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Home My WebLink About05/28/1956 Board of Public Works Minutes483 MAY 289 1956 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works & Safety was held on Monday, May 28, 1956 at 10:00 A.M (DST). All members were present. Salary claims in the total amount of $38,016.38 were approved. Claims in the total amount of $17,009.93 were approved and ordered paid for the following suppliers: j Economy Office Furniture Englewood Elec. Co. The Hoover Company Ind. & Mich. Elec. Co. S. Keiser Memorial Hospital i R. L. Polk, Company Sinclair Refining Company W. J. Stogdill, M.D. Weisberger Brothers West Side Hardware STREET & TRAFFIC Michael J. Barany, Agency Crouse -Hinds Company • ! L. 0. Gates Chev. Corp. St. Joseph's Hospital PARKING METER FUND j Indiana Bell Telephone 24.00 Englewood Elec. Company 2.25 4.00 Furgeson & Sons, Inc. 66.00 4.76 Indiana Bell Tele. Co. 10.25 .52 Ind. & Mich. Elec. Co. 201.60 6.65 McCaffery Company 1.00 33.50 McComb Battery Co. 50.60 40.00 Sidwell Studio 24.00 39.60 South Bend Window Cleaning 53.50 4.00 Verner L. Lane 2.40 9.00 West Side Hardware 2.03 22.14 554.71 Business Systems, Inc. 4.95 256.00 Deeds Equip. Company 11,946.25 17.22 John 0. Hildebrand, M.D. 67.00 5.00 Elgin Sweeper Company 175.31 SEWER FUND 9.19 City Sales Company 39102.00 This being the date set, hearing was held on the Assessment Roll for Improvement Resolution No. 2815, for Victory -Delano Avenues. Approval on said assessment roll will be held up until the assessment roll is corrected by the lots being broken down individually which are owned by the Esther Manufacturing Company and the School City of South Bend. Mr. Stamm of the Knights of Pythias appeared before the Board with reference to requesting permission'; to park l bus and l elephant on June 69 1956 in the 200 block of S. Michigan Street to sell tickets for th • Hagen Brothers Circus to be held at Playland Park. Proceeds for charity. Permission granted subject to sul- mitting to the Board liability insurance. ! Mr. Verner L. Lane, Building Commissioner, appeared before the Board with reference.to the remonstrace of Frank Eazsol and Mary Eazsol with reference to the issuance of a moving permit to Gordon Link for the placing of a house on Lot 230 in Kaley's Thirk Addition. The Board now authorizes the Clerk to notify sai; Frank and Mary Eazsol to appear before the Board for a hearing on the 4th day of June, 1956 at 10:00 A.M. (DST) with reference to same. Also, the Clerk of the Board is directed to send a letter to owners of the ` lot at 1217 S. Bend Avenue and 677 LaPorte Avenue to appear for a hearing to be held on June 4th with ref- erence to failure to condemn building on said property at the request of the Building Commissioner. i Al Zack appeared before the Board with reference to request permission to hold a dance on the 5th dayl of June at Leeper Park. Permission granted subject to the approval by the Park Board of the City of South' Bend. i Mr. Amon, of 726 Beale Street appeared before the Board with reference to a complaint of the dust con; dition on said street due to speeding of motorists. The Board now authorizes that the Police Department patrol the area for a period of one week to check on the cars. William S. Moore submitted to the Board his report on the tabulation of the bids for the Olive Street Improvement from Western Avenue to Washington Street, under Contract B. It was mentioned at an earlier date that under Contract B, most of the surplus materials will be hauled to the Sanitary Land Fill. The tabulation of William S. Moore shows the bid of Rieth-Riley Construction Company to be the lowest and best bid with the total price of $61,391.20. Therefore, the Board now approves the awarding of the contract to said Rieth-Riley. A petition for the vacation of the north and south alley between FalconStreet and Kenmore Street runn from Jefferson Street north to Washington Street; the north and south alley between Kenmore Street and Wellington Street running ffon Jefferson Street north to Washington Street; and the east and west alley, i between Jefferson Street and Washington Street running from Wellington Street east to Falcon Street was submitted to the Board and referred to the City Planning Commission for investigation and report. I ! The Assessment roll on. the Alley between Michigan And Main Streets from Marion to Madison Streets, Ij under Resolution No. 2797 was approved by the Board. Contractor's bonds were approved for W. D. Ruffner, Willis C. Divine, and Russell Platz. • Permission is granted to Black & Anderson Construction Company for an occupancy permit on St.;peter and Madison Streets while construction on the St. Joseph Hospital Building. Verner L. Lane will be notif j of said permit. A letter was sent to Russell Kuehl with reference to.a letter from the Sollitt Construction Company to the City of South Bend of the acceptance by the City to pay the amount of $100,000 for some minor work to be completed at the Sewage Treatment Plant. Stop signs were instilled at the following locations: i Bowman Street, both sides, at St. Joseph Street Jacob Street, both sides, at Corby Street • Dale Street, both sides, at Ewing Street Northwest corner of Vernon Street at Altgeld Street No Parking This Side signs were installed on the east side of Lebanon Street from Indiana to Broadway IN The Board now adopts a resolution authorizing Consoer, Townsend, and Associates to prepare plans and specifications for a foam control system at the Sewage Treatment Plant. The following deeds, contracts, agreements, etc. were approved and accepted by the Board. Warranty Deed from Indiana & Michigan Electric Company with reference to real estate situated in the Southwest Quarter (J) of Section 23, recorded in Book 554, Page 463 in St. Joseph County Recorder's office; the Warra ty Deed of the Board of Commissioners of St. Joseph County,.Indiana recorded in Book 5409 Page 326 in the Recorder's office; Indiana & Michigan Electric Company Certified Copy of Resolutions Adopted by the Board of Directors dated March 29, 1956 recorded in Book 146, Page 539 in St. Joseph County Recorder's office; agreement of the Irving Trust Company dated April 12, 1956 recorded in Book 0609 Page 457 in St. Joseph County Recorder' office; Quit -Claim Deed of the Board of Commissioners of St. Joseph County, Indiana recorded in Book No. 527, Page 17 in the St. Joseph County Recorder's office; An agreement with reference to real estate in connection with the Indiana & Michigan Electric Company recorded in Book No. 5232 Page 184: 'Grant of Ease- ment of Indiana Franklin Realty, Inc. recorded in Book No. 5239 Page 181: Quit Claim Deed of South Bend Manufacturing Company recorded in Book 523s Page 182: Agreement of Irving Trust Company recorded in Book 595, Page 591: Abstract of Title *ith reference to a part of the North West Quarter of Section No. 26, Township No. 38 North, Range No. 2 East; Abstract 6f Titl& with reference to a part of the South West Fract onal Quarter of Section No. 23, in Township No. 38 North, Range No. 2 East; All the above named are on file in the office of the Board of Public Works & Safety. A petition for the improvement of the alley between North College Street and North Brookfield Street starting from the first intersecting alley North of Humboldt Street to the first intersecting alley south of Elwood Avenue according to Barrett Law Plan was submitted to the Board and referred to the City Engineer ng Department for further investigation and report.. i A petition was received for the vacation of the alley between Chapin Street and Prairie Avenue, 1st al�'ey south of Sample Street and was referred to the City Planning Commission for investigation and report. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 10:50.AM.(DST). Attest: z Anthony J. bo, erk June 1, 1956 i A special meeting of the Board of Public Works and Safety was held at 10:30 A.M. (DST), Friday, June 19 1956. Those present were: Mayor Edward F. Voorde, Raymond-S. Andrysiak, Frank J. Bruggner, and Irving J. Smith. The purpose of the special meeting was to accept the Sewage Treatment Plant in behalf of the City of South Bend, Indiana from the contractors. The Board authorized Consoer, Townsend, & Associates to prepare the estimates for the One Hundred Thousand Dollar ($100,000.00) payment, for which request has been made. The legal opinion by the Bond Attorney, -,Russell Kuehl, reads that this payment is fully within the terms of the contract, and the such payment can be made at this date, knowing that we are still reta ing One Hundred seventeen Thousand, "Bight Hundred'Thirty-Three and 38/100 which will be paid at a later late when the small clean-up items will be taken care of. It is also understood that we have supplemental projects that are remaining to be completed at th ime which are not part of the general contract, and, therefore, the retainer may be paid prior to the com- letion of the supplemental contract projects. The Board of Public Works, of the Civil City of South Bend, at this time turns over to the Board f Sewage Treatment Plant Commissioners, of the City of South Bend, complete jurisdiction of the funds of he Eight Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollar ($8,500,000.00) Sewage Treatment bond issue , and also the urisdiction of the management and operation and maintenance of the same Sewage Treatment Plant. There being no further business to come before the Board, and upon motion duly made and seconded, he meeting was adjourned at 10:45 A.M. TTES T: Anthony J. bo, gYerk • • • • E • •