5.00 Indiana State Industries 13.45 Kaylor Spring Co. 111.85 Kuert Concrete Co. 96.58 Lower, I. w. Co. 6.98 Lower, I. VY. Co. .84 McCaffery Company 278.89 McClave Printing Co. 82447.26 Minnesota Mining & Mfg. Co. 169.64 OtBrien Corporation 5.00 Scherman-Schaus-Freeman 18.50 Scherman-Schaus-Freeman 23.50 Singer General Tire Inc. 24.77 Singer General Tire Inc. 10.37 Smogor Lumber Co. 2.51 South Bend Supply Co. 5.50 INTERCEPTING SEWER: 131.75 Consoer, Townsend & Associates 153.60 PARKING METER: 29.31 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 4.50 40.00 53.50 7.75 8.75 5.56 11.30 6.75 181.30 11.05 15.45 18.40 1.80 6.32 47.50 112.50 20.40 92.01 1,292.15 139.30 195.76 79.90 6. o8 952.18 6.75 TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT: Mr. Ernest Miller, Traffic Engineer, was present and matters pertain ing to his Department were discussed. The Board approved the installation of traffic signals at the corner of Logan Street and Mishawaka Avenue. A petition was received asking for a 3-hour parking limit on streets in the Stude- baker plant area. This was referred to Mr. Miller for investigation and report. ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT: Contractorts Bonds in the amount of $1,000 were approved and ordered filed for Taylor Construction Company, Inc.; W. R. Shaffner; and the Reed Constru tion Company of Mishawaka, Indiana. An Excavation Bond in the amount of $1,000 was approved and ordered filed for Midlan Engineering Company,' Inc. A petition to improve South .Edison Street from Sample to Ford Streets by the constru tion of a concrete pavement was referred to the City Engineer.