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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/23/1953 Board of Public Works Minutes93 • 0 C • November 23, 1953 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held Monday, November 23, 1953s at 10:00 A. M. All members were present. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Salary claims, in the total amount of $26,328.44, were approved. Claims of the following suppliers, in the amount of W,538.14, were approved and ordered paid: Business Systems, Inc. $6.75 The Gibson Company $2.34 The Hibberd Printing Co. 13.75 The Hibberd Printing Co. 19.75 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 44.84 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 11.85 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 135.70 Englewood Electrical Supply Co. 10.80 McKinney Iron & Welding Works 432.00 Nicholls Printery 40.00 Office Engineers, Inc. 17.01 Office Supply & Equipment Co. 10.54 South Bend Window Cleaning Co. 53.50 G. E. Weaver Co. 17.65 SANITATION DEPARTMENT: DOG POUND: MacAllister Machinery Co. 11.55 Standard Automotive Supply Co. 92.81 SEWER DEPARTMENT: C. A. Schrader Welding Supplies 2.25 Niles Excavating Co. 585.00 Schuyler Rose, Inc. 4.08 Belleville Lumber & Supply Co. 139.89 Standard Automotive Supply Co. 157.03 Wire & Disc Wheel Sales 30.09 CONTRACTORtS IMPROVEMENT: Rieth-Riley Construction Co. 932.78 Reed Construction Co. 4356.09 Wilbur H. Gartner & Assoc. 1579.18 Wilbur H. Gartner & Assoc. 1498.61 Peterson Printing Corporation 164.00 STREET & TRAFFIC: Braham Laboratories, Inc. 10.71 Edwards Iron Works, Inc. 207.34 D. Sherman Ellison Agency, Inc.157.60 V. Graves Auto Glass 105.75 V. Graves Auto Glass 72.00 V. Graves Auto Glass 143.40 V. Graves Auto Glass 123.80 V. Graves Auto Glass 121.65 The Gibson Co. 62.18 Hoffman Bros. Auto Electric 52.46 Hoffman Bros. Auto Electric 105.25 Indiana Equipment Co. 19.09 Indiana Bell Telephone.Co. 14.34 Korte Bros. 25.44 National Auto Service, Inc. 38.25 The Ohio Oil Co. 174.31 Office Supply & Equipment Co. 3.22 Phillips.Petroleum Co. 224.33 C. A. Schrader Co. 15.22 Sinclair Refining.Co. 1036.60 Sinclair Refining Co 320.54 Standard Automotive Supply Co. 11.22 West Printing Co. 5.25 White.Radiator Service 18.50 Zimmerman Brush Works, Inc. 99.85 First appeared before the Board, Captain Hugh I. Turner, of the Salvation Army, requesting permission to construct two small booths to house the volunteer bell ringers throughout the Christmas merchandizing period. The Board granted permission With the stipulation that the Captain is to contact the management of the stores before which the Salvation Army intends to maintain their soliciting during this period, and secure the management's permission, in addition to permission granted by the Board, before setting up these booths. f Next appeared before the Board, a citizen interested in the purchase of lots belonging to the City of South Bend, on the north side of the St. Joseph river in the vicinity of Twyckenham bridge. Inasmuch as the property line of these lots extends into the river levee, it was deemed inadvisable for the City to dispose of this propert and upon the recommendation of the City Engineer, the Board declined to consider the sale of these lots at this time. DEDICATION WHEREAS,a plat with dedication of streets and alleys, and utility easements indicated thereon is now presented to the Board, by Russell F. Hartman, of Hartman Builders, Inc., and his attorney, F. Jay Nimtz, to be known as Lincoln Plaza Second Addition, an addition to South Bend, Indiana. This plat and dedication is filed in the records of the Board of Public Works and Safety, and recorded in Book No.131 , Page No.16ye, in the office of the St. Joseph County Recorder. NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of South Bend, Indiana, that all public streets, alleys 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. DEDICATION WHEREAS, a dedication of a tract, the south half of Keller Street in the City of South Bend, Indiana, is now presented to the Board to be used as a public street, and this dedication is filed in the records of the Board of Public Works and Safety, and recorded in Book No.i31, Page No,2{!;, in the office of the St. Joseph County Recorder, AND Dedication of part of Elwood Avenue, between Kenmore Street and Bendix Drive, and recorded in Book No. t3i , Page No.,t67, in the office of the St. Joseph County Recorder, AND Dedication of the West Twenty Feet of Bendix Avenue, between Elwood Avenue and Keller Street, and recorded in Book No• j31, Page No.a6&' in the office of the St. Joseph County Recorder, 94 II AND j Dedication of Utility Easement parallel to and adjacent to the East Boundary Line ,of Lincoln Plaza., Second Addition in the City of South Bend, County of St. Joseph, State of Indiana. !I NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City ''of South Bend, Indiana, that said strips of land dedicated to the public use, is hereby accepted and approved by said Board for and on behalf of the City of South Bend, Indiana. i I Then appeared before the Board, Mr. Thomas McNeill, representing the carollers group ' of the Student Center of Notre Dame and the Student Council of St. Marys, in regard to their planned carolling activities, in conjunction with the high schoolgleeclubs of !the City. Chief of Police, R. J. Gillen, being present, informed Mr. McNeill that in ' (view of Main Street being a one-way'street, it would not be feasible to block or partiall� Iblock the street in front of the Court House, the steps and adjacent lawn area of which ' I� is proposed to be the site for the group of carollers, as well as for the address of the !evening, Saturday, December 12, 19530 by the Rev. Theo. M. Hesburgh, C.S.C. The Board i granted permission for the setting -up of the P. A. system required for the address and referred Mr. McNeill to the Board of County Commissioners for approval of the use of II ithe Court House premises. I RESOLUTION NO. 2763 - 1953 ELLSWORTH PLACE LOCAL SEWER !j it ! This being the time set for the opening of bids, it was so announced and the chair- man proceeded to open and read the single bid received for the construction of a local sewer for Ellsworth Place, as follows: - YOUNG EXCAVATING COMPANY, A Non -Collusion Affidavit R. R. #1, Box 190, Oak Road, and Bid Bond accompanied the SOUTH BEND, INDIAN A Bid. 'I TOTAL EXTENSION OF ITEMS 1, 2 Completion Date - two weeks(weather permitting) The above bid was referred to the Engineer for tabulation and report. �I With the removal of buildings owned by the City on lot immediately South of the City Hall, formerly 208-210 N. Main Street, survey revealed that the north wall of the building owned by Plus. H. L. MacGregor, facing on Colfax Avenue, encroaches on the city -owned property by a distance of eight inches or more. Inasmuch as the area is to "be put in use for parking purposes and the wall encroachment presents no interference at this time, the Board directed that Mrs. MacGregor be notified accordingly, allowing the wall to remain as is up to and including December 31, 1955• - - i TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT: The Traffic Departmentts need for an adding machine was next considered by the Board, and an offer having been received from the Monroe Calculating !I Machine Company to supply a machine fully meeting the needs of the department, at the II price of $238.50, and funds being available for its purchase, the Board approved the purchase and directed the Clerk to proceed with the transaction. I! �i Contractor's Bonds, each in the sum of $1,000.00, were examined and approved,binding !I Raymond Bennett, as principal, and National Surety Corporation, as surety, and Hamilton Plumbing and Heating , Inc., Robert C. Hamilton, Pres. as principal, and Michigan Surety Company, as surety. • There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 11:20 A. M. I ji r i Attest: Clerk