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SPECIAL MEETING
October 11 1955
A special meeting of the Board of Public Works was held Thursday, October 13, 19551
at 10:00 A. M. Mr. J. A. Bickel and Mr. R. S. Andrysiak were present.
The meeting was held for the purpose of awarding contracts for the improvement
of alley between Michigan Street and Main 'Street, from Madison to Marion Street, by
construction of Class 110 Type 1, Cement Concrete Pavement and improvement on Eisenhower
Avenue and Crosby Avenue. The Engineers tabulations and recommendations showing bids
of McIntyre & Jones, for both improvements, to be the lowest and best bids, contracts
were awarded accordingly, and the Board proceeded with the signing of contracts and
approved Performance and Maintenance Bonds.
There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned.
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Clerk
October 17, 1955
A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held Monday, October 17, 1955,
at 10s00 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 $20,300.42,
were approved and ordered paid:
City Water Works
Indiana Bell Telephone Co.
Indiana Bell Telephone Co.
Tri-County News
SEWAGE WORKS CONSTRUCTION:
City Water Works
1954 GENERAL IMPROVEMENT FUND;
Chas. W. Cole & Son
Chas. W. Cole & Son
STREET & TRAFFIC
St. Joseph Hospital
Indiana Bell Telephone Co.
Michiana Products Corp.
South Bend Electric Co.
$25.46 Gaf ill Oil Co. $39.95
12.68 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 14.85
11.85 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 9.41
5.83
28.27
132.95 Chas. W. Cole & Son 923.01
338.05 Rieth-Riley Construction Co.$18,624.80
3.75 Scherman-Schaus-Freeman Co. 4.64
11.74 Ben Medow 2.31
22.92 Scherman-Schaus-Freeman 9.62
57.33 Granville P. Ziegler, P.M. 21.00
First appeared before the Board Miss Mary Margaret Stevens, representing George
Wyman & Company, and was granted permission to use a mobile searchlight for
publicity purposes, one evening only; Monday, October 24, 1955 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Permission was granted, however, with the specific understanding that the equipment
must be on the sidewalk, next to the curb, and not in the street.
Then appeared before the Board Rev. R. L. Edwards, requesting a motorcycle police
escort for a blind -folded "magician" automobile driver, who is to perform a blindfold-
driving act in the area of Ford Street and Scenic Drive on Saturday, October 29, 1955,
at 9:30 A. M. The stunt is to be �: performed in a period not exceeding one-half hour.
!In view of the fact that the activity is connected with a "ten day special effort com-
jbatting juvenile delinquency, the Board authorized the requested escort and granted its
permission for the performance.
The request of Kathleen Leddy for permission to hold a "Block Party" at -the end
,of Roosevelt Street, Thursday evening, October 27, 1955, from 6.30 to 10.00 P.M., was
next considered and permissioned granted.
The Board next examined letter received from the Rieth-Riley Construction Company,
agree�kng to accept a tentative award of their bid for the paving of Sample Street,
'from Falcon to Kentucky Street, contingent upon funds becoming available, and the work
.'to be done next spring. The bid is, therefor, tentatively and contingently awarded to
1';Rieth-Riley Construction Company to be confirmed and formally awarded at such time as
'funds for the improvement become available.
The Board then examined and approved plans for the construction of a canopy for
lithe Edward J. White, Inc., new store front at 1011 S. Michigan Street, with the stipu-
l=lation that this construction complies with the municipal building code.