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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/23/1950 Board of Public Works Minutes202 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 Departmen equipment as per the above request. The Housing Authority will pay the operators for th work and the work will be done when the operators are off duty from the Street Departmen CEMETERY DEPARTMENT: Stanley Leszczynski, Sexton, was present and matters pertaining t his Department were discussed. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 11:00 a.m. ATTEST: BOAR OF UBLIC W K & SAFETY SPECIAL MEETING October 20, 1950 A Special Meeting of the Board of Public ti°orks was held on Friday, October 20, 19502 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: ah_g_� 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 22035.12 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 I. 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. r • • C] • 203 BUSSES; The question of bus schedules was again discussed by the Board since complaints have been received that the company was not fully maintaining their schedule and was fre- quently passing up passengers who were awaiting transportation. Since the Mayor has al- ready planned a conference with the bus company officials, further action on this matter is was withheld until the latter part of the week. GARBAGE DISPOSAL: The Board discussed the garbage contract. A number of complaints have as !been received � ved concerning the service as given by the Dependable Disposal Company. It Dependable Disposal Company be notified,in writing, to have a repre- • idetermined that the sentative appear before the Board on Monday, October 30, 1950, at 1^1s00 a.m., to discuss the matter of service with the Board. !ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT: A Contractorts Bond for William H. Burke was approved and orderer' filed. An Excavation Bond in the amount of $2,000 for the Burton Construction Company was approved and ordered filed. The Board approved sewer plans for Miami Road, GQlfview Lane, and East Chippewa Ave - Ilnue for the Crown Development Company in Twyckenham Hills, Section "D". • I The Board approved grade,curb and pavement plans for South Brook Drive, Caroline ;Street and Privet Lane for the Crown Development Company in Twyckenham Hills Addition, ! Section "D". The Board approved plans for street improvement on 25th, 27th, 28th and 29th Streets i The Board approved the established grade in the alley between 24th and 26th Streets; -and between 26th and 29th Streets, VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 2655 R. S. Andrysiak, City Engineer, filed primary assessment roll showing the awards of damages and the assessment of benefits in the matter of the vacation of the first alley `south of Calvert Street from William Street to the west line of alley east of Williams- , (Street under Vacation Resolution No. 2655. In the above named assessment roll, the Board hereby orders that it will meet in the City Hall at 11-00 a.m., on the 13th day of November for the purpose of hearing and re- ceiving remonstrances from all persons interested in or affected by said vacation, and the Board further orders that notice of said hearing, together with the amount of damages awarded and benefits assessed be addressed to the property owners by publishing same on the 27th day of October and 3rd day of November, 1950, in the South Bend Daily Tribune and the Mirror Press (Weekly). • VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 2656 !� This being the date set, hearing was had on the resolution heretofore -adopted by the( Board of Public Works for the vacation of the first alley south of Fredrickson Street fro !O'Brien Street to the east line of the north and south alley AND from the west line of th�D Resolution No. 2 ;north and south alley to Huey Street under Vacation 656. The Clerk of !the Board having shown sufficient proofs of publication and no remonstrators having appea�- led and no written remonstrances having been filed with the Clerk, it was moved, seconded 'and unanimously carried that the said resolution be finally adopted and the said alley i i. The vacated. The Engineering Department is directed to prepare an assessment roll coverin the assessment of benefits and the award of damages to the surrounding properties. ll • VACATION RESOLUTION 2657 ' This being the date set, hearing was had on the resolution heretofore adopted by the !Board of P blic Works for the vacation of the first alley south of Ford Street from Grant Street to he east line of north and south alley AND from the west line of north and sout !alley to Warren Street under Vacation Resolution No. 2657. The Clerk of the Board havir shown sufficient proofs of publication and no remonstrators having appeared and no writ - iten remonstrances having been filed with the Clerk, it was moved, seconded and unanimousl j�carried that the said resolution be finally adopted and the said alleys be vacated. The !!Engineering Department is directed to prepare an assessment roll covering the assessment ?of benefits and the award of damages to the surrounding properties. VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 2656 R. S. Andrysiak, City Engineer, filed primary assessment roll showing the awards of damages and the assessments of benefits in the matter of the vacation of the first alley south of Fredrickson Street from O'Brien Street to the east line of the north and south alley AND from the west line of the north and south alley to Huey Street under Vacation Resolution No. 2656. NOW I In the above named assessment roll, the Board hereby orders that it will meet in the !City Hall at 11:00 a.m., on the 13th day of November, for the purpose of hearing and re- ceiving remonstrances from all persons interested in or affected by said vacation, and the Board further orders that notice of said hearing, together with the amount of damages awarded and benefits assessed be addressed to the property owners by publishing same on ,.the 27th day of October and on the 3rd day of November, 1950, in the South Bend Daily Tribune and the Weekly Mirror Press. VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 2657 R. S. Andrysiak, City Engineer, filed primary assessment roll showing the awards of ' damages and the assessments of benefits in the matter of the vacation of the first alley south of Ford Street from Grant Street to the east line of north and south alley AND from ;,the west line of north and south alley to Marren Street under Vacation Resolution No. 265. In the above named assessment roll, the Board hereby orders that it will meet in the • JCity Hall at 11;00'a.m., on the 13th day of November for the purpose of hearing and re- ceiving remonstrances from all persons interested iri or affected by said vacation, and the Board further orders that notice of said hearing, together with the amount of damages .'awarded and benefits assessed be addressed to the property owners by publishing same on ! the 27th day of October and the 3rd day of November, 1950, in the South Bend Daily'Trib and the Weekly Mirror Press, ENGINEER'S REPORT South Bend, Indiana • The Board of Public Works & Safety October 23, 1950 City of South Bend, Indiana Gentlemen. - In the matter of the Bids for the improvement of ALIE Y BET5--PEN CHAPIN STREET AND KENDALL STREET from the south line of Dubail Street to the south line of Bruce Street in accordance with Improvement Resolution No. 2648, 1950, �a ssed by this Board on August 14, 1950, and confirmed by this Board on September 5, 1950. We hereby report that we have I examined the several Bids submitted to the Board on October 16, 1950 and find that the Rieth-Riley Construction Company has the lowest and best bid for a Class "C" Type 1, Ce- ment Concrete Pavement. I • We recommend that the kind of pavement placed on the above Street be a Class "C" Type 1 - Cement Concrete Pavement. Reppectfully Submitted, WILBUR H. GARTNER & ASSOCIATES By Wilbur H. Gartner (Signed) PRELIMINAiY ORDER South Bend, Indiana II • October 23, 1950 Whereas, The Board of Public Works and Safety pursuant to its notice to do so, met on the 16th day of October, 1950, at the hour of 11:00 o'clock AM -CST and publicly opene and considered all bids for the improvement of ALLEY BET1'EEN CHAPIN AND KENDALL STREETS from the south line of Dubail Street to the south line of Bruce Street in accordance wit Improvement Resolution No. 2648, 1950, passed by this Board on August 14, 1950, and con- firmed by this Board on September 5, 1950. Therefore, Be It Resolved that the roadway of said street be improved by paving with) a Class "C" Type 1 - Cement Concrete Pavement. • (Signed) R. S. Andrysiak Frank J. bruggner i F. K. Baer Freda G. Noble, Clerk BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY I CONTRACTORS COMPLETION AFFIDAVIT Nos. 2626 and 2627 i STATE 'OF INDIANA ) h SS ST. JOSEPH COUNTY ) !j IN THE MATTER relating to the improvements made under Improvement Resolutions Nos. i 2626 and 2627 and the plans and.specifications therefor comes now Lee A. Rieth who being! duly sworn upon oath deposes and says he is acquainted with Rieth-Riley Construction Com-1 pany the party to whom was awarded the contracts and who performed the work under Improve - went Resolutions Nos. 2626 and 2627, 1950, MCKINLEY STREET AND POPLAR STREET. That he is familiar with and personally knows the requirements of the plans and spe cifications df said improvement resolutions and further knows that the said Rieth-Riley Construction Company in the performance of said work complied with all the terms and con ditions of said plans and specifications in every particular, andthat the material used 205 was of the character, kind, quantity and quality required therein and according to and under the direction of the Board of Publie Works and Safety. (Signed) Lee A. Rieth I Subscribed and sworn to before me this 17th day of October, 1950. I I (Signed) Jacob B. Dibble • !My Commission Expires Feb. 6, 1951 Notary Public, St. Joseph Cq, Indiana I ENGINEER'S CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION Nos. 2626 and 2627 I South, Bend, Indiana October 23, 1950 I To the Board of Public Works & Safety 'South Bend, Indiana We hereby certify that the contracts between the City of South Bend, Owner, and the 'Rieth-Riley Construction Company, Contractor, for the construction of pavements improve- • 1ments on MCKINLEY AVENUE from the east line of Eddy Street to the west line of Walsh Streit qunder Improvement Resolution No 2626 - 1950, AND POPLAR STREET from the west line of Clev,- ,land Avenue to the east line of the alley west of Cleveland Avenue under Improvement Reso.r lution No. 2627 - 1950, have been completed in accordance with the plans and specifications for these projects. I Respectfully submitted, j WILBUR H. GARTNER & ASSOCIATES By: Wilbur H. Gartner (Signed) • RESOLUTIONS ACCEPTING FINALE STIMATES Nos. 2626 and 2627 - 1950 ` South Bend, Indiana October 23, 1950 ' Be It Resolved, By the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of South Bend, ;Indiana, that the Final Estimates, and Primary Assessment. -Rolls submitted to the Board +by the City Civil Engineer or his duly authorized representative on this 23rd day of Oc- tober, 1950 on the improvements known as the MCKINLEY AVENUE PAVEMENT as described in Im- nprovement Resolution No. 2626-1950, AND POPLAR STREET PAVEMENT as described in Improvemen l Resolution No. 2627-1950, passed by the Board of Public V,orks 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 these hearings 'of Special Bene- fits on said improvements as required by Section N.111 or 120 of an Act entitled, "An Act ;,Concerning Municipal Corporations" approved March 6, 1905. (Skrned) R. S. Andrysiak Frank J. Bruggner I s F. K. Baer Freda G. Noble, Clerk BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY NOTICE OF HARING SPECIAL BENEFITS ON STREET IMPROVEMENTS j o Nos. 2626' and 2627 - 1950 . South Bend, Indiana October 26, 1950 November 2, 1950 Notice is hereby given that the following street improvements have been completed. The general character of the improvement, the street, alley or public place on which they have been made and the terminal points thereof, are as follows: IINo.2626 MCKINLEY AVENUE PAVEMENT from the east line of Eddy Street to the west line of Walsh Street. 1• ` . �No. 2627 POPLAR STREET PAVEMENT from the west line of Cleveland Avenue to the east line of the alley west of Cleveland Avenue. There is on file in the office of the City Controller of said City an assessment rol I 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 seen in the office of said City Control- ler. The Board of Public Works and Safety of said City at the office of the Board in said City will on �the 6th day of November, 1950 at 10:00 otclock AM -CST receive and hear re- monstrances against the amounts assessed against their property respectively, on said rol • and will determine the question as to whether such lots, or tracts of land, have been or I� �206 will be benefited by said improvement to the amounts named on said roll, or is greater oz less that 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 Frank J. Bruggner F. K. Baer Freda G. Noble, Clerk BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY STREET DEPARTMENT Melton Brannan, Street Commissioner was present and matters pertain- ing to his Department were discussed. PARKING METER DEPARTMENT: Maurice Vennet, Auditor, presented his report for the week ending October 21, 1950, CEMETERY DEPARTMENT: Stanley Lesczynski, 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 11:00 a.m. ATTEST: ,1�� % VAJ,-g- October 30, 1950 A regular meeting of the Board of Works was held Monday, October 30, 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 $10,161.05 were approved and ordered paid: Champion Corporation 155.00 McClave Printing Co. 76.25 Hoffman Brothers Auto Electric 5.25 McComb Battery Co. 10.61 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 10.70 Meyer, G. E & Son 6.18 McClave Printing Co. 133.75 Northern Indiana Wholesale 12.00 Michiana Plate Glass & Mirror 7.50 Schuyler Rose, Inc. 7.84 Simon Brothers, Inc.. 21.00 Singer General Tire Inc. 176.77 Smogor Lumber Co. 198.76 Singer General Tire Inc. 187.34 South Bend Awning Co. 3.54 Slominski, H. H., M.D. 15.00 Tucker Freight Lines 2.00 Slominski, H. H., M.D. 9.00 West Side Hardware 145.50 South Bend X-Ray Laboratory 10.00 STREET & TRAFFIC: Stockberger-Seastrom, Inc. 15.30 Bituminous Materials Co. 1,342.05 Stockberger-Seastrom, Inc. 19.20 Brannan, M. 0. 48.32 Thompson, John M., M.D. 5.00 Business Systems, Inc. 11.87 mite, Edward J., Inc. 30.20 Decker Auto Trim Shop 11.50 PARKING METER: Gadbury Impl. Sales & Service 19.90 Gartner, Wilbur H., & Associates 399.73 Hoffman Brothers Auto Electric 69.23 Reed Construction Co. 6,662.10 Hoffman Brothers Auto Electric 187,66 Vennet, Maurice C. 40.00 McClave Printing Co. 105,00 TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT: Ernest Miller, Traffic Engineer, wgs present and matters pertaining to his Department were discussed. A petition was received asking for the erection of a stop sign at the end of the al- Aley on Woodward Avenue next to Waggonerts Fuel Company, 1317 Woodward Avenue. a BUSSES A letter was received from the Northern Indiana Transit, Inc., requesting permi- ssion to operate what is to be known as rush-hour service into the Edison Park area from the Madison Street line. They expect to operate over Ironwood Drive between McKinley Boulevard and Corby Street; on Corby Street between Ironwood Drive and Harbor Avenue; Harbor Avenue between Corby Street and Ewisenhower Avenue and Eisenhower Avenue between Harbor Avenue and Corby Street. Permissi-on was granted. PARKING LOTS: A letter was received from the Green Arrow Parking, Inc., notifying the Board of a change in rates. ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT: Contractor's Bonds were approved and ordered filed for Eugene A. Harris and J. R. Walker and Son. An Excavation Bond *as approved and ordered filed for Richard A. Lutz. VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 2651 This being the date set for continued hearing on Vacation Resolution 2651, hearing is now continued until November 20, 1950. I • • • • i • •