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June 13, 1955
A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held Monday, June 13, 1955.9 at
10:00 A. M. All members were present. Minutes of the previous regular meeting and
also special meeting were"read and approved. Claims of the following suppliers, in the
total amount of $2,438.32, were approved and ordered paid:
Arteraft Printers $60.00 Business Systems, Inc. $2.93
• Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 9.60 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 9.41
Indiana & Michigan Electric Co.117.24 C. L. Kinch 40.64
Koontz -Wagner Electric Co. 76.10 Koontz -Wagner Electric Co. 190.25
Koontz -Wagner Electric Co. 7.60 Meyerts Hardware 9.75
Harry H. Sears 14.32 South Bend Floral Co. 23.00
W. J. Stogdill, M.D.. 9.00 Williams The Florist 12.50
SEWAGE WORKS CONSTRUCTION:
Russell C. Kuehl 150.00 White's Radiator & Body Shop 3.00
PARKING METER:
The Hallemite Mfg. Co. 24.75
STREET & TRAFFIC:
Anderson Service Station 8.00 Anderson Service Station 3.45`
• Anderson Service Station 1.05 Healy Sign Co. 14.00
Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. 37.60 Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. 136.00
I The QtBrien Corporation 104.27 Scherman-Schaus-Freeman Co. 1358.86
Granville P. Ziegler, Pm. 15.00
The Board first examined and approved drawing, submitted by Wilber H. Gartner,'&
Associates, by Paul L. Roelke, Engineer, for the Mae Arthur Avenue sewer, from Rockne
;!Drive to Lot 9 in the Edison Park Second Addition.
The Board next examined and approved the following dedication -
D E D I C A T I O N
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WHEREAS, a plat with dedication of highways indicated thereon is now presented to
'the Board, to be known as Huffmants First Addition to the City of South Bend, Indiana,
;and this plat and dedication is filed in the records of the Board of Public Works and
''Safety, and recorded in Book No. Page No. , in the Recorderts Office of St.
Joseph County.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it -resolved by the Board of Public Works and Safety of the
City of South Bend, Indiana, that all public highways dedicated to the public use in
said plat are "hereby accepted and approved by said Board for and on behalf of the City
of South Bend, Indiana.
• Beginning at the'Southeast corner of the Northwest Quarter of Section
Twenty-five (25), Township Thirty-seven (37) North, Range Two (2)`East,
thence West 198 feet on the South line of the Northwest Quarter of said
Section Twenty -Five (25); thence North parallel to the East line of said
Northwest Quarter, of said Section Twenty-five (25) 330 feet; thence west
parallel to the South line of said Northwest Quarter of said Section
Twenty-five (25) 132 feet; thence North parallel to the East line of said
Northwest Quarter of said Section Twenty-five (25) 347.75 feet to a. point
30 feet North of the center line of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest
Quarter of said Section Twenty-five (25); thence East 102 feet parallel to
said center line; thence South 30 feet to the center line of the Southeast
Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of said Section twnety-five (25); thence
• East on said center line 148 feet to the East line of the Northwest Quarter
of said Section Twenty-five (25); thence South on said East line 677.9 feet
to the place of beginning.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, ALFRED D. H FFMAN AND KATHERINE HUFFMAN, husband and wife,
and ROBERT W. MAURICE AND CORA M. MAURICE, husband and wife, have hereunto set their
hands and seals, this 26th day of March, 1955•
Signed: Alfred D. Huffman
Katherine Huffman
Robert W. Maurice
Cora M. Maurice
�i A blueprint showing floor layout of bridge ramp over alley, for the Yeager Motor
portion illustrating the over -the -alley ramp only
Company, was then examined and that
1' was approved by the Board.
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The Board next proceeded with the signing; of option for right-of-way, for 20-foot
strip off the entire west -end of Loth. Perley & Rushts Plat of Park Place, an Addition ,
to the City of South Bend, the signing of agreement to be entered into with the property;
owners thereof, and the approval of the appraisal report prepared by Russell Oberlin
in this connection.
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�4 ENTRY OF PETITION PRESENTED
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The Board 'of Public Works and Safety hereby receives and places on file the
Petition of Wellington Cone and ten others for the improvement on 35th Street, from
Jefferson Boulevard north to as far as sewer construction is possible.
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The petition for the improvement of 35th Street was examined by the Board and referred
to the City Engineer forxecommendation. The City Engineer, being present, made the
recommendation that the petition be granted.- The Board then directed that the firm of
Wilbur' H. Gartner & A`ssociates prepare general details, drawings, specifications, estimates
and the preliminary improvement resolution for improving such part'of said street`by
constructing a local sewer, and the firm was -so notified this date.
ENTRY OF PETITION PRESENTED
The Board of Public'Works and Safety hereby receives `and places on file the Petition:,,
of Leeiia Bradley and seven others for the "improvement on 36th. Street, from Jefferson
Boulevard north to as far as sewer construction is possibl'e.
The above petition was examined by the Board and referred to the City Engineer for
recommendation. The
City Engineer being present,' made the reco=endation that -the'
petition be granted. The Board then directed that the firm of Wilbur H. Gartner &
Associates prepare general details, drawings, specifications, estimates a.n:d the preliminary
improvement resolution for improving ushc part of said street by constructing a local
sewer, and the firm was so notified this date.
The 'Board then proceeded with the signing of agreement to be entered into between the
j'State of Indiana and the City of South Bend, Indi"ana., pertaining to the installation of
traffic'signal's at the intersection of Arnold Street -and Western Avenue.
Petition for a sanitary sewer on 34th Street, from Jefferson Boulevard to Washington'i.
z:Avenue, was examined and referred to the City Engineer for investigation and recommendation.
Waiver signed by Walter Hojnocki pertainingto the premises at 1199 Western Avenue, as
affected by the proposed widening of Western Avenue, was examined and approved by the
'Board.
Then appeared before the Board, Mr. George Swiatowy, together with T. M. DeWitt,
;vice-president of the McNamara Freight Lines. The matter of the dust nuisance created
q;by the activities of the truck terminal and the lack of proper surfacing of the area
were then discussed. It was brought out in the discussion that the driveway is too
,,,narrow, and agreed that inspection of this driveway -will' be made by the City Engineer
with a'view to correcting this condition. It was evident, after some period of dis-
cussiori, that neither'party would comit themselves in the natter of the dust control,
land the Board accordingly, made it known that measures must be taken to eliminate the
;dust condition caused by this truck terminal, setting a dead line for June 27th, or
:the Board will proceed on the basis of a health hazard, to correct the situation with
no further delay.
The Board then proceeded with the signing of Contract "C" for -the improvement of
:Olive Street from Linden Avenue to Lincolnway West, awarded to Rieth-Riley Construction
;Company, Inc., in special meeting of Friday, June 10, 1955• The Board also examined
'ia.nd approved the Performance Bnnd applying to this contract.
The request of O. J. Shoemaker, Inc., for permission to park their trailer -office
at the site of the construction job (pgemorial Hospital Nursest Home) on West Navarre
'Street was next considered by the Board and permission granted.
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The Board examined -blueprint of a strip of land located east of the Michigan Central
Railroad Compan.yts -right-of-way and south of Angella Avenue, which Mr. Forest G. Hay
offered to purchase in his letter of May 24, 1955 to the Board. In the interest of
future municipal planning, the Board was in unanimous agreement not to consider the sale
of this strip of land at this time, and the Clerk was directed to so inform Mr. Hay.
The Board next entered into considerable discussion with Traffic Engineer, E. H.
'Mliller, concerning the feasibility of twelve or fifteen minute parking meters for
'passenger loading zones at certain locations, specifically mentioned as the Tower Build-
ing, Sherland Building; Odd Fellows Building and Indiana & Michigan Electric Building.
?It was pointed out that the problem involved was to avoid a double parking situation
which twelve minute parking meters might induce.- The matter was held in abeyance for
!'further study.
Then appeared before the Board Mr. Clement G. Cressy and presented a petition,
bearing five signatures, for the vacating of alley between North St. Louis Boulevard and
North St. Peter Street, from St. Vincent Street to Napoleon Boulevard. The Board exam-
ined the petition and directed the Clerk to refer it to the City Plan Commission for
recommendation.
The Board next examined and ordered filed certificates of insurance supplied by
Santucci Construction Company of Skokie, Illinois, in connection with Intercepting
Sewers, Contrac-t No. 6, and Rieth-Riley Construction Company in connection with Contract
No. 1, Sample Street
Excavation Bond, in the sum of $5,000.00, for Rieth-Riley Construction Company, Inc.
'was examined and approved by the Board.
Maintenance Bond in the sum of $2700.00, for Axel E. Anderson, was examined and
approved by the Board.
Maintenance Bond in the sum of $1710.00, for McIntyre & Jones, was examined and
approved by the Board.
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Excavation Bond, in the sum of $1,000.00, for William J. B. Claycomb, was examined
j and approved by the Board. J
Contractor Bonds, each in the sum of $1,000.00, were examined and approved for
John L. and Helen Horvath and Hugh Wright.
There being no further business to come before the Board, -the meeting was adjourned:
at 11:40 A. M.
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Clerk
JUAe 20, 1955
A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held Monday, June 20, 1955,
at 10:00 A. M. All members were present. Minutes of the previous meeting were read
and approved. Salary claims, in the total amount of $36,629.60, were approved. Claims
of the following suppliers, in the total amount of $44,238.11, were approved :and ordered
paid:
Artcraft Printers
$95.00
City Water Works
30.75
Michigan Calvert Hdwe.
4.55
office Engineers, Inc.
12'.29
.Simon Brothers, Inc.
8.75
SEWER DEPARTMENT:
Champion Corporation
29.09
General Equipment & Machine
Co. 84.90
E. R. Newland Co.
154.84
Niles Excavating Co.
650.00
Schuyler Rose, Inc.
81.50
Schuyler Rose, Inc.
1.69
Schuyler Rose, Inc.
81.50
SEWAGE WORKS CONSTRUCTION:
Santucci Construction Co.
27,334.21
Consoer, Townsend & Assoc.
1,375.09
SANITATION:
General Equipment & Mach.Co.
740.11
Robertson's
7.96
National Mill Supply Co.
42.34
PARKING METER:
Abbott Coin Counter Co.
12.67
Casimer A. Szynski
16.40
S TREE T & TRAFFIC:
Bearings Service Co.
17.33
Bearings Service Co.
14.11
Bearings Service Co.
8.66
Belleville Lbr. & Supply Co.
227.74
Brulin & Co.
35.64
Car Parts, Inc.
67.45
Doyle Chemical Products Co.
51.15
Edwards Iron. Works
40.94
Elkhart Paint) Co.
42.97
-Mfg.
Drs. Ericksen & Olson
6.00
The Gibson Co.
12.63
Hurwich Iron Co., Inc.
6.00
Hurwich Iron Co.
11.50
Indiana Bell Telephone Co.
48.09
Indiana Lbr. & Mfg. Co.
62.00
Koontz -Wagner Electric Co.
12. 0
Korte Bros., Inc.
84.03
Kuert Concrete, inc.
632.14
McComb Battery Co.
77.25
Michigan Calvert Hdwe.
6.47
National Mill Suppler, Inc.
.68
Office Engineers, Inc.
9.90
Robert L. Parsons, M.D,.
10.00
The Ridge Co.
1.52
Burroughs Corporation $18.00
Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 284.28
National Brake Service, Inc. 6.64
Office Supply & Equipment Co. 3.50
Champion Corporation
6.49
Indiana & Michigan Electric Co.
16.84
Niles Excavating Co.
750.00
Romy Hammes Corporation
156.25
Schuyler Rose, Inc.
81.50
Schuyler Rose, Inc.
156.04
South Bend Foundry Co.
108.00
William S. Moore
255•hh-
City Water Works
9.05
G. E. Meyer & Son
21.63
South Bend Truck &"Equip. Co.
460.00
Norwalk Truck Line 3.00
Bearings Service Co.
8.67
Bearings Service Co.
2.86
Belleville Lbr. & Supply Co.
3.96
Belleville Lbr. & Supply Co.
82.37
Brulin & Co.
43.51
Car Parts, Inc.
96.67
Doyle Chemical Products Co.
32.40
Elgin Sweeper Co.
149.64"
Drs. Ericksen & Olson
12.00
Favorite Equipment Co.
3402.40
Hoffman Bros. Auto Electric Co.
30.74
Hurwich Iron Co., Inc.
48.00
Indiana Bell Telephone Co.
9.19
Indiana Lbr. & Mfg. Co.
34.00
Industrial Towel & Uniform Co.
19.80
Korte Bros., Inc.
39.09
Korte Bros., Inc.
10.65
Liquid Heat Fuel Co., Inc.
4.00
G. E. Meyer & Son
174.15
motor Service & Parts, Inc.
7.50
The OtBrien Corporation
176.40
Office Engineers, Inc.
13.24
The Ridge Co.
11.02
Rieth-Riley Construction Co.
130.83