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January 3, 1955
A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held Monday, January 3, 1955,
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 of 255,910.87,
were approved and ordered paid:
Englewood Electrical Supply Co.
$4.19
Artcraft Printers
$7.00 j
Artcraft Printers
107.75
Artcraft Printers
199.75 I
Indiana & Michigan Electric Co.
8.36
South Bend Tribune
5.63
Anderson Service Station
47.54
Schuell Nurseries
7.20
Business Syst ems, Ins.
1.22
Tri-County News
23.33
Koczants Paint Corner
1050
Koczan's Paint Corner.
1.62 i'
South Bend Tribune
24.08
Indiana & Michigan Electric
.40
South Bend Window Cleaning -Co.-
53:50
J. W. Werntz & Son
27.52 �
Indiana & Michigan Electric Co.
228.00
Midwest Lite Co., Inc.
4.80
Artcraft Printers
55.00
Monroe Calculating Co.
17.00
Tri-County News
5
C. L. Kinch
33
Indiana Bell Telephone Co.
11.76
Ernest DeGraff
46:8!
Elmer E. Murray
46.96
STREET & TRAFFIC:
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Office Supply 8, Equipment Co.
99.75
South Bend Electric Co.
371.69
SEWAGE WORKS CONSTRUCTION:
11
Indiana Bell Telephone Co.
10.88
Reth-Riley Construction
180.00
Sollitt Construction_ Co.
181-639.69
Santucci Construction Coy21,652.19
H. W. Hunter
5,562.45
American Vitrified Products
810.00
Paschen Contractors, Inc.
25,858.10
Falcon Marine Co. 18,755•87
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First appeared before the Board, Attorney F. Jay Nimtz, bringing to the Board►s 1; '
attention a condition of inexact or incomplete description in Vacation Resolution i
No. 2770, as recorded in the minutes of regular meeting of the Board under date of
February 8, 1954, covering certain lots, utility easements and streets in a part of
Edison Park Addition to the City of South Bend. To rectify this matter, the Board ordered;
the legal description of all property embraced in Vacation Resolution No. 2770, to be .
made a part of the minutes of this meeting as follows:
"Lots numbered two hundred six (206) to two hundred forty-seven (247)
inclusive, and lots numbered two hundred seventy-four (274) to two hundred
ninety-eight (298) inclusive, together with utility easements on said lots
and included public streets. Said lots, utility easements and public
streets included in an area bounded by a line more particularily described
as follows:
Beginning at a point on the south line of Edison Road, which point is forty
(40) feet south of one hundred four and twenty-eight one -hundredths (10L�. 28 ) !i
feet west of the northeast corner of the northwest one -quarter (1/4) of Sect- �j
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ion Five (5), Township Thirty -Seven (37) North, Range Three (3) East of
Second Principal Meridian, thence west along the south line of said Edison
Road a distance of nine -hundred seventy-six (976) feet to the west line of
Polaris Avenue; thence south along the west line of said "Polaris Avenue
a distance of five hundred ninety-six (596) feet to the north line of Anzio !�
Avenue: thence east along the north line of said Anzio Avenue a distance of
two hundred fifteen (215) feet; thence southeaserly along the northerly
line of said Anzio Avenue a distance of three hundred thirty-four and
thirteen one -hundredths (334.13) feet to the northerly line of Rockne Drive;
thence southwesterly along the northerly line of said Rockne Drive a
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distance of eighty-four and fifty-six one -hundredths (84.56) feet; thence
southeasterly at right angles to the northerly line of said Rockne Drive a
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distance of eighty (80) feet to the southerly line of said Rockne Drive;
thence northeasterly along the southerly line of said Rockne Drive a distancei
of three hundred fifty-four and sixty-four one -hundredths (354.64) feet; thence
east along the south line of said Rockne Drive a distance of two hundred
seventy (270) feet to'the east line of the northwest one -quarter (1/4) of
said Section Five (5); thence north along the east line of the northwest
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one -quarter (1/4) of said Section Five (5) a distance of five hundred sixty-
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eight and fifty-two one -hundredths (568.52) feet; thence west a distance of
one hundred four and twenty-eight one -hundredths (104.28) feet; thence
north a distance of one hundred sixty-eight and fifty-six one -hundredths (168156)
feet to the point of beginning on the south line of said Edison Road." !i
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STREET DEPARTMENT:
Street Commissioner, H. I,. Tomlinson, being present, brought to the attention of
the Board, complaints received frog: South Iowa Street residents continuing to have
water backing -up into their basements. The fact that all sewers in this area were
laid in 'muck was immediately taken into consideration and it was the consensus of
opinion the first step should be an investigation to determine what line or lines are
broken, and how extensive the repairs would seem to be. The decision was reached to
have such investigation made immediately by a member of the Engineering Department,
accompanied by the Sower Department Foreman, Emil Gryp, and it was so ordered.
Street Commissioner Tomlinson then called attention to the fact that the Humane •
Societyy estimates the canine population of South Bend to be between six thousand and
seven thousand, whereas, dog tags issued by the City annually total only four or five
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hundred. A suggestion was offered by the Commissioner and considered by the Board, whit
will materially increase the funds received from this source. After some discussion
the Board authorized the City Controller to .make arrangements with the licensed Veter-
narians of St. Joseph County to act as agents for the issuance of City dog licenses.
The Commissioner next requested authorization to proceed with the legal advertising
for bids to supply the City with its required needs for gravel, sand and asphaltic oils
for the year of 1955. Authorization was granted and the Clerk was Directed to advertise
accordingly.
The time now being.10:00 A. RT. CST. the Board proceeded to open the single bid
received for the supplying of rock salt, which was found to be as follows:
500 Tons or less STERLING DETROIT "CC" ROCK SALT
BULK - Minimum truckload - 20 tons ........... @ 13.80 - $6900.00
100 # T,TULTI-WALL PAPER BAGS - rein. truckload 10 tons..19.80 - -�9900.00
Bid was accompanied by non -collusion affidavit and certified check in the amount
of $990.00, and bid was thereupon awarded to the International Salt Company, Inc. of
Scranton, Pennsylvania.
VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 2807
This being the date set, hearing was had on the resolution heretofore adopted by
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'the Board of Public Works for the vacation of TIFTE ALLEY BETWEEN LOTS #231 and 232 IN
SUNNYMEDE lst ADDITION, FROM THE NORTHERN MOST CORNER OF LOT ;1232 to the northwest
corner of Lot 231 on the North, and to the north line of Sunnymede Avenue on the South,
ii under Vacation Resolution No. 2807. 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 alley be vacated. The Engineering
Department is directed to prepare an assessment roll covering the assessment of bene-
fits and the award of damages to the surrounding properties.
VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 2807
R. S. Andrysiak, City Engineer, filed primary assessment roll showing the awards
of damages and the assessments of benefits in the matter of the vacation of THE ALLEY
BETWEEN LOTS NUMBERED 231 and 232 IN SUNI\T"T,'r'DE 1ST ADDITION, FROM THE NORTHERNMOST
CORNER OF LOT NU!vSERED 232 TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER'OF LOT NUMBERED 231 ON THE NORTH, AND
TO THE NORTH LIT'E OF SUNNY11EDE AVENUE ON THE SOUTT , under Vacation Resolution No. 2807.
In. the above named assessment roll, the Board hereby orders that it will meet in
the City Hall at 10:00 A. T. CST. on the 31st day of January, 1955, for the purpose
of hearing and receiving reronstrances from all persons interested in or affected by
said vacation, and the Board further orders that notice of said hearing, together with
the amount of damages awarded and benefits assessed be addressed to the property owners
by publishing same on the 7th day of January, on the 14th day of January, and on the
21st day of January, 1955, in the South Bend Tribune and Tri-County News.
The Board then re-examined the complaint of five merchants in the 100 block of
West Jefferson Boulevard, and upon weighing all factors involved, arrived at the unan-
imous decision to order the removal of news-stand operated by IT.,Tr. George Yeich. The
Board, accordingly, directed the Clerk to so notify Mr. Yeich, date for removal to be
not later than I."arch 1, 1955.
TRAFFIC DEPARTT.qENT:
Attention was called to the Traffic Engineerts need for six 2-way 3-section traffic,
signal heads, and the Board directed the Clerk to proceed with the purchase of the
required equipment.
The Board next proceeded to place in effect the following procedure and detail
for the authorizing of medial treatment and physical examinations for City employees:
1. Employees shall be treated by city physicians only for injuries
or illness incurred in the course of their employment with the City.
2. The authorizing person shall call one of the three listed city
physicians and make an appointment for the employee.
3. In case of emergency the employee shall be taken to a hospital
emergency room and then a city physician contacted as soon as
possible for emergency treatment or hospitalization.
4. The form of authorization shall be filled out in triplicate by
the authorizing party. Employee will submit the three copies to
the designated physician who in turn will complete endorsement
of forms, retain one copy and send original and one copy to the
city controller. The controller shall.submit one copy to personnel
department for entry in personnel records.
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5. Attending physicians will not submit endorsement (statement) to the
city controller until such time as treatment or physical examination
is completed. Separate forms will be executed for separate injuries
or examinations.
6. In the event it is necessary for one of the physicians to make a
house call, or emergency room call, -the authorizing person will
make the appointment by phone and immediately issue a form of
authorization to the physician by mail.
7. Under no circumstances will one of the three physicians treat or
examine any city employee without proper authorization.
8. Those persons permitted to authorize medical treatment will be
required to execute a first report of injury form as prescribed
by the Workments Compensation Laws of Indiana. This form shall
be forwarded to the city personnel director within two days
after the injury.
9. The attending city physician will be requested to complete a
surgeonts report as prescribed by'Workments Compensation Laws of
Indiana. This report will be forwarded to the city personnel
director.
10. All employees shall be required to report all injuries and illness
to their supervisors.
11. Prisoners in custody of City Police shall be treated in the same
manner as any city employee whenever practicable.
12:. Physicianis basic rates shall be:
4.00 per Office Call
`5.00 per House Call
,5.00 Fire & Police Physical and pre -employment
examination.
(The above does not include medication or minor surgical procedure.)
The Board named the following to have authority to sign the authorization form to
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be executed for any case ' requirring medical treatment for injury or illness arising
from performance of duty, and for medical examination:
J. A. Bickel
H. M. Tomlinson
Clifford Lake
R. J. Gillen
Y: J Voelkel
George Hinkle
Richard Stickley
Chas. Kite
R. J. Duck
A.'O. Brown
Wm.. J. Kiel
E. H. r_iller
Excavation Bonds, each in the sum of :1,000.00, were examined and approved for
the following contractors:
Anthony Kujawski & Son
Earl C. De Van
John M. Rensberger
Contractorts Bond, in the sum of $1,000.00, for Edward Mathews, Mishawaka, Indiana
was examined and approved.
The Bond of Charles Aulm, General Contractor, in the sum of
repairs to Ironwood Bridge as per plans and specifications by Wm.
.examined and approved by the Board.
$18,000.00, to cover
S. Moore, Engineer, w
There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourne
at 11:20 A. M.
Attest:
Clerk
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