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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/16/1950 Board of Public Works Minutes• • Notice of this resolution shall be published on the 12th day of October and on the 19' J day of October, 1950 in the South Bend Daily Tribune and the Tri-County News. This Board, at its office in the City Fall on the 30th day of October, 1950 at 11:00: 1A.M, will hear and receive remonstrances from all persons interested in or affected by these proceedings. i i Adopt ed this .lath day of October, 1950 a R. S. Andrysiak .i Freda G. Noble, Clerk F. K. Baer is Frank J. Bruggner l R DEDICATION, WHEREAS-, a plat with dedication of streets and alleys indicated thereon is now ;presented to the Board, to be known as Plat.of Part of Block,1/F" in Garden Village 2nd j Unit, and part of Block "A" in Garden Village 3rd Unit, Additions to the City of South Bend, Indiana, and P WHEREAS, this plat and dedication is filed in the records of the Board of Public :Works and Safety in row #18, Drawer #5, and,recorded in Book 18 Page G. Book 18 in the Recorderts Office of St. Joseph County, NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City ''of South Bend, Indiana, that all public streets, alleys and public places dedicated to the public use in said plat are hereby accepted and approved by said Board for and on behalf of the City of South Bend, Indiana. VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 2653 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 the vacation of the alley • North of Western Avenue from Franklin Street to the West line of the alley West of La - Fayette Boulevard, under Vacation Resolution No. 2653. 0 Is • • In the above named assessment roll, no remonstrators appeared and no written remon- strances were filed, the Clerk of the Board submitted proofs of publication of notices, and same were found sufficient. The Board, therefore, finds that the several lots and parcels of land have been benefitted and damaged in the amounts shown on said roll. The Board, therefore, decides to take final action on said assessment roll and declares aame in all things ratified, confirmed and approved without modification and the proceedings closed, and the alley vacated upon receipt of the amount of benefit assessments from the various property owners so benefitted and all proceedings had with reference to said alley vacation are hereby sustained. j STREET DEPARTMENT: Mr. Melton O. 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 Vennet, Auditor, presented his report for the week ending October 7, 1950. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 11:00 A.M. / ATTEST: Clerk B 0 PUBL WORES i< I October 16, 1950 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Monday, October 16, 1950 at 9:30 a.m. All members were present. Minutes of the last meeting were read and approv;. ed.. Salary Claims in the amount:'of $20,206.20 were approved and ordered paid. Claims of i. I tkP following suppliers in the amount of $27,127.28 were approved and ordered paid: Brinley, Bill 77.50 Saginaw Salt Products Co. 119.66 City Pattern & Foundry Co. 179,00 Schillings 3.04 Continental Oil Co. 35.13 South Bend Tribune The 6.12 Hoffman Brothers 17.36 Tepe Edwin Furniture Co. 34-00 McComb Battery 1.00 Viscosity Oil Co. 86.50 �-Mirror Press 6.70 Abst Side Hardware 47.21 Moore H. W. Tree Expert 184-92 City Pattern & Foundry 194-00 j i k STREET & TRAFFIC: Issociation of Casualty & Surety 6.00 Medow, Ben Inc., ktlas Silk Scree Co. 11.70 Meyer G.E.& Son 3ock 'fielding ,&.Boiler Vvorks 9,50 Miami Hardware Co. 3usiness Systems 7.73 Miami Hardware Co. continental Oil Company 1,940.82 Miami Hardware Co. Jontinental Oil Company 618.66 Miller and Anderson continental Oil Company 278.65 Mihwaka Equipment Co. i & S Transit Co. 2.77 Newland E. R. Co. gibson Company 188.40 Northern Indiana Wholesale graves V., Auto Glass Co. 57.39 O'Brien Company Hoffman Brothers Auto Electric 198.62 Oliver Corporation Hoffman Brothers Auto Electric 191.01 Richey Radiator Co. Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 8.84 Rieth-Riley Construction Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 7.69 Rome Grader Division Indiana Michigan Electric Co. 44.80 Saunders, S. S. Indiana Michigan Electric Co. 2.24 Scherman-Schaus-Freeman Indiana Michigan Electric Co. 5.60 Sheehan Tire Service Indiana State Industries 120.79 Sheehan Tire Service Indiana State Industries 215.80, Sheehan Tire Service Indiana State Industries 173.17 South Bend Sand & Gravel Indiana State Industries 197.32 South Bend Supply Co. Indiana State Industries 187.71 Stockberger-Seastrom Indiana State Industries 29.00 Studebaker Corporation Indiana State Industries 156.00 %Test Side Hardware Co. Lower, I. W. 17.50 PARKING METER DEPARTMENT:, K_aylor Spring Co. 6.25 Reed Construction Co. McCaffery Company 5.73 Gartner, VVilbur South Bend Tribune 46.14 14.24 23.o8 34.13 50.34 1.79 16.17 15.68 8.00 12.25 57. 04- 19.50 960.79 2.1.8 146.70 2.00 1@6,63 181.7-0 90.84 3.14 23.69 130.00 23.12 59.47 18,358.10 967.90 10.83 TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT: A petition was received asking for the installation of a traffic sig: at US20 and Ironwood Drive. This was referred to the Traffic Engineer for investigation and report. USSES: A petition was received containing forty-six signatures asking for bus service o the Edison Addition. This was referred to the Northern Indiana Transit for investiga- ion and report. A petition was received containing ninety-three signatures asking for bus service o the,ftoded Estates Addition. This was referred to the Northern Indiana Transit for in estigation and report. GINEERING DEPARTMENT: Contractor's Bond in the amount of $1,000 for Joseph Muia-was ap oved and ordered filed. Mr. Pat Brennan appeared before the Board petitioning for permission to construct a 1,000 gallon fuel oil tank beneath the public sidewalk at 407-409 South Michigan Street. This was referred to the City Engineer for investigation and report. Mr. Robert Reed appeared before the Board to ask permission to construct benches in ;the parkway at bus stops. Permission was dOnied as the Board does not feel use of the :streets can be granted to private enterprise. The Board approved sewer plans for 25th Street; in the alley west of Twenty-fifth ',Street; and in the alley east of 25th Street in the Blackwood Apartments, an addition to 1the City of South Bend. The Board also approved sewer plans for East Chippewa Avenue; Ridgedale Road; and, 1Amhurst Avenue for the Crown Development Company in Miami Hills Addition. VACATION RESOLUTION 2651 This being the date set for hearing on Vacation Resolution 2651, the hearing is now ontinued until October 30, 1950. VACATION RESOLUTION 2655 This being the date set, hearing was had on the resolution heretofore adopted by th oard of Public Works for the vacation of the first alley south of. Calvert Street from illiams Street to the west line of alley east of Williams Street under vacation resoluti o. 2655. The Clerk of the Board having shown sufficient proofs of publication and no re onstrators having appeared and no written remonstrances having been filed with the Clerk t was moved, seconded and unanimously carried that<the said resolution be finally adopte ndethe said alley be vacated. The Engineering Department is directed to prepare an asse ment roll covering the assessment of benefits and the award of damages to the surrouhdin roperties. This being the date set for receiving bids for the construction of a pavement on al ey,between Chapin and Kendall Streets, the following bids were opened and publicly read: • 0 • • 0 �Rieth-Riley Construction Co., A Non -Collusion Affidavit with P.O. Box 775 a Bid Bond accompanied the bid.1 South Bend, Indiana i TOTAL EXTENSION OF ITEMS 1-1,2-1,4,5 & 6 4,429.00 TOTAL EXTENSION OF ITEMS 1-3,2-3,3,4,5 & 6 5,949.00 j (Reed Construction Company, Inc., A Non -Collusion Affidavit with Mishawaka, Indiana a Proposal Bond in the amount • -� of $289.00 accompanied the bid. TOTAL EXTENSION OF ITEMS 1-1,2-1,4,5 & 6 $ 41446.00 be l !JThe,above bids were taken under advisement to/awarded at a later date. i RESOLUTION ADOPTING FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLLS Nos. 2624, 2630 and 2632 - 1950 Proofs of publications of notices were presented South Bend, Indiana I by the Clerk, accepted by the Board and filed. October 16, 1950 1 Be It Resolved, By the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of South Bend, Indiana that the Primary or Preliminary Assessment Rolls adopted by the Board on the 2nd day of i 1 October, 1950, for the improvements of CHICAGO STREET PAVEMENT from the south line of Wes jltern Avenue to the north line of Ford Street, AND No. 2630, CHICAGO STREET LOCAL -SEWER from 150 feet north of the north line of Western Aver nue to 20 feet south of the south line of Washington Street, AND i 1 !No. 2632, GLADSTONE AVENUE PAVEMENT from the south line of Ford Street to the north line 1 of Sample Street, be and the same is in all things confirmed. • (Signed) R. S. Andrysiak F. K. Baer Frank J. Bruggner 'l Freda G. Noble, Clerk BOARD OF PUBLIC VC RKS & SAFETY 1, 0 .7 • CONTRACTOR'S COMPLETION AFFIDAVIT STATE OF � I NII ANA ) SS ST. JOSEPH COUNTY) IN THE MATTER relating to the improvement made under Improvement Resolution No. 263 1950 and the plans and specifications therefor comes now Lee A. Rieth who being duly swo upon oath deposes and says he is acquainted with the Rieth-Riley Construction Company th party to whom was awarded the contract and who performed the work under Improvement Reso lution No. 2637-1950. 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 s aid Rieth-Riley Construction Company, in the performance of said work complied with all the terms and co 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 u der the direction of the Board of Public Works and Safety. (Signed) Lee A. Rieth Subscribed and sworn to before me this 14th day of October, 1950. (Signed) Hacob B. Dibble, Notary Public, St. Joseph Co., Indiana ENGINEER'S CERTIFICATEOF COMPLETION South Bend, Indiana October 16, 1950 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 �Rieth-Riley Construction Company, Contractor, for the construction of the pavement impro 4- ment on THIRTY-THIRD STREET from the south line of Mishawaka Avenue to the north line of Pleasant Street under Improvement Resolution No. 2637-1950 has been completed in accord- ance with the plans and specifications for this project. I Respectfully submitted, WILBUR H. GARTNER & ASSOCIATES By: Wilbur H. Gartner (Signed) South Bend, Indiana October 16, 1950 I 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 t e City Civil Engineer or his duly authorized representative on this 16th day of October, • 1y50 on the improvement known as the THIRTY*THIRD STREET PAVEMENT as described in Improve- ment Resolution No. 2637-1950 passed by the Board of Public Works and Safety on June 12, 1950, and confirmed by said Board on July 10, 1950, be and the same is hereby adopted, and the Clerk 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, "A Act Concerning Municipal Corporations" approved March 6,'.1905. (Signed) R. S. Andrysiak F. K. Baer Frank J. Bruggner Freda G. Noble, Clerk BOARD OF PUBLIC X RKS & SAFETY NOTICE OF HEARING SPECIAL BENEFITS ON STREET IMPROVEMENT • No. 2637 - 1950 South Bend, Indiana, October 19, 1950 October 26, 1950 Notice is hereby given, that the following street improvement has been completed. The general character of the improvement, the street, alley or public place on which it has been made, and the terminal points thereof, are as follows: THIRTY-THIRD STREET PAVEMEN from the south line of Mishawaka Avenue to the north line of Pleasant Street. There is on file in the office of the City Controller of said City an assessment ro • 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 see in the office of said City Controllebr. The Board of Public Works and Safety of said City, at the office of the Board in saj City will on the 306h day of October, 1950, at 10:00 o'clock AM -CST receive and hear re. monstrances 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 bee or will be benefited by said improvement 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 be heard. (Signed) R. S. Andrysiak • F. K. Baer i Frank J. Bruggner , Freda G. Noble, Clerk BOARD OF PUBLIC V0RKS & SAFETY j - REFERRING BIDS TO ENGINEER � No. 2648 - 1950 South Bend, Indiana October 16, 1950 Wilbur H. Gartner & Associates. Civil Engineers South Bend 1, Indiana • The Bids for the improvement of ALLEY BETWEEN KENDALL STREET AND CHAPIN STREET from the south line of Dubail Street to the south line of Bruce Street received on October 161 1950, in accordance with -Improvement Resolution No. 2648, 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) R. S. Andrysiak F. K. Baer Frank J. Bruggner ' BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY CONTRACTORS COMPLETION AFFIDAVIT • STATE OF INDIANA ) ) SS: ST. JOSEPH COUNTY ) IN THE MATTER relating to the improvement made under Improvement Resolution WILLIAM" STREET PAVEMENT VAT DENING and the plans and specifications therefor comes now Virgil H. Reed who being duly sworn upon oath deposes and says he is acquainted with the Reed Con -I struction Company the party to whom was awarded the contract and who performed the work under Improvement Resolution No. Williams Street Pavement Widening. I 0 201 • • • 0 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 Reed Construc- tion Company in the performance of said work complied with all the terms and conditions 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 under the direction of the Board of Public Works and.Safety. (Signed) Virgil H. Reed Subscribed and sworn to before me this 16th day of October, 1950, (Signed) Richard B. Gartner, Sr., My Commission expires April 17, 1954- Notary Public, St. Joseph Co, Indiana ENGINEERIS CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION South Bend, Indiana October 16, 1950 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 Reed Construction Company, Contractor, for the construction of the pavement widening im- provement on SOUTH WILLIAMS STREET from the south curb line of Western Avenue to the nor curb line of South Street, under Improvement Resolution No. (none) has been completed in accordance with the plans and specifications for this project. Respectfully submitted, WILBUR H. GARTNER & ASSDCIATES By Wilbur H. Gartner (Signed) PARKING METER DEPARTMENT: Maurice Vennet, Auditor, presented his report for the week ending October 14, 1950. The Clerk of the Board having asked for bids on a Gas Driven Rock Drill, the follow ing letter bids were received: The National Mill Supply Co., 224-228 E. Monroe St., South Bend 11, Indiana Indiana Equipment Company, Inc., P. 0. Box 392 Tndianapolis 6, Indiana South Bend Supply Co., South Bend, Indiana 1 - Rock Drill 1 - Case and accessories 1 - 3 ft. drill extension 1 - 4 ft. er " 2 - 2" bits $0.75 each Less 5% F.O.B. your dock. Warsop Drill Four 41 Drill Rods Four 3+ " it Two 1 3/8 " Bids. Two 1 5/8" Bits Two 2" Bits $ 496.00 82.00 5.45 6.44 1.50 TOTAL 591.39 $ 578. oo 25.76 21.80 1.30 1.40 1.50 This price is.F.O.B. Factory and in the event a price increase is put into effect prior to delivery of the drill, the price that would prevail would be the price in effect at the time of delivery. We are unable -to quote on a gas driven rock drill in accordance.with your recent request. (Signed) George E. Hayden The bid of.the National Mill Supply Company was accepted. STREET DEPARTMENT: Melton 0. Brannan, Street Co:�imissioner was present and matters per- taining.to his department were discussed. 202 A letter was received from Lisle F. McNabb, Manager, of the Walnut Grove Mutual Housing Corporation, asking for the use of Street Department equipment to clean their streets of excess gravel. The Board, granted permission for the use of Street Department equipment as per the above request. The Housing Authority will pay the operators for th iir work and the work will be done when the operators are off duty from the Street Departmen 1. CEMETERY DEPARTMENT: Stanley Leszczynski, Sexton, was present and matters pertaining t a his Department were discussed. i There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 11:00 a.m. ATTEST: 1 SPECIAL MEETING October 20, 1950 A Special Meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Friday, October 20, 1950, at 2:30 p.m. All members were present. The Meeting was called for the purpose of award- ing the bids on the contracts for the intercepting sewer system. The Niles Excavating Company was awarded the contract for Section 3A on their bid of $299.710.00. The Barney Massa Construction Company, Incorporated, was awarded the contracts for Sections 3B and 4A for $202,097.78 and $199,507.69, respectively. The Independent Concrete Pipe Corporation was awarded the contract for furnishing pipe for the intercepting Sewer system for $218,375.00. Certificates of insurance were filed by the various contractors and approved by the Board. These contracts were awarded by the Board subject to the approval of the Common Council. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 4:00 p.m. ATTEST: October 23, 1950 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Monday, October 23, 1950 at 9:30 a.m. All members were present. Minutes of the last meeting were read and appro ed. Claims of the following suppliers in the amount of $3,399.14 were approved and orde ed paid: Business Systems 1.11 Indiana Bell Telephone 7.69 Indiana Bell Telephone 110.31 Indiana Equipment Co. 4.17 Indiana Bell Telephone 8.89 Korte Brothers 14.65 Messenger Press 73.00 Kuert Concrete, Inc. 3.90 Mirror Press 25.00 LeRoi Company 10.79 Scherman-Schaus-Freeman 2,035.12 Minnesota Minning Co. 100.20 STREET & TRAFFIC: Municipal Supply Co. 185.85 Badur Brothers 56.18 S & H Carbonic Co. 9.50 Burke, William I. 177.14 PARKING METER DEPARTMENT: Burke, William 1, 148,50 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 7.69 Edwards Iron Works 77.45 Simon Brothers 342.00 .TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT: Ernest Miller, Traffic Engineer, was present and matters pertaining to his Department were discussed. - Mr. Miller was authorized to go to Lafayette, Indiana for the purpose of making a survey of one-way traffic. • is • C • C]