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May 1953
A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works, was held Monday, May 4th 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 01609.43, were approved and ordered
paid:
. Artcraf t Printers $29.25 Artcraf t Printers $61.50
Business Systems, Inc. 68.27 Business Systems, Inc. 3.36
Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 11.36 Indiana Lbr. & Mfg. Co. 6.96
Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. 205.20 Indiana Paint & Wallpaper Co. 5.00
Indiana Paint & Wallpaper Co. 36.30 Ray Kyle 5.00
C. E. Lee Co. 4.50 Meyerts Hardware Co. 2.59
Office Engineers, Inc. 3.78 Peltz-Kaufer Paper Co. 6.90
Riggs Floor Covering Shop 22.75 South Bend Tribune 8.41
Tri-County News $.43 Ward H. Crothers (Petty Cash) 18.85
Ray S. Andrysiak 4.75
PARKING YiETER FUND:
C. W. Dzikowski 35.00
STREET & TRAFFIC:
A. J. Gerrard & Co. 132.41 Healy Sign Co. 18.00
Koontz -Wagner Electric Co. g 408.50 Koontz -Wagner Electric Co. 13.95
Nicholls Printery 58.50 Sargent & Sowell, Inc. 7.89
South Bend Electric Co. 420.00
First appeared before the Board, Mrs. J. V. LaBonte, 1136 E. Dayton St., on behalf
of the Marine Corps League, asking the Board for permission to conduct their annual
"Plums for Marines" flower sale on Friday, August 7th and Saturday, August dth. There
being no previous assignment of these dates, the Board thereupon, granted permit to
• the Marine Corps League.
Next appeared before the Board, Allen Hunt, Jr., C. A. P. Information Officer,
asking permission of the Board to distribute a quantity of leaflets from an airplane
above the downtown district at the time of the Armed Services Day parade, Saturday,
,:May 9th. The demonstration, and leaflet, being for the purpose of arousing interest in,
and securing recruits for the Civil Defense Ground Observer Corps to fully staff this
!, principal adjunct of the C. D. Filter Center, the Board granted permission with the
stipulation that a minimum quantity of leaflets be released sufficient to provide the
desired exhibition and publicity, and avoid adverse criticism and unnecessary clutter.
Oliver H. Ogden, architectural engineer for the firm of Maurer & Maurer, next
• appeared before the Board and displayed a drawing for an underground structure across
the east and west alley between Wayne Street and Western Avenue, approximately seventy-
four feet east of the east line of Main Street, and an overhead structure at the second
story level, over the above described alley and approximately thirteen feet east of the
east line of Main Street. Mr. Ogden, on behalf of the First Christian Church, asked the
Board's approval of the proposed construction. The Board approved the structures,
stipulating that the overhead structure must comply fully with all clearance regulations.,
and all other regulations of the Building Code.
IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 2733 - 195?
ENGINEER'S CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
Certificate of Completion was furnished by civil engineer, Wilbur H. Gartner,
accompanied by Contractor's 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 pavement improvement on ALLEY BETWEEN IRONWOOD DRIVE AND TWENTY-
THIRD STREET, from the north line of Mishawaka Avenue to the south line of Wall Street,
under Improvement Resolution No. 2733 - 1952 has been completed in accordance with the
plans and specificatinns for this project.
RESOLUTION ACCEPTING FINAL ESTIMATE
RESOLUTION NO. 2733 - 1952
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 4th day of
May, 1953 on the improvement known as the ALLEY BETWEEN IRONWOOD DRIVE AND TWENTY=THIRD
STREET PAVEh1ENT as described in Improvement Resolution No. 2733 - 1952, passed by the
Board of Public Works and Safety on August 21, 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, "An Act Concerning Municipal
Corporations" approved Parch 6, 1905.
R. S. Andrysiak
G. P. Ziegler
I. A. Hurwich
Board of Public Works & Safety
Clerk of the Board
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VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 2755 - 1953
This being the date set, hearing was had on the resolution heretofore adopted by I
the Board of Public.Works for the vacation of THE TEN FOOT WIDE WALK AREA BETWEEN AND
ALONG THE ENTIRE DEPTH OF LOTS NOS. 18 AND 49 IN THE RECORDED PLAT OF SWANSON PARK
iFOURTH ADDITION IN SOUTH BEND,.INDIANA, under Vacation Resolution No. 2755. 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 area be vacated., The Engineering Department is directed -to prepare an assessment
roll covering the assessment of,benef its and the award of,damages to the surrounding
properties.
Mr. R. S. Andrysia];�, City Engineer, filed primary assessment roll.showing„the
awards , of damages and. the assessments of benefits in the matter of the vacation of the
TEN FOOT WIDE WALK AREA BETWEEN AND ALONG THE ENTIRE DEPTH OF LOTS NOS. 18 AND 49 IN
THE RECORDED PLAT OF SWANSON PARK FOURTH ADDITION IN SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, under Vacation!
I Resolution No..2755•
In the above named assessment roll, the Board hereby orders that it will meet in
j the City Hall at 11: 00 A. M. on the l s't day of , Tune ,1953 , for the purpose of hearing
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and receiving remonstrances from all persons interested in or affected by said vacation
and the Board further orders that notice of said hearing, together with the amount of
�? damages awarded and benefits assessed to be addressed to the property owners by pub-
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lishing same onthe 8th day of May, on the 15th day of May and on the 22nd day of May,
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1953 in. the South Bend Tribune and the Tri-County News.
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VACATION.RESOLUTION NO. 2756 - 1953
This being the date set, hearing was had on the resoltuion heretofore adopted by
the Board of Public Works for the vacation of the first alley west of Kaley Street from
the north line of Colfax Avenue to the south line of Kankakee Avenue under Vacation
Resolution No. 2756. The Clerk of the Board having shown sufficient proofs of pub-
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lication 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 Depart-
ment is directed to prepare an assessment roll covering the assessment of benefits and
the award of damages to the surrounding properties.
Mr. R. S. Andrysiak, City Engineer, filed primary assessment roll showing the
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awards of damages and the assessments of benefits in the matter of the vacation of I
the first alley west of Kaley Street from the north line of Colfax Avenue to the south
line of Kankakee Avenue under Vacation Resolution No. 2756.
j; In the above named assessment roll, the Board hereby orders that it will meet in
the City Hall at 10:00 A. M. CST on the 1st day of June, 1953 for the purpose of hear-
ing and receiving remonstrances from all persons interested in or affected by said
L vacation, and the Board further orders that notice of said hearing together with the
amount of damages awarded and benefits assessed to be addressed to the property owners
by publishing same on the dth day of play, on the 15th day of May and on the 22nd day li
Of May 1953 in the South Bend Tribune and the Tri-County News.
Bids opened at the regular meeting of the Board, Monday, April 20th to provide
two -hundred parking meters, were reviewed, and certain features of the Duncan parking
meters not meeting with the Boardts approval, contract was awarded to M. H. Rhodes,
Inc. of Hartford, Connecticut for -two -hundred Mark -Time parking meters. I •
The Agreement, drawn up and signed by the Board, as entered into April 27, 1953,
and to remain in effect until officially terminated, by and between the Dependable
Disposal Co., Inc., and the Uity of South Bend, was then taken up by the Board and
the Clerk was directed to forward one copy to Frank V. Woodward, president, Dependable
Disposal Co., inc., 928 N. Eddy Street, South Bend, Indiana.
STREET DEPARTMENT:
H. M. Tomlinson, Street Commissioner, being present, called to the attention of
the Board the damage done to the street,in the 1700 block of South Brookfield Street
by certain operations of the Colpaert Realty Corporation. The Clerk was directed to •
notify this firm to restore this section of street to its previous good condition as
quickly as possible.
The Commissioner then reported a similar situation on West Dubail Avenue, between
Walnut and Magnolia Streets, caused by excavations made by the gas company, and the
Clerk was directed to notify the Northern Indiana Public Service Company to make the
necessary restoration at the earliest possible date.
City Engineer, R. S. Andrysiak, being present, informed the Board of the final I
closing of Beckts Lake Dump to be effected Saturday, Pviay 9, 1953• The Engineer further
informed the Board that negotiations are under way to obtain a new dump location at
the site of the old Bendix Rifle Range, corner of Douglas and Maple Roads, the property
now being the Boy Scout Reservation. 0
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Next appeared before the Board, Mr. John Poleyn, 1901 W. Indiana Avenue, on behalf
11of West Indiana Avenue home owners, -concerning petition filed by them under date of
April 22, 1953 to enforce load limit for trucks using west Indiana Avenue from Prairie
;;Avenue to Olive Street. This petition, originally placed with the Common Council, had,
by motion of Councilman Korpal, duly seconded and carried, been referred by the Council
to the Board of Public Works, under date of April 27th. Mr. Polcyn particularly pointed
out that the principal purpose of the petition was to terminate the use of this part
• of West Indiana Avenue by semi -trailers transporting steel to the Studebaker plant.
,;Board member, Irving A. Hurwich, informed Ir. Polcyn of the matter having already had
the attention of the Board, as a matter of law enforcement, and was now in the hands
of Chief of Police, Richard J. Gillen, who is to provide motorcyle patrol of this street
with a view to remedying the excess of heavy traffic complained of by the petitioners.
Some further discussion ensued, and it was agreed that in the event no definite improve-
ment in the situation has taken place within the next two weeks, Mr. Polcyn will again
;appear before the Board at the regular meeting, Monday, May 18th and register further
"complaint in the matter. Mr. Polcyn then withdrew, and Mr. Hurwich asked that Traffic
.Engineer, E. H. Miller, appear before the Board. Mr. Miller, being present, the topic
received further discussion.
An investigation of the situation from all angles, and a report on his findings, is
to be rendered by the Traffic Engineer at the next regular meeting of the Board.
A copy of letter, dated
F. H. Simpson, Chief Engine
,'porting on an investigation
:Central, and the New Jersey
Kendall, Chapin and Catalpa
by the Board, called attent
three crossings in order to
April 22nd, addressed to Traffic Engineer Miller, from
sr, Pennsylvania Railroad, was,presented to the Board, re-
made by representatives of the Pennsylvania, the New York
Railroads in connection with flasher signal needs at the
Street crossings. This letter, which was given consideration
Lon to the need for additional street lights at each of these
improve visibility at night.
The Board approved the placing of STOP signs at the following locations:
Ford Street at Lombardy Drive
Lombardy Drive at Sample Street
Parkview at Oakwood
Meade Street at Prast Boulevard.
A petition to vacate the dead end of Fox Street from High. Street to the Studebaker
'Golf Course was examined and referred to the City Plan Commission.
A petition to vacate the east and west 14-foot alley along the southerly line of
Lot #247, and a property which is sometimes referred to as Lot #248 in the Third Plat
of the Northwest Addition, was examined and referred to the City Plan Commission.
Excavation Bond in the sum of $10,000.00, binding R. M. Checkley, as principal
and Capitol Indemnity Insurance Company as surety, was examined and approved by .the
Board, and Excavation Bond in the sum of $1,000.00, issued by the American Surety Company';
of New York for Indiana Bell Telephone Company, as principal, was examined and approved
by the Board.
Contractor►s Bonds, each in the sum of $1,000.00, binding the following named
Contractors, were examined and approved:
From Building Company
Thos. L. Hickey, Inc.
Alex Papczynski and Eugene L. Paidle
Portage Realty Corporation
Ellsworth E. Steffy.
There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting adjourned
at 11:30 A. M.
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Attest:
Clerk
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