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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/08/1954 Board of Public Works MinutesP_ 140 March 8, 1954 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held Monday, March 8, 1954, at 10:00 A. M. All members were present. Minutes of the regular meeting were read and approved. Salary claims, in the amount of $23,022.96, were approved. Claims of the following suppliers, in the total amount of $12,687.96, were approved and ordered paid: Arrow Towel & Linen Service Dean' s Office Machines John-W. Gorney Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. Office Engineers, Inc. Office Supply & Equipment Co. Dale E. Shelly Walter Stickley Tri County News PARKING METER FUNDS: Charles Armstrong & Son STREET & TRAFFIC: Indiana & Michigan Electric Co'. $17.10 Walter J. Braunsdorf & Son $11.25 22.50 Ernest DeGraff 41.44 5.00 Indiana & Michigan Electric $11,543.80 400.39 Indiana & Michigan Electric 224.60 .74 6.95 Office Supply & Equipment Co. 21.59 Dale Shelly 63.68 60.48 South Bend Tribune 7.07 33.68 Walter Stickley 28.88 7.13 SEWAGE DISPOSAL: 1.00 Granville P. Ziegler, PM. 30.00 9.68 Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. 151.00 In further reference to the letter of G. H. Frank, General Agent, New York Central 'System, dated February 2b, 1954, addressed to City Engineer, R. S. Andrysiak, with reference to unloading facilities for materials shipped in by rail for use in connection with the Sewage Disposal Plant construction; the Board prepared and signed a.response., copy of which is to be supplied the general contractor, Sollitt Construction Company The Clerk was directed to refer the entire file, with four copies for signatures, to the Board of Park Commissioners for their consideration and approval, inasmuch as the facilities available involve also a portion of Brownfield Park under the jurisdiction of the Park Commissioners. The Board next considered a drawing presented by Robert L. Huff, Director of Planning, for the installation of a hedge for the parking lot adjoining the City Hall to the south.1 `This parking lot, being under the jurisdiction of the Water Works, the matter was referred to the Board of Water Commissioners, and drawing was placed in the custody of James A. Bickel, Chairman of the Board of Water Commissioners. The Board then considered a communication from the City Plan Commission, suggesting the preparation of an ordinance for the control of planting trees between sidewalk and curb along minor residental streets in new subdivisions. It was the consensus of opinio that such an ordinance would be highly beneficial from the angle of reduction of main- tenance costs, and the City Attorney was instructed to prepare a suitable ordinance accordingly. A letter was received from the City Plan Commission recommending the vacation of streets, alleyways and easements, all in Edison Park Addition to the City of South Bend, and this was referred to the Engineering Department for further investigation and report. The Board then considered a letter received from the law firm of Anderson and Wattles, under date of February 22, 1954, clarifying the status of a piece of property for which vacation is requested on the petition of Jean C. and Joseph O'Meara. The status of this strip of land is now found to be as follows: "Also a strip of land laying between said lots 118 and 119, dedicated .in said plat for the public use of an alley, and vacated by action of the Board of County Commissioners excepting and reserving from the foregoing grant a strip of land fourteen(14) feet in width off of the north side of said lot Numbered 118, which is hereby dedicated to the public use for an alley." VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 2772 - 1954 RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, That it is desirable to vacate the following: ALLEY SOUTH OF PLEASANT STREET FROM 25th STREET EAST TO THE WEST LINE OF THE ALLEY EAST OF 25th STREET. ALLEY LIES BETWEEN LOTS NUMBERED 118 and,119 ORIGINAL PLAT OF RIVER PARK. The following property may be injuriously or beneficially affected by such vacation: Lots numbered 118 and 119 Original Plat of River Park. . Notice of this resolution shall be published on the 12th day of March and on the 19th day of March, 1954, in the South Bend Tribune and Tri-County News. This Board, at its office in the City Hall on the 29th day of March 1954 at 11:00 A. M. will hear and receive remonstrances from all persons interested in or affected by these proceedings. Adopted this 8th day of March 1954• R. S. ANDRYSIAK J. AA. BIICKELNN BBU 'RpugLIC OAR15 WORKS AND SAFETY • 0 • • 11 111 D E D I C A T I 0 N WHEREAS, a plat with dedication of streets and utility easements indicated thereon is now presented to the Board, by Wilbur H. Gartner and Associates, Professional Engineers, and bearing the approval of the City Plan Commission, to be known as EDISON PARK THIRD ADDITION, an addition to the City of South Bend, Indiana. This plat and dedication.is_filed in the records of the Board of Public Works and Safety and recorded in. Book 4,,,,' Page #,E", in the Recorder's Office of St. Joseph County. TrI I� 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 utility easements 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. Petition of Ben C. Kochanowski and eleven others for the improvement of North Elmer Street, from the center line of Elwood Avenue to the center line of Keller Street, was examined by the Board and referred to the City Engineer for recommendation. Ray S. Andrysiak, City Civil Engineer, being present,3made the recommendation that the petition be granted, and the Board then directed that.the firm of Wilbur H. ji Gartner & Associates prepare general details, drawings, specifications and preliminary improvement resolution for improving such part of said street by constructing a local i sewer and the firm was notified accordingly. 1; A petition, submitted by North Elmer Street residents this date, for the improvement ;i of Elmer Street from Keller Street to Hamilton Street by the construction of sidewalks and curbs, was examined and referred to the City Engineer for investigation and report. Excavatorts Bond in the sum of $1,000.00, binding Hamilton Plumbing & Heating Company, Inc., as principal, and Michigan Surety Company of Lansing, Michigan as suretie was examined and approved by the Board. The urgent necessity for replacement of the paint machine and air compressor for the Traffic Engineer's Department was next considered, and the Clerk was directed to proceed immediately to supply the required replacement. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 11:50 A. M. Attest: Clerk • n LJ