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Home My WebLink About09/18/1950 Board of Public Works MinutesSTREET DEPARTMENT: Mr. Melton 0. Brannan, Street Commissioner, was present and matters pertaining to his Department were discussed. CEMETERY DEPARTMENT: Mr. Stanley Leszczynski, 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 September 9, 1950, There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned '' • at 11:15 a.m. 1 ATTEST:61 I i i ! 0 RD 0 • PUBL-' �' C 1�ORKS SAFETY I' September 18, 1950 A regular meeting of the Board of GIiorks was held on Monday, September 18, 1950 at (� 9:30 a.m. Mr. Baer was absent. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. J !Salary claims in the amount of $26,034.88 were approved and ordered paid. Claims of the ,l following suppliers in the amount of '16,011.69 were approved and ordered paid: i! !Business Systems, Inc. 46.84 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 7.69 6.75 ! ,Business Systems, Iric. 9.79 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. I, 33.32 (Business Systems, Inc. `2.30 Indiana Equipment Co. 44.90 City Water Works 61.86 Indiana Textile Co. 1! 28.60 j :City IAater V�i-,orks 14.52 Kaley'Liotor Service 228.80 II! !Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 23.24 Kuert Concrete Co. 41.95 ,Ilndiana Bell Telephone Co. 107.66 McCaffery Company 12.66 Indiana Michigan Electric Co. 289.44 McComb Battery Co. 19.25 !Indiana Michigan Electric Co. 156.36 Memorial Hospital 6.30!� 'Indiana Michigan Electric Co. 8,508.65 Meyer, G. E. & Son, Inc. 16.00 !Indiana Textile Co. 43.78 Northern Indiana Vyholesale 1! ;Mirror Press, Inc., Northern Ind. Wholesale Grocery 37.59 21.40 Rose, Jacob Schumaker, Peter & Son`s, Inc. 11.02 4,921_.37 1II '`Royal Typewriter Co. 19.50 Sheehan Tire Service Inc. 199.92 I! 188.36 . .Sheehan Tire Service, Inc. 23.96 Sheehan Tire Service Inc. 51.00 I ,Shelley, Edward S., M?.D. 3.00 Shelley, Edward, M.D. 22.62 gLL ScYrillin �s 32.63 South Bend Supply Co. 19.25 ;STREET & TRAFFIC: Swihart Farm Store 46.89 ';Aetna Metal Products Co. 17.51 Vickers, Incorporated Denko-Baraso Co. 11.25 PARKING METER: 7.69 'Bituminous Materials Co. 573.97 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. Business Systems, Inc. 8.80 SEWAGE DISPOSAL: 20•74 Elkhart Paint Co. 52.06 Mirror Press !I Ha -Berle, Maude H. 7.50 :TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT: Mr. Ernest Miller, Traffic Engineer, was present and matters pertain' • ling to his Department were discussed. The Board approved the installation of traffic signals at the following locations; i.- �- � 3-Lens Curb Type Signals at Corby, Eddy and South Bend Avenue; , at Johnson and Lincol • and way 1P.Test. The Board approved the installation of stop signs at the following locations: �I ! Madison Street at Iii,illiarrs Street, southeast corner Donald Street at Kendall Street, both sides Lindsey Avenue at Blaine Avenue, northeast corner :I Arthur Street at Bissell Street, both sides • A peition was received asking for the installation of a traffic signal at Miami and :;Calvert Streets. Mr. Miller informed the Board that the appropriation for traffic sig- i;nal equipment had been exhausted and the Board directed that the underground wiring be ;!completed immediately and the traffic signal be installed early next year. (TAXI CABS; The Board granted permission to the American Cab Company to establish the two taxi of the traf-�'' scab stands in front of 427-4272 South Chapin Street, upon recommendation !fic engineer and contingent upon the fulfilment of all requirements contained in the Taxi! Cab Ordinance. sking pe:61- it BUSSES: A letter was received from the Nvenueerbusnl neaslo gssamplecStreettfdromaSheriidan 11mission to extend their present Western Ave Ito Gladstone Street, thence, via Gladstoneto was&estreferredern utoathebTrafficSEngineersfore thence, over the present route. This requ ;stud11 y and report. i ersons was presented to the Boar, RAILROADS: A petition signed by one hunanddothertdirtyemanating from the railroad engine` wherein they complain about soot, smoke t, Jackson, Ford and Huron Streets. A letter was writ, iin the neighborhood_of Harris Stree 'ten to the railroad companies by the Mayor. 1 F PrENT: Contractor's Bonds were approved and ordered filed for Colpaert ;ENGINEERING DEPART Ernest L. Longway of Mishawakj; Realty Corporation; U`�illiam P. Horvath and Edward Heitgher; u.,�llliam F. Pryers; Paul L. Pocza; South Bend Building Construction Company and Charles E. ,Stafford; and, John C. VonBergen. II DEDICATION ji - A LAS a plat with dedication of streets and alleys indicated thereon is now pre - I WHERE {.sented to the Board to be known as ,hitcomb & Keller's Beverly Heights 9th Addition, an ',addition to South Bend, Indiana, and '1 • i This plat and dedication is filed in the records of the Board of Pnbthe Recorderc Works 's I! Tn p and recorded in Bo ok , Page , lSafety in Row # , Drawer # ! 1 11office of St. Joseph County. f the �!! Works !I NOYY THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Board of euSlandpublicnplacestdedicatedC to aof South Bend, Indiana, that all public streets, alleys p in said plat are hereby accepted and approved by said Board for and on be-1 lithe public use (half of the City of South Bend, Indiana. I rthern Indiana Public Service Company asking that they A letter was sent to the No ear before the Board at their next regular meet have a representative of their company app �{ at 10: 0 a.m., to discuss complaints of obnoxious odors emanat • Ting, Monday, September 25, 3 ding from their gas plant. l A letter was sent to the Board of Health asingtinttheevicinity 1oftSouth Lafayette e reports of f o' Iibein discarded in the city streets from lunchwagons g ,,Boulevard and Garst Street. �. i A petition was received asking thtosKelleryStreet. and Th.ispavement referredstouthedCity' m Mar uette Street North Elmer Street from q report. 'Engineer for investigation and re p g the Reliance Pharmacy, appeared before the Board to Mrs H. K. Schwarz, representin 'ask permission to reconstruct a sidewalk at the front and side oftt heir building.ct Asper • Imit will be issued so they may start work ' n lheawork bout willbhave er �to be coordinated with walk at ,�u'ashington and Lafayette Boulevar the StaterHighway Resurfacing Project and the football week -ends of October 28 and Novem- ber 11. VACATION RESOLUTION NC. 2653 2653 having been continued until this date, Hearing on the Vacation Resolution No. theStreethearin g was had. The remonstrators stated that they would Franklin theirrreootherwesI against the vacation of the alley north of 4:estern Avenue ro line of the alley west of Lafayette Boulevard iC•tCatesey oCompanyuld ewhichthe awould nnecessitate re • ;would be rho loading dock constructed by the L. L. . A letter was re (blocking the alley running north from jj�ethernfirmlvebind themselves andeagreefnot toecon- j 110. Gates Chevrolet Corporation in which y !struct a loading dock on the east portaoao°k oneFranklingStreet. Ttbwas, to construct. dThey will, instead, build their loading so .Seconded and unanimously carried that the entdisedirected to prepare anoassessdenthrollidi ;galley be vacated. The Engineering Department i covering the assessment of benefits and the award of damages to the surrounding propertie,. ESGLUTICIv' N0. 2653 VACATION R Engineer, filed primary assessment roll showing the award Raymond S. Andrysiak, City g in t he alley !lof damages and the assessmentsLafayette of benefits west matter off the ealleytwestion ooftno't • iof VTestern Avenue from Franklin Street to the w st I iBoulevard, under Vacation Resolution No. 2653• the above named. assessment roll, the Board hereby orders that it will meet in the In 1950, for the purpose of hearing and i 'City Hall at 11:00 a.m. on the 9th day of October,ted receiving remonstrances from all peesofssaidintehearinng,ntogetheror cwitthbtheaamountaofodamages 'the Board,further orders that notice I ..awarded and benefits assessed be addressed to -the property owners by publishing same on 1 i; 0 R� -(the 21st day of October and on the 28th day of October, 1950, in the South Bend Daily ,Tribune and the Tri-County News. j It was the decision of the Board to accept the bid of -the Reed Construction Company for the widening of SOUTH LAFAYETTE BOULEVARD from 111,estern. Avenue to South Street for the sum of $18, 265. 00, subject to the approval of the Common Council. This being the date set for receiving bids for the construction of pavements for GRANDVIEW COURT, ROBINSON STREET, RUSH STREET, ALLEY BETWEEN ItrICHIGAN STREET AND It2AIN STREET, ALBERT STRFET, ALLEY BETINEEN CHAPIN AND KENDALL STREETS, and, KENDALL STREET, the] i following bids were opened and publicly read; 'Rieth-Riley Construction Co., A Non -Collusion Affidavit with,] � P., 0. Box #775 a Bid Bond in the sum of 22/ (South Bend, Indiana of the Bid accompanied the bid] No. 2642; RANDVIEW' COURT from the east line of Harrison Avenue to the west line of Cottage Grove Avenue j TOTAL EXTENSION OF ITEMS 1-3, 2-3 3 4 2,616.10 i j !Rieth-Riley Construction Co., A Non -Collusion Affidavit with • P. 0. Box_ #775 a Bid Bond in the sum of 21 ]South Bend, Indiana of the Lid accompanied the bids No. 2644 ROBINSON STREET from the south line of Lincolnway Fast to the north line of Calvert Street 1 TOTAL EXT 11 SION OF ITEPIIS 1-1, 2-1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, q & to 0 14, 995. 00 TOTAL EXTENSION OF ITEMS 1-3, 2-3,°3, LI, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Sc 10 w 14, 710. 00 Rieth-Riley Construction Co., A Non -Collusion Affidavit with' FP. 0. Box 3� a Bid Bond in the sum of 21% ��outh Bend, Indiana of the Bid accompanied the�bidli • i No. 2645 RUSH STREET from the south line of Dayton Street to the north line of Calvert Street i! TOTAL EXTENSION OF ITEMS 1-1, 2-1, LI_, 5, 6, 7 & 8, 6,140, 00 TOTAL EXTENSION OF ITEMS 1-3,2-3,3,4,5,6,7 & 8 yr 6,087,50 Rieth-Riley Construction Co., A Non -Collusion Affidavit with P. 0. Box #775 a Bid Bond in the sum of 22% South Bend, Indiana of the bid accompanied the bid No. 2646 ALLEY BET!':EEN YTCHIGAN Air?D Ta'AIN STR=': TS from the south line of ! • Stull Street to the north line of Broadway f� T-'i m 4 N T ITEMS v� P. h ! TOTAL Jx��:slo�: of I��I,�s 1-3, 2-3 � 3 �� 4,550.00 Rieth- Riley Construction Co., A Non -Collusion Affidavit with; '. 0. Box #775 a Bit Bond in the sum of 22/ I South Bend, Indiana of the bid accompanied the bid! No. 2ro ALBERT ASTENLU from the south line of Ford Street to.the south line of Sample Street �j •TOTAL EXTENSIOTv OF ITEMS 1-1, 2-1, 3, il., 5, 6, 7 & 8 w 16, 860, 00 TOTAL EXTENSI O.'\I OF -ITEMS 1-3, 2-3, 3,4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 w 16, 635. 00 I; Rieth-Riley Construction Co., A Non -Collusion Affidavit with; P. 0. Box #775 a Bid Bond in the sum of 22% South Bend, Indiana of the bid accompanied the bid No. 2648 ALLEY BF'T!t�'EEN CHAPIN STREET AND N-ENDALL STREET from the south line of Dubail Street to the south line of Bruce Street TOTAL EXTENSION OF ITEMS 1-1,2-1,4,5 & 6 5,143.10 Rieth-Riley Construction Co., A Non -Collusion Affidavit with • P. 0. Box #775 a Bid Bond in the sum of 22% I South Bend, Indiana of the bid accompanied the bids' No. 2652 KEP?DALL STREET from the north line of Donald Street to the north line of EV.1ing Avenue 1] �i TOTAL EXTENSION OFF ITEI\rS 1-1,2-1,4,5,6 & 7 7,930.5o TOTAL EXTETN'SI07 OF ITEMS 1-3, 2-3, 3, IT, 5, 6 & 7 7, 866.50 0 s `ReedConstruction 'Mishawaka. Company Indiana_-- ------- A Non -collusion Affidavit a Proposal Bond it with No. 26 of Proposal 0 in the amount 42 CRANDVIE?�' CODRT 5 accompanied the i west from the east line bid. 1�-ne of Cottage trove of Harrison Avenue Avenue to the TOTAL EXTENSION OF ITEPv�S !Reed Construction Co1-1 & 2-1 2,600.00 Mishawakampany Indiana j A Non -Collusion Affidavit with a Proposal Bond - � of �674.70 accompanied n the amount From ompanied the bid. No. 2644 ROBINSON STREET north line the south line Of Calvert Street Of Li noclnway East to the TOTAL EXTENSION OF ITEMS 1-1,2-1,4,5,6 (Reed Construction ,7,8,9 & Mishawaka Company 10 � 13,465.00 Mishawaka, Indiana A Non -Collusion Affidavit with l� a Proposal Bond in the amount No. 2645 RUSH STREET from °f 308.8o accompanied the II line of Calvert the south line bid. Street °f Dayton Street to the north TOTAL EXTENSION OF IT��;1%iS l- 'Reed Construction 1,2-1,4,5,6,7 g ' Com I Mi s-hawaka, Indiana p any 6,173. 00 A Eton -Collusion a Proposal Bond Affidavit with 1,8the amount No. 2647 ALBERT Atin;�r� from 45.00 accompanied the bid, of I` line of Sample the south line of Ford Street to the J � P Street � j south TOTAL EXTENSION XTENSION OF ITE12S 1-1, 2-1 � J eed Construction Company ,3,4,5'6'7 '& 8 j ishawakapans 16,887.50 Indiana A Non -Collusion I a Proposal Bond Affidavit with No. �227.60 accompaniedtth amount of 2646 ALLEY BETb',, ;Err �,; r the bid. Of Stull Street i,.ICLTI.,;AN STREET 1�_"�� T Street to the north D '� f B STREET from the south line line of Broadway TOTAL i E X 4 _r T�'�SIORT OF ITFP2S .1-1 2_1 eed Construction Company /ti shawaka4, 484.00 , Indiana A Non -Collusion a. Proposal Affidavit with No. + Bond in t I;` 1 2648 ALLEY B T,E 4'289.25 accom he amount of j T�.i-��:�,r CHAPIN STR4�' Panied the bid. , { of Dubail Street to E T AND KENDALL I the south line of STREET from the south line TOTAL EX�r Bruce Street i�T.SION OF IT�ys 1-1, 2-1 eed Construction Company ,4,5 & 6 1 a �, /lishawaka, Ind; aria a p n �' 5,763.00 A Non -Collusion Affidavit with !� 5 a- Proposal Bond in the L -NO- 26 2 KENDALL STREET from the `F398.70 accompanied amount of e bid. north line of Ewing Avenuertn line of Donald Street the 1 j t o the TOTAL EXTENSION OF IT_11><S 1-1, 2-1 The above , 4, 5, 6 .� 7 t a later -bids were taken 7,962.00 date under advisement to be tabulated and �QTREET DEPARTMENT: the award will be made ' ertainin �T�JJNT : Mr. Melton O, Brannan g to his Department were discs' Street discussed. Commissioner, was PARKING AETE Present and matters` eels end' R 'DEPARTMENT: �+qr• Maurice g September 1 , 1950. C• Venr_et, Auditor Presented his report for the The Clerk of the Board w j ammer and drill for as authorized to ' I the use of the p get bids for Parking Meter the purchase of a Department. Portable air-j an ENGINE'HRING DEPARTMENT: REFERRING BIDS TO ENGINEER Nos. 2642, 2644, 2645, 2646, 2647, 2648 and 2652, 1950 South Bend, Indiana September 18, 1950 Wilbur H. Gartner & Associates Civil Engineers South Bend 1, Indiana The Bids for the improvement of GEANDVIE7' COURT from the east line of Harrison Ave- nue to the west line of Cottage Grove Avenue received on September 18, 1950, in accordant with Improvement Resolution No. 2642, 1950, AND ROBINSON STREET from the south line of Lincolnway East to the north line of Calvert Stree received on September 18, 1950, in accordance with Improvement Resolution No. 2644, 1950, AND RUSH STREET from the south line of Dayton Street to the north line of Calvert Street, re- ceived on September 18, 1950, in accordance with Improvement Resolution No. 2645, AND ALLEX BETVVEEN MICHIGAN STREET AND MAIN STREET from the south line of Stull Street to the north line of Broadway received on September 18, 1950, in accordance with Improvement Re- solution No. 2646, AND ALBERT AVENUE from the south line of Ford Street to the north line of Sample Street re- ceived on September 18, 1950 in accordance with Improvement Resolution No. 2647, AND ALLEY BRTT1tEEN CHAPIN STREET AND KENDALL STREET from the south line of Dubail Street to the south line of Bruce Street received on September 18, 1950 in accordance with Improve- ment Resolution No. 2648, AND KENDALL STREET from the north line of Donald Street to the north line of Ewing Avenue re- ceived on September 18, 1950 in accordance with Improvement Resolution No. 2652, 1950, passed by this Board on August 14, 1950, and confirmed by this Board on September 5, 1950 are hereby referred to you for examination and tabulation to report to this Board with recommendations. (Signed) Frank J. Bruggner R. S. Andrysiak BOARD OF PUBLIC VIJORKS & SAFETY 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: September 25, 1950 C WORKS & SAFETY A regular meeting of the Board of Works was held on Monday, September 25, 1950 at 9:30 a.m. Mr. Bruggner was absent. Minutes of the previous meeting were "read and approv ed. Claims of the following suppliers in the amount of $4,429.25 were approved and order ed paid. - Business Systems, Inc., Business Systems, Inc. Englewood Electrical Supply Co. Grove Hardware McClave Printing Co. McComb Battery Co. Newland, E. R., Co. Simon Brothers, Inc. Smogor Lumber Co. South Bend Tribune • • • • • 2.66 STREET & TRAFFIC: II • 41.90 Century Tool & Metal Co. 184.531 3.82 Century Tool & Metal Co. 134.32 13.50 Coffield Supply Co. 2.75 i 22.00 Continental Oil Co. 2,298.451, 47.02 Continental Oil Co. 159.00 .88 Eisele, Elmer 106.20 15.75 Englewood Electrical Supply Co. 3626� 94.88 Hoffman Brothers Auto Electric 185:19� 11.30 Indiana Bell Telephone 14.19 0