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Home My WebLink About08/28/1950 Board of Public Works Minutes173 U r: • C 0 Mr. Melton Brannan, Street Commissioner, was present and matters pertaining to his Depart- ment were discussed. PARKING METER DEPARTMENT: Mr. Maurice C. Vennet, Auditor, presented his report for the week ending August 19, 1750, CEMETERY DEPARTMENT: Mr. Stanley Leszczynski, Sexton, was present and matters pertaining to his Department were discussed. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 11:15 a.m. ATTEST: �� 6 BOARD 0,=�FE T Y� August 28, 1950 A regular meeting of the Board of Works was held on Monday, August 28, 1950 at 9:30 a.m. All members were present. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. ;Claims of the following suppliers in the amount of $839.76 were approved and ordered paid: Business Systems, Inc. 'Indiana Bell Telephone Co. " Janowczyk, Joseph Lauber, J. C. Co. 'McCaffery Company Memorial Hospital Mirror Press, Inc. Rochester Germicide Co. ;Royal Typewriter Co. Royal Typewriter Co. . Shelley, Edward S., M.D. Shoemaker, 0. J. 3.27 Shoemaker, 0. J. 4.20 8.37 Todd Company 50.00 58.25 STREET AND TRAFFIC: 22.50 Englewood Electrical Supply 41.62 2.06 McCaffery Company 2.57 5.00 McCaffery Company 6.33 111.10 Standard Oil Company 12.60 25.14 INTERCEPTING SEWER: 2.50 Consoer, Townsend & Associates 360.97 39.00 PARKING METER: 3.00 Vennet, Maurice C. 40.00 41.28 TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT: Mr. Ernest Miller, Traffic Engineer, was present and matters pertain- ing to his Department were discussed. Mr. John Zriny and property owners in the area of the Studebaker Corporation petion ing for a three hour parking limit appeared before the Board. After a lengthy discussion and hearing all complaints, it was the decision of the Board that Mr. Ernest Miller, Traf- fic Engineer, further investigate and discuss the parking problem of the Studebaker employ- ees to see what can be done to remedy the situation. PARKING LOTS: The South Bend Parking Company, Incorporated, filed a notice of price change at Lot , South West Corner of Main and LaSalle Streets, effective August 24, 1950. ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT: Contractors' Bonds in the amount of 41,000 were approved and ordered filed for the American A]heelabrator and Equipment Corporation of Mishawaka, Ind.; Benjamin Brothers; James F. Keller; and, Whitcomb and Keller, Incorporated. An Excavation Bond in the amount of $1,000 was approved and ordered filed for the Northern Indiana Public Service Company. A letter was written to the Dan 11ebster Coal Company, 833 S. Fellows Street in accord- `;ance with complaints made by the adjacent property owners in regard to coal dust due to :expanded operation into the lot immediately north of present coal yard. They were asked to have a representative appear before the Board at the next regular meeting,to discuss .methods of eliminating this nuisance. Letters were written to the Edwards Iron Works, 2901 South Main Street, and the Stu ':debaker Corporation, 635 South Main Street, in accordance with complaints made by Mr. L. :C. Robertson, 3116 South Main Street, representing property owners in that vicinity, regard - foreign matter coming from the chimneys of said companies. The hearing on the vacation of the alley north of Pokagon Street from Michigan Street Ito the east line of the alley west of Michigan Street AND the alley west of Michigan Street from Pokagon Street to Angela Boulevard under Vacation Resolution No. 2651 was continued ::until September 11, 1950. The Board approved plans submitted by the Thomas L. Hickey, Incorporated, for the erection of a canopy for a commercial building on the northwest corner of Main Street and LaSalle Avenue. This canopy will extend out from the building 5 feet 3 inches and 13 feet above the sidewalk. The following letter was written to the Department regarding the Bowman Creek rat ;Gentlemen: attention of Doctor Nicholas Carter of the Health condition. - The matter involved in the enclosed reports was referred to the Board of Public %orks by 1 the City Council. We request that the work recommended by the South Bend Exterminating Company be done. If you do not have the necessary $60.00 in your Rodent Control Fund, please let us know and we will attempt to make this fund available from some other source. I If you have any other suggestions pertaining to this, please let us know. Very truly yours, BOARD OF PUBLIC I�J'ORKS & SAFETY CONDEMNATION RESOLUTION NO. 26400 This being the date set, hearing was held on the assessment roll showing the award of damages and the assessment of benefits in the matter of Condemnation of an alley between Ewing Avenue and Altgeld Street under Condemnation Resolution No. 2640. In the above named assessment roll, no remonstrators appeared and no written remonstrance! were filed, the Clerk of the Board submitted proofs of publication of notices and same were found sufficient, and the Board, therefore, finds that the several lots and parcels of land have been benefited and damaged in the amounts shown on said roll. The Board, therefore, decided to take final action on said assessment roll and declares same in all things ratified, confirmed and approved without modification and the proceedings closed, and the alley opened upon receipt of the amount of -benefit assessments from the various property owners so benefited and all proceedings had with reference to said alley condem- nation are hereby sustained. The Board approved plans for the widening of Lafayette Boulevard from the south curb ine of Western Avenue to the north curb line of South Street, and the Clerk of the Board was directed to advertise for bids for same, returnable on September 11, 1950. The Board approved sewer plans for the Blackwood Apartments on Twenty-fifth Street; Alley west of 25th Street; and Alley east of 25th Street. The Board approved street improvement plans for the Colpaert Realty Corporation for Gladstone Avenue from 7,1ashington Street to Bonfield Place; Bonfield Avenue; and, Sunset Avenue. The Board approved sewer plans for Canterbury Courts on Jefferson Boulevard; 29th Stre Twenty-eight Street; Alley between 26th and 27th Streets; Alley between 27th and 28th Streets; and, Alley between 28th and 29th Streets. A contract was entered into between the City of South Bend, Indiana and the Reed Con- struction Company, Mishawaka, Indiana for the widening of NORTH MICHIGAN STREET from the south curb line of Madison Street to a point 290 feet south of the south line of Madison Street. (STREET DEPARTMENT: Mr. Melton 0. Brannan, Street Commissioner, was present and matters pertaining to his Department were discussed. i CEMETERY DEPARTMENT: Mr. Stanley Lesczynski, Sexton, 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 26, 1950. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 11:00 a.m. ATTEST: : Q, I Q AFETY it; 0 • C • • •