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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/11/1953 Board of Public Works Minutes• 0 • • May 11, 1953 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held Monday, May ll, 1953 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 $23,606.48 were approved. Claims of the following suppliers, in the amount of 27,971.19, were approved and ordered paid: Arteraft Printers $60.25 Business Systems, Inc. $1.76 Car Parts, Inc. 33.33 City Water Works 67.65 Gafill Oil Co. 17.33 Paul Heilman 10.00 Charles Hill 10.00 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 11.20 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 9.41 Indiana Lbr. & Mfg. Co. .70 Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. .36 Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. 367.75 Indiana & Michigan Electric $11,256.50 Office ,Engineers, Inc. 1. 9 Frank C. Kettring, Postmaster 45.09 Office Supply & Equipment Co. .90 Office Supply & Equipment Co. 12.00 Peltz-Kaufer Paper Co. 4.50 Schuell Nurseries 58.00 G. E. Weaver Co. 73.00 Weisberger Bros., Inc. 3.60 SEWAGE DISPOSAL: GARBAGE DEPARTMENT: Joseph Paidle 167.34 Dependable Disposal Co., inc.$12,000.00 S TREE T & TRAFFIC: Beaudway Hardware 164.78 Maurice Bock Service Station 1.00 Maurice Bock Service Station 3.00 Healy Sign Co. 42.00 Indiana .Lbr. & Mfg. Co. 13.43 Indiana State industries 541.51 Indiana State Industries 36.77 Minnesota Mining & Mfg. Co. 226.00 Minnesota Mining & Mfg. Co. 126.20 The O'Brien Corporation 150.00 South Bend Electric Co. 325.4.9 South Bend Electric 763.64 South Bend Electric Co., 1365.21 Mr. Bert Cichowicz, Inspector of Weights and Measures, appeared before the Board, asking permission for his attendance at the National Conference of Weights and Measures to be held in Washington, D. C. on May 19, 20, 21 and 22nd. The Board granted its permission. Next appeared before the Board, William Ellis, 124 N. Studebaker Street, chairman .of the parade committee, for the Knights of Pythias, asking permission of the Board for a parade to be held on Sunday, July 5th, on Michigan Street and other downtown 'streets in connection with the State Convention of the Knights of Pythias to be held in South Bend at that time. The Board granted permission, stipulating that no horses are to' be used in the parade. Permission was next granted by the Board to the Poppy Committee, American Legion 'Auxiliary, Post 50, to conduct their annual sale of poppies, in the usual manner, on May 22nd and May 23rd. Permission was next granted to Mrs. Louis Schlamberg, Chairman of the Poppy Sales 'Committee, Jewish War Veterans Auxiliary, Post 318, to conduct their annual poppy sale, in the usual manner, on the date of Wednesday, July lst. Permission was next granted by the Board to the Pioneer Women for their Child 'Rescue Fund, to conduct their Tag Day Flower Sale on Monday, June 22nd. Next appeared before the Board, Mrs. Edith Gunter, Manager of Red Robin, Inc., complaining of the size of the new newsstand in front of their place of business, specificially of the added size due to the two telephone booths and the excessive amount of litter which accumulates in front of their store because of the newsstand. ;It was also stated these phone booths become a public nuisance because of their frequent use at night as urinals. it was suggested the sidewalk on the Washington Avenue side of the American Trust Company, would be a more suitable location for the newsstand. 'Mention was also made of the interference this stand, in its present location, causes in the loading and unloading of bus passengers. The Board informed Mrs. Gunter, the matter will be placed in the hands of the Traffic Engineer for investigation and solution .of the problem involved. Sewer plans for Lombardy Drive, Ridgeway, and the intersection of Lombardy Drive .and Ridgeway, also the sewer plan for the Colpaert Realty Company's office building at Lombardy Drive and Western Avenue, were examined and approved by the Board. IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION CONFIRMED RESOLUTION NO. 2749 - 1953 For the improvement of MISHAWAKA AVENUE (NORTH SIDE) under Improvement Resolution No. 2749 - 1953, adopted April 13, 1953, from the east line of Twyckenham Drive to the west line of Greenlawn Avenue by constructing a Class 110 Type 4A 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 the notices to property owners and the same having been found sufficient, the Board decides that ,the benefits to the property liable to be assessed for said improvement 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. 2749, 1953, duly passed by this Board on April 13, 1953, for the above improvement, be and the same is hereby in all things confirmed, ,and the improvement is hereby ordered to be made. 10 i IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION CONFIRMED RESOLUTION NO. 2750 - 1953 For the improvement of SOUTH CHICAGO STREET under Improvement Resolution No. 2?50, '1953, adopted April 131 1953, from the north line of Western Avenue to the south line of Washington 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 the notices to property owners and the same having been found.sufficient, the Board decides that the benefits to the property liable to be assessed for said improvement 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, _Indians., that Improvement Resolution No. 2750, 1953, duly passed by this Board on April 13, 1953, for the above improvement, be and the same is hereby in all things confirmed and the improvement is hereby ordered to be made. Ward H. Crothers Clerk of the Boar R. S. Andrysiak G. P. Ziegler I. A. Hurwich Board of Public Works & Safety IMPROVE ENT RESOLUTION CONFIRMED RESOLUTION NO..2752 - 1953 i. For the improvement of NORTH CHICAGO STREET under Improvement Resolution No. 2752, 1953, adopted April 13, 1953, from the south line of Washington Street to the south line of Linden Avenue 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 the notices to property owners and the same having been found sufficient, the Board decides that the benefits to the property liable to be assessed for said improvement are equal to i 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. 2752, 1953, duly passed by this Board on April 13, 1953, for the above improvement, be and the same is hereby in all things confirmed and the improvement is hereby ordered to be made. R. S. Andrysiak G. P. Ziegler I. A. Hurwich Board of Public Works & Safety — Ward 11, C o hers Clerk of the Boar IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION CONFIRMED RESOLUTION NO. 2753 - 1953 For the improvement of NORTH ILLINOIS STREET under Improvement Resolution No. 2753 1953, adopted April 13, 1953 from the south line of Washington Street to the south line of Linden Avenue 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 the notice to property owners and the same having been found sufficient, the Board decides that the benefits to the property liable to be assessed for said improvement 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. 2753, 1953, duly passed by this Board on April 13, 1953, for the above improvement, be and the same is hereby in all things confirmed and the improvement is hereby ordered to be made. R. S. Andrysiak G. P. Ziegler I. A. Hurwich Board of Public Works & Safety Clerx or tne` oa" r �"' • • • • • 0 0 • n • The Board then took up the matter of the acquisition of land and equipment to ''handle the collection and disposal of tarbage and adopted the following resolution: WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of South Bend, Indiana, has determined that it would be for the best interests of said City and its citizens to provide for.the acquisition of the necessary land and equipment for the collection and disposal by said City of garbage by said City is necessary in order to protect the health and well-being of the citizens and will be 6f general benefit to the entire City: and WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works and Safety finds that the estimated cost of acquisition of the necessary land and equipment and the incidental expenses in connection therewith will be in the amount of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars (150,000.00); now therefore BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of South Bend, Indiana, that this Board requests the City Controller and Common Council to take proper steps immediately to provide the necessary funds for said purpose, in the amount of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars (150,000.00) and to that end that a copy of this resolution be filed with the City Controller and the City Clerk, and presented to the Common Council at the next meeting thereof. Adopted this llth day of I,'iay, 1953• G. P. Ziegler R. S. Andrysiak I. A. Hurwich Board of Public Works & Safety The Board next read the proposal for the Cityts use of some twenty-seven acres of land'for sanitary fill purposes, submitted by the Tri-Valley Council, Boy Scouts of America, and accepted their proposal, the agreement and conditions of which are set forth under ten numbered paragraphs, as follows: • 1. The holes located in these twenty-seven acres, in the area otherwise known as Welber Woods, will be used by the City of South Bend, Indiana, for the disposal of rubbish and garbage by the sanitary land fill method. 2. The City of South Bend agrees to keep the location in a neat condition. We will allow absolutely no.fires. 3. All scavengers must keep out of the way of operation. 4. No minors will be allowed in the immediate area. 5. Rubbish and garbage will be deposited in compacted layers from four to six feet deep, and each layer will be covered with fill dirt. b. It is understood that fill dirt will be obtained from the mounds of dirt now deposited around the perimeter of the hole. 7. The Cite agrees to obtain all fill dirt from areas set out or designated by the Scout Executive. 8. The City will be allowed to park some pieces of • equipment at the sanitary land fill site during the night hours. 9. At the end of the operation, when the hole has been filled to within two feet of the normal grade, we will cover the entire disposal area with two feet of compacted dirt obtained from the mounds as designated by the Scout Executive. 10. General: The Tri-Valley Council Boy Scouts of America - through their executive, reserve the right to terminate the entire agreement, if at any time the several con- ditions as set out heretofore are not complied with. A further resolution was then adopted, governing fees to be charged at the new 12 I' I land fill, as follows: RESOLVED; that we hereby adopt the following schedule of rates to be charged at the site of the new land fill: 10� per passenger automobile 15X per 1/2-ton pick-up truck 25� per large truck, except that a charge of $1.00 is to be paid by any unlicensed scavenger. A petition, dated May 7, 1953, submitted by Ralph W. Cripe, to improve Mishawaka Avenue, from Emerson Street to Twyckenham Drive, by the construction of a Class "C" Type 4A pavement, under the Barrett Law Plan, was next examined and referred to the City Engineer for investigation -end. report. In view of the report received by the Board from the City Plan Commission, the petition of Ralph W. Cripe and Irene Harper, for an alley vacation, submitted under date of March 26th, was disapproved by the Board and the Clerk was directed to return to Mr. Cripe the deposit for the purpose of legal advertising. Next appeared before the Board, Messrs. Paul Wynegar, Robert Clem, and Marquis Lake, representing the property -owners in the 900 block of north Twyckenham Drive, complaining of a serious dust condition, due to an abnormal amount of traffic on this dirt street, They asked that steps be taken also to enforce speed limits. The improve- ment of this street by the application of a good grade of road oil was decided upon as the best immediate solution of the problem and the Street Commissioner is to furnish Mr. Wynegar with a quotation within a few days for the oiling of a twenty -foot width with a good quality bituminous oil. STREET DEPARTTOENT: H. M. Tomlinson, Street Commissioner, being present, brought to the attention of the Board, a quotation of $2985.00 made by Andrew Troeger & Company to construct and install the required dust -arrester for the Street Department's asphalt plant. The matter was given thorough discussion, and funds being available for transfer to meet this cost, which in the consensus of opinion of the Board was reasonable for this type installation, it was the decision of the Board to accept Andrew Troeger and Compa.nyts quotation and place same on file, pending transfer of the required funds. The Board next gave further consideration to bids opened at the April 27th meeting to provide a 10-ton bulldozer, and after some discussion, it was decided to set the matter aside for some additional study. Proposals received from the Niles Excavating Company for the repair of sewer in theld0 block of South Kaley Street and in the 400 block of South Kaley, were examined by the Board and found to be satisfactory. The Clerk was directed to notify the Niles Excava- ting Company and Street Commissioner Tomlinson to proceed with this work on the basis of the proposals submitted. TRAFFIC DEPARTIVENT: E. H. Miller, Traffic Engineer, being present, brought to the Board's attention, a needed action to perfect the successful operation of Goodland Avenue, -as a one-way street for north -bound traffic. It was Engineer Millerts recommendation that the one block of Ardmore Trail, from Goodland Avenue southwesterly to Bendix Drive, be declared and posted as one-way, for use of southwesterly -bound traffic only. The j Engineer's recommendation was approved by the Board. Engineer Miller reported to the Board on his findings relative to heavy truck traffic on west Indiana Avenue, stating that the two principal haulers have agreed to discontinue using West Indiana Avenue for heavy trucking operations. Engineer Miller s further stated that he is continuing his survey and believes it will be possible to reduce heavy hauling on west Indiana Avenue to a minimum, and eliminate further complain;,. A progress report in connection with the sewage treatment plant, under date of May 4, 1953, submitted by Consoer, Townsend & Associates, was read by the Board with favorable comment, and ordered placed on file. A letter received by the Board from Miss Louise P. Taylor, in which it is proposed to wreck obsolete building at the corner of Main and South Streets, and make use of the lot for parking purposes, was examined by the Board and such use of lot approved by the Board. The Clerk was directed to inform Miss Taylor accordingly. The installation of S-T-O-P signs on St. Vincent Street at Eddy Street was approved by the Board. The application of Charles Howell for taxi -cab driver's license was examined by the Board and rejected. :1 0 • • • 0 13 Contractorss Bonds, each in the sum of $1,000.00 were examined and approved by the Board, binding Interstate Maintenance & Engineering Company of Springfield, Ohio, and Felix Hartmann, as principals, and The Travelers Indemnity Company, and Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland respectively, as surety. The Board then proceeded to inquire further into the matter of the bids pertaining to the 10-ton bulldozer and reached the decision to award contract to Korte Bros., Inc. of Ft. Wayne, Indiana, to supply the equipment, as described in Bid #3 of their pro- posal of April 27, 1953, in the amount of $12,316.00. The Clerk was directed to issue purchase order accordingly. There being no further business to come before the Board at this time, the meeting was adjourned at 11:45 A. M. Attest: Clerk A request from Dr. F. A. Turfler and Dr. David E. Turfler for license to operate a parking lot at 111 South William Street received the approval of the Board, and the Clerk was directed to notify the Turflers accordingly. The Board next examined and approved a blueprint, submitted by the Northern Indiana Public Service Co., showing their new proposed routing of gas main from Michigan Street to Angela Boulevard, by way of North Shore Drive, eliminating the damaging of the new paving on North Shore Drive. A drawing of the new extension of 4" gas main on Gertrude Street from Ewing Avenue to first alley south of Fairview Avenue, submitted by the Northern Indiana Public Service Company, with request for permission for its installation, was examined and approved. • • • 0