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Home My WebLink About10/01/1951 Board of Public Works Minutestj 0 0 • • 0 I CEMETERY DEPARTMENT: Stanley Leszczynski, Sexton, was present and matters pertaining j to his department were discussed. There being no further business to come before at ll:00 a.m. ,,ATTEST: I� October 1, 1951 the Board, the meeting was adjourned BOARD OF FURLIC 1N0 5 8c SAFETY A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Monday, October 1, 1951, at 9:30 a.m. Mr. Baer was absent. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approv. ed. Salary claims in the amount of $23, 933.01 were approved and ordered paid. Claims of the following suppliers in the amount of $4,720.16 were approved and ordered paid: American Vetrified Products American Vetrified Products Fiwek Brothers Haberle, John B. Eckler Mfg. Co., Henry Indiana Bell Telephone Co. Indiana Bell Telephone Co. Indiana & Michigan Electric Lower Company, I. W. McComb Battery Co. Peltz-Kaufer Paper Co. Schilling's Schillingts Schwarz Paper Cg. South Bend Water Works Trojan Tool Equipment 8.82 147.00 20.42 14.00 10.40 13.85 113.15 .92 186.00 4.80 39.30 57.00 7.63 80.33 44.61 191.48 Trojan Tool Equipment 188.28 Trojan Tool Equipment 188.28 STREET & TRAFFIC: Continental Oil Co. 809.25 Continental Oil Co. 1,507.80 Continental Oil Co. 225,13 Darnell Drugs Co. 3.72 Harmon, V. E., M.D. ,20.00 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 9.19 Kaylor Spring Co. 7.84 Troeger, Andrew 11.32 PARKING METER DEPARTMENT: Dual Parking Meter 2.00 Englewood Electrical Supply 758.45 11 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 9.19 Vennet, Maurice 40,00 TRAFFIC ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT: Ernest Miller, Traffic Engineer, pertaining to his department were discussed. was present and matters Mr. Miller was granted permission to go to Indianapolis on October 2, 1951, to dis-' cuss off-street parking with the State Committee and also to attend the Mid -West Safety Conference in Chicago October 8, to.l2, inclusive. A petition.was received asking for the elimination of heavy truck traffic on Dundee;` Street. This was referred to Mr. Miller. RAILROADS: A letter was received protesting the removal of railroad watchman at the grade crossings at Western Avenue and Washington Avenue. A letter was sent to Mr. G. A. Farabaugh, attorney for the New York Central Railroad asking that a representative of the railroad be present at the next regular Board meeting Monday, October 8, 1951. ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT: Contractors? Bonds were approved and ordered filed for Adams Roofing & Construction Company; Melvin L. Green; Carl McClellan; and Kenneth F. Rose d/b/a Red Rose Builder. Permission was granted for the erection of a canopy across the sidewalk at the Firs Presbyterian Church Saturday, October 6, 1951. Sewer plans were approved by the Board in the McKinley Terrace Addition for the Crown Development Company for Manchester Drive and Corby Street. Mr. R. A. Smith representing Wilson Brothers appeared before the Board to discuss the smoke nuisance. Mr. Smith assured the Board they were willing to cooperate in any way possible and would have smoke arrestors placed on their buildings. L. 0. Gates Chevrolet Corp., was granted permission to build certain driveways, curbs and sidewalks along Western Avenue, Franklin and Wayne Streets for their new garag6. One driveway entrance on Franklin Street will necessitate that trucks will have to back up over the sidewalk. This permit is issued on the condition that each and every time a delivery is made where the truck must back in over the walk, a man will be posted to protect the pedestrian traffic at this driveway. Mr. Harold Maurer and Mr. Roger Doust appeared before the Board to request permisW sion to occupy a portion of the street in f ront of the National Bank Building during con;; struction of a vault for the bank. It was the decision of the Board that permission for`:' the above project be withheld until such time as the heavy traffic, due to football games in South Bend, would be eliminated. Permission for such work will be granted about November 26, 1951. 346 This being the dateset for receiving bids for the resurfacing of LaSalle Street, the following bid was opened and publicly read; RIETH=Riley Construction Co., P. 0. Box #775 South Bend, Ind. A Non -Collusion Affidavit with a Proposal Bond in the sum of 5% of the bid accom- panied the bid. Proposal for the improvement of LASALLE AVENUE from the east curb line of Main St., to the west curb line of Hill Street by constructing complete in place a Bituminous Con- crete (AH) Re -surface pavement and appurtenances: Total Item Extensions 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,ll, & 12 $ 64,320.00 The bidder hereby agrees that, if he is awarded this contract, he will complete the. work in all details within 90 days (calendar days) after and including the date on which this contract is awarded. The above bid, being the only one received, was accepted by the Board. This being the date set for receiving bids for the paving of ILLINOIS STREET; NORTH SHORE DRIVE AND WELLINGTON STREET, the following bids were received and publicly read; Reed Construction Co., Inc., Mishawaka, Indiana A Non -Collusion Affidavit with a Poposal Bond in the sum of $1,124.35 accompanied the bid, covering three bids ILLINOIS STREET from the south line of 'Western Avenue to the north line of Huron Street under Improvement Resolution No. 2675, 1951. Total Extension of Items 1-1, 2-1, 4,5,6 and.7 8,950.00 Reed Construction Co., Inc., A Non -Collusion Affidavit Mishaw4ka, Indiana accompanied the bid. NORTH SHORE DRIVE from the west line of Michigan Street under Improvement Resolution No. 2682, 1951. c Total Extension of Items 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.and 8 $ 4,302.00 Reed Construction Co., Inc., A Non -Collusion Affidavit Mishgw4ka, Indiana accompanied the.bid. WELLINGTON STREET from the south line of Huron Street to the north line of Ford Street under Improvement Resolution No. 2679, 1951. Total Extension of Items 1-1, 2-1, 4, 5, 6 and 7 $ 8,912.00 Rieth-Riley Construction Co., A Non -Collusion Affidavit i P. 0. Box #775 with a Bid Bond in the sum i South Bend, Ind. of 22% of the Bid accompanies the bid. ILLINOIS STREET from the south line of Western Avenue to the north line of Huron Street under Improvement Resolution No. 2675, 1951. Total Extension of Items 1-1,2-1,4,5,E and 7 Total Extension of Items 1-312-3,3,4,5,6 and 7 $ 9,200.00 $ 9,367.50 Rieth-Riley Construction Co., A Non -Collusion Affidavit i P. 0. Box #775 with a Bid Bond in..the sum ' South Bend, Ind. of 21% of the Bid accompanied the bid. NORTH SHORE DRIVE From the west line df Michigan Street under Improvement Resolution No. 2682, 1951. j Total Extension of Items 1, 2,3,4,5,6,7 and 8 Rieth-Riley Construction Co. P. 0. Box #775 South Bend, Ind. 4,381.00 A Non -Collusion Affidavit ! with a Bid Bond in the sum 11 of 21% of the bid accompanied the bid. ji WELLINGTON STREET from the south line of Huron Street to the north line of Ford Street under Improvement Resolution No. 2679, 1951. 4 Total Extension of Items 1-1,2-1,35.6 and 7 9,155.00 Total Extension of Items 1-3,2-3,3,4,5,6 and 7 9,292.50 The above bids were taken under advisement. A petition was received asking for the vacation of a part of Klinger Street. This was referred to the City Engineer for the preparation of a Vacation Resolution. 1�1 • • 0 • n U REFERRING BIDS TO ENGINEER Nos. 2675, 2679 and 2662, 1951 South Bend, Indiana October 1, 1951 Wilbur H. Gartner & Associates Civil Engineers ;South Bend 1, Indiana •The Bida for the improvement of ILLINOIS STREET from the south line of Western Ate, ko the north line of Huron St., -received on October 1, 1951, in accordance with Improve- jment Resolution No. 2675, 1951, AND a �WELLINGTON STREET FRom the south line of Huron Street to the north line of Ford St., !received October 1, 1951, in accordance with Improvement Resolution No. 2679, 1951, AND !NORTH SHORE DRIVE from the -west line of Michigan Street to the avast line of Lafayette Blv received on October 1, 1951, in accordance with Improvement Resolution No. 2682, 1951, (passed by this Board on August 20, 1951, and confirmed by this Board on September 17, 195 jare°hereby referred to you for examination and tabulation to report to this Board with recommendations. R. S. Andrysiak Frank J. Bruggner F. K. Baer I Board of Public Works & Safety j RESOLUTION ADOPTING FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL NO. 2665s, 1951 South Bend, Indiana October 1, 1951 Board of Public Works and Safety; After hearing all persons interested who appeared and the Clerk of the Board of Public Works and Safety having proofs of publication of the notices to property owners and the same having been found sufficient, therefore, Be It Resolved, By the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of South Bend, Indiana, that the Primary of Preliminary Assessment Roll adopted by the Board on the loth day of September, 1951, for the improvement of WILBER STREET PAVEMENT from the north line of Fassnacht Avenue to the southerly line of LaPorte Avenue be and the same is in all things confirmed. R. S. Andrysiak Frank J. Bruggner I F. K. Baer Board of Public Works & Safety ;Freda G. Noble, Clerk STREET DEPARTMENT: Melton O. Brannan, Street Commissioner, was present and matters per- taining to his department were discussed. 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 11:15 a.m. ATTEST: • 0