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Home My WebLink About11/06/1950 Board of Public Works Minutesthe -City of South Bend, Indiana, harmless from payment of any debt or damage by reason of any act of such Contractor, and to secure the payment of all claims for labor, and ma- terial used in such Improvement. 1 (Signed) R. S. Andrysiak - F. M. Baer Frank J. Bruggner �JFreda G. Noble, Clerk BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY iGARBAGE DISPOSAL: Mr. Leo Rieder, Attorney, and Mr. Cripe, Manager, appeared before the Board for the Dependable Disposal Company. The Matter of garbage service was discussed !at some length and they agreed to work out a schedule which would be fair to everyone. STREET DEPARTMENT: Melton 0. Brannan, Street Commissioner, was present and matters per- taining to his Department were discussed. i A letter was received from the Housing Authority, signed by Mr. C. H. Annala, request- ing the Street Department to remove.dirt from sidewalks,fronting property owned by the Housing Authority and they agreed to pay the cost. „ Mr. Hall, representing the Lyle Signs Company, appeared before the Board to show samples of street signs. Mr. John Daly representing the Indiana State Industries also ap speared before the Board to show samples of street signs. No action was taken. ,PARKING METER DEPARTMENT: Maurice C. Vennet, Auditor, presented his report for the week sending October 30, 1950 110EMETERY DEPARTMENT: Stanley Lesczynski, Sexton, was present and matters pertaining to j his Department wiere discussed. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 11:00 a.m. j FATTEST: -- ! i BOARD OF TPUBLIC _I�TORKS & SAFETY November 6, 1950 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held Monday, November 6, 1950 at 19:30 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 $30,461.05 were approved and or- dered paid: BrahamLaboratories 94.60 Barnes, Harry N. 179,00 Burke, William I. Electric Co. 146.85 Century Tool & Metal Co. 71.00 Business Systems 1.96 Century Tool & Metal Co. 166.98 Business Systems 10.33 Ellison, D. Sherman 13.25 City Water Works 60.97 Englewood Electrical Supply Co. 310.00 . City Water Works 20.57 Medow, Ben Inc. 7.24 lHaberle Maude 12.50 Retco Alloy Co. 188.90 jIndiana Bell Telephone Co. 7.92 Schillingts 7.93 jIndiana Michigan Electric Co. 8,950.29 Sheehan Tire Service, Inc. 9.25 jIndiana Michigan Electric Co. 297.03 Sheehan Tire Service, Inc. 197.98 +Indiana Michigan Electric Co. 156.28 Sheehan Tire Service, Inc. 4.10 jIndiana Michigan Electric Co. .92 'Shelley, Edward, M.D. 48.00 Lauber, J. C. Co. 13.60 SEWAGE DISPOSAL: South Bend Foundry Co. 'IlSouth Bend Sand & Gravel 35.50 Independent Concrete Pipe Corp. 885.60 Corp. 7.75 Nolan, Thomas D. 5,781.06 j�South Bend Window Cleaning 53.50 Nolan, Thomas D. 9343.69 ;Trojan Tool Equipment 131.92 Nolan, Thomas D. 3,075.31 • iSTREET & TRAFFIC: PARKING METER: Barnes, Harry N. 163.00 City Water Works 6.27 l'TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT: Ernest Miller, Traffic Engineer, was present and matters pertaining r to his Department were discussed. A petition was received asking for the-mnstruction of a traffic signal at the inter- section of Lawndale and Lincolnway West. This was referred to Mr. Miller for investiga- tion and report. ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT: Contractor►s Bonds were approved and ordered filed for Charles • V. Berta and C. H. Martin. 210 Excavation Bonds were approved and ordered filed for John B. Hendricks and Arthur C .- Rogers. The following letter was received from the Dan Webster Coal Company: City of South Bend, Indiana Departments of Public Works, & Safety Attention: Freda Noble, Clerk of the Boards i i Dear Madam: In answer to your letter of October 30th in regard to the dust condition from our coal yard, we have started to build,a fence as agreed, we have also tried to keep the driveway wet down during the dry weather to eiminate',_dust,_>:gLnd are preparing to oil them as soon as we can obtain oil, which should take care of a lot of excess dust. I have quit using the conveyors for stacking in the back of the yard that seemed to irri- tate the neighbors as much as anything else. I feel sure that you wo ntt have any additio nal complaints from now on or if you should they won't be justified. Thank you for your courteous treatment and tact of handling this situation. i Yours truly, Dan Webster Coal Co., Inc. (Signed) Dan 'ebster, President RESOLUTION ADCPTING FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL Nos. 2626, 1950 South Bend, Indiana ! • November 6, 1950 Be It Resolved, By the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of South Bend, India- na, that the Primary or Preliminary Assessment Roll adopted by the Board on the 23rd day of October, 1950, for the improvement of MCKINLEY AVENUE PAVEMENT from the east line of Eddy Street to the west line of Walsh Street, be and the same is in all things confirmed. (Signed) R. S. Andrysiak F. K. Baer eda G. Noble, Clerk Board of Public Works & Safety RESOLUTION ADOPTING FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL • No. 2627 - 1950 South Bend, Indiana November 6, 1950 �Be It Resolved, By the Board of Public 'Works and Safety of the City of South Bend, India- na,, that the Primary or Preliminary Assessment Roil adopted by the Board on the 23rd day of October, 1950, for ,the improvement of POPLAR STREET PAVEIV'ENT from the ,west line of Cleveland Avenue to the east line of the ally west of Cleveland Avenue, be and the same is in all things confirmed, k (Signed) R. S. Andrysiak F. K. Baer Freda G. Noble, Clerx BOARD Oi�! PUBLIC WOf&)) SAFETY i j ENGINEER'S CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION Nos. 2634, 2638 and 2652 1950 South Bend, Indiana November 6, 1950 j To `the Board of Public Works & Safety I South Bend, Indiana We hereby certify that the contracts between the City of South Bend, Owner, and Rie'th-Rile Construction Company, Contractor, for -the construction of the • y p y, , pavement improv - ments on ALLEYS BETWEEN SCOTT, TAYLOR, DDNALD AND CALVERT STREETS, UNDER Improvement Reso' lution No. 2634, AND ,KENDALL STREET from the south line of Calvert Street to the north line of Donald Street i under Improvement Resolution No. 2638, AND ! I 5KENDALL STREET from the north line of Donald Street to the north lime)of Ewing Avenue Improvement Resolution No. 2652 have been completed in accordance"with�-the plans and �Iunder Ispecifications for this project. Respectfully submitted, • WILBUR H. GARTNER & ASSOCIATES 4 RESOLUTION ACCEPTING FINAL ESTIMATES Nos. 2634, 2638 and 2652 South Bend, Indiana November 6, 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 Assessments submitted to the Board by the City Civil Engineer or.his duly authorized representative on this 6th day of November, 1950, on the improvements known as the ALLEYS BETWEEN SCOTT, TAYLOR, DDNALD AND CALVERT STREETS as described in Improvement Resolution No. 2634-1950,passed by the Board of Publ Works and Safety on June, 1950 and confirmed by said Board on July 10, 1950, AND KENDALL STREET PAVEMENT as described in Pmprovement Resolution No. 2638Q1950, passed by i the Board of Public Works and Safety on June 12, 1950, and confirmed by said Board on I July 10, 1950, AND KENDALL STREET PAVEMENT as described in Improvement Resolution No. 2652-1950, passed by the Board of Public Works and Safety on August. 14, 1950, and confirmed by said Board on i September 5, 1950, be and the same are hereby adopted, and the Clerk of this. Board is he by.requested to give.notice of the hearing of Special Benefits on said Improvements, as required by Section N.111 or 120 of an Act entitled, "An Act Concerning Municipal Corpo rations" approved March 6, 1905. (Signed) R. a. Andrysiak F. K. Baer Freda G. Noble, Clerk BOARD OF PUBLIC X RKS AND SAFETY NOTICE.OF HEARING SPECIAL BENEFITS ON STREET IMPROVEMENTS Nos. 2634, 2638, and 2652 - 1950 I! South Bend, Indiana • I November 9, 1950 i November 16, 1950 Notice is hereby given, that the following street improvements have been completed. The general character of the improvements, the street, alley or public place on which it has been made, and the terminal points thereof .are as follows: No. 2634, ALLEYS :BETWEEN SCOTT, TAY LOR, DONALD AND CALVERT STREETS PAVEMENT, AND i No. 2638, KENDALL STREET PAVEMENT from the south line of Calvert Street to the north lin of Donald Street, AND No. z2652, KENDALL STREET PAVEMENT from the north line of Donald Street to the north line of Ewing Avenue. There is on file in the office of the City Controller of said City an assessment roll vd th the names of the owners and description of property subject to be assessed wit the amountof the prima facia assessment, and can be seen in the office of said City Con- troller. The Board of Public Works and Safety of said City, at the office of the Board in sa City, will on the 20th day of November, 1950, at 10:00 otclock AM -CST receive and hear remonstrances against the amounts assessed against their property respectively, on said I roll and will determine the question as to whether such lots, or tracts of land, have be or will be benefited by said Improvement to the amounts named on said roll, or is greate . 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. I (Signed) R. S. Andrysiak F. K. Baer Freda G. Noble, Clerk BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY I i &TREET DEPARTMENT: Melton 0. Brannan, Street Commissioner, was present and matters per taining to his Department were discussed. • • PARKING METER DEPARTMENT; Maurice,C. Vennet, Auditor, presented his report for the week ending November 4, 1950. CEMETERY DEPARTMENT: 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 11:00 a.m. BO'A D OF /UBLIC WORKS & SAFETY