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Home My WebLink About03/14/1955 Board of Public Works MinutesMarch 14, 1955 �. A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held Monday, March 14, 1955, at, 10:00 A. M. Mr. I. A. Hurwich was absent. Minutes of the previous meetin were read and approved. Claims of the following suppliers, in the total amount of 12l,158-13, Were approved and ordered paid. - .City Water Works $28.50 Direct Mail Letter Service $50.00 Gafill Oil Co. 43.25 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 10.21 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 9.60 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 32.58 Indiana & Michigan Electric 499.21 Halsey LeRoy 26.88 McGraw Hill Book Co. 7.79 Royal Typewriter Co. 28.15 l+ South Bend Glass Works 20.40 Dale E. Shelly 78.96 Walter Stickley 32.16 Granville P. Ziegler 75.00 SEWER DEPARTMENT: Champion Corporation, .126.87 Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. 16.84 11 G. E. Meyers & Son 132.46 E. R. Newland Co. 31.52 ! Schuyler Rose, Inc. 81.50 Singer General Tire, Inc. 273.58 PARKING METER j Casimer A. Szynski 15.12 SANITATION: • William Happ & Sons 425.65 National Mill Supply, Inc. 14.38 Phillips Petroleum Co. 33.66 Singer General Tire, Inc. 24.70 South Bend Truck & Equipment 460.00 SEWAGE WORKS CONSTRUCTION: City Water Works 9.27 City Water Works 1135.72 j Wastes Engineering 3.00 White Radiator & Body.Shop 2.00 STREET & TRAFFIC: j American Auto Parts, Inc. , 70.95 American Auto Parts Inc. 1.20 American Auto Parts, Inc. 7.20 American Steel Dredge Co. 78.25 Bearings -Service Co. 8.51 Bearings Service Co. 3.52 Bearings Service Co. 16.98 Belleville Lbr. & Supply Co. 9.62 Brulin & Co. 33.16 Burget Company 5.00 Bursley & Co. 9.05 Car Parts, Inc. 2.50 Car Parts, Inc. 7.76 Car Parts, Inc. 32.93 Car Parts, Inc. 4.14 Detex Watchclock Corporation 23.14 Doyle Chemical Products 126.62 Edwards Iron Works 18.52 Edwards Iron Works 142.85 Gafill Oil Co. 1792.61.E L. 0. Gates Chevrolet Corp. 4.15 General Equipment & Machine Co. 2.58 The Gibson Co. 16.52 Maude H. Haberle 2.25 Hamilton Body Shop 30.00 William Happ & Sons 2495.65 William Happ & Sons, Inc. 95.08 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 44.49 Hibberd Printing Co. 2.50 Indiana Lbr. & Mfg. Co. 21.25 Indiana & Michigan Electric 4.80 Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. 164.80 Indiana State Industries 244.00 Industrial Towel & Uniform Service 15.4.0 International Salt Co. 276.00 Korte Bros., .Inc. 38.64 Korte Bros., Inc. 25.91 Kuert Concrete Co. 103.08 J. C. Lauber Co. 4.50 Materials Handling Equipment Co. 6.90 Ben Medow, Inc. 17.56 Ben Medow, Inc. 17.20 Municipal Supply Co. 7505.30 Municipal Supply Co. 1225.00 National Mill Supply Co. 6.95 Office Engineers, Inc. 28.22 Reid -Holcomb Co. 45.00 Romy-Hammes Co. .39.32 Schuyler Rose, Inc* 10.00 Schuyler Rose, Inc. 153.00 Schuyler Rose, Inc. 105.38 Sample Street Wrecking Co. 59.82 Scherman-Schaus-Freeman Co. 113.79 Singer General Tire, Inc. 307.95 Singer General Tire, Inc. 31.25 Singer General Tire, Inc. 539.65 South Bend Supply Co. 11:91 Standard Automotive Supply 114.87 Standard Automotive Supply 22. 9 Standard Oil Co.. 529.37 Standard Oil Co. 525.65 George R. Stroup 13.30 W. A. R. Equipment Co. 6.80 Wire & Disc Wheel Sales 6.4.5 The Board first examined and approved Revised Plat of Broadmoor Third Section, ;submitted by Clyde E. Williams and Associates, and bearing the approval of the Board {+ .of Park Commissioners and the City Plan Commission. The Board then examined and approved Street Improvement Plans for Catherwood Drive Oakdale Drive, Ireland Road, Station 10+25 26 to Station 14f00, Ireland Road Station 14+00 to East line of Broadmoor, and Bruokton Drive. The Board also approved Sewer • ,!Construction Plans Brooktoij Drive and easement on lots 235, 236, 251 and 252, Oakdale ;Drive, Ireland Road, two;tzections, and Catherwood Drive, all in Broadmoor. bein4 present Attorney Dan Morgan and his client, Frederick Milewski, the Board next conducted a ;;hearing relative to the suspended taxi -driver's license, Attorney Morgan stressing the cause for his client's disorderly conduct as that of his having been under the influence !!of intoxicant. Attorney Morgan also stressed the absence of any history of physical or ;mental distubbance of any nature whatsoever, and his client's prompt release after ;;examination by Dr. Burroughs. Asset. City Attorney, R. J. DuComb, being present, the ,Board thereupon, advised Attorney Morgan, the matter would be taken up in executive ;!session and the Boardts decision rendered thereafter. It was the decision of the Board to sustain suspension of license, with a view to ,considering a new application for taxicab driverts license from Frederick Milewski at is later date, at which time the Board will require Mr. Milewski to submit to a compre- �'hensive physical examination, including a psychiatric examination, and in the event 308 the doctors reports are satisfactory, the Board would favor the granting of license. Present also at this hearing was Mr. Otto. Morehouse representing Taxicab Drivers1Local 141 A.F. of L. The Board then heard the appeal of Robef t W. Leazenby for the restoration of his application and granting of a taxicab driver's license. Ass't. City Attorney Robt. J. DuComb, being present, conducted the questioning of the applicant. Facts, not fully brought forth in the applicants affidavit, were brought to light, and in view of all facts disclosed, the Board denied the license. Also present at this hearing was Mr. Otto. Morehouse, representing Taxicab Drivers, Local 141 AF of L. j Petition, dated December 1, 1954, for the vacation of a portion of Lafayette Boulevard, with corrected specific description was received by the Board and referred to the Engineering Department for further consideration. A petition, dated August 10, 1954, for the construction of a sewer on Falcon Street;; from -a point approximately fifty feet north of Jefferson Street, to the first alley is north of Western Avenue, was examined and referred to the Engineering Department for further investigation. The Board next examined and approved request of the Northern Indiana Public Service' Company for the installation of 4124 feet of 4-inch gas main on Ironwood -Drive, between Bader Street and Edison Road, including construction order showing plan of project. Performance Bond, in -'the sum of $4253.05, was next examined and approved for the Clark Aerial Survey Corporation, Plymouth, Michigan. The Board then took note of a letter from the Fattore Company, Center Line, Michigan, bearing date of March 9, 1955, advising of their.now being -in the process of assembling special equipment for the repair of defective joints in intercepting sewer constructed by them under Contract 1C. The Board then set the date of May 1, 1955,at which time this -work must be started, or.the required reconstruction project will be turned over to the bonding company, and directed such notification of final dead -line be given the Fattore Company. TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT: Then appeared before the Board, E. H. Miller, Traffic Engineer, advising that investigation indicates an improvement in traffic conditions will be achieved by estab- lishing East Indiana Avenue a one-way street from Miami Street to Leer Street, and has his recommendation. The Board, thereupon, approved the Traffic Engineer's recommendation and directed that he proceed to place this improvement in effect immediately. The Board then considered the tabulation of quotations from the three awning firms selected for final consideration and, being unable to arrive at a decision in the matter,: deferred the awarding of contract to the next regular meeting -of the Board. .Excavation Bond, in the sum of $1,000.00, was examined and approved for Bernard Bartell. There being no further business to come before -the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 11.:30 A. M. Attest: Clerk C] • • 0 C7