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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/08/1953 Board of Public Works MinutesJune 8, 1953 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held Monday, June 8, 1953, at 10:00 A. M. Mr. Ziegler was absent. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Salary claims in the amount of $25,628.89 were approved. Claims of the following suppliers, in the amount of ��21,328.07, were approved and ordered paid: Beaudway Hardware Ferguson & Sons Ind. & Mich. Electric Co. Gulf & West Indies C o . Indiana Bell Telephone Co. Peltz-Kaufer Paper Co. Michigan Calvert Hdwe. Prominent Specialty Co. G. E. Weaver Co. Louis Zoss STREET & TRAFFIC: Anderson Service Station C. E. Lee Co. Simon Brothers, Inc. SEWAGE DISPOSAL: Raymond Concrete Pile Co. $110.00 City Water Works $52.87 9.97 Ferguson & Sons 6.75 11,278.30 In.d. & Mich. Electric Co. 368.21 19.50 Ind. & Michigan Electric Co. 218.00 11.36 Indiana Textile Co. 45.89 7.50 Peltz-Kaufer Paper Co. 22.50 3.45 Michigan Calvert Hdwe. 6.48 16.25 South Bend Floral Co. 23.00 141.1�1 Weisberger Bros. 33.77 5.00 Westron Corporation 24.47 77.70 Indiana State Industries 94.26 5.40 Standard Oil Co. 13.30 6.00 South Bend Electric Co. 343.64 8383.09 First appeared before the Board Attorney Samuel Feiwell and his client, 1,1r. Stein in regard to proposed improvements on the property at 502-504 Chapin Street, presently under condemnation proceedings. A letter from Asstt. City Attorney, Arthur A. May, who was also present, directing the property owner to make certain specific improvements in compliance with fire, plumbing and health codes, and changes necessary to meet with the requirements of the City Electrical Inspector, was examined by the Board and the question put to Mr. Stein as to his intention of compliance. Mr. Stein stated that it was his intention to comply fully with all codes and conditions involved, exactly as set forth in Attorney Mayt s letter. There being no structural changes involved, and no�-bjection offered by Sergeant Coil, also present as a representative of the Department of Health, o pointed out that, inasmuch as the property, operating as.a hotel or rooming house,ill continue subject to his departmentts inspection and surveillance; the Board directed Mr. Stein to proceed without longer delay to make the specified improvements to place this I property in satisfactory and approved condition of housing usefulness. Sergeant Elmer Coil of the Department of Health, being present, next brought to the attention of the Board, a serious and urgent sewer condition involving the premises at 206, 210 and 214 South Kenmore Street. Sergeant Coil stated that the residents have exhausted every resource to correct the stoppage and backing up of sewage, which now presents a definite health hazard and that it is now certain that the failure is at a point beneath the pavement. Street Commissioner, Harry M. Tomlinson, being present, and having jurisdiction over the Sewer Department, was directed by the Board to make an immediate investigation and to proceed with excavation required to determine the cause, and if found not to be too extensive an operation for the Sewer Department to handle, to proceed at once with the repair. Plans for pavement improvement on Rockne Drive,from the east line of Ironwood Drive to the west line of Flag Avenue, submitted by Wilbur H. Gartner & Associates, was next examined and approved. IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 2?57 - 1953 BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of South Bend, Indiana, that it is deemed necessary to improve FORD STREET- SCENIC DRIVE - LOMBARDY DRIVE by constructing a Class B. Type 1 - Cement Concrete Pavement. The same to be done in accordance with the profiles, drawings, plans, general details and specifications for such improvement approved June 8, 1953, and to be adopted by the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of South Bend, Indiana, immediately upon the final adoption and confirmation of this resolution, and placed on file in the office of the Board of Public Works and Safety of said City, and such improvement is now ordered. The total cost of said improvement, including all incidental costs such as advertising, abstracting, printing and issuance of bonds, inspection and engineering, shall be assessed upon the real estate abutting on said STREETS to be improved, all according to the method and manner provided for in an Act of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, entitled, "An Act Concerning Municipal Corporations" approved March 6, 1905, and .in accordance with and pursuant to the provisions of all amendatory and supplemental acts thereto, passed by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana. Assessments, if deferred, are to be paid in ten (10) equal installments, with interest at the rate of six (6) per cent per annum. (A bond or bonds shall be issued to the contractor in payment oassessments, as the several owners of real estate upon which • 25 • 0 • they are a lien, exercise the right to pay the same in ten(10) equal installments). Under no circumstances shall the City of South Bend, Indiana, be or be held responsible for any sum or sums due from said property owner or owners for said work, or for certificate or certificates, bond or bonds, issued to said contractor in payment for such work, except for such moneys as shall have been actually received by the City from assessments for such improvement, or such moneys as the City is by said entitled Act and the provisions of all Acts amendatory and supplemental thereto, required to pay.' All proceedings had and work done in making of said improvement, assessment of property, collection of assessment of property, collection of assessments and issuance of bonds therefor, shall be as provided for in said entitled Act and amendments thereto. Adopted June 8, 1953- R. S. Andrysiak I. A. Hurwich Board of Public Works and Safety Il4IPROVEME,,NT RESOLUTION NO.2757 CONFIRMED PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS ADOPTED Confirmation of Resolution No. 2757 for the improvement of FORD STREET - SCENIC '!DRIVE - LOMBARDY DRIVE, adopted June 8, 1953 by constructing a Class "B", Type 1, '.tCement Concrete Pavement. Owners of all property liable for assessment for said improvement, having filed "a written petition requested said improvement and designating type of pavement and also having filed a written waiver of their right of hearing on resolution and any or all irregularities in the proceedings, therefore BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of South. Bend, "Indiana, that Improvement Resolution No. 2757, 1953, duly passed by this Board on June 8, 1953, for the above improvement, be and the same is hereby in all things con - ,firmed and the improvement is hereby ordered to be made. Plans and specifications for the above improvements were adopted and ordered ,;placed on file. June 22, 1953, at the hour of 10:00 A. M. CST, 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 con- struction of said work shall be filed in the office of the Clerk of this Board before ,'10:00 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 sure_ of two and one-half (2) per cent of the amount of his bid, or a bid bond for two and one-half' (22) 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 (2) weekly pub- lications of the time and place, when and where bids will be received, opened and con- sidered for the construction of said work. Said Clerk shall state in notices, that each bidder shall enclose with his bid a certified check or bid bond for above named amount, to insure the execution of contract. The Board next considered the setting up of procedure for the operation of the City Plan Commission, under Director Robert L. Huff, who has now assumed his duties. !' The first action taken was the transfer, with the approval of the Mayor, of Mr. Dorsey Sulzberger, from the Building Department to the office of Director Huff. It was further agreed that the entire planning staff will be under Mr. Huffts supervision and will work directly for the City Plan Commission. The handling of pay vouchers for the planning staff was set up and approved by the Board as follows: The following pay vouchers will be prepared by Mr. Huff and submitted to the City Controller: a. Mr. Huffts salary of $6200.00 as Planning Consultant b. Mr. Sulzberger's salary c. That part of Mr. Moomawts salary which is paid to him as secretary of the Planning Commission and the Board of Zoning Appeals. d. The practice of having these pay vouchers approved by the Chairman of the Planning Commission will be discontinued. e. Any travel or incidental expenses incurred by PIIr. Huff and !' Mr. Sulzberger. UXE The Board authorized the continuance in the office of Secretary of the City Plan Commission, of Mr. Dalton Moomaw, to January 1, 1954, on which date Mr. Huff is to assume these duties. STREET DEPARTMENT: �� ■ H. M. Tomlinson, Street Commissioner, being present, brought to the Board's i attention, his need for additional quantities of gravel, and the Clerk was directed to I proceed immediately with the required legal advertising,. The most urgent needs for the operation of the sanitary land fill was then taken up • and after consultation with Mr. Ivan Hines, State Board of Accounts Examiner, it was j found that funds are available for the employing of a needed additional bull -dozer, which is to be put into immediate operation, due to the excessive amount of refuse now being received at the fill site daily. Ij The Board took note of the urgency for securing an additional appropriation to establish a contingency fund for the possible continued need of rental equipment at the land fill., pending delivery of equipment to be purchased with bond issue now before the Common Council for this specific purpose. The City Attorney will give this matter the required attention during the current week. i • TRAFFIC DEPAR TItiEN T : City Engineer, Ray S. Andrysiak, called attention to the indications that resur- ,I facing of Lincolnway West will get under way within a short time, and it is, therefore, important at this time to avoid any operations which would tend to obstruct the free flow of traffic on Western Avenue, while resurfacing of Lincolnway West is in process. Traffic Engineer, E. H. Miller, being present, brought up for discussion the continual demand for speed limit signs. It was pointed out that enforcement of speed limits in residential areas is not dependent upon, and does not require the posting of such signs. The 'Yield Right -of -Way" signs were again considered nn.d favorably { commented upon. Three traffic signals were approved for Jefferson and Hill Streets. In the matter of recent complaint made before the Common Council in regard to i railroad smoke nuisance in the vicinity of Dunham Street, the Board received the. following written report fram the Traffic Engineer: "The Railroad Committee appointed by the Board of Public Works and Safety on February 9; 1953, met in the Council Chamber of the City Hall on i June 2, 1953 for the primary purpose of discussing the smoke nuisance problem i in the vicinity of Dunham Street. The Committee is composed of Mr. B. F. Seeberger, N.Y.C.R.R. Freight Agent, I Mr. L. L. Thompson, Grand Trunk Western Railroad Freight Agent and Ernest H. Miller, City Traffic Engineer. i In addition to the committee members Mr. C. R. Hoffman, Road Foreman of Engines, N.Y.C. Railroad and Mr. D. F. Beckwith, Smoke Inspector for the N.Y.C. Railroad, were present. Mr. Hoffman explained the reason for the accumulation of soot and water in the engines and excessive smoke and that he had issued specific inssructions to train crews in an effort to eliminate this nuisance to residents in vicinity of Dunham Street as well as elsewhere in the City. I� Mr. Beckwith, Smoke Inspector, explained that he has spent considerable time on this problem during the past month and that at present the situation is much improved. He explained that he would continue to keep a close watch on steam engines operating in South Bend. I have contacted three of the four ladies that appeared before the Common Council on May 14, 1953, and displayed soiled laundry and all have indicated that conditions are much improved." �I Also, read by the Board was a copy of letter directed to the Chicago Express, Inc. 1040 W- Sample Street, suggesting their trucks make greater use of Sample Street, and refrain from the use of Indiana Avenue entirely when carrying heavy loads. Letter was then ordered placed on file, and met with the Boardts complete approval.. E i i! The alley vacation petition of Virgil N. Fairchild, bearing the approval of the �of the City Plan Commission, and pertaining to a section of alley between lots Nos. 149 { and 150 in Ewing Park Addition, was approved by the Board and referred.to the City Engineer for further investigation and report. Also referred to the City Engineer was petition, dated May 26, 1953, for the { improvement of Leon Court, from Kemble Avenue to Chapin Street. I' A confirmation of the agreement between the -City and the Bendix Aviation Corporatiot,LP under date of May 27th, over the signature of George E. Stoll, Vice -President and general manager, was examined and accepted. U L� w • n The request of Rev. R. G. Jones, 143Q N. Olive Street, for permission of Christ Temple Church to conduct meetings on'the corner of Michigan and Wayne Streets, vas next considered and approval granted. Con.tractorstBonds, each in the sum of $1,000.00, were examined and approved, binding,the foll-owing four contractors: ,Allied Building Services, Inc. I. D. TLant Fred L. Geissel Gino Vannon.i & Sons Excavatorts Bond, in the sum of 1,000.00, binding Gilmer Park Electric & Supply, lInc., as principal and The Travelers Indemnity Company, Inc. as surety, Was examined and approved. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned !!at 11: 45 A. fin. r June,15, 1953 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held THonday, June 15, 1953, at 10:00 A. X, Mr. Ziegler was absent. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Claims of the following suppliers; in the amount of 3'23,762.76, were aronroved and ordered paid: ,grow Towel & --linen Service Business Systems, Inc. Indiana Bell Telephone Co. Indiana Bell Telephone Co. South Bend Glass Works, Inc. DOG POUND: Hibberd Printing Co. PARKING METER DEPARTMENT: The Dual Parking Meter Co. Meyerts Hardware Co. GARBAGE DEPARTMENT: Dependable Disposal Co., Inc. STREET & TRAFFIC: Artcraft Printers Car Parts, Inc. Earl R. Cottrell William Curl Edwards Iron Works, Inc. Favorite Equipment Co. The Gibson Co. Wm. Happ & Sons, Inc. Indiana Bell Telephone Co. Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. Industrial Towel & Uniform Service Interstate Glass & Paint Inc. Koontz Wagner Electric Co. Korte Bros.., Inc. Lien Chemical Co. National Auto Service, Inc. National Mill Supply Co. The Oliver Corporation Peltz-Kaufer Paper Co. $2.00 Arrow Towel & Linen Service 9.72 , Gafill Oil Co. 9.41 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 9.60 Meyerts Hardware Co. 17.41 J. W. Werntz & Son SEWER DEPARTMENT: 61.00 E. R. Newland Co., Inc. 8.16 Thos. E. Bath Agency 3.36 INTERCEPTOR SF[dER: 4812.50 Consoer Townsend & Associates Consoer:-• Townsend & Associates Consoer Townsend & Associates 48.50 Thos. D. Nolan, Contractor 10.35 60.90 STREET & TRAFFIC: 84.70 Detex Watchelock Corporation 17.21 Edwards Iron Works, Inc. 5878.38 General Equipment & Machine Co. 5.74 Hamilton Body Shop 176.20 Hobbick Kuespert Electric Co. 20.64 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 9.96 Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. 11,00 Interstate Glass & Paint Inc. 9.00 Koontz y-agner Electric Co. 11.70 Koontz -Wagner Electric Co. 116.02 Kuert Concrete Co. 21.00 Municipal Supp-ly Co. 71.75 National Brake Service Co. 27.06 The :Office Engineers, Inc. 35.98 J. A. Pedersen 35.84 Phillips Petroleum Co. $15.10 20.92 13.10 4.44 8.70 55.44 25.00 120.00 120.00 153.93 6806.68 165.76 48.88 138.27 93.82 131.47 42.02 111.60 9.17 7.75 30,80 379.26 348.50 19.5l 3.23 1,25 110,16