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Home My WebLink About03/12/1951 Board of Public Works MinutesSouth Bend Sand & Gravel Corp., A Non -Collusion Affidavit 3113 Lincoln Way West accompanied the bid. South Bend, Ind. Mcutar sand - FOB Plant - per ton .60 Concrete Sand - FOB Plant - per ton .60 Rice gravel - FOB Plant - per ton .60 No. 5 Gravel - FOB plant - per ton 1.15 • PARKING METER DEPARTMENT: Maurice C. Vennet, Auditor, presented his report for the week ending March 3. 1951, CEMETERY DEPARTMENT: Stanley Leszczyn'ski, 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: i BOARD OF PPUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY MARCH 12, 1951 • A regular meeting of the at 9:30 a.m. All members were Board of Public Works was held on Monday, March Minutes of the meeting were 12, 1951, read and present. previous I approved. Claims of the following suppliers in the amount of $1,661.89 were approved and ordered paid: i Business Systems, Inc. 5.63 Indiana State Industries 200.00 Levy -Ward Grocers 9.20 Institute of Traffic Engineers 2.50 I Medow, Inc., Ben 11.30 McCaffery Company 160.00 Michiana Plate Glass & Mirror Co. 25.94 McCaffery Company 107.00 Peltz-Kaufer Paper Co. 14.90 Scherman-Schaus-Freeman Co. 15.45 Sheehan Tire Service 20.31 Sheehan Tire Service, Inc. 4.00 Sheehan Tire Service 19.90 PARKING METER DEPARTMENT: Smogor Lumber Co. 6.33 Abbott Coin Counter Co. 8.37 Smogor Lumber Co. 6.20 Dual Parking Meter Co. 4.50 1 STREET DEPARTMENT: Dual Parking Meter Co. 7. 0 f Indiana State Industries 200.00 LeFevre, Frank W. 85.00 I Indiana State Industries 200.00 Midwest Fire & Safety Ea.,ipment Co. 32.00 Indiana State Industries 200.00 St. Joseph Bank & Trust Co. 115.86 Indiana State Industries 200.00 TRAFRIC ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT: Ernest Miller, Traffic Engineer, was present and matter pertaining to h s Department were discussed. The Board approved the installation of a stop sign on High Street at Ewing Avenue, • i both sides. Mr. Ralph Allen and Mr. Huff of the Studebaker Corporation appeared before the Boars to discuss the parking situation. The Board considered the parking situation of Stude- baker employees near the Studebaker plant area on Sample Street and Prairie Avenue. Rep, resentatives of the Studebaker Corporation, being present in person, showed to the Board that the corporation was making every effort to acquire property of its own in order to provide off-street parking facilities for its employees. However, in view of the densel; populated area it was difficult to purchase or otherwise acquire sufficient land to eli. minate parking congestion in the area. In order to cooperate with both the Studebaker Corporation and the residents of the • areas., -,the Board now authorizes the Studebaker Corporation to use the sidewalk portion of the East side of Prairie Avenue from Sample Street, in a northerly direction to the via- duct,,,for parking. A report of the City Traffic Engineer indicated that there is practi tally no use made of this section of the sidewalk for pedestrian traffic. l The Board now authorizes the Studebaker Corporation to use said area for parking in a manner designated in a blue print submitted this day, which blue print is filed here- with .and made a part hereof. Proper guard-rails are to be erected near the curb, traffic exit and entrances are to be provided as shown on said blue print, and the area maintaine in a safe and ordehly manner. All expenses in connection with clearing said area and any improvements or construction necessary are to be made at the cost of the Studebaker Corp. • It is specifically made a condition hereof that the Studebaker Corp., does not by the foregoing acquire, and shall not hereby assert that it has acquired, legal title to any part of said street and sidewalk. It is a further condition that the Studebaker Corp., shall, upon receiving 90 days written notice in advance by the Board of Public Works and Safety, remove its rails and replace the sidewalk area at its own expense and return same for the use of the public. That a copy of this resolution be sent to the Studebaker Corp., and that they be authorized to proceed with the necessary work forthwith. BUSSES: A letter was received from Northern Indiana Transit, Inc., indicating that they had investigated the complaints of Mr. Charles Anderson relative to the bus service on the Corby line and will endeavor to see that the conditions are corrected. TAXI CABS: Upon the recommendation of the Traffic Engineer, the Independent Cab Company was granted permission to maintain a taxi cab stand at the,North East corner of Main and Washington Streets on the East side of Main Street at the first parking meter North of Washington Street. RAILROADS: A letter was received from the Grand Trunk Railway Systems indicating that they will install a street light at their grade crossing at 35th Street as. soon as material can be obtained. ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT: Contractor's Bonds were approved and ordered filed for Ralph Keller; Jr.; and Place and Company, Incorporated. A $10,000 Excavation Bond was approved and ordered filed for Place and Company, Incorporated. An EXcavation Bond was approved and ordered filed for Oden R. Robertson. The following letter was received from the Rieth-Riley Construction Company: This letter will serve to notify the City of South Bend of the expiration date of the guaranty period on the following street improvements contracted under Barrett Law improvement bonds. Said notice is required by the general contract specifications prior to expiration of the guaranty period: Resolution # 2608-1950 2605-1950 2670-1950 2634-1950 2607-1950 2638-1950 2652-1950 2603-1950 2623-195o 2571-1948 2588-1949 2592-1949 2591-1949 2567-1948 2594-1949 2585-1949 2580-1948 2573-1948 2570-1948 2637-1950 2627-1950 2626-1950 Street Alley between Scott & Taylor Alley between Kemble & Douglas Alley between Michigan & Main Alley between Scott & Taylor, Donald & Calvert Dunn Street Kendall St., from Donald to Calvert Kendall St., from Donald to Ewing Alley between Columbia & Fellows Gladstone Avenue Liberty Street Grace Street Poland Street Thirty -Second St., O'Brien Street Dale Avenue Stanfield Street Sibley Street Jackson Street Greenlawn Itenue Thirty -Third Street Poplar Street McKinley Avenue VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 2660 Warranty Expiration July 17, 1953 July 24, 1953 July 31, 1953 November 20, 1953 August 14, 1953 November 20, 1953 November 20, 1953 August 14, 1953 October 16, 1953 July 5, 1952 October 17, 1952 December 12, 1952 December 12, 1952 August 22, 1952 October 17, 1952 October 10, 1952 July 18, 1952 August 8, 1952 August 15, 1952 November 6, 1953 November 6, 1953 November 6, 1953 RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA: That it is desirable to vacate the following: CHERRY TREE LANE from the West line of Ironwood Drive to the West line of Morris Country Club Addition 190 feet long by 60 feet wide. The following property may be injuriously or beneficially effected."by such vacation Lots numbered 27 and 28 Morris Country Club Addition Notice of this resolution shall be published on th 16th day of March and the 23rd day of March, 1951, in the South Bend Daily Tribune and the Weekly Record. This Board, at its office in the City Hall on the 2nd Day of April, 1951 at 11:00 a.m., will hear and receive remonstrances from all persons interested in or affected by these proceedings. Adopted this 12th day of March, 1951. • 0 • • 0 ATTEST. - Freda G. Noble, Clerk R. S. Andrysiak F. K. Baer Frank J. Bruggner BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY SEWAGE DISPOSAL: The Board approved an Agreement of Easement between the City of South Bend and the Lock Joint Tube Company for a right-of-way to construct the intercepting sewer across lands owned.by,the Lock Joint Tube Company. j STREET DEPARTMENT: Melton 0. Brannan, Street Commissioner, was present and matters per- taining to his Department were discussed. I The following letter w#s received by th@ Board: o 1 Dear Mrs. Noble: ! This is your authority to permit the Street Department of the City of South Bend to dump street sweepings and,fill dirt on Lots #20, #21 and #22, Corporan & Duck Edition, 33rd and Northside Boulevard, South Bend. ! Sincerely yours, ! Thomas B. Grant, Jr. . c 315,North Williams Street South Bend 1, Indiana The Board authorized the Street Commissioner to use the above described lots for dumping street sweepings and fill dirt. The Board signed an Agreement for the cleaning of State Highways by the City Stree Department at a price of $7.50 per hour. Said agreement was sent to the State Highway • Commission for signature and acceptance. The Street Commissioner informed the Board that he was in need of an Oil Fired Horizontal Type Tubular Steam Boiler, and the Clerk of the Board was directed to adverti for same. CEMETERY DEPARTMENT: Stanley Leszczynski, Sexton, was present and matters pertainingto his Department were discussed. Letter Bids having been requested for a tent for -the Cemetery Department, the follow. ing bids were received: • j City Awning Company i 14222 Mishawaka Ave., South Bend 15, Ind. 1 - 16, x 201 --- 1116" Height of center 12.41 ounce Chapel Grey tent complete with poles and stakes ............... $ 313.50 South Bend Awning Company if 1122 Mishawaka Avenue 1 it South Bend, Indiana i • - 1 - 151x21' - - 8.98 ounce Army Duck tent .... 8 268.85. �I The Board accepted the bid of the City Awning Company, their bid being, in the Board'Is opinion, the lowest and best bid received. PARKING METER DEPARTMENT: Maurice C. Vennet, Auditor, presented his report for the week ending March 10, 1951. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 11:00 a.m. ATTEST: 0