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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/04/1952 Board of Public Works Minutes473 J dY lo i': I I There being no further business to be considered, meeting was adjourned at 9:00 P. M. Attest: uv;?,� Clerk. August 4, 1952 ■ r rr..r1.�4. wry ��rrr rr.�� A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held Monday, August 4, 1952, at 10:00 A. M. All members were present. Minutes of the previous regular meeting and also special meeting were read and approved. Salary claims in the amount of $32,456.09 were approved and ordered paid. Claims of the following suppliers, in the amount of $202248.08, were approved and ordered paid: Armstrong Chas. 04.00 PARKING METER DEPARTMENT: Artcraf t Printers 37.50 C. W. Dzikowski $40.00 Ward Crothers 2.45 Morris Friedman, iVI.D. 408.00 INTERCEPTOR SEWER: Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 11.36 Niles Excavating Co. 15,362.81 Indiana & Michigan Elect. .20 Consoer Townsend & Assoc. 186.24 Indiana & Michigan Elect. 197.20 Michiana Plate Glass Co. 557.00 GARBAGE DEPARTMENT: Stickley Electric Service 125.00 Dependable Disposal Co. 3,312.50 J. W. Werntz Co. 3.82 Mr. Edward C. Rase, a Government Housing representative, calling attention to rank growth of weed in both the Southmoor and Beacon Heights housing projects, appeared before the Board and -asked that the Board.direct the Street Department to cut these weeds. The matter was immediately taken up with the Street Commissioner, in the presence of Mr. Kase, and it was agreed the weeds should be out at the same cost to the housing projects as would be charged to the ordinary citizen and property -owner. Mr. George F. Ashcraft appeared before the Board, stating that he is engaged in the III (trucking business, and desires also to enter the taxicab business with one cab, center- 11 ing his cab activities in the Chapin Street area. Mr. Ashcraf is request was carefully ;:. • considered and approved and he was directed to have his meter checked by the City Sealer, and secure the required license from the City Controller, before placing his cab in servile, Two actions of the Common Council in the last regular meeting of July 28th, both pertaining to the removal of trucking terminals from residential areas, were read. It was conceded that the only terminal so located is that of the South Bend Freight Lines, Inc.,.and the Board has been assured by this freight line that a new terminal under construction for them on Olive Street will be completed within the next several weeks, and immediately upon its completion, this freight line will move from its present location in Hoose Court. Motion made by Councilman Muczynski at the last regular meeting of the Common Council • (July 28th, and carried, in regard to the New York Central Railroad being notified to repair their crossings at Walnut, Harris, Sample and Olive Streets, and Twyckenham Drive, 1was next considered and the Board directed that Traffic Engineer, E. H. Miller, contact ;the proper railroad official and furnish a report in this matter at the next regular imeeting of the Board. A petition received by the Common Council and referred by the Council to the Board of Public Works, pertaining to a smoke nuisance created by the steam engine, used by the South Bend Sand and Gravel Company, was examined by the Board and referred to the City Engineer for investigation and report. • I A petition for the prevention of further dumping on the south bank of the river, jimmediately west of the Ironwood Drive bridge, carrying fifteen signatures, was next lexamined by the Board and referred to. the City Engineer for investigation and report. A petition addressed to the Board of Public Works and Safety, dated August 4, 1952, over the signature of Roland Obenchain, attorney for Portage Realty Corporation, was referred to the City Plan Commission. . STREET DEPARTMENT: Harry M. Tomlinson, Street Commissioner, was present, and called to the attention of the Board, the need of a rebuild job on the South Kaley Street sewer. Funds being available to handle the rebuilding of this sewer, the Board authorized the City Engineer to make a check of the requirements and proceed to advertise for bids. 474 It was brought to the Boardts attention by City Engineer, R. S. Andrysiak, that the repair of sewer at Riverside-and;Hudson Avenue, will be much more extensive than had been contemplated. i' The Board next examined the report of the civil engineering firm of Wilbur H. Gartner and Associates, and their tabulation of bids opened at the previous meeting for the construction of a bituminous concrete (AH) re -surface pavement on Miami Street from (Indiana Avenue to Ewing Avenue, and accepting the recommendation of the engineers, awarded the contract to the Reed Construction Company. FINAL CONFIRMATION OF IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION RESOLUTION NO. 2714, 1952 .For the improvement of NAPOLEON BOULEVARD from the east line of Harter Heights Addition to the west line of Notre Dame Avenue by constructing a Class "C" Pavement, under Improvement Resolution No. 2714, 1952, adopted May 12, 1952 and first confirmed on June 9, 1952. No written remonstrance or remonstrances against said improvement bearing the signatures of fifty-one (51) percent or more of the resident property owners on said street to be improved, having been filed within the ten (10) day period following the date and time of the hearing on said improvement, therefore BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of South Bend, Indiana, that Improvement Resolution No. 2714, 1952, duly adopted by this Board on May 12, 1952, and first confirmed on June 9, 1952, be and the same is in all things finally confirmed and the improvement is hereby ordered made. R. S. Andry siak I. A. Hurwich G. P. Ziezie- Board of Public Wor s & Safety Ward H. Crothers Cler2 of the Boar. PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS ADOPTED - RESOLUTION NO.2714 - 1952 BE IT RESOLVED, By the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of South Bend, Indiana, that the Profiles, Drawings, Plans, General Details, Specificatinns and estimates approved by this Board on the 12th day of May, 1952, for the improvement of NAPOLEON BOULEVARD from the east line of Harter Heights Addition to the west line of Notre Dame Avenue by constructing a Class 110 Pavement, Be and the same are hereby adopted and ordered placed on file in the office of the Department of Engineering of this Board. August 25, 1952, at the hour of 10:00 otclock A. M. CST, is hereby fixed as the time, and the office of the Board of Public Works and Safety in the City Hall of this City, as the place, when and where the Board of Public Works and Safety will open and consider bids for the above named improvements, provided all bids for the contraction of said work shall be filed in the Office of the Clerk of this Board before 10:00 otcloc A.M. CST of said day. Each bidder for said work shall enclose with his bid a certified check, payable to the Treasurer of this City in the sum of two- and one-half per cent of the amount of his bid, or a bid bond for two and one-half per cent of the amount of his bid, to insure the execution of this contract, if said woik is awarded him. The clerk of this Board is hereby ordered, to give notice by two weekly publieatio of the time and place, when and where bids will be received, opened and considered for construction of said work. Said Clerk shall state in said notices, that each bidder shall enclose with his bid a certified check or bid bond for the above named amount, to insure the execution of this contract. R. S. Andrysiak I. A. Hurwich G. P. Zie ler Board of Public Works & Safety Ward H. Crothers lerk_ o e Board. IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTIONS CONFIRMED - RESOLUTIONS NOS. 2721, 2722, 2723,2724,2725, 2726 - 1952 For the improvement of THIRTY=FIRST STREET under Improvement Resolution No. 2721 1952,adopted July 7, 1952 from the south line of Pleasant Street to the north line of North Side Boulevard, by constructing a Class "C" pavement, AND For the improvement of WASHINGTON AVENUE under Improvement Resolution No. 2722, 1952, adopted July 7, 1952 from the east line of Ironwood Drive to the east curb line of Tuxedo Drive by constructing a Class "C" Pavement, AND • • • • • • U } e y;ey 75 M r . For the improvement of WILSON AVENUE under Improvement Resolution No. 2723, 19520 adopted July 7, 1952s from the east line of Ironwood Drive to the west line of Tuxedo Drive by.constructing a Class C Pavement, AND For the improvement of CHALFANT STREET under Improvement Resolution No. 2724, 19522 adopted July 7, 1952, from the east line of Walsh Street to the west line of Jacob Street by constructing a Class C Pavement, AND • For the improvement of HUIV]BODT STREET under Improvement Resolution No. 2725, 1952 from the west line of Fremont Street to the west line of alley west of Meade Street by constructing a Class C Pavement, AND • • • For the improvement of ALLEY BETWEEN MICHIGAN STREET AND MAIN STREET under Improve- ment Resolution No. 2726, 1952, adopted Ju17.7, 1952; from the north line of Ewing'Aven to the south line of Donald Street by'constructing a Class C Pavement. After hearing all persons interested who appeared and being fully advised on the premises and the Clerk of the Board having shown proofs of publication of notices to property owners and same having been found sufficient, the Board decides that the benefi to the property liable to be assessed for said improvement are equal to the estimated cost of the sameas reported by the City Civil Engineer, therefore BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of South Bend, Indiana, that Improvement Resolution Nos. 2721, 2722, 2723, 2724, 2725 and 2726, 1952 duly passed by this Board on July 72 1952, for the above improvements, be and the same are hereby in all things confirmed and the improvements are hereby ordered to be made. R. S. Andrysiak G. P. Ziegler I. A. Hurwich Boara of PU611c Works & Safety Ward H. Crothers Clerk of the oar This being the time set for the opening of bids for the improvement of ELWOOD AVENUE from the west line of O'Brien Street to the east line of Elmer Street and RANDOLPH STREE from the east line of Sampson Street to the west line of Ironwood Drive, Mr. R. S. Andrysiak so announced and proceeded to open bids received as follows: Reed Construction Co., 2022 N. Main Street, Mishawaka, Indiana RANDOLPH STREET - RESOLUTION NO.2716 — 1952 A Non -Collusion Affidavit and and Bidder's Bond accompanied the Bid. TOTAL EXTENSION OF ITEMS 1-4Aj2-4A,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,........,M P450.00 Completion date on or before September 22, 1952. Rieth-Riley Construction Co., P. 0. Box 775 South Bend, Indiana A Non -Collusion Affidavit and Surety Bond accompanied the Bid. TOTAL EXTENSION OF ITEMS 1-4k,2-4A,3,4,5,6,728,&9 .....$111271.90 Completion date on or before October 15, 1952. Reed Construction Co., 2022 N. Main Street, Mishawaka, Indiana ELWOOD AVENUE - RESOLUTION NO. 2720 — 1952 A Non -Collusion Affidavit and Bidder's Bond accompanied the Bid. - TOTAL EXTENSION OF ITEMS 1-4A, 2-4A,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10...$7360.00 Completion date on or before September 22, 1952. Rieth-Riley Construction Co. P. 0. Box 775, South Bend, Indiana A Non -Collusion Affidavit and Surety Bond accompanied the Bid TOTAL EXTENSION OF ITEMS 1-4A, 2-4A,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10...$7150.35 Completion date on or before October 15, 1952. • Bids were taken under advisement by the Board and referred to the civil engineering firm of Wilbur H. Gartner & Ass6ciates for tabul&t16n. -and report. 476 A summary prepared by the American Transit Association on the topic of "Benches at Bus or Car Stops" was examined by the Board and ordered placed on file. An Occupancy,Bond in the sum of $5,000.00 of the Reed Construction Company, Inc. was examined and approved bythe Board. Excavation Bonds, in the sum of $1,000.00 each, of Reed Construction Co.,Inc. and Riggs and Sons Plumbing and Heating Company, were examined and approved by the Board. The following Contractor's Bonds, each in the amount of $1,000.00, were examined and approved by the Board: Melvin L. Humphrey Ike K. Knutson Kruszynski Bros. Paul K. Richard Russell Rose, Sr. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned) at 11:30 A. M. II I, ��G Attest: ;I Clerk August ll, 1952 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held Monday, August 11, 1952, at 10:00 A.M. All members were present. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Claims of the following suppliers, in the amount of $33,123.25, were approved and ordered paid: Belleville Lbr. & Supply Co. Belleville Lbr. & Supply Co. Business Systems, Inc. Car Parts, Inc. Kagel's Directory Service The Gibson Co. Gafill Oil Co. Indiana Lumber Co. Indiana Lumber Co. Indiana Bell Telephone Co. Indiana Bell Telephone Co. Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. Koontz Wagner Co. Levy-Vdard Grocery Co. Herbert Leary Meyers' Hardware.Co. Meyers' Hardware Co. Meyers Hardware Co. Meyers Hardware Co. McComb Battery Co. Office Supply & Equipment Co. Romy Hammes Co. Roland Tuttle VVeisberger Bros., Inc. Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. Belleville Lbr. & Supply Co. CONTRACTORS IMPROVEMENT FUND Niles Excavating Co. INTERCEPTOR SEWER Consoer Townsend & Associates Consoer Townsend .& Associates Consoer Townsend & Associates Consoer Townsend & Associates Thomas Nolan .Co. Thomas Nolan Co. Barney Massa Construction Co. Barney Massa Construction Co. STREET AND TRAFFIC 1�9.28 U� Axelberg Bros. Co. $ 27.80 • 7.50 American Auto Parts 21.98 15.00 Anderson Service Station 2.65 2.78 Belleville Lbr. & Supply Co. 349.66 19.31 Belleville Lbr. & Supply Co. 111.91 i 67.90 Belleville Lbr. & Supply Co. 62.01 8o Car Parts, Inc. 7.37 I 19:55 Cannady's Magneto Service 1.00 60 Elkhart -Brass Co., Inc. 1033.72 11,061.82 Gibson Co. 58.96 12.48 Gibson Co. 15.9? 19.36 Gibson Co. 1.8 5.00 Gibson Co. 8.22 • 5.60 Gene's Body Shop 24.12 5.25 Dr. dames Hall .00 .5� Hibbard Printing Co. 4 .50 1.80 Louis How 9.0.0 22.)+9 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 9.64 7 0 Indiana Paint & WallpaperCo. 170.29 6.73 Indiana Equipment Co. 1.56 28.68 Indiana Equipment Co. 226.03 9 6.45 Indiana Lumber Co. 73.80 345.90 Koontz Wagner Co. 17.20 j 153.52 Koontz Wagnergner Co. ,TO.89 I Korte Bros. Co. 7o.68 I • Korte Bros. Co. 3.90 Korte Bros. Co. 1.10 �I 175.78 Korte Bros. Co. 33.12 Kuert Concrete Co. 310.29 Indiana & Michigan Elec. Co. 80.00 Indiana & Michigan Elec. Co. 9.4 160.00 Interstate Glass Co. 'I .z75 220.00 Kaley Motor Service 62.85 220.00 Kaley Motor Service 95.3$ 175.00 Kagel's Directory Service 15.00 4564*75 4540.05 Memorial Hospital Minklers Hardware 13.00 22.00 . 3190.60 Materials -Handling Co. 9.08 -821.25 Ben Medow Co. 16.06