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Home My WebLink About06/02/1952 Board of Public Works MinutesJune 2, 1952 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held Monday, June 2, 1952 at 10:00 A. Mo All members were present. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Claims of the following suppliers, in the total amount of $24,171.99, were approved and ordered paid: Office Supply & Equipment Co. $2.00 STREET & TRAFFIC: Office Supply & Equipment Co. 4.00 Office Supply & Equipment Co. $5.61 Office Supply & Equipment Co. 3.96 Weisberger Bros. 28.08 R. L. Polk & Co. 385,00 J. W. Werntz & Son 19.00 J. W. Werntz & Son 19.95 Institute of Traffic Engineers 3.50 J. W. Werntz & Son 1.93 C. E. Lee Co. 4.50 Weisberger Bros., Inc. 17.80 West Side Hdwe, Co. 36.00 Ind. & Michigan Electric Co. 171.60 Hurwich Iron Co. 21.00 H. F. Glaser, Jr. 45.17 Hurwich Iron Co. 5.25 Super Sales Co. 17.50 Arrow Coal Co. 58.50 5 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 11.36 South Bend Electric Co. 53.76 Koontz Wagner Electric Co. 41.64 Bearings Service Co. 2.74 Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. .52 American Auto Parts, Inc. 17.44 J. W. Werntz & Son 11.L)dL Western Auto Supply Co. 7.95 South Bend City Water Works 8.86 Bearings Service Co. 1.7.68 Michigan Calvert Hdwe. Co. 18.65 Stanley Body 86 Equipment Co. 309.15 PARKING METER DEPARTMENT: Stanley Body & Equipment Co. 33.55 C. W. Dzikowski 40.00 Stanley Body & Equipment Co. 726.00 SEWER DEPARTMENT: C. D. Smelser 199.03 Korte Bros. 6.34 SEWAGE DISPOSAL: STREET IMPROVEMENT FUND: Mancini & Ventrella $3701.84 Reed Construction Co. $155198.79 Mancini & Ventrella 1995.03 Wilbur H. Gartner & Assoc. 343.93 C,ONTRACTORIS IMPROVEMENT FUND: Reed Construction Co. 575.94 FINAL ORDER ON IMPROVEMIENT RESOLUTION NOS. 2 g2,2703 & 2709 South Bend, Indiana June 2, 1952 Whereas, the Board of Public Works, did on the 26th day of May, 1952, adopt a reliminary Order designating Class C - Type 1 - Cement Concrete as the kind of Pavement or the improvement of ILLINOIS STREET from the north line of Western Avenue to the south ine of Washington Street, in accordance -with Imr-povement Resolution No. 2702, 1952, assed by this Board on March 31, 1952, and confirmed by this Board on May 9, 19529 AND The ALLEYS BETWEEN DONALD STREET, FOX STREET, DALE AVENUE A1TD MIAMJII STREET in ,1cordance with Improvement Resolution No. 2703 AND KLINGER STREET from the east line of Michigan Street to the west line of Charles Street in accordance with Improvement Resolution No. 2709, 1952, passed by this Board on March 31, 1952 and confirmed by this Board on May 9, 1952. Be It Resolved, that the Preliminary Order is hereby, in all things confirmed and said streets ordered paved with a Class C - Type 1-Cement Concrete Pavement. R. S. And.rysiak G. P. Zeigler I. A. Hurwich Ward H. Crothers Board of Public Works & Safety Clerk of the Board FINAL ORDER IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTTION 2715 Whereas the Board of Public Works, did on the 26th day of May, 1952, adopt a Pre- iminary Order designating Class C - Type 3 - Asphalt Base, Binder and Surface Pavement s the kind of Pavement for the improvement of KENMORE Street, from the south line of estern Avenue'to the north line of Ford Street in accordance with Improvement Resolution o.:2715, 1952, passed by this Board on March 31, 1952, and confirmed by this Board on ay 9, 1952. Whereas,"80% and more of the resident property owners on said KENMORE Street on or efore May 31, 1952 did request in writing that said KENMORE Street be paved with a lass C Type 1 Cement Concrete Pavement. BE IT'RESOLVED, That The Preliminary Order is hereby rescinded and said street rdered paved with a Class C Type 1 Cement Concrete Pavement. R. S. Andrysiak G. P. Ziegler I. A. Hurwich Board of Public Works & Safety Ward H. Crothers ClerTE of the Board • is • • E 4 4 3 � 0 • • • 0 • AWARDING CONTRACTS Nos. 2702, 2703, 2709 & 2715 - 1952 The Reed Construction Company, Mishawaka, Indiana was awarded the contracts for the improvements of ILLINOIS STREET from the north line of Western'Avenue to the south line of Washington Street for a Class C Type 1 Cement Concrete Pavement in accordance with improvement Resolution No.'2702 AND ALLEYS BETWEEN DONALD STREET, FOX STREET, DALE AVENUE AND MIAMI STREET for a Class C Type 1 Cement Concrete Pavement in accordance with improvement Resolution No. 2703 AND KLINGER STREET from east line of Michigan Street to the west line of Charles Street for a Class C Type 1 Cement Concrete Pavement in accordance with improvement Resolution No. 2709, AND KENMORE, STREET from the south line of Western Avenue to the north line of Ford Street in accordance with improvement Resolution No. 2715. ENGINEER t S CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION RE -SURFACE PAVEMENT IMPROVEMENT ON SAMPLE STREET CONTRACT NO.5 The Board received and examined Engineerts Certificate of Completion, this date, of the re -surfacing improvement on Sample Street, between Lincolnway East and Mishawaka Avenue, under Improvement Contract No.5, Reed Construction Company, contractor. Attorneys McGill and Reeder then appeared before the Board in the matter of Vacation Resolution No. 2696. Air. Hurwich informed these gentlemen that the Board had held a conference in the matter and concluded they were being it asked to make a judicial determination as to what constitutes a day, or what constitutes a number of days." The Board did not wish to assume this responsibility and so informed these attorneys, and the assessment roll, as previously presented by the City Engineer, was thereupon finally adopted and the property ordered vacated. John Eherenman next appeared before the Board and was given permission by the Board for the erecting of a fixed canopy at 1013 Portage Avenue, stipulating that it is to be as -shown on blueprints for Job No.5201, drawn by Chester J. Jankowski, Architect, and providing the canopy complies with the required height above the public walk. A petition for the paving of the North and South alley between Ironwood Drive and 23rd Street from Wall Street to Mishawaka Avenue, under the Barrett Law Plan was next examined by the Board and ordered referred to the City Engineer for study and report. Permission was granted Robert E. Remley for the continuance of his annual lease of Lot "B" North Sunnyside Addition for the sum of One Dollar (01.00) for the ensuing year. Mr. Rocco Simeri appeared before the Board with the complaint that his property has been damaged and he has been put to considerable expense by the practice of certain persons dumping tin -cans, bottles and other rubbish and throwing stones down upon his premises. Windows in his truck cabs were broken. On questioning Mr. Simeri as to who was causing this damage, the Board ascertained it was mainly a matter of juvenile delinquency and directed Mr. Simeri to report the situation to -Gordon Weist, Juvenile Probation Officer. P!!r. Simeri then reported damage done by the shutting off of six taps, and damage j to sidewalk and curbing, estimated at $1500.00, caused by the operations of the Barna Massa Construction Company in connection with their contract for interceptor sewer construction. Mr. Andrysiak pointed out thatthis contract has been completed, and, that Mr. Simerits only recourse would probably be an attachment proceedings, the facts being, as he (Mr. Simeri) had reported them to the Board. i a A communication addressed to Councilman Chester Muszynski and referred by the Common Council to the Board of Public Works, under -date of May 29th, pertained to reduction of bus service, and was examined and ordered filed. Contractorts Bonds in the amount of $1,000.00 each, were examined and approved by the Board, as follows. Harland Cronk John Eherenman Indiana Bell Telephone Co. (Excavation Bond) Jesse D. Matthews, Inc. The Maintenance Bond of Hartman Builders, Inc., 2816 W. Sample St.,,South Bend, Indiana, in the amount of $3200.00, was examined and approved by the Board. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 11:15 A. M. Attest: /J�4 Clerk a