HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/03/1952 Board of Public Works Minutes522
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paid. Claims
ordered paid:
November 3rd, 1952.
meeting of the Board of Public Works was held Monday, November 3, 1952
All members were present. Minutes of the previous meeting were read
Claims for payrolls in the amount of $30,200.05 were approved and ordered
of the following suppliers in the amount of $13,353.64 were approved and
Charles Armstrong & Son
Walter J. Braunsdorf & Son
Ward H. Crothers, Petty Cash
Indiana & Michigan Electric
Indiana Bell Telephone Co.
Indiana Bell Telephone Co.
Indiana Textile Co.
Frank C. Kettring
Herbert Leary
Michigan Calvert Hdwe. Co.
Michigan Calvert Hdwe. Co.
Office Engineers, Inc.
$6.65
South Bend Tribune
$6.83
16.51
Super Sales Co.
2.40
4.4.3
Super Sales Co.
25.25
$11099.80
Super Sales Co.
2.75
11.36
Super Sales Co.
2.50
10.99
Singer General Tire, Inc.
2.00
45.88
Tri County News
6.26
14.76
J. W. Werntz.& Son
17.30
5.00
PARKING METER DEPARTMIE'NT:
13.51
C. W. Dzikowski
28.00
6.75
STREET & TRAFFIC:
2.17
Schillingts
8.20
Standard Oil Co.
13.30
In the matter of Vacation Resolution No. 2?36, final hearing was withheld pending
agreementbetween the City Plan Commission, the Park Board, and the Portage Realty
Company, owners of the land involved, the same being certain streets and alleys in
the recorded plat of Middlefield Addition.
Mrs. Paul Stone, 1337 E. Calvert Street, representing the Mothers of World War II
appeared before the Board, asking permission for their annual poinsetta sale at the
Industrial Plants and in the downtown district on December 5th and 6th. There being
no conflicting fund drive authorized for those dates, permission was thereupon granted
by the Board.
ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT:
RESOLUTION ADOPTING FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL
RESOLUTION NO. 2723 - 1952
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
20th day of October, 1952, for the improvement of WILSON AVENUE from the east line of
Ironwood Drive to the west line of Tuxedo Drive by constructing a Class C Bituminous
Concrete (AH) Pavement be and the same is in all things confirmed.
R. S. Andrysiak
I. A. Hurwich
G. P. Ziegler
Ward H. Crothers Board of� Public Works & Safety
Clerk of the Board
RESOLUTION ADOPTING FINAL ASSESSI,:.ENT ROLL
RESOLUTION NO. 2722 - 1952
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
20th day of October, 1952, for the improvement of WASHINGTON AVENUE from the east line
of Ironwood Drive to the east curb line of Tuxedo Drive by constructing a Class C
Type 3 - Bituminous Concrete (AH) Pavement be and the same is in all things confirmed.
Ward H. Crothers
Clerk of the Board
R. S. Andrysiak
I. A. Hurwich
G. P. Zie ler
Board of Pu lic Works` & Safe -Cy
IMPROVEI,ENT RESOLUTION CON -FIRMED
RESOLUTION NO. 2738 - 1952
For the improvement of TUXEDO DRIVE under improvement Resolution No. 2738 - 1952
adopted October 10, 1952, from the center line of Washington Street to 190 feet south
of the center line of McKinley Avenue by constructing a local sewer.
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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 improvements are equal to the estimated
cost of the same as _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 No. 2738, 1952 duly passed by this Board on
• October 10, 1952, for the above improvement, be and the same is hereby in all things
confirmed and the improvement is hereby ordered to be made.
I R. S. Andrysiak
I. A. Hurwich
G. P. Zie ler
Board of Public Works &Safety
Ward H. Crothers
11Clerk of the Board
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PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS ADOPTED
RESOLUTION NO. 2738 - 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, Specifications and
Estimates approved by this Board on the loth day of October, 1952, for the improvement
of TUXEDO DRIVE from the center line of Washington Street to 190 feet south of the
center line of ITcKinley Avenue by constructing a local sewer.
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Be and the same are hereby adopted and ordered placed on file in the office of
the Department of Engineering of this Board. November 17, 1952, at the hour of 11:00
o'clock A. M. 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 construction of said work shall be filed in the
office of
the Clerk of this Board before 11:00 A. M. of said day. Each bidder for
said work
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shall enclose with his bid a certified check, payable to the Treasurer of
this City
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in the sum of two and one-half(22) per cent of the amount of his bid, or
a bid bond
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two and one-half (2�) per cent of the amount of his bid, to insure the execution
of this contract, if said work is awarded to him.
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The Clerk of this Board is hereby ordered, to give notice by two (2)
publications of the time and place, when and where bids will be received,
weekly
opened and
considered for the 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
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above named amount, to insure the execution of this contract.
Ward, H. Crothers
Clerk of the Board
R. u. Andrysiak
I. A. Hurwich
G. P. Zi.egler
Bo,a.rd of. Public Works & Safety
In the absence of Street Commissioner, Harry T;". Tomlinson, the Board deferred the
matter of the awarding of contract for crushed gravel, two bids for, which were received
and opened at the regular meeting of the Board. held October 20, 1952,
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This being the time and date set for opening of bids to supply one black two -door
sedan for the use of the City Engineer, announcement was so made and the one bid
received was opened and considered. There being no competitive bidders, and the sedan_
described in the bid., being entirel7r suitable, same was accepted as follows:
Scherman-Schaus-Freeman Co.,
A Non -Collusion Affidavit
Lafayette at South St.,
and a Certified Check for
South Bend, Indiana.
095.00 accompanied this Bid.
1 - 1952 Studebaker
Champion Custom 2-Door Sedan
Painted Black -
Equipped with 5-6.40/15 4-Ply
Tires, 115" %"heelbase,
85 HP at 4000 R.P.PI.
Dual Windshield
Wipers-----------------!�'T1762.94
Less Di sc ounta--------- 247.23
'151, . 71
Less Tax Exemption--- 122.11
913 3 - 0
Less Trade-in-------- 450.00
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The City. Engineer, being present,
and noting bid did not include a elimatizer
and defroster, the Board ordered
this item to be added to the purchase order, covering
this tvro-door sedan, which the Clerk
was directed to proceed to obtain.
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A drawing of the proposed Ruskin Street Sewer, from the center line of Esther Street
east three hundred and thirty-seven feet was examined and: approved by the Board.
A drawing of the proposed Edison Park Sewer,from Harbor Avenue west to the existing
manhole, was examined and approved.
Mr. Bert Liss, representing the Indiana Cab Company, next appeared before the Board
and informed the Board of his having been granted the exclusive cab service for the
Union Depot, and asked for the licensing of ten ,Idditional taxi -cabs; five to be license
immediately, and five more after January lst. The Board, being in agreement, granted
the request.
Two motions, made and carried, in the October 27th regular meeting of the Common
Council, pertaining to the Board of Public Works, were examined and given due consider-
ation.
Excavation Bonds of John B. Hendricks and Arthur C. Rogers, each in the sum of
$1,000.00,were examined and approved by the Board.
Contractorts Bond in the sum of $1,000.00, binding John R. Vrabel, was examined
and approved by the Board.
There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting adjourned
at 11:30 A. M.
Attest:
Clerk
November 10, 1952
A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held Monday, November 10, 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 $2805.b7, were approve
and ordered paid:
Belleville Electric & Heating
Hibberd Printing Co.
Indiana Bell Telephone Co.
Indiana & Michigan Electric Co.
Indiana & Michigan Electric Co.
Indiana & Michigan Electric Co.
Knapp Seed & Hardware
Knapp Seed & Hardware
Herb Leary
A. G. Meier & Co.
Office Supply &-Equipment Co.
$5.25
Office Supply & Equipment Co.
$3.50
24.50
South Bend Tribune
5.89
10.35
South Bend Electric Co.
4.08
.20
SEWER DEPARTMENT:
374.10
Gafill Oil Co.
$1197.55
161.40
E. R. Newland Co.
77.00
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Niles Excavating Co.
148.50
70.00
The Thomas Co.
113.10
5.00
STREET & TRAFFIC:
529.00
Healy Sign Co.
17.00
5.45
First appeared before the Board a representative of the Fabricated Steel Products
Company, 2025 S. Main Street, for permission to erect a monorail extension crane from
the alley at the rear of their warehouse. An examination was made of the drawings
submitted and the Board then proceeded to approve the erection of this extension crane.
A drawing of the Plat of Sec. H Coquillard Woods Addition, bearing the approval y
of the City Plan Commission, was next examined and approved by the Board. Ao o K ire ,('nee c
ENGINEER t S CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
RESOLUTION NO. 2734 - 1952
Certificate of Completion was furnished by Wilbur H. Gartner & Associates, accompani
by Contractor's Completion Affidavit of the contract between the City of South Bend,
Indiana, Owner, and the Niles Excavating Company, Contractor, for the construction of
the LOCAL SEWER improvement on FELLOWS STREET from the center line of Donmoyer Avenue
to a point 1060 feet south of the center line of Donmoyer Avenue under Improvement
Resolution No. 2734 - 1952, has been completed in accordance with the plans and
specifications for this project.
RESOLUTION ACCEPTING FINAL ESTIMATE
RESOLUTION NO. 2734 1952
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