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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/01/1954 Board of Public Works MinutesP-- 250 The Board then read the request of the Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company, dated 19-19-54, for permission to block the Sunnyside Street crossing on November 27th, due to the necessity of maintaining steam connections to heat the cars comprising the special ,:football trains. The Board referred the matter to Traffic Engineer, E. H. Miller, for !his recommendation and handling. The Board approved the installation of a S-T-0-P sign on the southwest corner of Kenwood Street at Johnson Street. An Excavation Bond, in the sum of 10,000.00, binding Robert'M. Checkley as principal and Capitol Indemnity Insurance Company as sureties, was examined and approved by the Board. Contractor Bonds, each in the sum of $1,000.00, were examined and approved for i the following contractors: Rufus Barkus Verlin V. Engle Henry J. Fisette Eugene A. Harris David Moss There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned .at 11:15 A. M. Attest:Clerk November 1, 1954 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held Monday, November 1., 1954, 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 total amount $309,519.73, were approved and ordered paid: Arrow Towel & Linen Service $6.00 Belleville Lbr. & Supply Co. $1.4.4 H. L. Brannan 10.00 Business Systems, Inc. 3.29 Business Systems, Inc. 1.48 City Water Works 33.75 Charles Colip 10.00 Ward H. Crothers (Petty Cash)- 13.68 Ernest DeGraff 50.40 George Dunn 10.00 S. W. Gerber Furniture Co. 31.00 Kasper Falk 10.00 John W. Gorney 5.00 Home Plumbing & Heating Co. 5.00 The Hoover Co. 5.95 Indiana & Michigan Electric 269.60 Koontz -Wagner Electric Co. 14.69 Brent Kumm 10.00 Elmer E. Murray 33.60 National Brake Service 13.85 Office Supply & Equipment Co. 16.94 Simon Bros., Inc. 8.75 Taylor Brothers 13.9 PARKING METER: C. Eugene Burkett 26.83 M. H. Rhodes, Inc. 20.60 Casimir Szynski 16.80 SEWAGE WORKS CONSTRUCTION: Falcon Marine Co. 9,691.83 P. V. Gouker Co. 2.40 Independent Concrete Pipe Co. 15,303.00 Paschen Contractors, Inc. 83,666.86 Sollitt Construction Co. 197,696.29 STREET & TRAFFIC: Scherman-Schaus-Freeman Co. 2,517.20 The Board first directed the Clerk to include and make a part of the minutes of this meeting, the following lease entered into between Edmund J. Luther and Herbert A. Waechter, as lessors, and the Civil City of South Bend, Indiana; THIS INDENTURE made and entered into this 30th day of October, 1954 by and between HERBER T A. WAECHTER and EDMUND J. LUTHER, Lessors, and the Civil CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, Lessee, WITNESSETH: E • :l • 1. Lessors hereby lease unto the Lessee the following described!I property located in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana and '� • described as follows: 251 Approximately 15 acres of land located in the N. W. 1 of Section 6, Township 37 North, Range 3 East in Portage Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana more closely described as follows: Beginning at a point 165 feet West of the N.E. corner of the South 2 of the N.W. 1 of Section 6, Township • 37N., Range 3 East thence South 623.5 feet thence West 495 feet, thenen South 176.5 feet thence West 454 feet thence Northwesterly along an alley line 375.5 feet to the rear property line of certain lots fronting on South Bend Avenue, thence Northeasterly along said rear property line a distance of 553.25 feet, thence Northeasterly again a distance of 240 feet to the Sotheast corner of Lot "A", thence East a distance of.486 feet to the place of beginning, to be used by the Lessee solely for sanitary land -fill purposes and for no other pur- pose whatsoever. I • 2. To have and to hold for such use unto the Lessee for a period of five (5) years commencing November 1, 1954 at yearly rental of One Dollar ($1.00) per year. 3. It is agreed by the Lessee that said Property will be used only for �) the disposal of garbage and trash by the latest approved sanitary land -fill method. �JJ 4. Lessee agrees at all times to keep the location in a neat and sanitary condition; using extreme precaution against fires, smoldering and smoke. 5. All scavengers will be kept out of the way of said operation and no minors will be allowed in the immediate area. 6. Garbage and trash will be deposited in compacted layers from four (4) to •� six (6) feet Deep and each layer will be covered with fill dirt. It is understood that fill dirt will be obtained from the mounds of dirt now deposited around the i� perimeter and in the hole located in said demised premises. i� 7. Lessee is allowed to park and house sanitary land -fill equipment upon II the demised premises during the term of this lease. • n U • 8. It is agreed that this lease may terminate when the Lessee has completed its operations upon said demised premises and the Lessee agrees that at the end Qf its operation and when the excavation has been filled to approximately the normal grade the Lessee will cover the entire disposal area with fill dirt obtained in and around the excavation. 9. The Lessee further agrees to fully indemnify and save harmless the said Lessors from any and all claims, demands or actions brought against said Lessors, their successors, heirs, administrators or assigns by reason of any act of ommission or commission on the part of the Lessee, its officers, agents or employees arising from the use of said demised premises under this lease. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have affixed their signatures the day and year first above written. EDMUND J. LUTHER HERBERT A. WAECHTER Lessors CIVIL CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA BY: R. S. Andrysiak J. A. Bickel I. A. Hurwich Board of Public Works & Safety Then appeared before the Board Captain Churchill of the Salvation Army, requesting permission to place two (2).booths on the sidewalk on Michigan Street, in front of the business establishments of Geo. W yman & Cr3mpany, and the S. S. Kresge Company, which firms have given their permission. These booths, equipped with a P.A. device, are to be set up for the period of the Christmas trade activity. Permission was granted with the stipulation that the tone and volume of the P.A. device be kept under control at all times. A petition, under date of November 1, 1954, over the signature of Peter C. VanMele to vacate the fourteen foot alley immediately east of and adjacent to Lot 225 in the Third Plat of Northwest Addition, from the South line of Rose Street to the first east and west alley south of Rose Street, and also the seven foot alley immediately south of and adjacent to Lot 225 in above mentioned Plat, from the east line of Cushing Street east two -hundred fifty-four feet, subject to easements for public utilities, was examine by the Board and referred to the City Planning Commission for their recommendation. 252 D E D I C A T I O N WHEREAS, a plat with dedication of five foot utility easement indicated thereon is now presented to the Board, to be known as Sam Williams Addition, an addition to the !, City of South Bend, Indiana, and ii This plat and dedication is filed in the records of the Board of Public Works 11 and Safety and recorded in -the office of Recorder of St. Joseph County Book No.if and h Page No. W NOW THEREFORE be it resolved by the Board of Public Works and Safety of the ! City of South Bend, Indiana, that 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. 1 R. S. Andrysiak J. A. Bickel I. A. Hurwich Board of Public Works & Sa ety A letter from the Rieth-Riley Construction Company, Inc., dated October 27, 1954, over the signature of H. S. Driggs, was next examined, the proposal contained therein approved by the Board, and the matter then referred to the City Engineerts office. VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 2803 1954 RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANAI: That it is desirable to vacate the following: i GARLAND ROAD FROM THE WEST LINE OF CAROLINE STREET TO THE WEST LINE OF THE RECORDED PLAT OF TWYCKENHAM HILLS ADDITION, SECTION 't G" , TO THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA it The following property may be injuriously or beneficially affected by such vacation: Lots Numbered 296 and 297 Twyckenham Hills Addition, Section "C-". Notice of this resolution shall be published on the 5th day of November and on 12th day of November, 1954, in the South Bend Tribune and Tri-County News. ! • ii i This Board, at its office in the City Hall on the 22nd day of November, 1954, at 11:00 A. M. will hear and receive remonstrances from all persons interested in or affected by these proceedings. j Adopted this lst day of November, 1954. I R. S. Andrysiak J. A. Bickel I. A. Hurwich Board of Public Works & Safety • Next appeared before the Board, applicant for taxicab driver's license, Ted marciniak. Based upon the record supplied by therb-lice Department, and confirmed, rather than disproved, by this hearing, it was the consensus of opinion of the Board that license should be denied, and it was so ordered. The Board next examined, and ordered filed, copy of a letter written by Ralph Moorhouse of Consoer, Townsend & Associates, under date of October 28, 1954,notifying Paschen Contractors, Inc., of the approaching completion date of Contracts Nos. 5A and 5;B, and excess cost contractor must meetin the event completion is not effected in accord with contracts. !i • The Board next ordered a correction of the minutes pertaining to Vacation Resolution No. 2800, under date of August 30th which should read "The Board then examined drawing submitted by Edison Park, Inc., showing the 10 foot public walkway between lots 314 and 315, and walkway between lots 333 and 334, and also 14 foot public alley between lots 328, 329, 330 and 311, which they are petitioning to have vacated, and this was referred to the City Planning Commission for their recommendation." VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 2800 - 1954 ij • 253 ii i� VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 2800 - 1954 This being the date set, hearing was held..on the assessment roll showing the award of damages and the assessment of benefits `yin the matter of vacation of TEN FOOT PUBLIC WALKWAY BETWEEN LOTS 314 and 315 IN EDISON PARK ADDITION AND TEN FOOT PUBLIC WALKWAY BETWEEN LOTS 333;af,id 334Y xxt 3-3.1 IN.EDISON PARK ADDITION, under Vacation Resolution No. 2800, and 1i}:foot public alley between lots 328, 329, 330 and 331. • In the above named assessment roll, no remonstrators appeared and no written remonstrances 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 walkways and alley vacated upon receipt of the amount 1_of benefit assessments from the various property owners so benefited and all proceedings l had with reference to said vacation are hereby sustained. The Board next examined the report of Traffic Engineer, E. H. Miller, dated jOctober 27, 1954, relative to the blocking of the Sunnyside Avenue railroad crossing l�by the Grand Trunk Western R. R. Companyts special football train, in line with the (railroad companyts request. The Board then directed the Clerk to inform the Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company that their request must be denied, and to furnish copy �lof the Traffic Engineerts report for the railroad companyts information and guidance. The Board next considered and passed the following resolution: BE IT RESOLVED: that additional right of way be granted to the west side hof Bendix Drive, from Lincolnway West north to Elwood Avenue, to conform with the 114existing right of way on Bendix Drive south of Lincolnway West, AND FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED, that a set -back building line be established to provide 'for the anticipated widening of Bendix Drive north of Lincolnway West. it Next appeared before the Board, Mr. R. W. Goheen, representing the National Bank and Trust Company, together with another official of this bank and the architect, presenting plans for the proposed drive-in branch bank on the west side of South Michigan Street, between Indiana Avenue and Dubail Avenue. The architeetts drawing was carefully studied and after considerable discussion, in which the Traffic Engineer and the City Civil Engineer took active part, the Board approved the proposed con- struction under the condition that the tellerts window be located at a point sufficiently distant to the west to permit a second car on -the drive without encroaching upon the sidewalk and:that a.suitable sign shall be placed on the building warning patrons, to avoid blocking public walk, and a further condition being the construction ofa con- crete bumper strip along the building. Mr. Goheents attention was called to the necessity of securing a permit from the State Highway_Commission, and the Board informed -Mr. Goheen the City Permit would be forthcoming promptly thereafter. i The Board next examined -and approved Contract Supplement No. 1, pertaining to Contract No. P-5; Independent Concrete Pipe Company, Contractor, upon the recommendation of the consulting engineers, Consoer, Townsend and Associates. RESOLUTION ADOPTING FINAL ASSESSMENT;ROLL RESOLUTION NO. 2794 - GRANT STREET LOCAL SEWER After hearing all persons interested who appeared and the Clerk of the Board of iiPublic Works and Safety having proofs of publication of the notices to property owners land the same having been found sufficient, therefore, jl 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 18th', T4day of October, 1954, for the improvement of GRANT STREET by constructing a local sewer he and the same is in all things confirmed. R.S.Andrysiak J.A. Bickel I.A. Jurwich Board of Public Works & Sa ety rd H. Crothers erk of t e Board A bond for excavation, in the sum of $1,000.00, for John B. Hendricks was amined and approved by the Board. 254 Contractors bonds, each in the sum of $1,000.00 were examined and approved for the following contractors: Cletis Asher Bituminous Materials Co., Inc. Bernhard D. Johnson There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was ad- journed at 11:45 A. M. Attest Clerk: `CeJ1G� November 8, 1954 s.` A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held Monday, November 8, 1954, at 10:00 A. M. All members were present. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Salary claims $29,340.46 were approved and claims of the following suppliers in the total amount of $45,136.96., were approved and ordered paid: Business Systems, Inc. Herbert Harrison Indiana Bell Telephone Co. Indiana Bell Telephone Co. Indiana Bell Telephone Co. Indiana Bell Telephone Co. Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. C. L. Kinch Office. Engineers, Inc. Office Supply & Equipment Co. South Bend Electric Co. Weisberger Bros., Inc. PARKING METER FUNDS: M. H. Rhodes, Inc. DOG.POUND: McComb Battery Co. Levy -Ward Grocer Co. Ben Medow, Inc. SANITATION:_ McComb Battery Co. Phillips Petroleum Co. SEWER DEPARTMENT: Ben Medow, Inc. Schuyler Rose, Inc. SEWAGE WORKS CONSTRUCTION: 01.58 Herbert Harrison 24.00 Humboldt Mfg. Co. 11.76 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 11.76 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 273.05 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 9.41 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 11,614.26 Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. 465.64 International Business Machines 43.12 H. S. LeRoy 2.76 Office Engineers, Inc. 12.78 Dale E. Shelly •55 Walter Stickley 9.50 Weisberger Bros., Inc. 25.40 65.64 American Auto Parts, Inc. 32.88 G. E. Meyer & Son 13.02 5.04 Michigan Calvert Hardware 9.90 50.97 South Bend Foundry Co. 7.88 City Sales Co. Indiana State Highway Dept. 5.00 Russell C. Kuehl H. W. Hunter 26,058.28 STREET DEPARTMENT: Bearings Service Co. Bearings Service Co. Belleville Lbr. & Supply Co. Eddie's Carburetor & Ignition Co. The Gibson Co. Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. Korte Bros., Inc. Lyle Signs, Inc. Ben Medow, Inc. Michigan Calvert Hdwe. Michigan Calvert Hdwe. Phillips Petroleum Co. Reid -Holcomb Co. St. Joseph's Hospital C. A. Schrader Welding Supplies C. A. Schrader Welding Supplies C. D. Smelser Co. South Bend Supply Co. Standard Oil Co. Standard Oil Co. J. W. Werntz & Son 3.21 Bearings Service Co. 16.70 Belleville Lbr. & Supply Co. 12.75 Deeds Equipments Co. 14.10 Edwards Iron Works, Inc. 35.65 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 69.60 Koontz -Wagner Electric Co. 35.08 Korte Bros., Inc. 19.50 Ben- TvIedow, Inc. 5.25 Ben Medow, Inc. 22.30 Michigan Calvert Hdwe. .50 Michigan Calvert Hdwe. 127.44 Reid -Holcomb 21.76 St. Joseph's Hospital 4.00 Schilling's 6.44 S. L. Searer 15.22 C. D. Smelser 543.75 South Bend Awning.Co. 2.65 Standard Automotive Supply 495.52 Standard Automotive Supply 451.46 Frank S. Vukovits 05 $23.84 21.58 11.76 9.60 3o8.15 13.16 6.o8 5.47 34.32 5.50 91.60 30.08 6.20 27.74 4.13 3.56 20.80 2444.8o 110.00 4.81 3.00 57.74 lo.85 9.74 7.90 4.85 5.16 8.21 4.46 2.65 2.26 15.00 1.20 64.95 434.48 14.40 44.53 502.33 �4- 96 • • • 0 •