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October 26, 1953
A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held Monday, October Z6, 1953,
at 10:00 A. M. All members were present. Minutes of the previous meeting were read
and approved. Salary Claims in the amount of $30,323.60 were approved. Claims of
the following suppliers in the amount of $3160.59 were approved and ordered paid:
Business Systems, Inc.
$3.02
Business Systems, Inc.
$3.60
Business Systems, Inc.
1.71
Ferguson & Sons
90.00
Gafill Oil Company
27.86
Indiana Bell Telephone Co.
9.41
Indiana Bell Telephone Co.
14.555
Indiana Bell Telephone Co.
12.27
Inlander-Steindler Paper Co.
7.50
Inlander-Steindler Paper Co.
57.00
Inlander-Steindler Paper Co.
26.88
Knapp Seed & Hdwe. Co.
45.60
Meyer's Hardware Co.
1.30
Meyerts Hardware Co.
9.15
Office Engineers, Inc.
2.65
G. A. Perry Enterprises
6.00
South Bend Window Cleaning Co.
53.50
Schilling's
9.15
Tri-County News
6.70
Tri-County News
1.87
J. W. Werntz & Son
8.00
Scharles Armstrong & Son
2.10
SEWER DEPARTMENT:
E. R. Newland Co., Inc.
187.14
Trojan Tool Equipment Co.
43.08
SANITATION DEPARTMENT:
Sentinel Printing, Inc.
97.50
CONTRACTOR'S IMPROVEMENT:
Wilbur H. Gartner & Assoc.
954.95
Rieth-Riley Construction Co.
283.82
S TREE T & TRAFFIC*
Deeds Equipment Co.
106.96
Doyle Chemical Products Co.
46.46
Elgin Sweeper Co.
37.74
Fabricated Steel Products Co.
4.14
Hamilton Body Shop
35.24
Indiana Bell Telephone Co.
12.19
Indiana Industries
263.00
Indiana Industries
262.34
Indiana & Michigan Electric Co.
106.00
Indiana & Michigan Electric Co.
8.08
Memorial Hospital
5.75
Pettibone-Mulliken Corporation
17.55
Phillips Petroleum Co.
119.88
Singer General Tire Co.
39.65
Singer General Tire, Inc.
24.10
Singer General Tire Co.
17.50
Singer General Tire Co.
3.25
Singer General Tire Co.
34:80
South Bend Clinic
44.00
J. W. Werntz & Son, Inc.
5.65
The Board first examined and approved Street Improvement Plan for Walnut Street,
from 'Donald Street to STD. 3 + 39 North, submitted by Colpaert Realty Corporation,
P. L. Roelke, Engineer.
RESOLUTION ADOPTING FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL
RESOLUTION NO. 2?57 - 1953
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 PublieWorks and Safety of the City of South Bend,
Indiana, that the Primary or Preliminary Assessment Roll adopted by the Board on the
13th day of October 1953, for the improvement of FORD STREET - SCENIC DRIVE - LOMBARDY
DRIVE by constructing a Class "Elt Type 1 - 711 Cement Concrete Pavement be and the same
is in all things confirmed.
Ward H. Crothers
Clerk of the Boar
R. S. Andrysiak
G. P. Ziegler
I. A. Hurwich
Board of Public Works & Sa ety
The Board next examined petition bearing date of October 2, 1953, submitted by
Jean C. and Joseph OtMeara for the vacating of an alley, and referred this petition to
the City Plan Commission. .
Then appeared before the Board Mr. Harry LeBurkien, Committee Chairman of the
Association of Commerce, asking permission of the Board for the blocking off of a section
of Main Street, immediately in front of the Court House, Friday evening, November 27th,
for a period of two hours, commencing at 8:00 P.M., for the purpose of square dancing
in connection with the downtown merchants program to launch the Christmas merchandising
period. The Board granted its permission.
H. M. Tomlinson, Street Commissioner, being present, placed before the Board a
petition for the removal of sign -boards located at South Bend Avenue and Burns Street.
The Board examined the petition and referred this matter to the City Plan Commission
for report on any aspects involved from a zoning stand -point, asking that the petition
then be forwarded to the Traffic Engineer for his investigation and report.
The Board next examined a progress information request from the National Union
Indemnity Company pertaining to Improvement Resolution No. 2745 (Huey Street Local Sewer);
and directed the Clerk to advise this surety firm of the present status of contract
involved.
STREET DEPARTMENT:
Street Commissioner, H. M. Tomlinson, brought to the Boardts attention, the con-
dition of Logan Street, from Jefferson Boulevard north to McKinley Drive, and the
situation which exists in the matter of'both cities being in part responsible for the
maintenance of this Street. The Commissioner informed the Board of consultation between
'himself and the Street Commissioner of Mishawaka, in which it was determined that the
,City of Mishawaka could furnish the labor required, providing the City of South Bend
;would supply the necessary materials, to improve this street and put it in a satisfactory
;condition for the `approaching winter season. The Board granted approval of this plan,
icautioning the Commissioner to protect the drainage the on the west side of Logan Street
!;approaching Bercliff Drive.
Next appeared before the Board, Hon. Wm. A. Hahn, representing the Northern Indiana
Transit Company,'complaining of the taxicabs practice of occupying and blocking bus
loading zones on the east side of the street in the 100, 200 and 300 blocks of North
Michigan Street, which violation of the assigned bus loading zones includes the placing
of taxicab stand signs in these zones and compelling busses to pick up passengers
several feet distant from the curb in violation of ordinance governing operation of
busses. Mr. Hahn named the Earl Stacher taxicabs as the principal violators involved.
The Board assured lb?. Hahn the matter would be given immediate and remedial attention.
Next appeared before the Board, Mr. Bert Liss, representing the Indiana Cab Company
and made complaint against the Board for its having granted taxicab license to "indepen-
dent operators" and stated certain reasons why such operators fail to render any appre-
ciable Dublic service.
Announcement was then made that the Board would take up the matter of the petitions
of the United and Yellow Cab Companies for additional licenses and certain cab stand
assignments. It was stated by Board member, I. A. Hurwich, that the consensus of opinio
in view of the fact that no compelling substantial evidence to sustain either of these
;petitions, was for the rejection of both, and accordingly both petitions are denied.
The Board then granted to the Yellow Cab Company the space for a one cab taxi -stand
on Western Avenue at the corner of Western and Main Street.
The petition of the Yellow Cab Company of South Bend, Inc., requesting a two -cab
stand at the South Shore Depot was denied, inasmuch as the present two -cab stand was
established on a temporary basis and the entire traffic problem, involving the South
Shore Depot, the hotels, and Michigan Street, is presently under -going study, the
location of cab -stands evaluated, and it is probable the present cab -stands will be
abandoned and relocated.
The Board next ordered the vacating of the cab -stand in front of the Lincoln Hotel,
on Lincolnway East.
A petition requesting that the Board revoke ten taxi licenses granted the Indiana
Cab Company, was examined and denied.
Contractorts bonds, each in the sum of $1,000.00, were examined and approved by
the Board for the following contractors:
Adams Roofing & Construction Co. Charles V. Berta
Eugene A. Harris D. C. James
Jacob Mitschelen Floyd Oakley
Daniel Pejza
Mr. R. D. Moore, a contractor undertaking certain operations on the property of
Ben Feferman Motor Sales Corporation, 602 S. Michigan Street, which for a period of
two or three days will involve use of water and steam which would interfere with and
present a possible hazard for pedestrian traffic, presented these facts to the Board.
Mr. Moore was instructed by the Board that he may proceed, taking such precautionary
measures as he had outlined to the Board, and notifying the.Police Department to "cap"
parking meters in the immediate vicinity of his operations.
There being no further business to come before this meeting, the meeting was
adjourned at 11:30 A. M.
Attest:
Clerk
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