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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/04/1956 Board of Public Works MinutesReed Construction Company A non -collusion affidavit and a bidder'S Mishawaka, Indiana bond accompanied the bid. Items No. 1 to 99 inclusive .................Total bid price $11,508.05 Rieth-Riley Construction Company P. 0. Box 775 South Bend, Indiana A non -collusion affidavit and a bidders bond accompanied the bid. • ii Items No. 1 to 9, inclusive..***.** ... *000 ... Total bid price $11,187.40 I 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)I. ji September 4, 1956 j. A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Monday, September 41 1956 at 10:00 A.M. 1' DST . All members were resent. I� ( ) P Minutes of the previous regular meeting were read P 9 9 and approved. Salary Pp y ;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: i; 3, jBusiness Systems, Inc. _ 2.97 Business Systems, Inc. 2:12 ;City Water Works 17.10 City Water Works 17.10 iCity 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 iWeisber Bros. iierg 4.65 West Side Hardware 1.80 STREET IMPROVEMENT FUND • h'1954 Mitschelen Construction Company 11,512.18 Reed Construction Company 49344.41 I�Worden Brothers 6,885.23 .SEWER FUND I, Rose Fuel & Materials, Inc. 5.30 South Bend Foundry 80.00 Ullery Hartman Fuel, Inc. 165.78 iiSTREET & 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 I 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 Handling Equip. 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 iI j 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 CONTRACTOR'S IMPROVEMENT FUND Rieth-Riley Construction Company 270.38 Contractor's bonds were approved for Warren Breit, R. E. Bigler, Elmer Mischke, Robertson Constructic 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 iana Public Service Company. The Contract Documents and Specifications for the North Shore Drive Pavement Improvement were a and signed by the Board this 4th day of September, 1956. • j A petition was received asking for the improvement of Napier Street from Meade Street to Kaley jby the construction of Black -topping. Petition referred to the City Engineering Department. 516 The following plans for sewer were approved and signed by the Board: Scenie Drive and Clearview P1. as submitted by the engineers of the Colpaert Realty Corporation. Appearing before the Board of Public Works & Safety was Mr. J. McCarthy, O'Brien Corporation, and Francis Jones, Attorney for said corporation with reference to the request of the O'Brien Corporation for :the construction of a South Shore (Chicago) and South Bend railroad siding between the property line and curb on Orange Street from Brookfield Street to O',Brien Street. Permission granted subject to the condi- tions as outlined in a letter to the Board from Traffic Engineer as follows: 1. That plan "B" dated April 109, 1956 be adopted. 2. That automatic or manuel protection be provided where the train would cross to and from the main track and the proposed siding. 3. That in the event it is deemed advisable to relocate or remove the Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad tracks from the on -street location between Meade Street and downtown South Bend, the O'Brien Corporation would, if necessary, relinquish their rights to said sidingv Traffic Engineer, Ernest H. Miller, recommends the following sign installations: Yield Right/Way Signs installed on northeast corner of Rum Village Park Road at Ewing Avenue; Stop sign installed on South Street, both sides, at sunnyside, making this a 4-way Stop; Stop sign installed on Olive Street, both sides, at Elwood, making this a 4-way stop; Stop sign installed on O'Brien Street, both sides at Kel Street; Stop sign installed on Vernon Street, both sides, at Donald Street; Stop Sign installed on north west corner of Clyde and Donald and Yield Right/Way sign installed on southeast corner of same; Stop sign installed on Marine Street, both sides, at Donald Street; Stop sign in5�alled on Fremont Street, both sid at Linden Street; Stop Sign installed on Fremont Street, both sides, 4 Kenwood; Stop Sign installed on northwest corner of Fremont Street at Bertrand and Yield Right/Way sign on southeast corner of same; Yieli Right/Way sign installed on southwest corner of Scenic Drive at Lombardy Drive; Stop sign installed on northwest corner of Gladstone at Sample; Yield Right/Way sign installed on southeast corner of same; Yieli Right/Way sign installed on Scenic Drive at Ford Street southeast corner; Stop sign installed on southeas- corner of Parkway at Sample and Yield Fight/Wpy sign on northwest corner of same. Miss Alice Koscyk appeared before the Board on'behalf of a group in the vicinity of Indiana Avenue t request permission to hold a street dance in the 2100 block of Indiana Avenue between Warren Street and Ca lisle Street from 8 to 11 P.M. for the benefit of the Storyland Zoo. Permission granted. September 15. Clerk of the Board is directed to notify the Street, Department, Traffice Engineer, and Traffic Department of the Police Department. The Board is now informed that the City Engineering Department is preparing plans and Specifications of Angela Boulevard on the northside from Riverside Drive to Woodward Avenue for a sidewalk. - This being the date set, hearing was held on the matter of the condemnation order sent to Sandy Thoma 1217 South Bend Avenue. Said Thomas is hereby given permission to re -construct the said frame building�on his property providing that his carpenter contact Verner L. Lane, Building Commissioner, as to the building requirements as set out in the Building Code of the City of South Bend. Hearing is continued until October Also a nuisance abatement will be`discussed at the October 11 1956 hearing. The Clerk of the Board is directed to proceed with the removal of trees, stumps, and debris from with the South side of Laport Avenue from Linden Avenue to Walnut Street; East side of Walnut Street from Linde Avenue to Colfax Avenue and one large oak located within the grounds of the City Cemetery. Also place walk back to present level for the total sum of $995.00 as per proposal of Ben Sanders of the Lincoln Landscape and Tree Service. The Clerk of the Board is hereby authorized to contact Mr. Schweitzer, County Court House, with refer ence to his request to purchase from the City Lot No. 22 Block 169 Range 1 East in the City Cemetery. Mary Kimble Fields who is the owner of said lot now gives permission to the Sexton of the City Cemetery to sell to the City the Lot for the price of $25.00 each for 2 graves located on the Lot. Claim and deed will foll this authorization, and request for said purchase by Mr. Schweitzer is now approved. --The Assessment Roll No. 2772, 1956 on 29th Street from Northlide of Northside Boulevard to south line of Pleasant Street under Improvement Resolution No. 2831, 1956 was approved by the Board. Notices inviting sealed bids for the construction of Class "A" Type 1 Pavement, and other work inci- identil thereto, on INDIANA AVENUE from the East Property Line of Catalpa Avenue to the West Property line jof Michigan Street, Under Contract No. 2; and also for the construction of Class "A" Type 1 Pavement, and ;other work incidental thereto, on INDIANA AVENUE from the centerline of Prairie Avenue to the East property of Catalpa Avenue to the West Property Line of Michigan Street, under Contract No. 1 were published on the 7th and 14th days of September, 1956 and bids will be received with reference to same on the 17th day of liSeptember, 1956. IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 2831 NOTICE OF.:HEARING SPECIAL BENEFITS ON PAVEMENT & CURB IMPROVEMENT Notice is hereby given that the following Improvement has been completed and the general character the improvement, the street, alley or public place on which it has been made, and the terminal points th are as follows: Class "C" Type 1 (6" Concrete) pavement and Portland Cement Concrete Curbs on 29th Street from the South line of Pleasant Street to the North line of Northside Boulevard. There is on file in the Office of the City Controller of the City of South Bend, Indiana, an assess- ment roll with the names of the owners and description of property subject to be assessed with the amount of.the prima facia assessment, and can be seen in the Office of said City Controller. The Board of Public Works and Safety of said City, at the Office of South Bend, Indiana, Board of Works, will on the 17th day of September, 19561, at 9:00 A.M. (CST) receive and hear remonstrances igainst 9 I 1. • • • • • 517 • • the amounts assessed against their property respectively, on said roll and will determine the question as� to whether such lots or tracts of land have been or will be benefited by said improvement to the amounts named on said roll, or is greater or less than that names on said roll or in any sum. At which place and time all owners of such real estate may attend in person or by representative and be heard. Anthony J. Sabo, Clerk R. S. Andrysiak Frank J. Bruggner Irving J. Smith IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 2844 IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION CONFIRMED For the improvement of Donald Street and Douglas Street from Kemble Avenue to Ewing Avenue under Im- provement Resolution No. 2844, 19561, adopted August 13, 1956 by constructing a local combined sewer. a After hearing all persons interested who appeared and being fully advised on the premises and the 1 Clerk 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 improvement are equal to the estimated cost of the same as reported by the City Civil Engineer, therefore a BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of South Bend, Indiana, that Im- provement Resolution No. 2844, 1956, duly passed by this Board on August 13, 1956, for the above improvement,, be and the same is hereby in all things confirmed. First Confirmation, September 41 1956 and the improvement is hereby ordered to be made. . R. S. Andrysiak Frank J. Bruggner Irving J. Smith ;Anthony J. Sabo, Clerk i IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 28319, 1956 RESOLUTION ACCEPTING FINAL ESTIMATE BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of South Bend, Indiana, that the ;Final Estimate and Primary Assessment Roll submitted to the Board by the City Civil Engineer or his duly (authorized representative on this 4th day of September, 19561, on the improvement known as the 29th Street [pavement and curb improvement as described in Improvement Resolution No. 2831, 19569 passed by the Board of Public Works and Safety on March 12, 19569 and confirmed by said Board on April 169 19569, be and the same; As hereby adopted, and the Clerk of this Board is hereby requested to give notice of the hearing of Special) Benefits on said Improvement, as required by Section N. 111 or 120 of an act entitled, "An Act Concerning Municipal Corporations" approved March 6, 1956. j R. S. Andrysiak Frank J. Bruggner ' { Irving J. Smith ' i it !Anthony J. Sabo, Clerk !i IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 2834 i! FINAL CONFIRMATION OF IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION • com- For the improvement of Meade Street from Elwood Avenue to Bulla Street by constructing a local biped sewer under Improvement Resolution No. 2834, 1956, adopted July 2, 1956 and first confirmed on Aug- ' ust 20, 1956. No written remonstrance or remonstrances against said improvement bearing the signatures of fifty-one., I(51%) per cent or more of the resident property owners on said street to be improved, having been filed within the ten (10) day period following the date and time of the hearing on said improvement, therefore f 11 BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of South Bend, Indiana, that Im- provement Resolution No. 2834, 1956, duly adopted by this Board on July 21 1956, and first confirmed on 1 August 20, 1956 be and the same is in all things finally confirmed and the improvement is hereby ordered made. j R. S. Andrysiak Frank J. Bruggner Irving J. Smith Anthony J. Sabo, Clerk IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 2834 PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS ADOPTED BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, that the Profiles Drawings, Plans, General Details, Specifications and Estimates approved by this Board on the 2nd day of July, 19569 for the improvement of Meade Street from Elwood Avenue to Bulla Street by construe I' ing a local combined sewer be and the same are hereby adopted and ordered placed on file in the office of the Department of Public Public Works and Safety. i; September 171, 1956, at the hour of 9:00 A.M. (CST) is hereby fixed as the time and the office of the 'Board of Public Works and Safety in the City Hall of this City, as the Place, when and where the Board of Public Works and Safety willopen and consider bids for the above named improvements, provided all bids for ;the construction of said work shall be filed in the Office of the Clerk of this Board before 9:00 A.M.(CST) Hof said day. Each bidder for said work shall enclose with his bid a certified check, cashier's check or bid bond in the sumof five (5) per cent of the amount of his bid. to insure the execution of this contract if said work is awarded to him. The Clerk of this Board is hereby ordered to give notice by two (2) weekly publications of the time and place, when and where bids will be received, opened and considered for the construction of said works. • Said Clerk shall state in said notices, that each bidder shallenclose with'his bid a certified check, cash] er's check or bid bond for above named amount, to insure the execution of this contract. ! R. S. Andrysiak Frank J. Bruggner Iring J. Smith Anthony J. Sabo, Clerk The monthly report of the Building Department for the month of August, 1956 was examined and placed on file. ! • VACATION RESOLUTION No. 2839 Due to an error in publication of said vacation, the hearing set for this date will be continued until Monday, October 1, 1956 at 10:00 A.M.(DST). Publication of said hearing will appear in the South Bend Tribune and The Record on the 7th, 14th, and 21st days of September, 1956. VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 2845 Mr. Warren McGiel and Mr. Irving Hurwich appeared before the Board with reference to the above named hearing on Vacation of a portion of the north and south alley lying between Chapin and Pine Streets and • asked at this time for permission to have the hearing continued for 1 week until Monday, September 109 1956 at 10:00 A.M. (DST). Permission granted. VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 2840 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 ALLEY NORTH OF ELWOOD AVENUE FROM ILLINOIS STREET TO CHICAGO STREET, under Resolution No. 2040. 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 !I Board therefore finds that the alley has 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 rati'lli fied, confirmed, and approved without modification and the proceedings closed, and the alley vacated upon receipt of the amount of benefit assessments from the various property owners so benefited and all proceed ings had with reference to said vacation are hereby sustained. I . Robertson's Department store requests permission for use of a large search light in first 2 parking 1 spaces west of corner of Carroll & Wayne Streets in front of Warehouse No. 1 on September 28, 1956. Permission granted. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 10:55 A.M. (DS i i ATTEST: c� ANTHONY J. ABO, CLERK jI