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Home My WebLink About11/22/1954 Board of Public Works Minutes260 November 22, 1954 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held Monday, November 22, 1954, at 10:00 A. M. All members were present. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Salary claims in the amount of $35,460.34 were approved. Claims of the following suppliers, in the total amount of $8,300.50, were approved and ordered paid: Artcraft Printers $21.50 Gafill Oil Co. 2 .l l 5 7 H. F. Glaser, Jr. 119.11 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 281.60 i Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 11.10 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 10.80 Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. .36 Indiana State Industries 24.68 • McKinney Iron & Welding Works 120.00 National Cash Register Co. 2.26 Vaughants Seed Co. 83.59 Weisberger Bros., Inc. 8.80 }� J. E. Werntz & Son, Inc. 27.57 I� PARKING METER FUND: 1954 GENERAL STREET IMPROVEMENT FUND: Sinton Supply Co. 8.50 Wilbur H. Gartner & Associates $1,000.00 !j SANITATION: SEWAGE WORKS CONSTRUCTION: South Bend Truck & Equipment Co- 460.00 Consoer, Townsend & Associates 4,790.17 1 South Bend Truck & Equipment Co. 460.00 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 10.88 li South Bend Truck & Equipment Co. 575.00 STREET & TRAFFIC: Anderson Service Station 1.00 Anderson Service Station 3.00 Indiana Lumber & Mfg. Co. 2.00 Indiana State Industries 244.00 SchillingIs 9.41 First appeared before the Board, Mrs. Vera DeWitt, Sergeant -at -Arms of the Mothers 1 of World War II, requesting permission to conduct.their annual poinsettia sale at factory gates and on the downtown streets Friday and Saturday, December 3rd and 4th. Permission was so granted. I� The Board next examined Sheet No- 3 of a drawing, submitted by Everett A. Jewell, j Architect, for remodeling store building at 2803 So- Michigan Street, involving a two- j foot canopy, and approved same with the stipulation that it complies with the Building Code governing same. This was referred to the Building Commissioner for consideration. _ STREET DEPARTMENT: Street Commissioner, H. MI. Tomlinson, being present, asked permission to remove i temporarily, for the period of the holiday season, ending January 2, 1955, the street II signs at the corner of Michigan and Colfax Avenue, which have been found to interfere ' with the erecting of the Christmas decorations. It being the consensus of opinion no �. serious inconvenience would be incurred, the Board granted permission accordingly. it Commissioner Tomlinson was further granted permission to purchase the new street signs required through the regular vendor, inasmuch as this will insure desired uni- formity, and the purchase will not exceed the statutory limitation necessitating advertisement for bids. VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 2804 - 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: The fourteen foot alley immediately east of and adjacent to Lot No. 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 The seven foot alley immediately South of and adjacent to Lot No. 225 in above mentioned Plat, from the East line of Cushing Street, East two hundred fifty-four feet. i+ Subject to easements for Public Utilities. The following property may be injuriously or beneficially affected by such vacation:) 1 Lot Numbered 225 in the Third Plat of Northwest Addition Notice of this resolution shall be published on the 26th day of November and on � • ,the 3rd day of December, 1954, in the South Bend Tribune and Tri-County News. This Board, at its office in the City Hall on the 13th day of December, 1954, at 10:00 A. M. CST. will hear and receive remonstrances from all persons interested in or jaffected by these proceedings. I Adopted this 22nd day of November, 1954. R. S. Andrysiak J. A. Bickel I. A. Hurwich Board of Public Works & Safety 261 • • • VACATION RESOLUTION N0. 2803 This being the date set, hearing was had on the resolution heretofore adopted by the Board of Public Works and Safety for the vacation of GARLAND ROAD FROM THE WEST LINE OF CAROLINE STREET TO THE WEST LINE OF THE RECORDED PLAT OF TWYCKENHAM HILLS ADDITION, SECTION "G" TO THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, under Vacation Resolution No:, 2803. The Clerk of the Board having shown sufficient proofs of publication and no remonstrators having appeared and no written remonstrances having been filed with the Clerk, it was moved, seconded and unanimously carried that the said resolution be finally adopted and the said street be vacated. The Engineering Department is directed to prepare an assessment roll covering the assessment of benefits and the award of damages to the surrounding properties. The time now being 11:00 otclock, it was so announced and the Board opened bids as follows: BURROUGHS CORPORATION 1335 Mishawaka Avenue South Bend, Indiana. A non -collusion affidavit and certified check for 382.40 accompanied the bid. Item 1 - 1 Bell & Howell Micro-TImin, Style 205A, 37 to 1 ratio, including stand, work organizer and extra work shelf.................$l687.00 Item 2 -- 1 Bell & Howell Micro -Twin, Style 205B 24 to 1 ratio, including stand, work organizer and extra work shelf ....... $1687.00 Item 4 - 2 Automatic Document Feeder..........$225.00 RECORDAK CORPORATION 847 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, Illinois Examination of bid immediately revealed failure to comply with the legal advertisement, and could therefor, be given no consideration. REMINGTON-RAND, INC. 727 So. Michigan St., South Bend, Indiana A non -collusion affidavit and certified check for 940.50 accompanied the bid. 1 - Model 12 Film -A -Record with 24 Dia. Lens equipped to use single 16 MM or 35 MM Roll.. 3,000.00 1 - Model 12 Film -A -Record with either 32 Dia. or 37 Dia. Lens...............................43,000.00 {! 1 - Model 8 Portable Film -A -Record with 25 Dia. Lens........................................1125.00 1 - FA Old Type Friction Feeder for Model 12.... $200.00 1 - F 51 New Type Positive Feeder for Model 12...$510.00 I 1 - F 51 New Type Positive Feeder for Model 8 with Table...................................0619.50 i 1 - FO 75.1A Reader 16 mM ................. .... ..$625.00 1 - 26140 FR Film Storage File with Humidity Control. Capacity 900 Film Boxes.............$317.00 The bids of Burroughs Corporation and Remington Rand, Inc., were taken under advisement for further study. Robert L. Huff, Director of City Planning, being present, recommended to the Board, the appointment of Lieutenant Thomas McNaughton, as a technical expert to review the bids concerned with micro -filming, and provide the Board with a report of his finding.,. • ;The Board complied with Mr. Huff's advice and recommendations, and Lieutenant McNaughton .was designated to make the required study of these bids. i Bids to supply the Engineering Department with a Station Wagon were as follows: SCHERMAN-SCHAUS-FREEMAN CO. LAFAYETTE AT SOUTH ST. SOUTH BEND, INDIANA A non -collusion affidavit and Certified Check for $162.00 accompanied the bid. ! 1 - 1955 Studebaker Champion DX Station Wagon Less Discount and Federal Tax............ 01675#00 Less allowance on 1946 Chevrolet Pickup 175.00 • i. 00.00 Underseat Heater and Defroster and Spare Wheel and Tire add ................ 112.00 262 L. 0. GATES CHEVROLET CORPORATION 333 WESTERN AVENUE SOUTH BEND, INDIANA A non -collusion affidavit and certified check for $170.00 accompanied the bid. 1 - 1955 Chevrolet Model 1529 - 2-Door Handyman Std. equipped with Directional Lites, Air Flow Heater and Defroster........$2305.00 Less Discount and allowance for 1946 Chevrolet Pick-up ........................... 605.00 170a`OU- The Board awarded contract to Scherman-Schaus-Freeman Company as having submitted the lowest and best bid. CERTIFICATION OF COMPLETION IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 2789 Certificate of Completion was furnished by Wilbur H. Gartner & Associates, accompanied by Contractors s Completion Affidavit of the contract between the City of South Bend, Indiana, Owner and the Rieth-Riley Construction Company, Contractor, for the construction of the pavement improvement on BROOKFIELD STREET from the south line of Indiana Avenue to the north line of Prairie Avenue under Improvement Resolution. No. 2789, 1954, has been completed in accordance with the plans and specifications for this project. RESOLUTION ACCEPTING FINAL ESTIMATE RESOLUTION NO. 2789 - 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 22nd day of November, 1954 on the improvement known as the BROOKFIELD STREET PAVEMENT as described in Improvement Resolution No. 2789, 1954, passed by the Board of Public Works and Safety on July 6, 1954, and confirmed by said Board on August 2, 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. R. S. Andrysiak J. A. Bickel I. A. Hurwich Board of Public Works & Safety Ward H. Crothers, Clerk of the Boar A complaint relative to the blobking of the Sample and Olive Street crossing for a period of fifty minutes by a New York Central freight train, while the locomotive was apparently engaged in switching operations, was next considered, and the Clerk was directed to notify Freight Agent Bernard F: Seeberger, requesting a report on this serious violatinn of ordinance. An agreement signed by Donald C. and Vivian L. Newman, pertaining to property located at the corner of Portage Avenue and Bulla Street, was examined by the Board, found to be satisfactory, and ordered filed. A letter was received from the City Planning Commission recommending the vacation of the first alley south of Broadway running East and West from Franklin Street;' to Lafayette Boulevard and this was referred to the Engineering Department for further investigation. A letter, dated November 19, 1954 from the consulting engineers, Consoer, Townsend & Associates, over the signature of Arthur W. Consoer, relative to acquisition of an additional ten acres to meet future needs of expanded sewage treatment plant facilities was read by the Board and ordered filed. The installation of YIELD RIGHT OF WAY signs on Ridgedale Avenue, at York Road (both Sides) was approved by the Board. Contractor's Bonds, each in the sum of $1,000.00,were examined and approved for the following contractors: There at 11:45 A. M. Attest•; T. W. Miller, d/b/a T. W. Miller Construction Co. Henry S. Schultz Grant E. Stump being no further business to come before the Board the meeting adjourned • r: 7 • •