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Home My WebLink About07/25/1955 Board of Public Works Minutes358 Special Meeting July 20, 1955 A special meeting of the Board of Public Works was held at 10:30 A. M. Wednesday, July 20, 1955, for the purpose of considering Contract Supplement comprising paving of Riverside Drive between Lathrop Avenue and the Sewage Treatment Plant Site. All members were present. After careful examination, Supplement No. 4, Contract 5-A, August 31, 1955- the Board approved plans and specifications for Contract Paschen Contractors, Inc. with completion date as There being no further business to come before this meeting, at 11:00 A. M. Attest: Clerk July 25, 1955 i the meeting was adjourned' i A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held Monday, July 25, 1955, at 10:00 A. M. All members were present. Minutes of the previous regular meeting and also special meeting were read and approvwd. Salary claims in the total amount of 26,180.97 were approved. Claims of the following suppliers, in the total amount of 18,649.77, were approved and ordered paid: Belleville Lbr. & Supply Co.16.88 Gafill_ Oil Co. $35.25 The Hoover Co. 1.35 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 286.29 is Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 13.60 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 10.80 Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. 211.20 Indiana & Michigan Electric .32 Inlander-Steindler Paper Co. 22.50 Meyer's Hardware Co. .50 Radio Distributing Co. 20.80 South Bend Drug Co. 3.51 Streeter-Amet Co. 2.90 South Bend Tribune 11.48 Tri-County News 11.02 Tri-County News 12.10 Office Engineers, Inc. .74 SEWAGE WORKS CONSTRUCTION: Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 10.88 Santucci Construction Co.10,187.47 1954 GENERAL STREET IMPROVEMENT FUND: Clyde E. Williams & Associates 1323.99 PARKING DETER FUNDS: M. H. Rhodes, Inc. 917.70 STREET & TRAFFIC: Arrow Towel & Linen Service 5.00 Hurwich Iron Co., Inc. 1.80 Materials Handling Equipment Corp. 91.19 The 01Brien Corporation 176.40 The OtBrien Corporation 176.40 The O'Brien Corporation 44.10 The OlBrien Corporation 132.30 The O'Brien Corporation 63.17 The OfBrien Corporation 18.62 The Ridge Co. 5.03 Romy-Hammes Corporation 4.13 First appeared before the Board Messrs. R. W. Whitesell and W. A. Gebhardt, repre- senting Bendix Aviation Corporation in the matter of reduction of noise created by their jet engine testing operations. Attorney Whitesell assured the Board of Bendix being fully cognizant of the problem, and stated a sound engineer will arrive at their plant Thursday of this week to make further study"of the possibilities of reducing the excessiv6 noise connected with these engineering operations. Engineer Gebhardt presented to the Board figures compiled from the actual test reports, which refuted verbal report made to the Board at the previous regular meeting meeting, and proved these engines are operated in testing a very limited number of hours over a period of a month, and a total of less than seven hours in a month "at take -off", which is that portion of the test which creates the excessive noise and vibrations -of which the Board received verbal complaint. • • 0 The Board asked that Bendix furnish a report of the findings, following study made by the sound engineer, to provide such satisfaction as may be possible to the residents of the area adjacent to the planets testing cells. STREET DEPARTMENT: • j H. M. Tomlinson, Street Commissioner, being present, brought to the Boardts atten- 3�-9 !'tion the serious erosion and damage to berms along Miami Street by failure of St. Marys ,Academy to provide proper control and disposal of storm waters. The Commissioner stated 1!that following every heavy rain the City is put to the expense, of as much as 500.00, for: ",the removal of sand and gravel deposited in the streets and gutters from such uncontrolled erosion. It was pointed out to the Board by Mr. Howard Noble-and;:Miss Virginie Guthrie, ;present at the meeting, that St. Maryts is, as of this date, electing new management '.of this institution, and within a short time, the problem could be brought to the atten- ,tion of the new Mothar Superior, with the likelihood of early action being taken in the • ,,;matter. The Board then read and ordered filed, letter, dated July 22nd,''of the Northern Indiana Transit, Inc., giving detailed information relative to their inability to comply 'in furnishing bus service for the Lincoln Plaza Addition at this time. No advice having been received from 141r. Geo. Swiotowy in response to letter written I'Mr. Swiotowy, under date of July 13, the Clerk was directed to address a further letter requesting a report on the status of the Marion Trucking Companyts terminal. The Board next read a letter of commendation, over the signature of Charles E. Kingery,. dated June 22, 1955, and addressed to Ma-YwJohn A. Scott. • The Board next examined, approved and signed agreement arranged and recommended by Russell Oberlin, Realtor, between the City of South Bend and the officials of the Sinai Synagogue, in connection with the program for the widening of Eddy Street. The Board then examined a petition, which was found to pertain wholly to recreational'., :facilities for Pulaski Park, and was, accordingly ordered to be forwarded to the Park Board. The time now being 10:00 A. M. C.S.T., it was so announced and the Board proceeded ,,with the opening of bids: • For foundations, basements and moving houses, in connection with the program for ;'the widening of Eddy Street. • 0 0 • JAC OB H . P,U TSCHELEN 701 SO. IRONWOOD DRIVE SOUTH BEND, INDIA+dA. Bid was found to be unsigned, unaccompanied by non -collusion affidavit and Form 96=A, Financial Statement, and was thereupon rejected without reading and returned to Mr. Mitschelen. WORDEN BROS. 1014 N. OLIVE STREET A non -Collusion Affidavit and Bidderts Bond and also Form 96-A accompanied the bid. Items No.l to 12 inclusive, total bid ...... ....$68,796.12 Completion Date - 120 Calendar Days. There being no other bids received and the bid of Worden Bros. being found in order, the Board proceeded to award contract accordingly. 35TH STREET LOCAL SEWER BID NILES EXCAVATING CO. A Non -Collusion Affidavit 228 N. SWANSON CIRCLE and Certified Check in. the SOUTH BEND, INDIANA. sum of $150.00 accompanied the bid. TOTAL ITEM EXTENSION 1, 2, 3, 4,5,••••••.•••••• $5406.25 Completion Date - October 1, 1955• 36TH STREET LOCAL SEWER BID NILES EXCAVATING CO. A Non -Collusion Affidavit 228 N. SWANSON CIRCLE and Certified Check in the SOUTH BEND, INDIAN A. sum of $125.00 accompanied the bid. TOTAL ITEM EXTENSION 1, 2, 3, `4439.30 Completion Date - October 1, 1955• The two bids above were referred to the engineer for tabulation and report, and the engineer being present made the recommendation that the bids be accepted. The Board accordingly awarded the bids to Niles Excavating Company for local sewers on 35th Street and 36th Street. TRAFFIC ENGIIUE Traffic Engineer, E. H. Miller, being present, brought to the attention of the Board, the urgent need for the construction of islands at the following intersections: 360 .40' construction of islands continued - Lincoln Way West and Bendix Drive Tuiishawaka Avenue and Eddy. Street Eddy Street and Beyrer Avenue. In view of the urgency for this eonstruetion,,the Board authorized the Traffic Engineer to proceed immediately with these installations. - An Excavation Bond, in the sum of $5,000.00, for Glean. R. Nunem.aker, was examined and approved and Oden R. and Eugene V. Robertson, d/b/a Robertson Construction Company, y Contractorts bond, in the sum of $1,000.00, was also examined and approved by the Board. :1 There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned;, at 11:40 A. M. Attest: Clerk SPECIAL MEETING July 27, 1955 A special meeting of the Board of Public Works was held in the office of the iBoard at 9:45 A. M. C.S.T. for the purpose of completing the contract with Worden Bros. for the moving of houses, construction of foundations and basements etc., in connection With the widening of Eddy Street, under the 1954 General Street Improvement Program. .All members were present. The Board first examined and approved Performance Bond and Maintenance Bond, accompanying the contract. The Board then proceeded to sign contract awarded Worden Bros. at regulat meeting of Monday, July 25, 1955• There being no further business to come before the Board at this time, the meeting was adjourned at 10;00 A. M. C.S.T. Attest; - Clerk • 0 • • 0