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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/19/1954 Board of Public Woriks Minutes2 O 0 I, July 19, 1954 13 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held Monday, July 19, 1954, at 10:00 A. M. All members were present. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and 14pproved. Salary claims in the amount of $35,944.71 were approved. Claims of the follow ling suppliers, in the total amount of $12,160.15, were -approved and ordered paid: William Roseboom $125.00 Administrative Building,Council $38.50 Automatic Venetian Blind Co. 13.60 Deants Office Machines 27.50 Gafill Oil Co. 21.83 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 9.4.1 . Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 10.80 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 11.95 International Business Machine Co. 4.85 Lien°Chemicals, Inca 73. 0 f McComb Battery Co. Office Engineers, Inc. 3.80 1.2 Office Engineers, Inc. Office Engineers, Inc. .74 630.00 Office Supply & Equipment Co. 3.8 Scherman-Schaus Freeman Co. 1739.32 South Bend Tribune 4.95 Tii-County News 5.62 SEWAGE.WORKS CONSTRUCTION. - Russell C. Kuehl PARKING METER: Abbott Coin Counter Co. M. H. Rhodes, Inc. M. H. Rhodes, Inc. M. H. Rhodes, Inc. DOG POUND: Scherman-Schaus-Freeman Co. STREET & TRAFFIC: Atlas Silk Screen Supply Co. Bearings Service Co., Car Parts, Inc. Consolidated Steel & Supply Co. Edwards Iron Works, Inc. Drs. Ericksen & Olson Gadbury Implements Sales General Equipment & Machine Co. V. Graves Auto Glass Maude H. Haberle Indiana Bell Telephone Co. Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. Indiana State Industries Hibberd Printing Co. Indiana Bell Telephone Co. Korte Bros., Inc. McComb Battery Co. G. E. Meyer & Son National Brake Service, Inc. The OtBrien Corporation The OtBrien Corporation Office Engineers, Inc. Radio & Television Dist. Co. Redmer Distributing Co. Retco Alloy Co. Schuyler Rose, Inc. The S. S. Saunders Co. The S. S. Saunders Co. C. D. Smelser Co. Harry M. Tomlinson, Petty Cash Wire & Disc Wheel Sales 517.15 31.90 7.00 20.25 8.25 A. E. Constant 32.50 M. H. Rhodes, Inc. 10.25 M. H. Rhodes, Inc. 8.50 SANITATION: 45.56 South Bend Truck & Equipment Co. 466.00 Gafill Oil Co. 2153.18 20.18 Bearings Service Co. 3.38 Belleville Lbr. & Supply Co. 36.03 Century Tool & Metal Co. 106.77 Edwardds.Iron.Works, Inc. 163.08 Edwards Iron Works, Ind. 7.00 Gadbury Farm Implements 363.50 General Equipment & Machine Co. 94.40 The Gibson Co. 10.45 V. Graves Auto Glass 7.00 Hoffman Bros. Auto Electric 12.49 Indiana Equipment Co. 94.40 Indiana State Industries 244..00 Industrial Towel & Uniform Servo 62.50 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 44.76 Koontz -Wagner Electric Co. 32.17 Kuert Concrete, Inc. 130.27 Ben Medow, Inc. 24.74 Municipal Supply Co. 22.83 The OtBrien Corporation 180.00 The OtBrien Corporation 176.40 The OTBrien Corporation 10.15 The Oliver Corporation 15.95 Redmer Distributing Co. 48.84 Reid Holcomb Co. 164.05 Schuyler Rose, Inc. 100.19 St.•Josephts Hospital 217.94 The S. S. Saunders Co. 217.93 Scherman-Schaus-Freeman Co. 209.32 Standard Oil Co. 19.70 Viscosity Oil Co. 82.21 16.26 3.28 502.18 19.30 395.91 29.90 5.00 11.60 12.91 6.46 9.15 14.75 11.00 10.24 195.52 297.82 2.62 242.50 17?.00 176.40 176.40 16.6 1. 0 2.55 74.00 11.00 217.93 64.11 424•83 87.61 The Board first considered the drawing submitted by the Commerford Decal Company and their letter of July 15, 1954. Being in agreement With the suggestions made by the decal manufacturers, the Board directed the Clerk to increase the order to two hundred, thereby taking advantage of a substantial saving in cost, and proceed to consummate the transaction. VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 2786 This being the date set, hearing was held on the assessment roll showing the award of -damages and the assessment of benefits in the matter of vacation of THE ALLEY EAST OF WALNUT STREET FROM THE NORTH LINE LINE OF THE FIRST ALLEY SOUTH OF WESTERN AVENUE., NORTH TO THE NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD RIGHT OF WAY, under Vacation Resolution No. 2786. In the above named assessment roll, no remonstrators appeared and no written re- monstrances were filed, the Clerk of the Board submitted proofs of publication of notices and same were found sufficient, and the Board, therefore, finds that the several lots -and parcels of land have been benefited and damaged in the amounts shown on said roll. The Board, therefore, decided to take final action on said assessment roll and declares same in all things ratified, confirmed and approved without modification and the proceedings closed, and. the alley vacated upon receipt of the amount of benefit assessments from the various property owners so benefited and all proceedings had with reference to said alley vacation are hereby sustained. The Board next examined the petition of Aristidi `S. and Sofi Chaco for vacation, the • • • • south forty.feet of alley between Stanfield and Lawrence Street, south of St. Vincent Street, the accompanying drawing and plat of survey, together .with letter dated July lb, 1954, from the City Plan Commission recommending the vacation. Before taking ,further steps in the matter, the Board directed the Clerk to contact both Engineer ,Leo A. Witucki, and the City Engineer, to ascertain that the necessary public utility easements have been secured. VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 2785 The Board next examined a letter of remonstrance submitted by Mrs. Henry J. Soboleski, in re: Closing the alley between McPherson and Laurel Streets, running approximately 1341_south from Thomas Street, under Vacation Resolution No. 2785. Before further steps ':will be taken by the Board in this matter, the Clerk was directed to provide Attorney 'Peter F. Nemeth with written notice of this remonstrance, and request that Attorney Nemeth obtain the withdrawal of remonstrance by providing satisfactory assurance to the `' owner of Lot No. 11, with regard to hard -surfacing, and control of traffic. Hearing !scheduled for this date was, accordingly, deferred. STREET DEPARTMENT: • Street Commissioner, H. M. Tomlinson, then appeared before the Board and brought to the Board's attention the urgency of proceeding with the repair of the sidewalk, curbing and roadway of the Ironwood Drive Bridge. Considerable discussion ensued, .;and in view of bridge being one-half owned by, and the maintenance responsbility being :proportionately that of the City of Mishawaka, the Board directed the City Engineer to 'provide the City Engineer of Mishawaka with a set of blue -prints and copy of proposal 'for the current repair program, and to meet with the City Engineer of Mishawaka to establish a definite understanding and agreement with the City of Mishawaka before 'proceeding with this project, estimated to cost approximately $18,000.00. A communication forwarded by the Common Council for the attention of the Board, bearing date of July 12, 1954, was read and ordered filed. TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT: The Board approved the installation of the following S-T-O-P and YIELD RIGHT OF WAY signs: STOP SIGNS - Installed on northeast, southeast and northwest corners of Notre Dame and Angela Boulevard, making this a four-way stop. Installed on both sides of 23rd Street at Wall Street • Installed on both sides of 27th Street at Wall Street Installed on both sides of Marine Street at :Fox Street YIELD RIGHT OF WAY SIGN installed on Elwood Avenue at Eclipse Street. Excavation Bond, in the sum of $5,000.00, binding McIntyre & Jones, as principal, and Indemnity Insurance Company of North America, as sureties, was examined and approved by the Board. Excavation Bond, in the sum of $20000.00, binding Burton Plumbing -Heating Company, Inc. Rochester, Indiana, as principal, and Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company as • sureties, was examined and approved by the Board. Four Contractorts Bonds, each in the sum of 013000.00, were examined and approved by the Board for the following contractors: Paul E. Baumgartner Thomas Hruszynski Joseph Price John W. Smith. There being no further business to come before the meeting, and the time being 11:20 A. M. D.S.T., the meeting adjourned. - SupplementAl-to, and to be included as a part of the minutes of the regular meeting of the Board, this date, is the following report: Members of the Board of Public Works and Safety, Mr. I. A. Hurwich, Mr. J. A. Bickel; and Mr. R. S. Andrysiak, visited the display of brick sample panels on exhibition at the City's Construction office at the Sewage Disposal Plant at 12:15 otclock today. Each member made five individual choices, then the various tastes and factors were coincided and compromised until the choice unanimously boiled down to the panel display of Schuyler Rose, labeled as 901 smooth grey on the display raek,and labeled as 914 .smooth grey on rear side of panel. At approximately 2:00 otclock this afternoon, a committee composed of three women 20 I namely: Miss Virginia Guthrie, Mrs. Evelyn Hennessey, and Mrs. Elmer Navarre, made a lik i visit to this display of brick panels and they likewise made individual choices, and then coincided the tastes to unanimously choose the same panel, shown as 901 smooth grey on i the Board and 914 smooth grey on rear of panel. i f I The two groups of judges worked separately and neither knew the other was making the choice. I Immediately prior to adjournment representatives of the V.F.W., Messrs. Fred Weinberg and Albert G. Grise, appeared before the Board in the matter of the sewer to cross the river and join the main interceptor sewer on the opposite bank of the river, which they find will conflict with future construction plans of the V.F.W. "home" now located on the south river bank on property obtained from the City of South -Bend (Department of Public Parks). It was pointed out that at the time of purchase easement was -secured for sewer construction. After some discussion of the situation, the Board directed City Engineer, R. S. Andrysiak, to investigate the possibility of moving further to the north, such investigation to be conducted in conjunction with the consulting engin- eers, Consoer, Townsend and Associates. Attest: Clerk i • July 26, 1954 i A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held Monday, July 26, 1954, at 10:00 A. M. All members were present. Minutes of the previous regular meeting and also Ispecial meeting were read and approved. Claims of the following suppliers, in the total ' !amount of $373.351.00, were approved and ordered paid: i Business Systems, Inc. $1.26 office Engineers, Inc. 0 .74 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 264.40 Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. 238.40 f' Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. .32 Indiana Textile Co. 39.06 i Interstate Glass & Paint Co. 2.80 Koontz -Wagner Electric Co. 38-39 South Bend Window Cleaning Co. 53.50 South Bend Drug Co. W. J. Stogdill, M.D. 20.00 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 11.13 City Plan Commission 23.05 SEWAGE WORKS CONSTRUCTION: City Water Works 36.43 Independent Concrete Pipe Co. $32,221.80 Paschen Contractors, Inc. 57,180.81 Sollitt Construction Co. 282,573.23 STREET & TRAFFIC: i' Koontz -Wagner Electric Co. 201.40 Kuert Concrete, Inc. 17.62 �i Robert W. Loy 11.35 Minnesota Mining & Mfg. Co. 340.00 The OtBrien Corporation 47.26 Office Supply & Equipment Co. 15.8 Schilling's 4.12 Smith Alsop Paint Co. 1.7�3 TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT: The Traffic Engineer+ s need for 1500 feet of 7-C Solid Wire underground traffic ;signal cable was brought to the attention of the Board, and the Clerk was directed to proceed with the required legal advertising to obtain bids on this matdrial. The Board next approved the installation of S-T-O-P signs on both sides of Vassar ;Avenue at Huey Street and on both sides of Bendix Drive at Jefferson Boulevard. Next appeared before the Board Attorney Eli F. Seebirt, representing Nellie W. Vaughr !in the matter of a remonstrance against resolution of condemnation adopted by the Board �July 6, 1954, in the belief that Lot 89 of the original plat of the City of South Bend, of which Nellie W. Vaughn is the owner, would be adversely affected. Mention was also made of other property, presently in the control of the Office Outfitting Company, affected by the above mentioned resolution, and this was also given consideration. The remonstrance being directed against Tract No. 1, and no remonstrances being filed with .or presented to the Board against the proposed condemnation of other property described li.n the resolution of condemnation adopted July 6, 1954, the Board now continues its hearings as to tracts Nos. 2 and 6 in said resolutinn until its regular meeting on August 2, 1954, and takes final action with modifications hereinafter set out as to Tracts Numbered 3 and 4, and rescinds its former action as to Tract Numbered 5. The Board's final modified actions as to Tracts Numbered 3 and 4 are as follows: