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Home My WebLink About03/07/1955 Board of Public Works Minutes305 March 7, 1955 j A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held Monday- March 7; 1955, at 10:00 A. M.'Mr. I. A. Hurwich was absent. Minutes of'the previous meeting were read and approved. pp Salary' Claims in the amount of 26,8084235;ere"appppveed. Claims of the followingsu liers in the total amount of 8211 88 were a and 1� ordered paid: ll Arrow Towel & Linen Service $17.10 Artcraft Printers $12.75 Walter J. Braunsdorf & Son 103.36 Business Systems, Inc. 6.06 1 Ern ff 1-76 "Indian ast D&GMichigan Electric Co. 47.7O Indiana Indiana Electric Co. 413.20 � 6 463.20 Indiana & Michigan Elec. Co. $11,727.84 C. L. Kinch 23.04 Verner L. Lane 10:40 Lien. Chemical Co. 72.77 G. E. Meyer & Son 18.40 Elder E. Murray- 38.24 Office Engineers, Inc. 30.20 Geo. Wyman & Co. 12.31 I' Louis Zoss 10.00 SEWER DEPARTMENT: Champion Corporation 13.69 I, SEWAGE WORKS CONSTRUCTION: Russell"C. Kuehl 175.00 Falcon Marine Co. 5774.17 Consoer, Townsend &--Associates 650.00 H. W. Hunter 4051.10 I1 Paschen. Contractors, Inc. 4263.94 Paschen Contractors; Inc. 3915.39 F Santucci Construction Co. 11,625.59 Sollitt Construction Co. 164,059.34 S TREE T & TRAFFIC: l Bearings Service Co. 5.41 Bearings Service Co. 9.49 Bituminous Industries 1277.44 Car Parts; Inc. 4.55 +� Car Parts, Inc. 28.89 Car Parts, Inc. 71.46 i) International Salt Co. 814.20 International Salt Co. 276.00 Interntional Salt Co. 276.00 International Salt Co. 1062.60 I Forte Bros. 7.88 Korte Bros: 267.55 Korte Bros. 159.23 Korte Bros. 10.33 N Materials Handling Equip. Co. '� g ui q P 3.33 Memorial Hospital 3.00 it National Brake Service 36.74 Phillips Petroleum Co. 99. 7 i Reid -Holcomb Co. 7.48 Schuyler Rose, Inc. 153.00 11 Schuyler Rose, Inc. 81.50 St. Josephfb Hospital 12.00 South Bend Electric Co. 1.46 Andrew Troeger Co. 43.60 i! Frank S. Vukovits 24.00 Whitcomb & Keller, Inc. 13.03 First appeared before the Board a representative of the Whiteway Sign Company in ''the matter of remodeling of canopies at the State and Granada Theatres. Inasmuch as ;;the canopies were found to comply with requirements in projection and height, the Board approved the proposed remodeling, including that of the vertical sign at the Granada ';Theatre. The Board next examined and approved the Revised Plat of Broadmoor, Third Section, • land protective covenants thereto. i The Board then examined a remonstrance filed in opposition to petition of February i16th, calling for the concrete -paving of alley between Adams and Wilber Streets, ;;and rescinded all previous action in this matter. j The Board then took up the matter of quotations received to provide awnings for: 1the south windows of the offices of the City Clerk, the Board, the Press Room, the Engineering Department and City Planning Commission. All quotations were examined and ,.the Board appointed a committee of two, the Controller and the Clerk of the Board to lselect the awnings to be installed. In the matter of petition requesting installati_Qn of a traffic signal at the Ii intersection of Prairie Avenue and Olive Street, the Board took note of, its referral to. ' ,:the District Engineer of the Indiana State Highway Department, and directed the Clerk to inform the petitioners accordingly. i I STREET DEPARTMENT: Street Commissioner, H. M. Tomlinson, being present, took up with the Board his jjdepartmentIs need for another truck and dumpster. Funds having been appropriated to .provide this equipment, the Board granted approval and directed the Clerk to proceed with the required legal advertising. Commissioner Tomlinson then brought to the Board's attention the need for installa- tion of two man -holes on Sherman Avenue, between Van Buren Street and California Avenue half way between the present existing manholes, and between California and Vassar Avenues,:, :half -way between the present existing manholes, inasmuch as the distance between man- 1holes is now too great for sewer -dragging operations. The Board directed the Clerk to ,proceed to obtain proposals for such installation. The Board next examined report on a licensed taxicab driver, bearing date of March 6, 1955 and the signature of Sgt. E. J. Nawrocki. In view of the facts set forth, the cancellation of license was deemed advisable, • !'',and the Board so ordered, directing the Clerk to notify taxicab driver and the employing ::cab company accordingly. i i It now being 10:00 A. M. CST., it was so announced and the Board proceeded to open 'the two bids received for the construction of Jefferson Boulevard trunk sewer extension. 1Bids were found to be as follows: REED CONSTRUCTION COMPANY A Non -Collusion. Affidavit MISHAWAKA, INDIANA. and bid'bond accompanied the bid. I TOTAL ITEM EXTENSION 1,2,3,1_{.,5,6,7,8,9,10,11;12;13...... 14, 15 16, 17, 18, 19.............4115,548.00 Completion date on or before March 1, 1956. NILES EXCAVATING COMPANY A Non Collusion Affidavit 228 N. SWANSON CIRCLE E and certified check for SOUTH BEND, INDIANA. $3200.00 accompanied the bi TOTAL ITEM EXTENSION 1, 2, 3y 4.9 5s 6, 7, 89 9,_10, 11, 12, 13, 14 15, 16, 17, 18, 19.... 114,509.45 The bids were referred to the engineer for tabulation and report. Some discussion followed relative to the required financing of the contract. The Board next considered the appeal of Robert W. Leazenby from the Board's action of February 28, 1955, in rejecting his application for taxicab driver's license. Monday, March-14, 1955, was set as the date for a hearing in this appeal, and the Clerk was directed to so.notify all concerned. A letter from Paschen Contractors, Inc., dated February 23,-1955, requesting release of _a. portion of the ten percent retainer, was next given consideration, and after dis- cussion, it was agreed to release one-half of this retainer, which pertains to Contracts 5A and 5B, Intercepting Sewers. The'Board next considered and granted permission for the operation -of Green Arrow Parking, Inc, Parking Lots Nos. 38, 39 and 40, located at 425 N. Michigan Street, South Lafayette Boulevard, and 121 N. Main Street, respectively, at the rates indicated in their letter of request, dated March 1, 1955- The Board then reviewed bids received and opened at the previous regular meeting, ii jf or wire and other supplies and equipment required by the Electrical Department. In ;;accord with the recommendation of Supt. Ira Hunsberger, contract was awarded The IGamewell Company for the required fire alarm boxes, and the Graybar Electric Company 1iwas awarded contract to provide the remainder of the departmentis needed supplies, in exact accord with their bid, dated February 25, 1955• Two petitions, reporting hazardous traffic conditions for both pedestrians and ,:motorists, in the general area of Mishawaka Avenue at Eddy, Beyer Avenue, and Longfellow :Street; -were examined and referred to Traffic Engineer, E. H. Miller, for investigation and report. The Board examined and ordered placed on file, certificates of insurance, furnished by the Clark Aerial Survey Corporation of Plymouth, Michigan. The Board next considered and approved the purchasing of an adding machine for use ir connection with accounting work involved in the Sewage Works Construction project. Excavation Bond, in the sum of $10,000.00, was examined and approved for Place & Co., Inc., and Excavation Bond, in the sum of $1,000.00 for Sollitt Construction Company was also approved. Contractor's Bond, in the sum of $1,000.00, was examined and approved for Place i' & Company, Inc. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 11:45 A. M. Attest: Clerk L__A