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Home My WebLink About08/27/1956 Board of Public Works Miinutes513 • r� U :7 August 279 1956 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works & Safety was held on Monday, August 27, 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 amount of $109135.71 were approved and ordered paid to the following suppliers: American Society of Testing Cloud Brothers Gafill Oil Company Ind. Bell Telephone Company IInd. & Mich. Electric Company ;Mc Comb Battery Company R. L. Polk Company ?Smogor Lumber Company South Bend Window Cleaning Studebaker -Packard Corp. GENERAL IMPROVEMENT FUND McIntyre & Jones Company SANITATION FUND Mac Callister Machinery Company STREET & TRAFFIC FUND Deeds Equipment Company Edmont Manufacturing Company jElgin Sweeper Company .'Elgin Sweeper Company General Equip. Company !Globe Print Shop !General Equip. Company 'Hurwich Iron Company iIndiana Bell Telephone Co. ('International Harvester Company ,;Koontz -Wagner Electric Company 1uhar's Sinclair Service "J. C. Lauber Company 11MacCallister Machinery Company IMittler Supply Company chilling's 11Sheehan Tire Service 11C. D. Smelser Company 6.00 Business Systems, Inc. 2.70 3.38 Englewood Electric Supply 13.23 3.02 Ideal Press 23.00 11.76 Ind. & Mich. Electric Company 206.40 .60 Verner L. Lane 75.00 1.82 Meyer's Hardware 4.75 40.00 Remington Rand Company 400.00 4.95 Smogor Lumber Company 12.45 53.50 W. J. Stogdill, M.D. 10.00 1.55 West Side Hardware 103.50 SEWER FUND 29175.81 Ullery Hartman Fuel 49.16 442.08 Sheehan Tire Service, Inc. 87.72 188.84 Deeds Equipment Company 33.23 25.03 Elgine Sweeper Company 295.93 38.88 Elgin Sweeper Company 142.25 103.97 Elgin Sweeper Company 70.92 489.00 General Equip. Company 77.32 5.50 Huntington Lab. Inc. 236.25 190.00 General Equip. Company 17.30 73.20 Hurwich Iron Company 23.20 10.64 Industrical Towel & Uniform 12.36 21.44 L. A. Kolupa, Inc. 8.78 39.70 Kuert Concrete, Inc. 349.05 29.85 Lamberton Implement Service 96.94 32.00 Lien Chemical Company 30.40 909.18 Main Engineering & Machine 6.25 17.37 The O'Brien Corporation 378.00 11.66 Seneca Petroleum Company 472.31 1470.98 C. C. Smelser Company 99.26 343.50 Standard Automotive Supply 52.34 Contractor's bonds were approved for Constructioneers, Inc., Muia Construction Company, Inc., and Jos S. Kujawski. City Hall and City Water Works will be closed on the 1st day of September, Saturday through': Monday, September 31 1956. Yield Right/Way signs were installed on northwest corner of Congress Street at Solomon Street. Dora Lee Allen representing the NCCJ appeared before the Board requesting permission to conduct a tag day on September 22, 1956, Saturday. Permission granted. The following plans were approved by the Board: Woodbine Way and Seabury Drive Sewer Plans in Brent - ,wood Estates; Elwood Avenue Sewer Plans in Brentwood Estates; and Campeau Street from Churchill Driveto Rockne Drive Street Improvement Plans. Also, local Sewer Improvement Plans for Oakcrest-Sylvan Glen Sewer :and the Preliminary Plans for the Lake Street from Jefferson Street to Washington Street Improvement. The Notice To Bidders, Instructions to Bidders, General Condition,, General Specifications, Specificati jfor Workmanship and Materials, Form of Proposal, Contract, Performance Bond, and Maintenance Bond Forms for Sewer Improvements Combined Sanitary and Storm Sewers in Huron Street for the City of Sobth Bend, Indiana, ;under Improvement Resolution No. 28389 1956, were approved by the Board this 27th day of Augut, 1956. The hearing set for this date on the condemnation order which was issued to Sandy Thomas, 1217 South !Bend Avenue ®vi:ll be continued until next Tuesday, September 4, at 10:15 A.M. (DST). IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 2844 I The Estimate of Cost for the Donald Street and Douglas Street from Kemble Avenue to Ewing Avenue by 1constructing a local combined sewer, Under Resolution No. 2844, 1956 was accepted and approved by the Board; • IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 28439 1956 i Improvement Resolution Confirmed for the improvement of Oakcrest Drive and Sylvan Glen from 35th Street ito McKinley Avenue under Improvement Resolution No. 28439 1956, adopted August 69 1956 by constructing a to !cal combined sewer. After hearing all persons interested who appeared and being fully advised on the premises and the Clert of the Board having shown proofs of publication of the notices to property owners and the same having been !'found sufficient, the Board decides that the benefits to the property liable to be assessed for said im iprovement are equal to the estimated cost of the aame as reported by the City Civil Engineer, therfore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of South Bend, Indiana that Improe- • ,meet Resolution No. 28439 1956, duly passed by this Board on August 61 1956, for the above improvement, be ;and the same is hereby in all thigs confirmed. First Confirmation August 279 1956, and the improvement is hereby ordered to be made. Board of Public Works & Safety 514 IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION N0. 2831 ENGINEER'S CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION i i� We hereby certify that the contract between the City of South Bend, Indiana, Owner, and the A. E. Anderson Company, 1131 Sunnymede Avenue, South Bend, Indiana Contractor, for the Construction of the,i j Class C type 1 (6 concrete) and Portland Cement Concrete Curb improvement in 29th Street from the North1 property line of Northside Blvd. to the South property line of Pleasant Street under Improvement Resolution No. 2831, 19569 has been completed in accordance with the plans and specifications for this project. IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 2838 '1 • IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT After due investigation of all bids and being dully advised on the premises, the Board of Pub- lic Works and Safety of the City of South Bend, Indiana, decides tha the bid of the Niles Excavating Compa! 228 North Swanson Circle, South Bend, Indiana for the construction of the improvement known as the Huron Street Local Combined Sewer Improvement according to Improvement Resolution No. 2838, 1956, is the lowest and best bid, and that the contract to do said works be awarded to the Niles Excavating Company, 228 North, Swanson Circle, South Bend, Indiana. IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 2846 PRELIMINARY PLANS REPORTED. We hereby Report and file.the Drawings, Plans, Estimates and the Prelininary Improvement Reso- • lution for the improvement of South Lake Street from the North line of Jefferson Boulevard to the South line of Washington Street by constructing a Class "C" Pavement (Types 1 to 4 ). 6has. W. Cole & Son Civil Engineers IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 2846 BOARD APPROVES FINAL PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS The Profiles, Drawings, Plans, General Details, Specifications and Estimates for the improve ment of South Lake Street fron the North line of Jefferson Boulevard to the South line of Washington Street . by constructing a Class "C" Pavement (Types 1 to 4) are hereby approved. R. S. Andrysiak Frank J. Bruggner Ir,iring J. Smith NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 28469 1956 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Notice is hereby given by the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of South Bend, j Indiana, that it is deemed necessary to make the following described public improvement in the City of South • Bend, Indiana, authorized by the following numbered Improvement Resolution, passed by said Board on the li 27th day of August, 1956. Improvement Resolution No. 28469 19569 for the improvement of South Lake Street from the Nort line of Jefferson Blvd. to the South line of Washington Street by draining, grading and paving with a Clas "C" Pavement (Types 1 to 4). All works done in the making of said described public improvement shall be in accordance withl the terms and condition of Improvement Resolution No. 2846, 19569 passed by the Board of Public Works and Safety on the above named day, and the Profiles, Drawings, Plans, General Details, Specifications and Es- i timates to be adopted by the Board pf Public Works & Safety of said City, upon the final adoption and con-1 firmation of said Resolution and placed on file in the office of the Board of Public Works and Safety of said City. The Board of Public Works and Safety will meet in its office in the City Hallon the 17th day of September 1956 at the hour of 9:00 A.M. (CST) for the purpose of hearing and considering all remon- strances which may have been filed or which may be presented and will hear all persons interested or whos property is affected by said proposed improvement, and will decide whether the benefit that will accrue t 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. R. S. Andrysiak Frank J. Bruggner Irving J. Smith Anthony J. Sabo, Clerk The time now being 10:15 A.M. (DST) it was so announced and the bids for the North Shore Drive Street Improvement were opened. Proof of publication in the South Bend Tribune with an affidavit signed by C.G. Livengood and in the Record with an affidavit signed by W. DeCanio were submitted to the Board and found sufficient. The Bids read as follows: • is 'Reed Construction Company A non -collusion affidavit and a bidder'S ?s Mishawaka, Indiana bond accompanied the bid. Items No. 1 to 9, inclusive .................Total bid price $11,508.05 Rieth-Riley Construction Company P. O. Box 775 South Bend, Indiana A non -collusion affidavit and a bidder's bond accompanied the bid. • " Items No. 1 to 9, inclusive ..................Total bid price $11,187.40 The bids were referred to the Engineer for tabulation and report and award of contract will be made at the next regular meeting on Tuesday, September 4, 1956. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 10:25 A.M. (DST; k ATTEST: ANTHONY/ J e'SA130. CLERK September 4, 1956 • I A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Monday, September 49 1956 at 10:00 A.M. ;'(DST). All members were present. Minutes of the previous regular meeting were read and approved. Salary !claims in the total amount of $39, 538.18 were approved. Claims in the total amount of $26,407.90 were !approved and ordered paid to the following suppliers: ;Business Systems, Inc. ._"2.97 Business Systems, Inc. 2.12 lCity Water Works 17.10 City Water Works 17.10 ,City Water Works 13.55 City Water Works 17.10 :Ernest D.eGraff 50.24 Indiana Bell Telephone 307.92 'Elmer E. Murray 55.12 United Plumbing & Heating 11.30 Weisberger Bros. 4.65 West Side Hardware 1.80 �'1954 STREET IMPROVEMENT FUND • `Mitschelen Construction Company 119512.18 Reed Construction Company 41344.41 `;Worden Brothers 6,885.23 ,'SEWER FUND 'Rose Fuel & Materials, Inc. 5.30 South Bend Foundry 80.00 Ullery Hartman Fuel, Inc. (STREET 165.78 & TRAFFIC FUND ;'Acme Air Filter Service 15.00 Ben Medow, Inc. 71.62 Business Systems 8.10 Deeds Equipment Company 27.34 Englewood Elec. Supply 510.37 Englewood Elec. Company 124.87 A. J. Gerrard Company 140.90 Hydra-Mech, Inc. 4.60 Institute of Traffic Eng. 3.50 Leach Company 28.89 McComb Battery Company 63.55 Marquette Lumber Company 14.40 Materials Handlin Equip. g q p 5.75 Midwest Lite Company 7.37 Municipal Supply Co. 167.00 Municipal Supply Co. 47.00 Municipal Supply Co. 146.00 Municipal Supply Co. 12.25 Municipal Supply Co. 132.70 E. R. Newland Company 41.75 The O'Brien Corporation 189.00 The O'Brien Corporation 378.00 The Ridge Company 10.00 River Park Lumber Company 64.76 River Park Lumber Company 36.00 Rose Fuel & Materials 102.48 Royal.Rubber Company 4.36 S. & H. Carbonic Company 6.00 S. S. Saunders Company 372.70 St. Joseph's Hospital 4.70 St. Joseph's Hospital 15.50 Smogor Lumber Compan y 46.01 j Smogor Lumber Company 76.66 South Bend Electric Company 22.78 Standard Oil Company 5.78 West Side Hardware 6.03 • i CONTRACTOR'S IMPROVEMENT FUND Rieth-Riley Construction Company 270.38 Contractor's bonds were approved for Warren Breit, R. E. Bigler, Elmer Mischke, Robertson Constructi Company, Luther W. Rimer, Melvin L. Humphrey, Luke McGirr, Paul M. Hoff, Paul G. Jacobs, Ike K. Knutson. Excavation bonds were approved for Niezgodski and Sons, Midland Engineering Company, and Norther Ind i; iana Public Service Company. { The Contract Documents and Specifications for the North Shore Drive Pavement Improvement were approved and signed by the Board this 4th day of September, 1956. i • j A petition was received asking for the improvement of Napier Street from Meade Street to Kaley Street; by the construction of Black -topping. Petition referred to the City Engineering Department. 13 +i �� i