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Home My WebLink About07/02/1956 Board of Public Works Minutes495 • 0 0 C Is JULY 21 1956 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Monday, July 2, 1956 at 10:00 A.M. (DST). All members were present. Minutes of the previous regular meeting were read and approved. Claims in the total mount of $43,853.73 were approved and ordered paid for the following suppliers: Joe Budd Book Bindery 32.75 City Water Works 17.10 Englewood Electric Company 4.08 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 11.76 Ind. & Mich. Electric Company 205.60 The Record 6.48 South Bend Tribune 8.10 SANITATION DEPARTMENT/Williams Florist23.00 South Bend Truck & Equip. Co. 460.00 DOG POUND DEPARTMENT Schuell Supply, Inc. 10.50 1954 STREET IMPROVEMENT FUND 38,459.53 Rieth-Riley Construction Co. STREET & TRAFFIC DEPARTMENTS The American City Magazine 2.50• Badur Brothers Coal Company 17.50 Century Tool & Metal Company 247.93 Elgin Sweeper Company 110.52 Elgin Sweeper Company 37.29 J. 0. Hildebrand, Jr. 35.00 Ind. & Mich. Electric Company 162.40 Korte Brothers, Inc. 55.89 J. C. Lauber Company 9.00 The McCaffetg Company 23.96 Mittler Supply Company 8.50 National Brake Service 52.67 National Mill Supply, Inc. 45.70 St. Joseph's Hospital 8.00 Scherman-Schauss-Freeman Co. 7.92 C. A. Schrader 21.41 Schuell Supply, Inc. 100.00 Smogor Lumber Company 78.42 Smogor Lumber Company 53.64 Wayne Hall Supply Company 450.00 West Side Hardware 11.52 Inc. Business Systems, Inc. .68 Ernest DeGraff 59.68 Drs. Erickson & Olson 10.00 Ind. & Mich. Elec. Company .68 Elmer E. Murray 26.24 Royal Typewriter Company 5.33 Weisberger Brothers 12.00 Leonard Witucki 122.40 SEWER DEPARTMENT City Sales Company 64.80 E. R. Newland Company, Inc. 84.31 DOG POUND DEPARTMENT Simon Brothers, Inc. 65.40 1954 STREET IMPROVEMENT FUND Clyde E. Williams & Assoc., Inc. 944.92 STREET & TRAFFIC DEPARTMENTS American Distributing Company 4.79 Bearings Service Company 68.10 Deeds Equipment Company, Inc. 266.33 Elgin Sweeper Company 152.58 Elgin Sweeper Company 53.28 Ind. & Mich. Electric Company 35.20 Korte Brothers, Inc. 296.11 Korte Brothers, Inc. 124.66 The McCaffery Company 190.00 G. E. Meyer Company 5.59 National Brake Service 37.60 National Brake Service 106.69 Premier AutoWare Company 80.94 S. S. Saunders, Inc. 86.25 Scherman-Schaus-Freeman Company 41.25 C. A. Scharader 24.17 H. H. Slominski 12.00 Smogor Lumber Company 52.15 South Bend Electric Company 19.82 Weisberger Brothers 21.05 Contractor's bonds were approved for James Ernest Carson and Black & Anderson Construction Company, The request of Ernest H. Miller, Traffic Engineer, to install traffic signals at the following int sections was approved by the Board. They are LaSalle and Niles Avenues, Madison and Eddy Streets, and G lawn & Jefferson Streets. Stop signs were installed at the following locations: Longley, both sides, at Olive Street, Walsh Street, both sides, at McKinley Avenue, and on the northwest corner of Greenwood at Southeast Drive. Yield Right/Way signs were installed on the southeast corner of Greenwood At Southeast Drive. Mrs. Fred Shaffer appeared before the Board with reference to request permission to close the 800 an 900 blocks of Roosevelt Street on Tuesday, July 3, 1956 for a street dance. Permission granted subject to notifying the Traffic and Police Departments. The request of Rev. C. J. Witucki, Pastor of Saint Casimir Church to have the street on which said church is located, closed during their annual parish festival at night only from July 15, 1956 to July 22, 1956 inclusive was granted by the Board. Verner L. Lane, Building Commissioned, requests that the property owners of 126 S. Kenmore St, Ar and Mathie Wells and Robert Ordway, 1530 E. Donald Street be ordered to appear at a hearing before the 1: Board of Public Works & Safety at its regular meeting on July 9, 1956. Also, Eugene L..& Zona Rysdorp, 1, 2402 West Ford Street. Request granted. u A petitition was received from the O'Brien Corporation with reference for authority to install a Railroad siding in vicinity of said corporation. Petition referred to the Traffic Engineer for further investigation and report. The Board next reviewed the bids of the Street Department which were opened at the previous meeting of the Board on Monday, June 25, 1956 and awarded the contract to: Scherman Schaus Freemon'.Company 520 South Lafayette Street South Bend, Indiana A non -collusion affidavit and a certified check in the amount of $437.00 accompanied the bid. 1 1956 Studebaker 2E5 2Ton Pickup ...................... $1276.54 j 2 1956 Studebaker 2E13 One -Ton Pickup .................. $3086.88 Net Total For 3.................... $4363.42 mme Resolution Adopting Final Assessment Roll Resolution No. 2814, 1955 After hearing all persons interested who appeared and the Clerk of the Board of Public Works and Sa having proofs of publication of the notices to property owners and the same having been found sufficient, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of South Bend, Indiana, that th Primary or Preliminary Assessment Roll adopted by the Board on the 18th day of June, 1956, for the improve meet of Sections II & III, Bercliff Estate Addition by constructing a local combined sewer be and the same is in all things confirmed. Anthony J. Sabo, Clerk R. S. Andrysiak Frank J. Bruggner Irving J. Smith Improvement Resolution No. 2838 Preliminary Plans Reported Chas. W. Cole & Son hereby reports and files the Drawings, Plans, Estimates and the Preliminary Im- provement Resolution for the improvement of Huron Street from Arnold Street to Webster Street by construct ing a local combined sewer with all appurtenances. Improvement Resolution No. 2838 Board Approves Final Plans & Specifications The Profiles, Drawings, Plans, General Details, Specifications and Estimates for the improvement of Huron Street from Arnold Street to Webster Street by constructing a local combined sewer are hereby approv R. S. Andrysiak Frank J. Bruggner Irving J. Smith Improvement Resolution No. 2838 Notice to Property Owners Notice is hereby given by the Board of Public Works & Safety of the City of South Bend, Indiana, th it is deemed necessary to make the following described public improvement in the City of South Bend, India authorized by the following numbered Improvement Resolution, passed by said Board on the 2nd day of July, 1956. Improvement Resolution No. 2838, 1956, for the improvement of Huron Street from Arnold Street to Webster Street by constructing a local combined sewer. All work done in the making of said described public improvement shall be in accordance with the to ms and conditions of Improvement Resolution No. 2838, 1956, passed by the Board of Public Works and Safety on the above named day, and the Profiles, Drawings, Plans, General Details, Specifications and Estimated to b adopted by the Board of Public Works and Safety of said City, upon the final adoption -and confirmation of said Resolution and placed on file in the office of the Board of Public Works and Safety of said City. 1. The Board of Public Works and Safety will meet in its office in the City Hall on the 23rd day of Jul , 1956 at the hour of 9:00 A.M. (CST) or 10:00 A.M. (DST), for the purpose of hearing and considering all rel monstrances, which may have been filed or which may be presented and will hear all persons interested or whose property is affected by said proposed improvement, and will decide whether the benefit that will acc:[,e to the property abutting and adjacent to the proposed improvement and to said City, will be equal to or ex� ceed the estimated cost of the proposed improvement as estimated by the City Civil Engineer. Anthony J. Sabo, Clerk R. S. Andrysiak Frank J. Bruggner Irving J. Smith BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY Improvement Resolution No. 2814 Preliminary Plans Reported Chas. W. Cole & Son hereby reports and files the Drawings, Plans, Estimates and the Preliminary Im- provement Resolution for the improvement of Meade Street from Elwood Avenue to Bulla Street by constructin a local combined sewer. Improvement Resolution No. 2834 Board Approves Final Plans & Specifications The Profiles, Drawings, Plans, General Details, Specifications and Estimates for the improvement of Meade Street from Elwood Avenue to Bulla Street by constructing a local combined sewer are hereby approved R. S. Andrysiak Frank J. Bruggner Irving J. Smith The bids for the 5 desks ype base stations for the Civil Defense Department were next reviewed and the contract is hereby awarded to Motorola Communications and Electronics, Inc. U • 0 is • • • VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 2835 This being the date set, hearing was held on the assessment roll showing the award of damages and the assessment of benefits in the matter of vacation of THE SOUTH 4.6' of Lot 29 - COLLEGE GROVE ADDITION AND THE NORTH 4.6' OF LOT NO. 32 , COLLEGE GROVE ADDITION. THIS ALLEY (9.2') RUNS FROM BROOKFIELD STREET WEST TO VACATED JOHNSON STREET, under Vacation Resolution No. 2835. In the above named assessment roll, no remonstrators appeared and no written remonstrances were filed. The Clerk of the Board submitted proofs of publication of notices and same were found sufficient, ;and the Board, therefore finds that the several lots have been benefited and damaged in the amounts shown !on said roll. The Board, therefore decides to take final action on said assessment roll and declares same !in all things ratified, confirmed and approved without modification and the proceedings closed, and the ;street vacated upon receipt of the amount of benefit assessments from the various property owners so bene- fited and all proceedings had with reference to said Alley' vacated upon receipt of the amount of benefit assessments from the various property owners so benefited and all proceedings had with reference to said Alley vacation are hereby sustained. VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 2837 This being the date set, hearing was held on the assessment roll showing the award of damages and the assessment of benefits in the matter of vacation of THE FIRST NORTH AND SOUTH ALLEY WEST OF MEADE STRE FROM BONDS AVENUE SOUTH TO THE NORTH LINE OF THE EAST AND WEST ALLEY SOUTH OF BONDS AVENUE, under'Vacation Resolution No. 2837. In the above named assessment roll, no remonstrators appeared and no written remonstrances were filed. The Clerk of the Board submitted proofs of publication of notices and same were found sufficient, and the Board, therefore finds that the several lots have been benefited and damaged in the amounts shown on said roll. The Board, therefore decides to take final action on said assessment roll and declares same in all things ratified, confirmed and approved without modification and the proceedings closed, and the street vacated upon receipt of the amount of benefit assessments from the various property owners so bene- fited and all proceedings had with reference to said ALLEY vacated upon receipt of the amount of benefit assessments from the various property owners so benefited and all proceedings had with reference to said Alley vacation are hereby sustained. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 10:30 A.M. (DST). JULY 9, 1956 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held Monday, July 9, 1956 at 10:00 A.M. (DST). Al members were present. Minutes of the previous regular meeting were read and approved. Salary claims in the total amount of $34,532.03 were approved. Claims in the total amount of $5682.69 were approved and or ji dered paid for the following suppliers: Dean Armstead 51.92 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 11.55 Business Systems, Inc. 7.38 Ind. & Mich. Electric Company 74.82 'Englewood Electrical Supply Co. .78 Nick Lonetti 12.50 Herbert E. Harrison 20.48 Sheehan Tire Service, Inc. 6.50 ;Herbert E. Harrison 31.60 Dale E. Shelly 105.68 ;,Herbert E. Harrison 24.32 Walter Stickley 22.80 Indiana Bell Telephone 273.80 Slutsky Plbg. & Htg. Company 10.00 PARKING METER FUNDS SEWER DEPARTMENT !;Smith The Locksmith 8.75 Hoffman Bros. Auto Electric 236.00 STREET & TRAFFIC American Distributing Co. 6.91 O'Brien Corporation 54.60 B & B Auto Glass Company 26.46 Seneca Petroleum Company 539.66 Elgin Sweeper Company 92.75 Sheehan Tire Service 1686.10 ;Hoffman Bros. Auto Electric 95.55 Sheehan Tire Service 110.08 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 62.64 C. D. Smelser Company, Inc. 702.43 Kuert Concrete, Inc. 520.65 C. D. Smelser Company, Inc. 148.73 jLyle Signs, Inc. 260.79 South Bend Auto Parts, Inc. 30.00 !National Brake Service, Inc. 133.22 Studebaker -Packard Corp. 33.91 O'Brien Corporation 104.16 Frank S. Vukovits 49.92 l�West Side Hardware 125.25