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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/28/1954 Board of Public Works Minutes.%- ;. 186 Action in this matter was deferred for the next regular meeting, Monday, June 28, 19 Contractor's Bonds, each in the sum of $1,000.00, were examined and approved for the following three contractors: Edward Burton Thomas Gohn Walter Szymc zak There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 11:20 A. M. Attest: � Clerk June 28, 1954 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held Monday, June 28, 1954, t 10:00 A. Ni. All members were present. Minutes of the previous meeting were read nd approved. Claims of the following suppliers, in the total amount of $251,356.56, ere approved and ordered paid: Addison Sponge Co. $42.77 Indiana Carbon Co. 7.70 Koontz -Wagner Electric Co. 30.39 Meyer's Hardware Co. 4.00 Monroe Calculating Machine 17.00 Office Supply & Equipment Co. 4.84 Simon Bros. 12.72 South Bend Tribune 5.18 Tri-County Nevus 5.62 SANITATION: United States Rubber Co. 227.77 South Bend Truck & Equipment 402.50 SEWAGE WORKS CONSTRUCTION: Independent Concrete Pipe Co42,120.00 South Bend Tribune 12.72 S TREE T & TRAFFIC: Bearings Service Co. 18.87 J. V. Cassady, 11J.D. 5.00 Bituminous Industries 42.00 Edwards Iron Works, Inc. 13.45 Elgin Sweeper Co. 143.03 L. 0. Gates Chev. Co. 8.91 Ronald E. Grow, D.D. 18.00 Wm. Happ & Sons, Inc. 98.36 Hurwich Iron Co. 1.60 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 49.87 Indiana Equipment Co. 24.68 Indiana State Industries 948.93 Industrials Towel & Uniform 13.20 International Salt Co. 288.00 Koontz -Wagner Electric Co. 25.80 Korte Bros., Inc. 49.20 Korte Bros., Inc. 32.34 Kuert Concrete, Inc. 469.82 Ben Medow, Inc. 2.69 Ben Medow, Inc. 75.41 Ben Medow, Inc. 16.52 National Brake Service, Inc. 2.58 Office Engineers, Inc. 18.48 Radio & Television Dist. Co. 6.07 Reid -Holcomb Co. 26.50 Romy-Hammes Co. 26.93 St. Joseph's Hospital 5.00 Scherman-Schaus Freeman Co. 8.L1_5 John W. Gorney $5.00 Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. 307.20 Koontz -Magner Electric Co. 23.12 Modern Decorating Co. 178.o0 Office Engineers, Inc. 4.25 Office Supply & Equipment Co. 3.82 South Bend Tribune 13.66 South Bend Window Cleaning Co. 53.50 Tri-County News 14.26 DOG POUND: Earl R. Cottrell 6.00 Sollitt Construction Co. 198,760.62 Bearings Service Co. 9.74 Belleville Lbr. & Supply Co. 32.40 Chicago Auto Radiator Co. 5.00 Elgin Sweeper Co. 127.28 Gafill oil Co. 2014.40 The Gibson Co. 8.60 ;'Jm. Happ Sons, Inc. 568.15 Hoffman Bros. Auto Electric 9.56 Hurwich Iron Co. 6.55 Indiana Bell_ Telephone Co. 17.84 Indiana & Klichigan Electric Co. 102.40 Industrials Chemicals, Inc. 72.60 International Harvester Co. 6.21 International Salt Co. 288.00 Korte Bros., Inc. 56.43 Korte Bros., Ind. 121.68 Korte Bros., Inc. 390.84 McComb Battery Co. 20.54 Ben Medow, Inc. 25.85 Ben Yedow, Inc. 17.00 G. E . id:eyer & Son 21.76 The O'Brien Corporation 176.40 Phillips Petroleum Co. 138.69 Redmer Distributing Co. 21.60 Rex Batteries, Inc. 45.18 St. Joseph's Hospital 9.00 The Sanfax Co. 164.13 S. L. Searer 51.33 • • 0 J • i South Bend Electric Co. $1.30 South Bend Electric Co. P173.67 South Bend Supply Co. 22.11 South Bend Supply Co. 139.06 Standard Oil Co. 428.42 Standard Oil Co. 496.33 Verd-A-Ray Corporation 85.30 W. A. R. Equipment Co. 5.95 Whitcomb & Keller 241.85 Whitcomb & Keller 241.85 Wire & Disc Wheel Sales 8.50 Wire & Disc Wheel Sales 30.00 The Board first examined letter from McNamara Motor Express, Inc., and directed • the Clerk to contact the property owner of the McNamara Motor Express parking area, Mr. Geo. Swiatowy, to determine what steps he is taking to remedy the existing dust condition. A petition to improve Donald Street from Chapin Street to Kemble Street, by paving, bearing date of June 15, 1954, and carrying the signatures of four property owners, was examined and referred to the City Engineer for investigation and report. The letters of the Central Labor Union, dated June 18, 1954, and the St. Joseph County Industrial Union Council, dated June 17th, were again reviewed and ordered placed on file together with a letter from the United Garment Workers Local No. 182, dated June 23, 195Z1_. All three letters pertained to and complained of the unsatisfactory • service being rendered by the bus company. ENTRY OF PETITIONS PRESENTED The Board of Public Works and Safety hereby receives and places on file the petition of John Mantyk and forty others for the improvement on SOUTH BROOKFIELD STREET, from the south line of Indiana Avenue to the north line of Prairie Avenue AND The petition of John. :",Horn and twenty-eight others for the improvement on GRANT STREET; from the center line of Indiana Avenue to the center line of Prairie Avenue AND The petition of Portage Realty Corporation and four others for the improvement on HAWTHORNE DRIVE, from the center line of lots 136 and 153 in Jefferson Heights Addition to the south line of T:°cKinley Avenue AND The petition of T,Tartin Szklarek and twenty-three others for the improvement on DUNHAM STREET, from the west line of Olive Street to the east line of Kaley Street. The above petitions were examined by the Board and referred to the City Engineer for recommendation. The City Engineer being present, made the recommendation that the petitions be granted. The Board then directed that the firm of Wilbur H. Gartner & Associates prepare general details, drawings, specifications, and preliminary improve- ment _resolutions for pavements and sewers to be constructed and the firm was so notified June 28, 1954- IRTPROVETNT RESOLUTION NO. 2771 - 1954 CERTIFICATE OF COT,TPLETION Certificate of Completion and Contractors Co_^-_pletion Affidavit were furnished by the civil engineer, Wilbur H. Gartner & Associates, of the contract between the City of South Bend, Indiana, Owner, and the Niles Excavating Company, Contractor, for the construction of the local sewer improvement on ?NORTH ELT,ER STREET, from the center line of Elwood Avenue to the center line of Keller Street, under Improvement Resolution No. 2771, has been completed in accordance with plans and specifications for this project. . RESOLUTION ACCEPTIT;G FINAL EST_IT,ILA-TE IT:rPRO1TE1TE11NT RESOLUTION N0. 2771. - 1954 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 28th day of June, 1954, on the improvement known as the NORTH ELT,EH1R STREET LOCAL SEWER as described in Improvement Resolution No. 2771, and confirmed by said Board on April 5, 1954, be and the same is '_Hereby adopted, and the Clerk of this Board is hereby requested to give notice of the hearing of Special Benefits on said Improvement, as required by Section N. 111 or 120 of an Act entitled, "An Act Concerning municipal Corporations" .Approved March 6, 1905. • Partition panels, posts, brackets, etc. exactly as listed on Purchase Order BIV5276, for the purpose of partitioning office space in west end of second floor lobby, City Hall in the net sum of $630.00, was considered by the Board and authorization given the Clerk to release this purchase order and obtain the required material. A group of three ladies, for whom rTrs. R. L. Guentert acted as spokesman, then appeared before the Board complaining of lack of catch basins to carry off storm water in the 7eneral area of the 1600 block of Fre: ont and Bulla Streets. It was revealed that these streets are unpaved in this area, and the City Engineer, advised the group that the present time should be opportune to secure concrete paving of the two or more ,unpaved streets in that area, which now present the drainage problem of which they are • registering complaint. The City Engineer further assured the group that he will make an investigation and contact and advise them in the procedures to secure such paving within a short time. It now being eleven o1clock, the Chairman of the Board so announced and proceeded with the opening of the bids as follows: SOUTH LAKE STREET - RESOLUTION NO. 2776 RIETH-RILEY CONSTRUCTION CO. P. 0. BOX 775 SOUTH BETA, INDIANA A Non -Collusion Affidavit and bid bond accompanied the bid. ITEMEXTENSION No. 1, 2 & 3 .................3026.50 Completion date on or before Spetember 1, 1954- REED CONSTRUCTION CO., 202� NORTH MAIN STREET MISHAWAKA, INDIANA A Non -Collusion Affidavit and bid bond (in Res. 2777) accompanied the bid. ITEM EXTENSION - No. 1, 2 & 3 ...... .... .......$2655.00 Completion date on or before August 1, 1954. AL TOMASZEWSKI 426 SO. KOSCUISZKO STREET SOUTH BEND, INDIANA A Non -Collusion Affidavit and Certified Check for $110.88 accompanied the bid. ITEMEXTENSION - No. 1, 2 & 3..................A-435.00 Completion date on or before August 30, 1954 Y"CINTYRE & JONES 520 E . SATDLPLE STREET SOUTH BEND, INDIANA A Non -Collusion Affidavit and Certified Check for 100.00 accompanied the bid. ITEMEXTENSION - No. 1, 2 & 3.................42649.50 Completion date on or before August 15, 1954- DONALD M. MARSHALL 2902 HARTZER STREET SOUTH BEND, INDIANA A Non -Collusion Affidavit and Bid Bond accompanied the Bid. ITEM EXTENSION - No. 1, 2 & 3.................42774.00 Completion date on or before August 15, 1954 The above bids were referred to the Engineer for tabulation and report. COLFAX AVENUE - RESOLUTION No. 2777 REED CONSTRUCTION CO!;PANY A Non -Collusion Affidavit 202 N. MAIN STREET and Bid Bond accompanied the SOUTH BEND, INDIAivA Bid. ITEMEXTENSION - No.. 1, 2 & 3..................2084.75 Completion date on or before August 1, 1954- RIETH-RILEY CONSTRUCTION CO. P.O. BOX 775 SOUTH BEIM, INDIANA. A Non -Collusion Affidavit and Bid Bond accompanied the Bid. ITEM EXTENSION - No. 1, 2, & 3........ ......... $2169.85 Completion date on or before September 1, 1954- DON MARSHALL 2992 HARTZER STREET SOUTH BEND, INDIANA A Non -Collusion Affidavit and bid bond accompanied the Bid. ITEMEXTENSION- No. 1, 2, 8 3................. p2695.60 Completion date on or before August 31, 1954- McINTYRE & JONES 520 E. SAMPLE STREET SOUTH BEND, INDIANA. A Non -Collusion Affidavit and Certified Check for $100.00 accompanied the Bid. TTEPDT EXTENSION - No. 1, 2, & 3................. "2024.25 Co,�pletion date on or before August 15, 1954. • • • 0 s 'COLFAX AVENUE continued - AL TOMIASZEWSKI A Non -Collusion Affidavit 426 So. Kosciuszko Street and bid bond accompanied South Bend, Indiana. the bid. ITEM EXTENSION - No. 1, 2, & 3............. $3411.25 Completion • date on or before August 30, 1954- The above bids were referred to the Engineer for tabulation and report. The Board approved the change over from State Highway to the City of South Bend of the following stop and go signals, in accord with Change Order for Electric Current Agreement No. 11998, and the City hereby becomes responsible for the payment for current consumed. The Board directed the Clerk to inform the Indiana & Michigan Electric. Company that the City assumes this responsibility and anticipates regular billing accordingly. The signals involved are, as follows: U. S. 31 - Michigan Street and North Shore Drive U. S. 31 - U. S. 31 - Michigan Street and Sample Street Michigan Street and Broadway U. S. 31 - Yichigan Street and Calvert Street U. S. 31 - Michigan Street and Indiana Avenue U. S. 33 - Lincoln Way East and Tveyckenham Drive S. R. 2 - Western Avenue and Chapin Street S. R. 2 - lNestern Avenue and William Street. The Board reviewed bids opened at the previous regular meeting to provide transportation equipment for the Chief Inspector on the Sewage Works Construction projec and awarded contract to Scherman-Schaus-Freeman Company, as offering the equipment best adapted to the specific requirements. An excavation Bond in the sum of $5,000.00, binding P,"illard T. Hant_man, a principal, and Fidelity & Deposit Company of 'iaryland, as sureties, was examined and approved by the Boarg, and also Excavation Bond in the sum of $2,000.00 for the Fishe.l Company, was examined and approved by the Board. A Maintenance Bond, in the sum of $1,000.00, binding Place and Company, Inc. as principal, and the Ohio Casualty Insurance Company of Hamilton, Ohio, as surety, was examined and approved by the Board. Contractors Bonds, each in the sure of A ,000.00, were examined and approved by the Board for the following six contractors: Gerald L. Enoch George barber The Fishel Company Carl H. 1:1cClellan Herron Murray P. L. Wilson The Board then examined a letter and descriptive literature from the Commerford Decal Company, Westwood, New Jersey, relative to the use of the official City Seal on city owned automotive equipment. The use of this type of marking was recommended to the Board, by Chief of Police Richard J. Gillen and Director of City Planning, R. L. Huff. The Board approved the use of such decals and directed the Clerk to _proceed to obtain a supply sufficient for so marking the present equipment. The Board approved the placing of a YIELD RIGHT Or WAY sign on the southwest corner of Napoleon Boulevard at Stanfield Street, replacing old S-T-O-P sign. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting adjourned at 11:50 A. �Rr. Attest: Clerk