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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/16/1952 Board of Public Works MinutesJune 16, 1952 110:00 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held Monday, June 16, 1952 at A. M. Granville P. Ziegler was absent. Minutes of the previous meeting were (read and approved. Claims of the following suppliers, in the total amount of $71,285.34,' 1were approved and ordered paid: • Arrow Towel & Linen Service Co. $13.45 Levy -Ward Grocer Co. Ben Medow, Inc. $9.00 ' 27.35 iPeltz Kaufer Paper 36.56 J. W. Werntz & Son 4.57 Ben Medow, Inc. 80,.08 J. W. Werntz & Son 7.24 Materials Handling Equipment Co. 37.63 J. W. Werntz & Son 6.83 National Auto Service 20.j Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 11.25 National Auto Service 52. b Tri-County News 6.26 National Auto Service 20.41 Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. 217.96 The Oliver Corporation 12.94 Schuell Nurseries 12.23 Peltz Kaufer Paper Co. 36.56 Shell American Petroleum 3.15 Premier Autoware Co. 193.92 Williams the Florist 12.00 Scherman-Schaus Freeman Co. 106.16 South Bend City Water Works 9.30 Standard Automotive Supply Co. 1.97 Gafill Oil Co. 28.01 Sinclair Refining Co. 71.64 • Arrow Towel & Service 2.00 South Bend Electric Co. 22.68 Romy Hammes Corporation 2.94 South Bend Supply Co. 90.78 South Bend Floral Co. 18.00 Viscosity Oil Co. 6.25 R. S. Andrysiak 11.75 Zimmerman Brush Works, Inc. 137.62 F. C. Kettring, Postmaster 15.03 Sargent & Sowell 146.14 STREET & TRAFFIC: IvIorry Bockts Service Station 3.05 Bearings Service Co. 1.77 South Bend Electric Co. 325.49 (Bearings Service Co. 3.32 Indiana State Industries 168.59 Bearings Service Co. 15.21 Indiana State Industries 207.84 Walter J. Braunsdorf & Son 3.75 STREET IMPROVEMENT FUND: Bock Welding Co. 86.60 Tri-County News 7.78 Art Cannadyts Magneto Service 17.34 South Bend Tribune 7.77 Champion Corporation 80.31 Rieth-Riley Construction Co. $25,525.36 Gafill Oil Co. 1317.96 Rieth-Riley Construction Co. 23,181.59 Gafill Oil Co. 310.44Wilbur H. Gartner & Associates 695.26 The Gibson Co. 5.35 Wilbur H. Gartner & Associates 415.40 The Gibson Co. 10.00 GARBAGE DEPARTMENT: Romy Hammes Corporation 9.46 Dependable Disposal Co. 3312.50i! Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 40.34 INTERCEPTOR SEWER: Kaley Motor Service 184.07 Consoer Townsend & Associates 160.00 Kaley Motor Service 7.20 Consoer Townsend & Associates 145.00i 11 Kaley Motor Service 10.80 Consoer Townsend & Associates 220.00 Kahn Plumbing & Heating Supply 34.45 Consoer Townsend & Associates 182.50' Kaley Motor Service 120.40 Consoer Townsend & Associates 146.88 ' • Korte Bros. 1.23 Niles Excavating Co. 7228.46 Korte Bros. 49.43 Thomas D. Nolan, Contractor 2243.21 C. E. Lee 24.92 Thomas D. Nolan, Contractor 3053.42 C. E. Lee 36.00 OtBrien Corporation 191.90 is Rev. Thomas B. Walker, 1925 W. Ewing Avenue, appeared before the Board asking permission for the young people of his congregation to do evangelistic work on the streets of the West Side, indicating particularly the corner of Jefferson and Kenmore. The Rev. Mir. Walker also inquired regarding outdoor meetings on their own church ! property. No public address system being involved, the Board stated they had no • objections in either case and advised Rev. Walker accordingly. STREET DEPARTMENT: In the absence of H. M. Tomlinson, Street Commissioner, Casimir Kusz, Deputy Street Commissioner was present. The matter of awarding the contract for the body for the Paper Pick -Up truck was next taken up and the Board accepted the bid of the Stanley Body & Equipment Corporation,l. 912 So. Olive Street, South Bend, in the amount of $830.00. Guy Nesbit, 205 So. Kenmore Street, next appeared before the Board, accompanied by Erven Williams, R.R.#3, Pine Road, South Bend. Mr. Nesbit made a complaint regarding Beck's Lake dump, stressing in particular damage to the neighborhood -.caused by the • smoke from the burning rubbish. Mr. Nesbit introduced Erven Williams, owner of property!; on Pine Road, containing marsh land which he desires to fill in by providing a public dump. Mr. Williams stated the dump location would be in the marsh 600 feet from the j highway and that the location is at least one and one-half miles from the city limits, three-quarters of a mile north of Western Avenue. He asked that a driveway from the highway.to the location of the dump be constructed by the City. The Board informed Mr. Williams the approach from the highway to the location of the dump would be entirely!. I his responsibility. The Board further advised that the entire matter involving the possible closing of the Beck's Lake dump would be taken under advisement-, investigation made and Messrs. Nesbit and Williams informed of the Board's decision at a later date. ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT: Civil Engineerts drawing of Dean Street paving from Fellows • Street to St. Joseph Street, was examined and approved by the Board AND Drawing of Charles Street paving from.Jennings Ave. to Klinger Street AND Drawing of St. Joseph Street paving from Jennings Ave. to Klinger Street. FINAL CONFIRIV1ATON OF IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTIONS NOS. 2677, 27163 2717, &-: 2719 For the improvement of BULLA STREET from the west line of Portage Avenue to the I� ,,west line of Mledora Street, south, by constructing a Class 11Ci1 Pavement under Improve Aunt Resolution No. 2677, 1951, adopted May 12, 1952 and first confirmed on June 9, 195291 For the improvement of FELLOWS STREET from the south line of Ewing Avenue to the ;;nor-th line of Altgeld Street by constructing a Class "C" Pavement under Improvement �I i I Res-olutian No. 2716, 1952, adopted May 12, 1952 and first confirmed on June 9:,_ 1952, +� AND For the improvement of VASSAR AVENUE from the east line of Olive Street to the west line of Elmer Street by constructing a Class "C" Pavement under Improvement Resolution No. 2717, 1952, adopted May 12, 1952 -and first confirmed on June 9, 19520 AND - For the improvement of ALLEY BETWEEN ADAMS STREETS AND COLLEGE STREET from the , north line of Humboldt Street to The south line of east and west alley north of Humboldt!, Street by constructing a Class C Pavement, under Improvement Resolution No. 2719, 1952J adopted May 12, 1952 and first confirmed on June 9, 1952. No written remonstrance or remonstrances against said improvements bearing the f signatures of fifty-one one (51) per cent or more of the resident g y- property owners on said streets or alleys to be improved, having been filed within the ten day period following, the, date and time of the hearing on said improvements, j BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of South Bend, Indiana, that Improvement Resolutions Nos. 2677,.2716, 2717 and 2719, duly adopted by i this Board on May 12, 1952, and first confirmed on June 9, 19522 be and the same is ' in all things finally confirmed and the improvements are hereby ordered made. �) R. S. Andrysiak I. A. Hurwich I! Board of Public Works & Safety Ward H. Crothers i Clerk of the Board1 RESOLUTION ADOPTING FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL No. 2688 - 1951 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 19th day of May, 1952, for the improvement of CRUMSTOWN AVENUE ( ARDMORE TRAIL) from the center line of Lincolnway West to the center line of lot 8 in Lincoln Manor Second Addition by constructing a local sewer be and the same is in all things confirmed. Ward H. Crothers, Clerk of the Board PLANS REPORTED R. S. Andrysiak I. A. Hur�iich • Board of Public Works & Safety j Wilbur H. Gartner & Associates, Civil Engineers, reported to the Board, Profiles, Drawings, Plans, General Details, Specifications, Estimates and.Preliminary Improvement! Resolution for the improvement of ELWOOD AVENUE from the west line of O'Brien Street to ` the east line of Elmer Street by constructing a Class C Pavement AND • ,I RANDOLPH STREET from the east line of Sampson Street to the west line of Ironwood Drive by constructing a Class C Pavement. I� The Board approved the reports and passed Improvement Resolutions, authorizing these public improvements, and the loth day of July, 1952 at the hour of 6:30 P.P. CST is hereby fixed as the time, and the office of the Board in said City as the place, when and where all persons whose property may be affected by such proposed improvement, may be heard as to the necessity for the same, and all petitions and remonstrances received and the Board will, on said day, decide whether the benefits accruing to abutting and adjacent property, and to the City .of South Bend, Indiana, will be equal to or exceed the estimated cost of said improvement. The Clerk of the I Board is hereby ordered to give notice by two weekly publications, of the ..time and • place of hearing of thew resolutions, No. 2718 and 2720, adopted June 16, 1952 and to be published on June 20 and June 27, 1952. ?� 3 3 449 • 9 • U • This being the time set, bids were opened for the re -surfacing of CHAPIN STREET under Contract No. 8 as follows: Rieth-Riley Construction Co., A Non -Collusion Affidavit South Bend, Indiana and a Bidderts Bond for 5% of the amount of the bid accompanied the bid. "TOTAL ITEM EXTENSION ,.-----------------------$80,969.00 Contruction to be completed in all details within 60 calendar days. Reed Construction Co. 2021 N. Main Street, Mishawaka, Indiana A. Non -Collusion Affidavit and Bidderts Bond accompanied the Bid. - TOTAL ITEM EXTENSION------------------------$825895.00 Completion date - 90 calendar days. Seneca Petroleum Co., Inc. 439 'Nest 33rd Street Chicago, Illinois A Non -Collusion Affidavit and Cashierts Check in the amount of $4500.00 accompanied the bid. TOTAL ITEM EXTENSION ------------------------ $87.9720.00 Completion date - 30 Days. The Board took the bids under advisement, the awarding of the contract to be made at the next regular meeting. A petition for the construction of approximately 1000 ft. of sewer, under the Barrett Law Plan, for Fellows Street, south from Donmoyer Street,was examined and referred by the Board to the City Engineer for investigation and report. An undated petition for the vacating of the alley between Rex Street and Cali- fornia Avenue was examined by the Board and referred to the City Plan Commission. ENGINEER t S CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION - LASALLE AVENUE Certification of Completion was furnished by the civil engineer, Wilbur H. Gartner, ;accompanied by Contractorts Completion Affidavit, of the contract between the City of South Bend, Indiana, Owner, and the Rieth-Riley Construction Company, Contractor, for the construction of the Re -surface Pavement improvement on LASALLE AVENUE from the west j line of lVain Street to the west line of Hill Street under Improvement Contract No-3 jhas been completed in accordance with the plans and specification for this project, land was examined by the Board and ordered filed. ENGINEEF ER t S CERTIFICATE OF CO PLETION - INDIANA AVENUE Certificate of Completion was furnished by the civil engineer, Wilbur H. Gartner, accompanied by Contractorts Completion Affidavit, of the contract between the City of South Bend, Indiana, Owner, and the Rieth-Riley Construction Company, Contractor, for the construction of the Re -Surface Pavement improvement on INDIANA AVENUE from the west line of Miami Street to the west line of 1.5arietta Street, under Improvement Contract No. 7 has been completed in accordance with the plans and specification for this project, and was examined by the Board and ordered filed. An Excavation Bond in the amount of $10,000.00, in the name of Hilton Construction Co., Inc. was examined and approved. An Excavation Bond in the amount of $1,000.00, in the name of 0. E. Frame, d/b/a 0. E. Frame and Son, South Bend, Indiana, was examined and approved. Contractorts Bonds each in the amount of �1,000.00 were examined and approved for the following: Chester A. Hogbin, Niles,Michigan S. R. Lechlitner Alvin Linn. There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 12:00 Noon. 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