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August
31.1953
A regular meeting of the Board
of Public
Works was held Monday, August
31, 1953.9 a,
at 10:00 A. M. All members were present.
Minutes of the previous regular
meeting and .
also special_ meeting were read and
approved.
Claims -of the following suppliers,
in the
amount of 017,850.23, were approved
and ordered paid:
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Belleville Lbr. & Supply Co.
t15.00
Gafill Oil Co.
30.9
Indiana Bell Telephone Co.
262.83
Indiana Bell Telephone Co.
10.91
F.- C. Kettrng, Postmaster
South Bend Tribune
15.03
6.36
Office Engineers, Inc.
147,75
Louis Zoss
5.00 {
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PARKING METER:
Indiana Bell Telephone Co.
9.19
C. W. Dzikowski
28.00
INTERCEPTOR SEWER:
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Thos. Do Nolan, Contractor
4688.59
Thos. D. Nolan, Contractor
7286.81
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- Consoer, Townsend & Associates
270.12
GARBAGE DEPARTMENT:
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Dependable Disposal Co., Inc.
STREET & TRAFFIC:
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Frank C. Kettring, Postmaster
22.53
The.OtBrien Corporation
117.60 II
Indiana Bell Telephone Co.
11.64
Super Sales Co.
24.50
Hibberd Printing Co.
59.75
Schillingis
20,63
i; First appeared before the Board Attorney, Aaron Hurd, representing the Chicago
jSouth Shore and South Bend Railway Company and took up the matter of the estimated cost
'to oil Orange Street for a distance of six blocks from curb to curb. Attorney Huguenard
';made the offer of $300.00 to be contributed by the South Shore as their share for the
;;cast of this street oiling operation, which the Board agreed was generous and acceptable.
H. M. Tomlinson, Street Commissioner, being present, asked that the South Shore
;;arrange to have a man or crew present at the time this street oiling operation is per -
"formed, to provide for the sanding of the rails to avoid danger of accident, incident to
,difficulty in controlling trains on oily tracks. Attorney Huguenard agreed to make this
1j provision.
Referring to a reported "dip" in the road bed of the South Shore, causing annoyance
I1to residents of Orange Street, the Board requested that action be taken by the South
'!Shore to remedy this condition, to which Attorney Huguenard also made agreement.
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A report on the Orange Street dust condition brought about by the South Shore
• strains, together with a request that the Board invite the presence of' South Shore off ieia±s
kat the regular -meeting of the Common Council, Monday evening, September 14th, was next
I1examined. In view of the fact that the Board has now directed the Street Commissioner
to proceed in"the matter of the oiling of this street and the condition reported will be
uentirely alleviated before September,14th, the Clerk was directed to so notify City Clerk
1Mayme DuMont, the Board seeing no necessity,under the circumstances, to call upon these
;;officials for appearance before the Council September 14th.
. Mr. Louis M. Toth next appeared before the Board concerning water leakage from a
:broken pipe at or near the shut-off in front of his property at 1602 Prairie Avenue. Hey
stated'he has been unable to secure a plumber to give this the immediate attention i
;'needed. Mr. Toth was referred by the Board to Mr. James Bickel of the City Water Works.
Next appeared Engineer Wm. S. Moore, who presented plans for McKinley Terrace
!:Addition, Section "B", of Land Developers Company, Inc., et al, of South Bend, Indiana, !�
�'bearin the a I g pproval of the City Plan Commission, under date of August 6, 1953. ;I
DEDICATION
j WHEREAS, A plat with dedication of streets and easements indicated thereon is now j
(presented to the Board, to be known as McKinley Terrace Addition, Section "B" an addition;!
,to the City of South Bend, Indiana, and
i This plat and dedication is -filed in the records of the Board of Public Works and
• Safety and recorded in Book # /I' , Page Jj)e , in the Recorder t s 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 easements dedicated to the public
;use in said plat are hereby accepted and approved by said Board for and on behalf of the j
. ;City of South Bend, Indiana.
. Some discussion was given to the drainage pond in this addition, concerning the
;probabilities of it becoming_a health problem, and the possible necessity of installing
a sump -pump. Present statu escribed and the matter is to be given further attention
!at an early date.
i The Board next examined the plot plan of the additions and alterations to be made
on the Central Office Building of the Indiana Bell Telephone Company at Main and Wayne
'Streets, indicating area required for storage of materials during progress of construeti
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and pedestrian plank walk to be provided. The Board granted.the necessary occupancy
requested provided, however, that all building materials will be delivered through the
now existing alley entrance.
STREET DEPARTMENT: The need for a heavier Bulldozer` and a 1/2-ton pickup truck for the
Sanitation Department was considered and the Clerk was directed to advertise for bids.
The topic of removal of rails, to proceed with construction of the three islands
needed at Bendix Drive and Westmoor, was next taken up, and the Board ordered that this
construction proceed immediately, disregarding the rails in question, which will., accord
ingly, become a part of the islands foundations.
The Board then took up the matter of the bids opened at the regular meeting of
August loth and awarded contract for ten White truck chassis to South Bend Truck and
Equipment, inc., and contract for ten 12 cubic yard Leach Packmaster bodies to Leach
Company, Oshkosh, Wisconsin. By this action, the immediate equipment needs of the
Department of Sanitation for this type of equipment have been met and all other bids
were, accordingly, rejected.
Some discussion was given the matter of uniforms for thirty employees of the
Department of Sanitation. No decision was reached and the matter is to be held in
abeyance.
The Board next confirmed the emergency installation of manhole on Madison Street
between Sommer Street and Arthur Street, work being performed by the Niles Excavating
Company.
A billing for the forty-six feet of lead service installed on Huey Street, in the
total amount of 134.06, rendered by Hamilton Plumbing & Heating Co., Inc,, was
examined and ordered filed with all papers pertaining to the Tri -State Excavators, and
the Board further ordered,that no payments are to be made to the Tri-State Excavators
until this firm can show settlement of -this bill, and of all costs and damages involved
in the automobile accident caused by exposed and unprotected manhole top, resulting
from,contractor's negligence.
FINAL ORDER - RESOLUTION NO. 2759 - 1953
Whereas, the Board of Public Works, did on the 24th day of August 1953, adopt a Pre-
liminary Order designating Class C, Type 1, Cement Concrete as the kind of pavement for
the improvement of LAWTON STREET, from the west line of Olive Street to the east line
of Washington Street by constructing a Class C pavement in accordance with Improvement
':Resolution No. 2759, 1953., passed by this Board on June 29, 1953, and -confirmed by this
'Board on August 3, 1953, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Preliminary Order is hereby, in all things confirmed and
!said street ordered paved with a Class C, type 1, cement concrete pavement.
R. S. Andrysiak
G. P. Ziegler
I. A. Hurwich
Board of Public Works& S e y
!Ward H. Crothers
�Clerk
IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 2759 - AWARDING CONTRACT
In the matter of bids for the improvement of LAWTON STREET from the west line of
Olive Street to the east line of Washington Street by constructing a Class C pavement
lin accordance with Improvement Resolution No. 2759, 1953, passed by this Board on
June 29, 1953 and confirmed by this Board on August 3, 1953, the bid was awarded to
Reed Construction Company, Mishawaka, Indiana, as they submitted the lowest and best
bid for Class C, type 1, cement concrete pavement, for the sum of $12,714-00.
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION No. 2749 - 1953
Certificate of Completion was furnished by the civil engineer, Wilbur H. Gartner ;j
t0SHAWAKA
the contract bwtween the City of South Bend, Indiana, Owner, and the Rieth-Rileynstruction Company, Contractor, for the construction of the pavement improvement on
AVENUE(NORTH SIDE) from the east line of Twyckenham Drive to the west line
of Greenlawn Avenue under Improvement Resolution No. 2749 has been completed in accord- l
ance with the plans and specifications for this project.
RESOLUTION ACCEPTING FINAL ESTIMATE
RESOLUTION NO. 274- 1953
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 31st day of
August 1953 on the improvement known as the MISHAWAKA AVENUE (NORTH SIDE) Pavement, as
described in Improvement Resolution No. 2749-1953, passed by.the Board'of'Public Works_
and Safety on April 13, 1953, and confirmed by said Board on May 18, 1953, be and the
same is hereby adopted. and th lerk of this Board h eb r u ed to e no i e
of the hearing of Special benefi i�s on said �mprovemer E, �.rs r�qu�x�ec��y Sect��rY N. lli
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or 120 of an Act entitled., "An Act Concerning Municipal Corporation" approved March 6., jl
1905.
R. S. Andrysiak
I. A. Hurwich
G. P. Ziegler
Board of Public Vo_rEs & Safety
Eard H. Crothers
• JCTerE of the BoarT
The Board approved the "No Parking regulation on north side of Grace Street., from
Webster Street West to dead end.
Considerable study was next given by the Board to the matter of the required
widening of the highway in the Immediate vicinity of Majorts Shopping Center on McKinley
Avenue. Traffic Engineer, E. H. Miller, being present, pointed out the necessity for
the laying of a de-celerating strip of not less than the distance indicated on the
idrawing of the Proposed widening project, The Board decided a consultation with Mr.
Louis Major, Jr. and Mr. Andrew Place should be the next step in the procedure, and
'directed the Clerk to notify these gentlemen to appear before the Board at its next
.iregular meeting, Tuesday, September 8. 1953. i
Estimate, recommendations, and findings of Messrs. Torok and Meiner, in connection
�with suggested removal of gallery in Council Chamber and use of -space for construction
of a room for files and storage of municipal records, was examined and ordered filed.
A report of damage to parking meter in an accident occurring on August 20 1953,
submitted by Casimir W. Dzikowski., Supt. of the Parking Meter Department, accompanied
by Police Department report covering the accident, was examined and ordered placed on ii 1 i
if ile.
An Excavator's Bond and-Contraatorts Bond, each in the sum of $1,000.00, with
;Taylor Construction Co.,, Inc.,, as principal, and National Surety Corporation, as surety,
• 1were, examined and approved by the Board.
There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned
,iat 11:45 A. M.
ttest: (V,�
Clerk
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