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SPECIAL MEETING
! August 30, 1950
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A Special Meeting of the Board of Public Works was held Wednesday, August 30, 1950
at 7.30 p:.m. Mr. F. K. Baer was absent. The meeting was called for the purpose of pub-
lic hen.rings on the following Improvement Resolutions:
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No. 2642 GRANDVIEW COURT from Cottage Grove Avenue to Harrison Avenue.
No. 2644 ROBINSON STREET from the south line of Lincolnway East to the north line
of Calvert Street.
No. 2645 RUSH STREET from the south line of Dayton Street to the north. line of
i Calvert Street.
No. 2.646 ALLEY BETWEEN MICHIGAN AND MAIN STREETS running north and south between
Stull and Broadway Streets.
No. 2647 ALBERT STREET from the south line of Ford Street to the north line of
!� Sample Street.
No. 2648 ALLEY BETVIVEEN KENDALL AND CHAPIN STREETS from the south line of Dubail
! Street to the north line of Bruce Street.
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No. 2652 KENDALL STREET from the north line of Donald Street to the south line of
Ewing Avenue.
Property owners whose property is affected by the above resolutions will have a ten
�(10) :day period in which to file remonstrances against the improvement resolutions.
!ATTEST:
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�BOAR�D4JEL�IC KS & SAFETY
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September 5, 1950
A regular meeting of the Board of Works was held on Tuesday, September 5, 1950 at
,9:30 a.m. All members were present. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and laPP rov-
ed. Salary claims in the amount of $27,1'98.61 were approved and ordered paid. Claims of
;1the following suppliers in the amount of $6341.18 were approved and ordered paid:
iForbe,s Typewriter Company 5.50 McCaffery Company 9.84
s'South Bend Exterminating Co. 9.10 PARKING PETER DEPARTMENT:
!South Bend Window Cleaning 53.50 Deneen Corporation 433.96
STREET & TRAFFIC: Smogor Lumber Company 10.00
!Indiana State Industries 112.28
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;TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT: Mr. Ernest Miller, Traffic Engineer, was present and matters pertains
ing to his Department were discussed.
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i Mr. John Zrinyiand property owners in the area of the Studebaker Corporation appear
ed before the Board to further discuss parking problems in the Studebaker area. Mr. Ylil-1!
!ler informed the Board that he was working on the problem and Mr. Baer assured the per-
sons present that the Board is working with the Studebaker Corporation to reach a solutio
to the problem. 1;
ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT: An Excavation Bond in the amount of tl,000 for the Goheen Plumb-';
�ing & Heaibing Company of Mishawaka was approved and ordered filed. �
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The Board approved a Maintenance Bond for the Reed Construction Company for the paver
Iment on Addison Street.
A petition was received asking for the vacation of the first alley south of Calvert
Street from Williams Street to the first alley east of 17_%illiams Street. This was referre
to the City Plan Commission for investigation and report.
The Clerk of the Board was directed to advertise for bids fcr the Intercepting Sewer
Contracts 3-A, 3-B and 4-A. Bids to be returnable on October 2, 1950.
Mr. Carl J. Reinke appeared before the Board to request permission to install a per-
manent type canopy for the Jefferson Hotel at 210 10,est Jefferson Boulevard. This canopy
extends nine (9) feet over the sidewalk and is ten (10) feet wide. The Board granted per
mission.
Mr. Webster, representing the Dan Webster Coal Company, appeared before the Board in
answer to complaints from residents near his coal yard. Several interested residents als
appeared before the Board. After a full discussion of the matter, Mr. Vtlebster was asked
to see what he could do to eliminate the conditions resulting in the complaints and to
report to the Board at a later date.