HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/11/1955 Board of Public Works MinutesApril 11, 1955
A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held Monday, April 11, 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 $9,367.99, were
approved and ordered paid:
Dean Armstead
Charles Aulm
Business Systems, Inc.
Economy Office Furniture Co.
H. E. Harrison
C. L. Kinch
Halsey LeRoy
Dale E. Shelly
Walter Stickley
PARKING METER:
Casimir A. Szynski
SEWAGE WORKS CONSTRUCTION:
Consoer, Townsend & Assoc.
Consoer, Townsend & Assoc.
STREET & TRAFFIC:
O'Brien Corporation
$8.56 Arrow Towel & Linen Service
15.50 Patrick Brannon
2.48 George Dunn
125.00 Kaspar Falk
27.76 Indiana Bell Telephone Co.
34.40 Brent Kumm
28.96 Schilling's
96.96 South Bend Tribune
36.80 Granville P. Ziegler, P.M.
1 i ••
806.97 H. W. Hunter
5518.88 Office Engineers, Inc.
88.20 O'Brien Corporation
$17.10
10.00
10.00
10.00
9.60
10.00
20.91
1.80
15.00
$2273.76
2.01
179.34
The matter first given the attention of the Board was that of a triangular piece
of land on the west side of Michigan Street, lying between Samuel Leeper's 2nd Addition
and the Michigan Central Railroad tracks. The City Engineer, having made an investigation
in this matter, reported to the Board that the area described is not property of the
'City, and the Clerk was directed to so advise Attorney Robert K. Rodibaugh in reply to
'ihis inquiry dated March 25, 1955.
Consideration was next given to the request of Mary Bella, Poppy Day Chairman,
!American Legion Auxiliary, Post 50, that permission be granted the American Legion to
'conduct their annual poppy sale on Friday and Saturday, May 20th and 21st. These dates,
'having previously be established for the D. A. V. Forget -Me -Not Day, and Ward Anderson,
!Adjutant, D. A. V. Chapter 6, being present and opposed to sharing these dates with the
;American Legion, considerable discussion was given the matter. It was the final decision
of the Board, inasmuch as both organizations are representative of the war veterans, and
,the American Legion was agreeable to conducting Poppy Day jointly with the D. A. V.
:Forget -Me -Not Day, to grant permission to American Legion Auxiliary, Post 50, for the
;dates of May 20th and 21, 1955, and it was so ordered.
Petition, dated February 1, 1955, for sewer line on 33rd Street, between Jefferson;;
.and Washington Streets, in Jefferson Acres Addition, was referred to the City Engineer,
The Board then proceeded with the hearing in the matter of taxicab license for
,Andrew Ligos and Donald A. Heilman. It was pointed out to Mr. Ligos by City Attorney
I. A. Hurwich that license can only be issued to him upon the surrender of Taxicab
!License No. 1, now held by Earl Stacher. Mr. Heilman was informed that upon the
surrender of Taxicab License No. 9, presently held by Earl Stacher, a license in replace-'
ment may be issued to Donald A. Heilman. Mr. Heilmants attention was called to a record
!'of traffic violations, now some years past, and he was warned that another such violation!'
would.jeopardize his license.
VACATION RESOLUTION NO.2808 - 1955
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 Lafayette Boulevard from the
north line of Farneman Avenue (now vacated) to the north line of Tasher Avenue and from
the south line of Tasher Avenue to the north line of Jennings Avenue, and from the south
line of Jennings Avenue to the north line of Dean Street, and from the south line of
Sherwood Street and from the a)uth line of Sherwood Street to the north line of the first;
alley south of Sherwood Street, under Vacation Resolution No. 2808. The Clerk of the
Board having shown sufficient proofs of publication and no remonstrators having appeared
it was moved, seconded and unanimously carried that the said resolution be finally adopter
and said portion of 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.
STREET DEPARTMENT:
H. M. Tomlinson, Street Commissioner, being present, brought to the attention of
the Board, the dust condition now prevailing on that section of Riverside Drive over
which heavy traffic connected with the Sewage Treatment Plant construction activities
is presently routed. The Commissioner was directed to oil this section and was advised
that cost of oil so used would be borne by the Sewage Works Construction fund. -
It now being the time set by legal advertising for the opening of bids, announce-
ment was so made and the Board proceeded in this matter, as follows:
GADBURY IMPLEMENT SALES & SERVICE AGENCY
4514 So. MICHIGAN ROAD
SOUTH BEND, INDIANA
non-col1usidnaa ll upon the opening of bid, discovery was made of failure to provide a
fidavit, and bid was, thereupon, rejected.
i
0
•
•
0
3191,
0
Gi
0
Street Department Tractor and Cutter Units- j
1
DEEDS EQUIPMENT CO. Anon -collusion affidavit
ROCHESTER, INDIANA. and bid bond in the amount
of $500.00 accompanied the
bid.
One or more - Case VAI Industrial Tractors with Case
Rotary type Mowers, equipped as per
proposal.............................01997.67.
GENERAL EQUIPMENT & MACHINE CO.
511 EAST COLFAX AVENUE
SOUTH BEND, INDIIN A.
A non -collusion affidavit
and bid bond in the amount
of 10% of the bid, accompanied''
the bid.
2 - Super 55 Oliver Tractors with 4 cylinder gasoline
engine, equipped as per proposal..............$2155.68 each
Total for two units ........................... 4311.36
A letter of appreciation from Harry E. Berg, Inc., over the signature of Chester
jJ. Chandler was next read by the Board and ordered filed.
The Board next requested the Clerk to notify -Clifford L. Richard, U.A.W. Local
�No. 5, having jurisdiction over newsstand located at the southwest corner of Main and
Washington Streets, to give attention to the cleaning and repainting of this newsstand
!at an early date. Mention was -made of the fact that the revenue from the telephone
1pay-station at this newsstand is intended to more than offset the proper annual upkeep
lof the stand.
Excavation bond, in the sum of $10,000.00, for the Niles Excavating Company, was
examined and approved.
Excavation Bond, in the sum of $1,000.00 for Indiana Bell Telephone Company was
also approved.
is Contractors bonds, each in the sum,: of $1,000.00, were examined and approved
for the following contractors:
Melton 0. Brannan
Thos. L. Hickey, Inc.
Swanson Construction Corporation
Stanley J. Wachowiak.
The Board approved the installation of YIELD RIGHT OF WAY sign on southwest corner
.,:of Tuxedo Drive at Jefferson Boulevard.
There being no further business to come before the Board; the meeting was adjourned
"at 11:35 A. M.
i
fittest:
Clerk