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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/07/1952 Board of Public Works Minutes457 July 7, 1952 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held Monday, July 7, 1952 at 10:00 A. Iwi. All members were present. Minutes of the previous regular meeting and also special meeting were read and approved. Claims of the following suppliers, in the total amount of $26,736.59 were approved and ordered paid: j The Office Engineers, Inc. ',$ 2.01 PARKING METER DEPARTIJENT: 1 Indiana Sell Telephone Co. 12.41 C. W. Dzikowski ".50.00 South Bend Sand & Gravel Corpn. 5.32 SEWAGE DISPOSAL. - Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. .56 Joseph Paidle 156.47 Indiana & 1,1ichigan Electric Co. 345.58 Thos. D. Nolan, Contractor 6,686.42 Indiana & Michigan Elect. Co. 11,038.64 Thos. D. Nolan, Contractor 7,539.50 Indiana & I,Jichigan Electric Co. 12.48 Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. 184.20 STREET & TRAFFIC: Indiana Textile Company 47.20 South Bend Electric Co. 11.70 Office Supply & Equipment Co. 4`1.15 I South Bend Tribune 10.13 Elkhart Paint & Nifg. Co. 122.50 Artcraf t Printers 94.00 O'Brien Corporation 189.64 Tri-County News 10.58 Indiana.State Industries 207.84 • Belleville Lbr. & Supply Co. 2.56 Belleville Lbr. & Supply Co. 5.70 The Board examined and approved Estimate of cost and four sheets of drawings per- taining to the re -surfacing of Miami Street, Contract No.9, submitted by Wilbur H. Gartner & Associates, Civil Engineers, and also approved the required advertising inviting sealed bids for this resurfacing on Miami Street from the north line of Indiana Avenue to the south line of Ewing Avenue. ENGINEER t S CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION . Certification of Completion was furnished by Wilbur H. Gartner & Associates, Civil Engineers, accompanied by Contractorts Completion Affidavit, together with Final Payment Estimate, of the contract between the City of South Bend, Indiana, and the Rieth-Riley Construction Company, Contractor, for the construction of the Bituminous Concrete (AH) Re -surface Pavement improvement on Angela Boulevard from the west line of Michigan Street to the northeasterly line of Portage Avenue, under Improvement Contract No. 6 has been completed in accordance with the plans and specifications for this project, and was examined by the Board and ordered filed. i PLANS REPORTED . Wilbur H. Gartner & Associates, Civil Engineers, reported to the Board, Profiles, Drawing, Plans, General Details, Specifications, Estimates and Preliminary Improvement Resolution for the improvement of THIRTY-FIRST STREET FROis-I the south line of Pleasant Street to the north line of North Side Boulevard by constructing a Class "C" Pavement AND WASHINGTON AVENUE from the east line of Ironwood Drive to the east curb line of Tuxedo Drive by constructing a Class "C" Pavement AND. CHALFANT STREET from the east line of Walsh Street to the west line of Jacob Street 1by constructing a Class "C" Pavement AND - HUYBOLDT STREET from the west line of Fremont Street to the alley west of Meade Street by constructing a Class "C" Pavement AND WILSON AVENUE from the east line of Ironwood Drive to the west line of Tuxedo Drive by constructing a Class "C" Pavement AND ALLEY BETWEEN i'dICHIGGAN STREET AND LAIN STREET from the north line of Ewing Avenue to the south line of Donald Street by constructing a Class "C" Pavement. The Board approved the reports and passed Improvement Resolutions, authorizing these public improvements, :and the 31st day of July, 1952 at the hour of 6:30 P.M. 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 Board is hereby ordered to give notice by two weekly publications, of the time and place of hearing of these resolutions, Nos. 2721, 2722, 2723, 272L;, 2725 and 2726, adopted July 7, 1952 land to be published on July llth and July 18, 1952. A petition dated July 1, 1952 for vacating the alley beginning at the south side of Western Avenue, running south to the first alley, running east and west between South Brookfield and South Jackson Streets, was examined by the Board and referred to the City Plan Commission for their examination and recommendation. 0, 458 The proposal of Daniel Radmanovich to provide a bench for bus patrons at suitable ,bus stops, to be for advertising purposes, was given further consideration and the IlBoard will sanction the benches Mr. Radmanovich desires to install, provided he will j jenter into a contract to maintain them in good condition, keep a reasonable area in. ;the vicinity of each bench clear of such rubbish as bottles and waste -paper, keep the advertising signs brightly painted and permit the Board to pass on all advertising copy to be used, as well as furnish satisfactory public liability bond and property damage insurance. An Excavator's Bond•in the amount of $5,000.00 for Rieth-Riley Construction Company • was examined andapprovedby the Board, as was.also $1,000.00 Bond for Fred Spromberg. The following Contractor's Bonds, each in the amount of-$1,000.00 were examined and I 1 approved: STANLEY J. MEZYKOWSKI HERRON PQURRAY ODEN R. ROBERTSON WALTER SZYMC ZAK DONALD R. YEAGLEY A Sign -Board and Bill -Board Bond in the amount of $1,000.00 for Harold F. Haenes was examined and ordered filed. A complaint in regard to method of garbage pick-up in the 3300 Block of East Jefferson Boulevard was brought.to the attention of the Board. The Board conceded that the method described in the complaint is that in general practice throughout that particular area and will have to be complied with by the residents of that section. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 11:45 A.M. Attest: GG ✓T Clerk SPECIAL MEETING July 10, 1952 A Special Meeting of the Board of Public Works was held in accordance with legal notice of hearings on Thursday evening, July 10, 1952 at 6:30 P.M. (CST) , relative to the following Improvements Resolution's: Resolution No. 2718 - Improvement of Randolph Street from the east line of Sampson Street to the west line of Ironwood Drive by constructing a Class "C" pavement. Resolution No. 2720 - 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. Members present were R. S. Andrysiak and Irving A. Hurwich. The meeting was called to order at 7:45 D.S.T. P,Ir. Andrysiak explained the Barrett Law procedure to the assembled property owners in detail and answered questions. There were no remonstrances against the above improvement resolutions. There being no further matter to be considered, meeting was adjourned. Attest: �-e. U Clerk • • 11 • 0