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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/10/1952 Board of Public Works Minutes524 A drawing of the proposed Ruskin Street Sewer, from the center line of Esther Street east three hundred and thirty-seven feet was examined andapproved 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 jUnion Depot, and asked for the licensing of ten additional 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. Contractor's Bond in the sum of t�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. 1,,!. 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. I'uiinutes of the previous meetin were read and approved. Claims of the following suppliers, in the amount of $2805.97, 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 54.00 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. 1Kain 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. Aa-he tV lenr-e G A-4.0 ENGINEER'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 SEVIER 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 C7 • • C] 0 • 525, RESOLUTION NO. 2734 - 1952 Continued BE IT RESOLVED, By the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of South Bend, Indiana that the Final Estimate and Primary Assessment Roll submitted to the Board by the City Civil Engineer or his duly authorized representative on this loth day of November, 1952 on the improvement known as the FELLOWS STREET LOCAL SEWER as described in Improvement Resolution No. 2734, passed by the Board of Public Works and Safety on August 25, 1952, and confirmed by said Board on September 15, 1952, be and the same is hereby adopted, and the Clerk of this Board is hereby requested to give notice of the hearing of Special Benefits on said Improvement, as required by Section N. 111 or 120 of an Act entitled, 'tAn Act Concerning Municipal Corporations" approved March 6, 1905. R. S. Andrysiak G. P. Ziegler I. A. Hurwich Ward H. Crothers Board of Public Works & Safety Clerk of the Board ENGINEERtS CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION IMPROVEMENT CONTRACT NO.11 - 1952 Certificate of Completion was furnished by civil engineer, Wilbur H. Gartner, accompanied by Contractorts Completion Affidavit of the contract between the City of South Bend, Owner, and,the Rieth-Riley Construction Company, Con tractor, for the construction of the Pavement Improvement -on SHE'RMAN AVENUE from the south line of Rose Street to the North line of Bryan Street, under Improvement Contract Noll has been completed in accordance with the plans and specifications for this project. 1 Next appeared before the Board Attorney G. Burt Ford, and his client, P. J. Redden, presenting a drawing showing the exact area to be vacated to the west of Ironwood Drive ,on the south bank of the St. Joseph River at the approach to the Ironwood Drive bridge. • Also appearing before the Board at this time was Mr. Vernon C. Hastings, remonstrating !against this vacation and setting forth various reasons for his objection to the vacat- ing of this city -owned property. The matter of some 325 feet of water main being involved, as well as other features of the proposed vacation requiring study, the Board took the entire matter under advisement, decision to be rendered one week from Ithis date. VACATION RESOLUTION No. 2741 - 1952 This being the date set, hearing was had on the resolution heretofore adopted by Ithe Board of Public Works and Safety for the vacation of the FIRST ALLEY NORTH OF FORD FROM WALNUT STREET EAST TO THE WEST LINE OF THE ALLEY EAST OF WALNUT STREET, under • Vacation Resolution No. 2741. i I The Clerk of the Board having shown sufficient proofs of publication and no remonstrators having appeared and no written remonstrances having been filed with the (Clerk, it was moved, seconded and unanimously carried that the said resolution be Mnally adopted and the said alley be vacated. The Engineering Department is directed to prepare an assessment roll covering the assessment of benefits and the award of Idmmages to the surrounding properties. VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 2742 - 1952 I This being the date set, hearing was had on the resolution heretofore adopted by • the Board of Public Works and Safety for the vacation of the following: z Commencing at a point seven feet north of the Southeast corner of Lot No. 30 as shown on the Recorded Plat of Stullts Third Addition to the City of South Bend, Indiana, and on the Westerly line of Main Street; thence West one hundred i sixty-five feet to a point on the Westerly line of Lot No. 30, 'i%rhich is seven feet North of the south- westerly corner of said Lot No. 30; thence North thirty-six feet and two inches to the Northwesterly corner of said Lot No. 30; thence West fourteen feet; • thence South fifty feet and two inches; thence East one hundred sevent-V-nine feet to a point on the west line of Main Street, which is seven feet South of Southeasterly corner of said Lot No. 3O, thence North along the Westerly line of P,.ain Street fourteen feet to the place of beginning, under Vacation Resolution No. 27l�2. The Clerk of the Board having shown sufficient proofs of publication and no remonstrators having appeared and no written remonstrances having been filed with the Clerk, it was moved, seconded and unanimously carried that the said resolution be finally adopted and the said alley be vacated. The Engineering Department is directed to prepare an assessment roll covering the assessment of benefits and the award of damages to the surrounding properties. 526 RESOLUTION ADOPTING FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL RESOLUTION NO. 2718 - 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, thatthe Primary of Preliminary Assessment Roll adopted by the Board on the 27th day of October, 1952, for the improvement of RANDOLPH STREET from the east line of Sampson Street to the west line of Ironwood Drive by constructing a Class "C" Type LA Pavement be and the same is in all things,confirmed. Jlard H. Crothers Clerk of the Board R. S. Andrysiak G. P. Ziegler I. A. Hurwich Board of Public Works & Safety Relative to the Randolph Street Improvement, Mr. Leonard F. Fry, being present, offered the suggestion that the water shut -offs on the vacant lots should be properly cemented to prevent accidents and liability in such an event to:the City. Other than this comment, pertaining to vacant properties, Mr. Fry expressed himself as well pleased with the Randolph Street pavement just completed. STREET DEPARTMENT: Grave.. Bids opened by the Board October 20th, and held in abeyance since that date, were reexamined and on the basis of 3000 ponds constituting one cubic yard, the bid of.C. D. Smelser, was by consensus of opinion, considered the better of the two bids, an contract was awarded C. D. Smelser for 5,000 cubic yards of crushed gravel, as per Indiana State Specifications 6F 40'- crushed, at $1.15 per cubic yard. The matter of garbage and litter removal was next taken up by the Board and the following resolution was drawn up for presentation to the Common Council,for their consideration,at their regular meeting this date. A petition for the opening up of a section of Inglewood Place was next examined and referred to the City Engin-e.er for preparation of the necessary plans and property ownership list. The petition dated August 15, 1952 for the vacation of the east and west alley between Berkley Place and Inglewood Place, accompanied by the recommendation of the City Plan Commission was reexamined by the Board. The Clerk was directed to proceed with vacation procedure on the basis of the City Plan Commission's recommendations. The Amendment to the contract for engineering services, dated October 1945, between the City and the firm of Consoer, Townsend and Associates, for changes in treatment was examined by the Board, accepted and ordered placed on file. A communication, bearing ten signatures of bus patrons, protesting the curtailment of service on the Angela bus line and offering a solution to permit the rendering of mor satisfactory service on the part of the Northern Indiana Transit, Inc. was read and give the Board's consideration. The Board directed the Clerk to furnish a copy of the communication to the Northern Indiana Transit, Inc. requesting a report from them in this matter for the Board's information at its next regular meeting, Monday, November 17 A Maintenance Bond, in the sum of $7818.35, submitted by the Reed Construction Company, in connection with contract with the City to maintain pavement on Wall Street, paved by Whitcomb & Keller, Inc., was examined by the Board, found to be sufficient and approved. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 11:30 A. 74. Attest: Clerk • . • • • • R t 8 0 t U T 1 0 N II tqt WHEREAS careful consideration and study has been given to the program of collection of garbage and trash in the City of South Bead, Indiana, and WHEREAS recommendations have been made by a special study committee to the Mayor that garbage and trash collection can be handled more efficiently and economically by the city of South Bend, Indiana, NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Public Works and Safety hereby approves and adopts the recommendations heretofore made and hereby determines that it is in the best interests of the citizens of South Bend, Indiana that the municipal government of said city institute a program for collection and disposition of garbage and trash as soon as possible, and �r BE IT FURTT-IER RESOLVED that the City Controller and the Common Council of: said city is now requested to take the necessary steps for the provision of a sufficient amount of money as may be determined for the inauguration and oper- ation of a garbage and trash collection service. Adopted in regular session this loth day of November, 1952. G. P. Ziegler R. S. Andrysiak I. A. Hurwich go-ard of Pu is Works& S e y City of South Bend, Indiana //A