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May 18, 1953
A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held Monday, May 18, 1953, 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 $9467.960 were approved
and ordered paid:
Arrow Towel & Linen Service $2.00 Arrow Towel & Linen Service $15.10
Cortier Service 58.36 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 19.25
Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. 400.09 Indiana Lumber & Mfg. Co. 11.20
J. W. Werntz & Son, Inc. 23.03
PARKING METER DEPARTTd1ENT: SEWAGE DISPOSAL:
M. H. Rhodes, Inc. $4370.00 Consoer Townsend & Associates 91.79
Thomas D. Nolan, Contractor 4.010.73
STREET & TRAFFIC:
South Bend Electric Co. 455.07 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 11.24
First appeared before the Board, Marvin R. Wallace, chairman of the Poppy Sales
Committee, Veterans of Foreign Wars, requesting permit be issued to the V.F.W. to
conduct their annual "Poppy Day" on _Friday and Saturday, May 22nd and May 23rd, in
conjunction with the American Legion, in the customary manner. Permission was granted
i! and the Clerk directed to provide confirming written permit.
A letter addressed to the Mayor, and referred by the Mayor to the Board, was
next read, and the Resolution attached thereto, prepared and adopted by..the membership
of Studebaker Local No. 5 (UAW -CIO) was ordered to be included and made a part of the
minutes of this meeting of the Board.
WHEREAS: The members of Studebaker Local #5, UAW -CIO, of whomthe vast
majority are residents and tax payers of St. Joseph County and
of the cities of South Bend and Mishawaka, do hereby recognize
that for the first time since the beginning of World War II, j
the products of our employer are no longer on a restricted
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WHEREAS: Since Studebaker is the largest tax -payer in St. Joseph County
and the largest employer of citizens of St. Joseph County, we
feel that every consideration possible should be given to
their products as far as public owned vehicles are concerned, so:
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED:
That we instruct the Executive Officers of our Local to contact
public officials of the cities of South Bend, Mishawaka, and
St. Joseph County urging them to purchase the products of our
home town manufacturers before they consider products manu-
factured outside the State of Indiana; and be it
FINALLY RESOLVED: That copies of this resolution be sent to Mayor John
Scott of the city of South Bend, Mayor E. Spencer Walton of
the city of Mishawaka, the following County Commissioners of
St. Joseph County, Mr. VanDewalle, Mr. Sanders and Mr. Hanley,
also to the Press.
ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT:
A drawing, submitted by Wilbur H. Gartner and Associates, of the Plat of
Swanson Park Fifth Addition, was next examined and approved by the Board.
DEDICATION
SWANSON PARK FIFTH ADDITION
WHEREAS, a plat with dedication of streets and utility easements indicated
thereon is now presented to the Board to be known as Swanson Park Fifth Addition,
an addition to South Bend, Indiana and this plat and dedication is filed in the .�
records of the Board of Public Works and Safety, and recorded in Book #/b', Page's
in the Recorderts Office of St. Joseph County.
Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Board of Public Works and Safety of the
. City of South Bend, Indiana, that all public streets and public places dedicated to
the public use in said plat are hereby accepted and approved by said Board for and
on behalf of the City of South Bend, Indiana.
The annexed drawing is a plat of Swanson Park Fifth Addition to the City of
South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana and is a sub -division of the west one-half (2)
of Lot Fifty (50) , Lot Fifty -Six (56) , Lot Sixty-seven ( 67 ) and part of Lot Sixty -Six
(66) in the recorded plat of Jefferson Heights Addition to said City, said tract of
land being more particularly described as follows:
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Beginning at a point on the north line of Lot Sixty-six (66) in the
recorded plat of Jefferson Heights Addition to the City of South Bend,
Indiana, which point is twenty (20) feet south and one -hundred forty
(140) feet east ,of the northwest corner of Section Eight (8), Township
Thirty-seven (37) north, Range Three (3) east of Second Principal
Meridan;.thence east along north line of Lot Sixty-six (66) and Lot
Sixty-seven (67) in the said Jefferson Heights Addition a distance of
four hundred eighty-one and fifty-four one -hundredths (481.54) feet
to the northeast corner of said Lot Sixty-seven (67); thence south
alorgthe east line of said. Lot Sixty-seven (67) and Lot Fifty-six (56)
a distance of Eight hundred sixty and thirty-five one -hundredths (860.35)
feet to the southeast corner of said lot Fifty-six (56); thence west along
the south line of said Lot Fifty-six (56) a distance of one hundred forty-
five and twenty-five one -hundredths (145.25) feet to the east line of the
west one-half (2) of Lot Fifty (50) in said Jefferson Heights Addition;
thence south along the east line of the west one-half (2) of said Lot
Fifty (50) a distance of four hundred ten and twenty-eight one -hundredths
(410.28) feet to the north line of Washington Avenue; thence west along
the north line of said Washington Avenue a distance of one hundred forty-
five and thiity-seven one -hundredths (145.37) feet to the west line of
said Lot Fifty (50); thence north along the west line of said Lot Fifty
(50) and said Lot Fifty -Six (56) a distance of eight hundred forty-one
and sixty-four one -hundredths '8l�1.6J�) feet to the northwest corner of
said Lot Fifty-six (56); thence west along the south line of said Lot
Sixty-six (66) a distance of one hundred fifty-two and seventy-three
one -hundredths (152.71) feet to a point which is one hundred thirty-
eight (138) feet east of the west line of said Lot Sixty-six (66); thence
north parallel to and one hundred thirty-eight (138) feet east of the
west line of said Lot Sixty-six (66) a distance of two hundred ninety-one
and sixteen one -hundredths (291.16) feet; thence west parallel to and
one hundred forty (140) feet south of the north line of said Lot Sixty -
Six (66) a distance of thirty-eight (38) feet; thence north parallel to
and one hundred (100) feet east of the west line of said Lot Sixty-six
(66) a distance of one hundred forty (140) feet to the point of beginning.
The plat contains thirty-six (36) lots numbered from one (1) to thirty-six
(36) inclusive.
The size of the lots and the widths of the streets and utility easements
are marked on the plat in feet and decimals of feet, thereof.
The streets are hereby dedicated to the public for use as public highways,
only.
The easements are reserved for the exclusive use by public utilities, only.
IN WITNESS, therefore, C. Harry Swanson, Inc., being the owner of the fore-
going described real estate, has caused this dedication to be signed by its
President, C. Harry Swanson, its seal affixed and attested by its Secretary
Eunice T. Swanson, this 27th day of April, 1953•
C. Harry Swanson, Inc.
Signed by C. Harry Swanson, President
ATTEST:
Eunice J. Swanson
Secretary.
The Board next took up the matter of the sanitary land fill on Douglas Road.
Street Commissioner, H. M. Tomlinson, by whom the land fill is being supervised, was
present, and brought to the Board's attention the fact that Bendix Aviation Corporation
is now using this fill, and have asked that this privilege be extended them on a flat
rate basis of $35.00 per month, which is a rate they have been paying for use of a
privately owned dump. The Board approved the $35.00 per month flat rate for the Bendix
Aviation Corporation accordingly. The Street Commissioner also stated Bendix has
asked that the land fill be available on a 24-hour basis. This presents a problem
requiring some study and was accordingly held in abeyance. The Board informed the
Street Commissioner that Bendix refuse in the form of ''brake dust" will not be accep-
table by the land fill because of its being highly inflamable and subject to spontaneous
combustion
The Singer Manufacturing Company's agreement to pay 15� per load on a monthly
settlement basis was acceptable to the Board. The problem of disposal of logs and tree
limbs and branches was settled for the present by the allocating of certain area of
the land fill for this type of refuse. The Board specifically directed that all indust-
rial:plants, using the sanitary land fill, must deliver their refuse in their own
plainly marked trucks.
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TRAFFIC DEPARTMt NT:
A letter from the State Highway Commission, under date of May 8, 1953, to which
was attached copies of the agreement to be entered into in connection with the in- a
stallation of a traffic signal at the intersection of Michigan and Tutt Streets, was
next read and the agreement examined, approved and signed.
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The truck traffic situation on West Indiana Avenue was next reviewed by the Board,
and a verbal report of findings, covering the past week,was made by Traffic Engineer,
E. H. Miller. It was pointed out that the Brodbeck Trucking Company,, Inc., was `in-
dicated by the survey to be the greatest offender. The possibility of enforcing a
weight limit statute or ordinance, as well as the possibility of re -zoning of the
area from industrial to residential received further consideration. One of the
Petitioning home -owners present, asked that full time speed limit enforcement be
placed in. effect. Chief of Police, Richard J. Gillen, being present, stated that an
officer could not be spared to render full time service in this limited area -at this
time. The petitioners present were assured by the Board of the matter having the
Boardfs serious consideration and study.
STREET DEPARTMENT:
Street Commissioner, H. M. Tomlinson, being present, the Board authorized and
directed that he proceed to oil Lathrop Avenue from Portage Avenue to the sanitary
land fill, and also apply oil on Olive Street, from Lathrop south, where dust -laying
is necessary. The Board deemed this special oiling operation necessary because
refuse trucks now use these streets to excess.
RESOLUTTION ADOPTING FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL
RESOLUTION NO. 2733 - 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 or Preliminary Assessment Roll adopted by the Board on the
4th day of May, 1953, for the improvement of ALLEY BETWEEN IRONWOOD DRIVE AND TWENTY
THIRD STREET be and the same is in all things confirmed.
R. S. Andrysiak
G. P. Ziegler
I. A. Harwich
Board of Public Works & S e y
Ward H. Crothers
Clerk of the Boar
FINAL CONFIRMATION OF IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION
i" RESOLUTION NOS. 2749, 2750-1 2752s 2753
For the improvement of MISHAWAKA AVENUE from the east line of Twyckenham Drive
to the west line of Greenlawn Avenue by constructing a Class C Type 4A Pavement, under
Improvement Resolution No. 2749, 1953 AND
For the improvement of SOUTH CHICAGO STREET from the north line of Western Avenue
to the south line of Washington Street by constructing a Class C Pavement under Improve
ment Resolution No. 275 - 1953 AND
For the improvement of NORTH CHICAGO STREET from the south line of Washington Stree
to the south line of Linden Avenue by constructing a Class C Pavement under Improvement
Resolution No. 2752 - 1953 AND
For the improvement of NORTH ILLINOIS STREET from the south line of Washington
Street to the south line of Linden Avenue by constucting a Class C Pavement under
Improvement Resolution No. 2753, 1953-
No written remonstrance or remonstrances against said improvements bearing the
signatures of fifty-one (51) per cent or more of the resident property owners on said
streets to be improved, having been filed within the ten (10) day period following the
date and time of the hearings on said improvements, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of South Bend,
Indiana, that Improvement Resolution Nos. 2749, 2751, 2752 and 2753, duly adopted by
this Board on April 13, 1953, and first confirmed on May 11, 1953, be and the same is
in all things finally confirmed and the improvements are hereby ordered made.
Ward H. Crothers
Clerk of the Board.
R. S. Andrysiak
G. P. Ziegler
I. A. Hurwich
Board o uo is Wor7s afety
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PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS ADOPTED
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 13th day of April 1953, for the improvement
of NORTH ILLINOIS STREET from the south line of Washington Street to the south line
of Linden Avenue by constructing a Class C Pavement under Improvement Resolution No.2753
AND
NORTH CHICAGO STREET from the south line of Washington Street to the south line of
Linden Avenue by constructing a Class C Pavement under Improvement Resolution No. 2752
AND
SOUTH CHICAGO STREET from the north line of Western Avenue to.,the south line of
Washington Street by constructing a Class C Pavement under Improvement Resolution No.
275b AND
MISHAWAKA AVENUE from the east line of Twyckenham Drive from the west: ]line of
Greenlawn Avenue by constructing a Class C Type 4A Pavement under Improvement Resolution
No. 2749, adopted April 13, 1953 and first confirmed on May 11, 1953, and ordered placed
on file in the office of the Department of Public Works and Safety.
June 1, 1953, at the hour of 10:00 o'clock A.M. Central Standard Time, 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 10:00 o'clock 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 suWi of two and
one-half percent 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 work is
awarded to him.
The Clerk of this Board is hereby ordered, to give notice by two weekly publications
of the time and place, when and where bids will be received, opened and considered for
.the conssruction of said work. Said Clerk shall state in said notices, that each bidder
shall enclose viith his bid a certified check or bid bond for above named amount, to
insure -the execution of this contract.
R. S. Andrysiak
G. P. Ziegler
I. A. Hurwich
Clerk of Public ?`forks & Safety
Ward H. Crothers
Clerk of the Boar
The final boring report for the test borings at the site of the proposed sewage
disposal plant, submitted by the Raymond Concrete Pile Company, under date of May 5,
1953, was examined and ordered filed.
TRAFFIC DEPARTIENT:
The following four-way S-T-O-P intersections were established and approved by the
Board:
Indiana Avenue and Walnut Street
Lafayette Boulevard and Marion Street
LaPorte Avenue and Colfax Avenue.
A request from the Common Council that the Board have Traffic Engineer, E. H. Miller
report to the May 25th meeting of the Council in the matter of progress made in reduction
of locomotive smoke nuisance on 'Nest Dunham Street, was read by the Board and Engineer
Miller, being present, was directed to comply with the Councilts request.
A memorandum directed to the Board, over the signature of the City Clerk, Mayme
DuMont, concerning request for STOP sign to be moved at the corner of O'Brien and
Humboldt Streets, was referred by the Board to _Traffic Engineer, E. H. Miller, for
investigation and suitable action.
An Excavation Bond in the StLm of $10,000.00, binding Hilton Construction Co., Inc.,
was examined and.approved by the Board.
The following Contractorts Bonds, each in the sum of �1,000.00, were examined and
approved:
Gibson Construction Co., Inc.
Millard T. Hartman
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Contractorts Bonds continued:
Hilton Construction Co., Inc.
Alvin Linn
Peter Schumacher & Sons, Inc.
There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourne
at 11:05 A. M.
Attest: _&�
Clerk
May 25, 1953
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I; A regular meeting of the Board
of Public Works was held Monday, May 25th, at
10:00 A. M. All members were present.
Minutes
of the previous meeting were
read and
j approved. Salary claims in the amount
of $29,320.14
were approved. Claims
of the
i following suppliers, in the amount
of $15,979.11,
were approved and ordered
paid:
I' Business Systems, Inc.
$1.58
Business Systems, Inc.3.60
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Business Systems, Inc.
2.93
Business Systems, Inc.
17.28
Columbia Carbon Co.
45 00
Paul Heilman
5.00 i
Indiana Bell Tele
Telephone Co.
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10.99
Indiana Paint & Wallpaper Co.
56.12
Nelson Pontiac, Inc.
161.70
Office Engineers, Inc.
90.72 j
Office Engineers, Inc.
81.80
Office Supply & Equipment Co.
5.85
Office Supply & Equipment Co.
8.65
Schillingts
21.72 ;
Simon Brothers, Inc.
10.30
South Bend Window Cleaning Co.
53.50 'I
PARKING METER DEPARTMENT:
DOG POUND:
The Dual Parking Meter Co.
3.60
Levy Ward Grocer Co.
59• 73
Harley Davison Sales
100.00
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SEWER DEPARTMENT:
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Trojan Tool Equipment Co.
168.62
Trojan Tool Equipment Co.
328.o2 i
j Trojan Tool Equipment Co.
101.40
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STREET & TRAFFIC:
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American Auto Parts, Inc.
2.25
American Steel Dredge Co.
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109.86
i'; Bearings Service Co.
39.36
Belleville Lumber & Supply Co.
119.23
Braham Laboratories, Inc.
45.31
Brulin & Co., Inc.
38.25
1i: Cotrell, Earl R.
6.00
Edwards Iron Works7.3?
Elgin Sweeper Co.
6.07
Elgin Sweeper Co.
116.59
D. Sherman Ellison Co.
750.60
D. Sherman Ellison
35.85
D. Sherman Ellison Co.
11.78
Englewood Electrical Supply Co.
12.37
James Eveld
21.50
Gafill Oil Co.
1415.70
Gafill Oil Co.
54.60
General Handle Co.
13.97
The Gibson Co.
1.89
V. Graves Auto Glass
11.08
V. Graves Auto Glass
18.08
Maude H. Haberle
24.00
Hoffman Bros. Auto Electric
36.6l
Hoffman Bros. Auto Electric
60.44
Hoffman Bros. Auto Electric
19.0
Hoffman Bros. Auto Electric
15.p5 �!
Hurwich Iron Company
37.84
Indiana Lumber Co.
135.00 il
Indiana & Michigan Electric Co.
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5.52
Indiana & Michigan Electric Co.
35•00
Indiana Towel &.Uniform Service
8.80
International Harvester Co.
53.17
Koontz -Wagner Electric Co.
24.59
Korte Bros. Inc.
339.82 i
Korte Bros. Inc..
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26.15
Korte Bros., Inc.
3271.53
Kuert Concrete Inc.
783.73
Materials Handling Equipment
20.92 '
McComb Battery Co., Inc.
69.36
Ben bledow
39.95
Memorial Hospiaal
3.00
G. E. Meyer & Son
60.30
Miller's Marathon Service
24.26
National Auto Service Co.
12.01 !�
National Auto Service Co.
19.81
National Auto Service Co.
35.06
National Brake
r Service Inc.
2.70
National Brae Service Inc.
16.22
Office Engineers, Inc.
34.56
Phillips Petroleum Co.
36,72
Romy Hammes Corporation
18.08
St. Joseph Hospital
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S. S. Saunders Co.
31.49
S. S. Saunders Co.
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28 557
S. S. Saunders Co.
285.71
Scherman Schaus Freeman Co.
1.94 f
C. A. Schrader Welding Co.
21.85
Schuyler Rose, Inc.
143.00
Simon Brothers, Inc.
342.00
Simon Brothers, Inc.
342.00
Simon Brothers, Inc.
342.00
Simon Brothers, Inc.
342.00
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Simon Brothers, Inc.
342.00
Simon Brothers, Inc.
342.00
Simon Brothers, Inc.
342.00
Simon Brothers, Inc.
342.00