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SPECIAL MEETING
June 2, 1955
A special meeting of the Board was held at 9:30 A. M. for the ose p � of consideringb.
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the tabulations and recommendation of the consulting engineer- W. S..,Moore, in the
matter of the awarding of contract for the improvement of Olive Street, from the New
Jersey, Indiana and Illinois Railroad to Western Avenue. Mr. J. A. Bickel was absent.
The Board awarded the contract to Rieth-Riley Construction Company on their low
;bid of 81,231.45, contingent upon the preparation of contractural documents and
!- the providing of the required bond.
There being no further business to come before this meeting, the meeting adjourned
at 9:40 A. M.
Attest: ,
Clerk
June 6, 1955
A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held Monday, June 6, 1955, at
10:00 A. M. All members were present. Minutes of the previous regular meeting and also
special meeting were read and approved. Salary claims, in the total amount of $391247.13,
were approved. Claims of the following -suppliers, in the total amount of $545,495• ,
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were approved and ordered paid:
Armstead Dean $30.56 Arrow Towel & Linen Service $17.10
Business Systems, Inc. 2.65 Deanis Office Machines 7.50
Deanis Office Machines 11.55 Dean's Office Machines 27.50
Ernest DeGraff 52.00 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 12.15
Indiana & Michigan Electri$31,751.94 Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. 463.20
Verner L. Lane 17.06 Verner L. Lane 46.76
Halsey LeRoy 23.60 Inlander Steindler Paper Co. 11..25
Inlander Steindler Paper Co. 32.70 Monroe Calculating Co. 17000
• Elmer E. Murray 47.92 Office Supply & Equipment Co. 16.30
Dale E. Shelly 94.48 Walter Stickley 34.88
Granville P. Ziegler, P.M. 15.00
PARKING METER
C. Eugene Burkett 25.12 M. H. Rhodes, Inc. 966.00
SEWAGE WORKS CONSTRUCTION:
Indiana & Michigan Elect. Co. 7.50 Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. 7.50
Indiana & Michigan Electric Co.7.50 Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. 7.50
Falcon Marine Co. $22-1572.00 H. W. Hunter, Contractor 1395.00
Sollitt Construction Co.$507,021.51
SEWAGE OPERATION & MAINTENANCE: 1954 GENERAL STREET IMPROVEMENT FUND:
Chas. Armstrong & Son 2.25 Office Supply & Equipment Co. 6.64
• STREET & TRAFFIC:
Car Parts, Inc. 8.01 The OtBrien Corporation 15.98
Romy Hammes Co. 2.72_ Superior Cable Corporation 689.94 j
Frank S. Vukovitz 27.28 j
The Board first examined Deed from Singer Manufacturing Company to the City of
South Bend, for land occupied by City Fire Station No. 8, which is as follows:
'THIS INDENTURE 11VITNESSETH: That the SINGER MANUFACTURING COMPANY, a cor-
poration organized and existing" under the laws of the State of New Jersey,
does hereby, in the public interest and for public purposes, Release, Quit -
Claim and Donate to the MUNICIPAL CITY OF SOUTH BEND, St. Joseph County,
Indiana, a parcel of real estate situated in said city and county and bounded
as follows:
Beginning on the West line of Olive Street One Hundred and
Ninety-six (196) feet South of the Southeast corner of Lot
Number One (1) in West End subdivision, thence South eighty
(80) feet, thence West one hundred (100) feet, thence North
Eighty (80) feet, thence East One Hundred (100) feet to the
place of beginning.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the grantor has caused this instrument to be executed
in its name and on its behalf by R. W. Stewart, one of its Vice Presidents,
attested by D. H. Alexander, its Secretary, and its corporate seal.to be
affixed at New York City, New York, this 19th day of May, 1955•
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THE SINGER MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Attest: eeretalexander By: R. W. Stewart, Vice President
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The Clerk was directed to'have the deed recorded in the office of the St. Joseph
,,!County Recorder. Book No. , Page No.
I The Board examined Certificates of Insurance for Santucci"Con truction Company,
from McManus & Pellouchoud Inca Insurance Counselors, Chicago, Illinois, in accordance
;with their new Workmen's Compensation and General Liability insurance program, effective
'ias of May 25, 1955- These are to replace Policies No. WC-4-826262-55"and LB-4826162-55 I
of Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, which were cancelled as of May 25, 1955, as per letter
I dated June 1, 1955. The Board approved same and ordered them placedon file with contract
idocuments for Santucci Construction Company.
A group of property owners from the neighborhood of McNamara Trucking Company parking;
:area appeared before the Board, with Mr. John Szoke, 1510 Swigart Street and Mrs. L.
Horvath, 1417 W. Indiana, as spokesmen for the group, complaining of dust condition of
;the parking area. As Mr. George Swiatowy had done nothing to correct this dust condition.
of ter being notified to do so in June, 1954, the group insisted that the Board take further
,action to have this situation remedied.
Since this dust condition has become a health hazard, the Board directed the Clerk
,to notify Mr. Swiatowy by letter, that this condition must be corrected not later than
June 13th or more drastic steps will be taken to relieve this situation. The Board also
ordered Mr. Swiatowy to remove the pile of cinders from the lot directly across from 1510
Swigart Street as this is also a health hazard.
The Board adopted the following resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. 100 - SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT ACCESS ROAD
The Board of Public Works adopted a resolution authorizing Consoer,
Townsend & Associates, Consulting engineers, to prepare plans and
specifications for the paving of Riverside Drive from Lathrop Avenue
to the Sewage Treatment Plant Site, as -an access road to the Sewage
Treatment Plant.
The following petitions were received for the improvement of streets by the con-
struction of sanitary sewers:
OAKCREST DRIVE from Sylvan Glen Drive.to 35th Street
SYLVAN GLEN DRIVE from Oakcrest Drive -to McKinley Avenue
DEVONSHIRE DRIVE from Chevy Chase Drive to Windingwood Drive
WILDEMERE DRIVE from Chevy Chase Drive to Windingwood Drive
i WINDINGWOOD DRIVE from Sylvan Glen to-Bercliff Drive
CIEVY CHASE from `aVILDED ERE DRIVE TO DEVONSHIRE DRIVE.
A petition,.dated March 11, 1955, was received by the Board for the improvement of
',the 1400 and 1500 blocks of Fremont Street by construction of pavement, and examined and
referred to the City Engineer for investigation and report. -
Petition for the improvement of .the 1600 block of Fremont Street by the construction!'
of pavement, was examined and referred to the City Engineer for investigation and report.
A letter, under date of May 24,'1955, was received from Forest G. Hay, offering to
purchase from the City of South Bend, a strip of land adjacent to and east of the Michigan
Central Railroad's right of way and south of Angella Avenue. This was referred to the
City Engineer for investigation and report.
The Board approved in the installation of third phase green arrow movement to traffic','
signals at Michigan and Washington Street and also -the green arrows control right turn "
From -Michigan west on Washington, right turn from Washington north on Michigan, and left
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urn from Michigan west on Washington Street.
Installation of third phase green arrow movement to traffic signals at Michigan and
Tefferson and green arrows control - right turn from Jefferson south on Michigan, "right
;urn from Michigan east on Jefferson and left turn from Michigan east on Jefferson, were
approved by the Board.
The Board approved installation of Stop Sign on Randolph Street on both sides at
obinson Street.
Next appeared before the Board Mr. Tomlinson, requesting permission to advertise
for sealed bids for the sale of miscellaneous iron and steel junk. The Board directed
the Clerk to proceed with the required legal advertising.
RESOLUTION ADOPTING FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL
Resolution No. 2788 - 1954
Due to an error being discovered in assessment roll for Dunham Street, final hearing
which was scheduled for May 31, 1955, was continued to this date, and error having been
corrected, the Board proceeded with the final hearing.
After hearing all persons interested who appeared and theClerkOf the Board"
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Public Works and Safety having proofs of publication of the notices to property owners
,and the same having been found sufficient, therefore
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BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of South
Bend, Indiana, that -the Primary or Preliminary Assessment Roll adopted by the Board on
i.the'16th day of May, 1955, for the improvement "of ' Dun.ham Street from the West line of
Olive Street to the east line of Kaley Street by constructing a Class "C", Type'3,-
Bituminous Concrete (AH) pavement be and the same is in all things confirmed.
The Board approved plans for the pavement improvement of Rockne Drive from
MacArthur Avenue to Edison Avenue, submitted by Wilbur H. Gartner and Associates.
Sewer Improvement plans, submitted by Wilbur H. Gartner and Associates, for
East Jefferson Trunk Sewer Extension was approved by the Board.
Replat of lots 523 through 534 and 541 in the plat of part 1 of Section 7,
Belleville Unit "B" Addition to the City of South Bend, bearing the approval of the City
Plan Commission, was approved by the Board.
Corrective Plat of'Belleville 4th Unit Replat of Lot 62 in Belleville lst Unit
to the City of South Bend, Indiana, bearing the approval of the City Plan Commission was
approved by the Board.
Contract No. "A" for the improvement of Olive Street from New Jersey, Indiana and
Illinois Railroad to Western Avenue, betiveen the City of South Bend, -Indiana and Rieth
;Riley Construction Company, was approved by the Board and signatures were affixed thereto:
Contract No. l for the improvement on EDDY STREET from Scrin Street to South Bend
:;Avenue, under the 1954 General Street Imppovement Program was examined and approved by
1'the Board and signatures were affixed thereto.
Contract No. l for the improvement on SAMPLE STREET from Olive Street to Grant
1Street, under the 1954 General Street Improvement Program was examined and approved
by the Board and signatures were affixed thereto.
It now being 11:00 oclock the Board proceeded with the opening of the bids for
street improvement, as per legal advertising, for OLIVE STREET from Linden Avenue to
Lincolnway West, which were as follows:
RIETH-RILEY CONSTRUCTION CO. A non -collusion affidavit
P.O. BOX 775 and bidderts bond in an
SOUTH BEND, INDIANA. amount of 5% of the bid
accompanied the proposal.
EXTENSION OF ITEMS 1 to 28 inclusive .............$103,859.82
Completion Date - 130 Calendar Days
REED CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
2022 N. PR.AIN STREET
MISHAWAKA, INDIANA.
A non -collusion affidavit
and bidderts bond in an
amount of 5% of the bid
accompanied the proposal.
EXTENSION OF ITEMS 1 to 28 inclusive ..............$107,649.10
Completion Date "120 Calendar Days.
LANT & MUSICK PAVING CO. A non -collusion affidavit
117 S. WILLIAM STREET and certified checks and cash
SOUTH BEND, INDIANA. in the amount of $4928.50,
and Form 96A accompanied the
Bid.
EXTENSION OF ITEMS 1 to 28 inclusive ............. 98,563- 0
Completion Date - 90 Calendar Days.
All bids were -referred to the engineer for tabulation and report and award to be
made Monday, June 13, 1955.
The Board approved Contract Supplement No. 2, Contract P-6, Contractor - American
Vitrified Products Co., upon recommendation of the consulting engineers, Consoer, Town-
send & Associates.
Contract Supplements Nos. 14 and 15, Contract No. 11-52-137, Contractor -
Sollitt Construction Company, Inc. were approved by the Board_ upon the recommendation of
Consoer-Townsend & Associates, consulting engineers.
Maintenance Bond for Nelda R. Keller, d/b/a Ralph Keller Company, in the sum of
12, 678.78, for the maintenance of pavement and sidewalk on LAIEWOOD AVENUE BETWEEN
NORTON AND BROOKTON STREETS, was approved by the Board and ordered placed on file.
Contractors"Bonds, each in the sum of 1,000.00, were approved for August Horvath';!,
and Harry W. Dille, Sr.
An -Excavation Bond for 0. E. Frame) d/b/a 0. E. Frame & Son, in the amount of
$''1,000.00, was approved by the Board.
There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was
adjourned at 11:45 A. M.
ATTEST:/ f'�j4,
Clerk_>. _