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Home My WebLink About08/30/1954 Board of Public Works Minutes224 TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT: The Board approved the purchase of one GF5 Secondary Controller, An accordance with the quotation of Crouse -Hinds Company, under date of August 4, 1954, and directed the Clerk to proceed to obtain this equipment accordingly. Excavation Bonds, each in the sum of $1,000.00, were examined and approved for Wallace Mitchell and Harry H. Verkler. Contractors Bonds, each in the sum of $1,000.00,, were examined and approved for the 'following five contractors. - Belleville Lumber & Supply Co. Melvin L. Green Grover C. Monroe Wm. H. Ortman Walter M. Szymkowiak There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned ,at 11:25 A. M. Attest: Clerk y August 30,1954 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held Monday, August 30, 19543 at 10:00 A.M. All members were present. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Claims of the following suppliers, in the amount of 5'01,QW--13, were approved and ordered paid: Thomas Jefferson Akens Business Systems, Inc. Indiana & P:Iichigan Electric Verd-A-Ray Corp. Granville P. Ziegler, Postmaster CONTRACTOR'S IMPROVEi:ENT 1Vilbur H. Gartner SANITATION MacAllister !VlaEchinery Co. SEWAGE VORKS CONSTRUCTION American Vitrified Products H. W. Hunter Co. Paschen Contractors Sollitt Construction Co. STREET & TRAFFIC Acme Steel Products American Steel Dredge Co. Bearings Service Co. Car Parts, Inc. Edwards Iron Works, Inc. The Gibson Co. Hurwich Iron Company, Inc. Indiana Bell Telephone Co. Korte Bros. Inc. J. C. Lauber Co. Mittler Supply Co. Inc. Schuyler Rose, Inc. Schuyler Rose, Inc. C. A. Schrader Welding Supplies South Bend Clinic South Bend Supply Co. Teeter Sales & Serv. Inc. J. W. Werntz & Son Inc. 5.00 Arrow Towel & Linen Sery 7.10 7.87 Ferguson & Sons 15.75 230.40 South Bend Janitor Supply 12.30 24.64 John W. Gorney 5.00 60.o0 701.),_0 Niles Excavating Co. 2579.22 26.85 Saint Joseph Hospital 16.00 10,775.16 Falcon-Yarine Co. 20,115.05 17,214.16 Independent Concrete Pipe 37,76760 84,984.76 Santucci Construction Co. 3,029:17 321,375.06 50.61 Acme Steel Products 7.00 29.81 Bearings Service Co. .72 6.61 Belleville Lumber & Supply 76.59 38.%8 Deeds Equipment Co. 64.85 24.63 Englewood Electrical Co. 10.72 3d.93 Hamilton Body Shop 33.75 15.44 Hurwich Iron Company, Inc. 24.00 9.19 Koontz-01agner Electric Co. 6-44 .75 Korte Bros. Inc. 8.9 140.00 Meyer's Hardware 5.07 3.00 The OtBrien Corp. 176.40 79.00 Schuyler Rose, Inc. 79.00 4.03 The S. S. Saunders Co. 299.38 12.84 Sinclair Refining Co. 2.08 5.00 C. D. Smelser Co. Inc. 471.92 4.36 Standard Automotive Supply 181.65 85.86 W. A. R. Equipment Co. 22.60 32.89 Wire & Disc Wheel Sales 35.93 • • • 0 0 225 n 0 L� i , I The Board first examined proof of service of notice on Johnson Oil Refining Company, ,Harold Wierich and Matina and Magdaline Paulos, pertaining to damages by reason of taking of easement rights and property interests for the,construction of sewage river ,crossings and lift stations, and found these papers to be in order. The Board on its ;own motion, continued the hearing and date for the filing of remonstrances by the parties inamed above to the next regular meeting,of the Board, Tuesday, September 7, 1954 at 10:00 A.M. CST. (se c PA CZe 1. 5 X C o r r ec►'% o►) The Board then examined and approved drawing submitted by Edison Park,Inc., illustrating area to be vacated for the purpose of providing a 10 foot public walkway between Lots 314 and 315, and between Lots 333 and 334, and to provide a 14'foot public Talley between Lots 328, 329,330 and 331, all in Edison Park Addition. i The Board then examined and approved Sheet 1 and Sheet 2 of two drawings of McKjnley ;Terrace Addition, Section B, certified by Engineer W. S. Moore, under date of August 25, 1954 A petition, dated August 20, 1954, to vacate Garland Road from the west line of Caroline Street to the west line of the recorded plat of Twyckenham Hills Addition, Section "G" , was examined and referred to the City Plan Co -mission. The Board next examined and approved Contract Supplement No. 6, dated August 13,1954 ,pertaining to Contract No. 11-52-137, Sollitt Construction Company, Inc., Contractor. In response to request to appear before the Board, Mr. Robert Ham then presented himself, and discussion of the status of junk yard at the southeast corner of Sample and lFellows Street ensued.- Petition for removal of junk yard was shown, and it was con- ceded that this property, in an area zoned Heavy Industrial, has been.used for this purpose over a. period of tire..exceeding that of .the time of residence of more than one - ,half i f the petitioners. Clty.Attorney, I. A. Hurwich, being present, advised 14r. Ham i thatntis compliance with the City, Ordinance governing operation of junk yards, by ',erecting the required fencing, and by securing a Scrap Dealers license, the situation ;will then be covered to the satisfaction of the Board. STREET DEPARTMENT: Street Commissioner, H. M. Tomlinson, was present and took up with the Board matters pertaining to his department. Discussion was given the matter of discouraging the ;current practice of fishermen parking their cars in the alley in rear of 833 Angela 'Boulevard, West, also to the immediate repair of protective fencing along river bank ';on Lincoln Way East. VACATION RESOLUTION 2776 RESOLUTION ADOPTING FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL • 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 Public Works and Safety of the City of South Bend, ;Indian a,.that the Primary or Preliminary Assessment Roll adopted by the Board on the 116th day of August, 1954, for the improvement of South Lake Street by construction a '4" Cement Sidewalk be and the same is in all things confirmed. R. S. Andrysiak • J. A. Bickel I. A. Hurwich Board of Public Works & Sa e y Ward H. Crothers Clerk of the Board VACATION RESOLUTION 2775 RESOLUTION ADOPTING FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL 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 Public Works and Safety of the City of South Bend, Indiana, that the Primary or Preliminary Assessment Roll adopted by the Board on the 16th day of August, 1954, for the improvement of South Lake Street by constructing a local sewer be and the same is in all things confirmed. R. S. Andrysiak J. A. Bickel I. A. Hurwich Board of Public Works & Sa ety Ward H. Crothers Clerk of the Boar J 226 i j. The Board next tentatively awarded contracts for the improvement of Dunham Street, �in accord with Improvement Resolution No. 2788 - 1954, and South Brookfield Street, in accord with Improvement Resolution No. 2789 - 1954, to the firms of Reed Construction Company and Rieth-Riley Construction Company, respectively, pending choice of paving !to be made by the affected property owners. IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 2778 CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION Certificate of Completion and Contractors Completion Affidavit were furnished by the civil engineer, Wilbur H..Gartner & Associates, of the contract between the City of South Bend, Indiana, Owner, and the Young's Excavating Contractors , for the con- struction of the local sewer improvement on NORTH IOWA STREET, from. the center line of Ardmore Trail to the center line of Locke Street, under Improvement Resolution No. 2778, 1954, has been completed in accordance with the plans and specifications for 'this (project. RESOLUTION ACCEPTING FINAL ESTIMATE j IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 2778 - 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 30th day of August, j1954 on the improvement known as the NORTH IOWA STREET LOCAL SEWER as described in lImpro vement Resolution No. 2778, 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 IVlarch 6, 1905. 11 TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT: E. H. Miller, Traffic. Engineer, being present, discussed with the Board, matters pertinent to his department. His departmen tis need for an additional GF-5 secon dary controller, was approved by the Board, and the Clerk directed to proceed with the purchase. i The need for replacement of old and badly worn linoleum in the Desk Sergeantis a ,hallways, and in the Ladiest Lounge, was brought to the attention of the Board, together ,with quotations to provide and install this floor covering. The Board approved the !installation, examined the quotations and awarded the job to G. E. Weaver Company, Inc. The Board next examined and approved five Contractor's Bonds, each in the sum of 13000.00, for the following Contractors : Ike K. Knutson Muia Construction Company, Inc. Alexander T. Nowacki W. R. Shaffner Jos. and Mary Vargyas There being no further business to come before the meeting, meeting was, thereupon adjourned; the time then being 11:30 A.M. ,DST. Attest: 1 C e�r7 • • • • •. 0