HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/28/1951 Board of Public Works Special Meeting MinutesTRAFFIC ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. Ernest Miller, Traffic Engineer, was present and matter
' pertaining to his department were discussed.
. 1BUSSES: A petition was filed by Northern Indiana Transit, Inc., petitioning for a chang
�in bus fares. This was ordered placed -on file, no action was taken.
TAXI CABS: A showing having been made to the Board that the Indiana Cab Co., the South
Bend Cab Co., and the Veterants Cab Co., are controlled by the same share holders, per-
mission is now granted that the cab stand heretofore granted to the Veteran's Cab Co.,
in front of Robertson Brothers Department 'Store may be used jointly by the Indiana Cab
Co., the South Bend Cab Co., -and the Veterants Cab Company.
ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT: An Excavation Bond was approved and ordered filed for 0. J.
Shoemaker.
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Contractorst Bonds were approved and ordered filed for Casimier Jerzakowski; Anthor,
Kujawski & Son; John Franklin Lineback & Son; Harry Nicodemus Inc.; Anthony Swiatowy ar;
f George W. Schwind d/b/a United Heating and Plumbing Company; and Tony Szymkowiak.
The Board rejected both bids received for steel scrap streetcar rails, inasmuch as
legal requirements were not complied with.
A petition was received from the Harry D. Ullery Coal Company asking for the vaca-
tion of a portion of an alley between Lots #339 and #345 in Cottrell's First Addition
to the town of Lowell. This was referred to the City Plan Commission.
STREET DEPARTMENT- Melton 0. Brannan, Street Commissioner, was present and M tters per-
; to ping to his department were discussed.
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CEMETERY DEPARTMENT: Stbnley Leszczynski, Sexton, was present and matters pertaining to
his department were discussed.
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There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned
at 11-00 a.m.
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BOARD OF PUIKIC WORKS & SAFETY
SPECIAL MEETING
December 26, 1951
A Special, Meeting of the Board of Public Works was held Friday, December 28, 1951,
at 2:30 p.m. All members were present. Also, present were Eugene Fattore, and Ralph
Moorehouse and Robert Schiller, representing Consoer, Townsend and Associates. The meet.
was called for the purpose of discussing the intercepting sewer projects. Disclosure
was made that through a mathematical error made in the March 1950 estimate.for Fattore
Company, the Fattore Company was overpaid for the amount of concrete used. The Fattore
Company has done some work in the joining of pipes which is not in the original contract
and which is to be included in a change order which will be approved when submitted along
with a statement from the contractor and approval by Consoer, Townsend and Associates.
The overpayment will be shown on the next estimate and will be credited at that time.
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