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December 5, 1955
A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held Monday, December 5, 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 $32,380.00, were approved and
ordered paid. Claims of the following suppliers, in the total amount of1.35,761.19,
:were approved and ordered paid:
Charles Armstrong & `Son
Indiana Bell Telephone Co.
Indiana Lumber & Mfg. Co.
J. C. Lauber Co.
South Bend Window Cleaning
Sinclair Refining Co.
SEWER DEPARTMENT:
American Auto Parts, Inc.
Car Parts, Inc.
City Sales Co.
The Gibson Co.
J. C. Lauber Co.
E. R. Newland Co.
Redmer Distributing Co.
C. A. Schrader Welding Co.
W. A. R. Equipment Co.
Wire & Disc Wheel Sales
DOG POUND:
McComb Battery Co.
Scherman-Schaus-Freeman Co.
SANITATION:
MacAllister Machinery Co.
Phillips Petroleum Co.
Singer General Tire, Inc.
W. J. Stogdill, M.D.
PARKING METER:
M. H. Rhodes, Inc.
$2.05 Artcraft Printers $100.00
11.76 Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. 8.92
6.30 Verner L. Lane 10.21}
23.00 Office Engineers, Inc. 16.60
Co. 53.50 Rochester Germicide Co. 94.20
40.55 South Bend Tribune 5.40
12.60
5.40
25.75
10.94
16.85
31.00
8.28
20.76
6.5o
2.60
148.97
2.85
9.83
68.04
20.45
5.00
869.40
1954 GENERAL STREET IMPROVEMENT:
Bernard C. O'Neill 3150.00
Rieth-Riley Construction Co.$11,326.76
Wm. S. Moore 1,8o0.00
Wm. S. Moore 900.00
SEWAGE WORKS CONSTRUCTION:
Keith B. Haviland 15.60
Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. i.50
Keith B. Haviland 8.30
Falcon Marine Co. $22,226.75
SEWAGE WORKS OPERATION & MAINTENANCE:
City Water Works .6,148.49
Barry Custom Seat Cover Co.
Champion Corporation
General Equipment & Machine Co.
Korte Bros., Inc.
Ben Medow, Inc.
Redmer Distributing Co.
The Ridge Co.
Scherma.n-Schaus-Freeman Co.
Car Parts, Inc.
Michigan Calvert Hardware
MacAllister Machinery Co.
Rose Fuel & Materials, Inc.
Singer General Tire, Inc.
J. W. Werntz & Son
South Bend Tribune
Wm. S. Moore
Wm. S. Moore
12.50
4.89
33.81
10.25
13.70
9.55
34.72
22.78
19.38
33.57
2.94
138.16
2.00
32.30
13.50
401.29
69o.00
Consoer, Townsend & Associates$2500.00
Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. 12.69
Sollitt Construction Co. 85,233.66
STREET & TRAFFIC:
Frank S. Vukovits
26.72
Singer General Tire, Inc.
19.50
Singer General Tire, Inc.
304.82
Singer General Tire, Inc.
28.70
Ben Medow, Inc.
1.68
American Auto Parts, Inc.
9.05
National Mill Supply, Inc.
155.21
Inlander-Steindler Paper Co.
2.74
C. D. Smelser Co.
264.73
C. D. Smelser Co.
189.80
Belleville Lbr. & Supply Co.
44.64
Super Auto Salvage Co.
6.25
J. W. Werntz & Son
24.41
National Brake Service
45.69
W. A. R. Equipment Co.
4.25
W. A. R. Equipment Co.
1.25
W. A. R. Equipment Co.
1.60
International Harvester Co.
3.37
Central Power Transmission
5.73
Rose Fuel & Materials, Inc.
56.54
Singer General Tire, Inc.
6.75
W. J. Stogdill, M.D.
18.00
Minnesota Mining & Mfg. Co.
140.00
Schilling's
10.33
Nicholls Printery
62.50
Bostitch Central, Inc.
5.80
Sinclair Refining Co.
7.80
J. W. Werntz & Son
3.60
South Bend Supply Co.
13.45
The Ridge Co.
44.00
Standard Oil Co.
471.43
C. D. Smelser Co.
285.22
international Salt Co.
288.00
Car Parts, Inc.
107.40
W. A. R. Equipment Co.
40.75
Fabricated Steel Products
32.95
General Equipment Co.
100.00
Whitcomb Keller Ins.
241.85
Whitcomb -Keller Insurance Co.
241.85
The petition of the Board of Trustees of the School City of South Bend., for the
vacation of certain streets and alleys,all in the plat of Twin City Realty Companyts
subdivision of Lot- "C" in River Park, was examined and referred to the City Planning
Commission for recommendation and report. I
Applicant for Taxicab Driver's License, Charles R. Johnson, being present, the
Board made inquiry concerning case pending in Probate Court. Mr. Johnson admitted this
case had not been settled. The Board informed the applicant that until such time as
case is settled, no license will be issued to him.
Then appeared before the Board, Attorney George A. Schock, presenting the request
of Fattore Company for an adjustment of engineering estimates in connection with overall
Interceptor Sewer bid and Contract 1-C. The Board examined the request and referred
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same to the City Engineer for study and recommendation. �.
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j Mrs. Frances Ehrke, Poinsettia Sales,Chairman, Unit 128,-Mathers of World War II, 1,
requesting approval of the Board to conduct their annual poinsettia sale at factory
11 gates and upon the downtown streets, Friday and Saturday, December 9th and loth
�i respectively. There- being no conflicting solicitation benefiting the war veterans,
the Board thereupon granted permission in accord with the request.
The Board next examined and approved Contract Supplement No. 4s Contract 6-A,
Falcon Marine Company, contractor, in accord with recommendation of Consoer, Townsend
& Associates, consulting engineers, dated December 1, 1955-
The matter of request for ex'01ension of time for the completion of paving of alley
between Midhigan Street and Main Street, from Madison to Marion Street, because of f
;I weather conditions, was then considered by the Board and completion date set for June
!' 151 1956. The Clerk was directed to so inform McIntyre & Jones, contractors.
The request of WNDU-TV to erect a temporaryir ansmitting antenna, for a period of
approximately two weeks, in accord with letter audressed to the City Engineer, under
date of December 2, 1955, was next considered and permission granted.
• �' Consideration was next given to the matter of the extension of contract time to
1i Worden Brothers in connection with Eddy Street, Contract "A", to complete final grading
with black dirt and seeding operations on the property at 428-432 and 534.-538 North
j Eddy Street. Time for completion was extended to June 15, 1956.
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No one appearing in the matter of the Taxicab Driverts License applicant, Walter
D. Pennington, for which hearing was set for 10:30 A. M. before the Board this date; the
issuing of license to this applicant, thereby, is consequently denied.
Contractor Bonj3js,in the sum of 1,000.00, were examined and approved for the Ohio
Oil Company and Robert LeRoy Umbaugh,also Excavation Bond in the sum of $1,000.00, for
Howard H. White & Son.
The Board then approved the installationcf three meters for twelve -minute parking
on the ast side of St. Joseph Street, north of Wayne Street.
Approval was granted for the installation of STT=O-P signs at the following
locations:
On Milton at High Street, northeast corner
On Donald Street at High Street, northeast corner
On Bowman Street at High, northeast corner
On Fox Street at High, northeast corner
On Benedict Drive at Rockne Drive, southwest corner
On Chimes Avenue at Rockne Drive, southwest corner
On Pyle Street at Rockne Drive, southwest corner
On Anzio Avenue at Rockne Drive, southwest corner
On Nash Street, both sides, at Indiana Avenue
On Rockne Drive at Ironwood, northeast corner.
Attention of the Board was called to the hazardous condition of the tracks of the
Chicago, South Bend & South -.Shore Railway at Colfax Avenue, and the Clerk was directed
to notify the South Shore Railway accordingly.
The Board approved the North Indiana Public Service Companyts request for proposed.
gas main extension in Chalfant Street as per sketch attached to their letter.
IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION CONFIRMED
RESOLUTION NO. 2820 - 1955
For the improvement of Beverley Place from the existing Manhole at Lot #36 to
Lathrop Street, under Improvement Resolution No. 2820, 1955, adopted November 7, 1955,
by constructing a local combined sanitary and storm sewer.
After hearing all persons interested who appeared and being fully advised on the
premises and the Clerk of the Board having shown proofs of publication of the notices
to property owners and the same having bean found sufficient, the Board decides that
the benefits to the property liable to be assessed for said improvement are equal to
the estimated cost of the same as reported by the City Civil Engineer, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of South Bend,
Indiana, that Improvement Resolution No. 2820, 1955, duly passed by this Board on
November 7, 1955, for the above improvement, be and the same is hereby in all things
confirmed, and the improvement is hereby ordered to be made.
R. S. Andrysiak
J. A. Bickel
Board of Pu is Works & Safety.
There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned
at 11:20 A. M.
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Attest: Clerk'