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points thereof, are as follows: Class "C" Type 1 6" Concrete
line of College Street to the East line of Brookfield Street.
pavement on S
ey Avenue from the West
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 the said City Controller.
The Board of Public Works and Safety of said City, at the Office of the Board in said City, will on I1
the 24th day of September, 1956, at 9;00 A.M. (CST) receive and hear remonstrances against the amounts asALs-
ed against their property respectively, on said roll and will determine the question as to whether such loiis
• 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 named on said roll or in any sum. At which place and time all owners of sucd
real estate may attend in person or by representative and be heard. i
R. S. Andrysiak
Frank J. Bruggner
Irving J. Smith
Anthony J. Sabo, Clerk
There being no further business to come before the Board, �he meeting/was adjourned at 10:30 A.M.(DSTj).
ATTEST:
1956
A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Monday, September 17, 1956 at 10:00 A.M.
All members were present. Minutes of the previous regular meeting were read and approved. Claims in the
total amount of $1335.82 were approved and ordered paid to the following suppliers:
E. J. Barany 5.00 Business Systems, Inc. 7.78
I` Business Systems, Inc. 3.74 Fred Hotop 5.00
j Indiana Bell Telephone Company 9.41 Indiana Bell Telephone 12.92
Slatile Roofing Company 132.00 Slutsky Plumbing & Heating 130.24
South Bend Hardware 25.14 Taylor Brothers 78.00
Weisberger Brothers, Inc. 20.00 Weisberger Brothers, Inc. 10.04
Granville P. Ziegler, Postmaster 15.00
PARKING METER FUND DOG POUND FUND
�Norwalk Truck Line Company 3.00 Simon Brothers, Inc. 57.35
} STREET & TRAFFIC DEPARTMENTS
American Distributing Company 1.75 The Continental Oil Co. 312.12
! Hoffman Bros. Auto Elec. 168.72 Schuell Supply Inc. 14.16
�I Sheehan Tire Ser*% ce .93 Hoffman Bros. Auto Elec. 76.62
Ind. Bell Telephone Company 47.42 Sinclair Refining Company 11.87
�I Sinclair Refining Company 11.40 Simon Bras. 6.90
j! West Side Hardware 169.31
Contractor's bonds were approved for Brown Brothers Comaany and Tri-Way Builders, Inc.
Excavation bonds were approved for Tri-Way Builders, Inc.
• Plans for the Oakcrest-S lvan Glen Sewer are hereby approved and accepted b the Board this 17th d of
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September, 1956.
Assessment Roll No. 2773, 1956 on Sibley Avenue from the West line of College Street to East Line of
Brookfield Street under Improvement Resolution No. 2836, 1956 adopted on the 25th day of June, 1956 is
approved by the Board.
Mr. J. K. Sheehan, Green Arrow Parking, Inc., requests permission to operate a parking lot at 129 West
Jefferson Street. Said applicant is hereby requested to make an application as set out in Chapter 19,
Section 1, of the Municipal Code of the City of South Bend, Indiana.
• i� IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO, .2831
After hearing all persons interested who appeared and the Clerk of the Board of Public Works and Safety
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 the
Primary or Preliminary Assessment Roll adopted by the Board on the 4th day of September, 1956, for the im-
provement of 29th Street from the North line of Northside Blvd. to the South line of Pleasant Street be an
the same is in all things confirmed.
• R. S. Andrysiak
Frank J. Bruggner
Irving J. Smith
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IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 28462 1956
IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION CONFIRMED
For the improvement of South Lake Street from the North line of Jefferson Blvd. to the South line of!
Washington Street under Improvement Resolution No. 2846, 19569 adopted August 27, 1956 by constructing a
Class "C" pavement (types 1 to 4).
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 been��
found sufficient, the Board decides that the benefits to the property liable to be assessed for said improve-
ment 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 Im-
provement Resolution No. 2846, 1956, duly passed by this Board on August 27, 19569 for the above improvement,
be and the same is hereby in all things confirmed.
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First Confirmation, September 17, 1956 and the improvement is hereby ordered to be made. j
Anthony J. Sabo,Clerk
R. S. Andrysiak
Frank J. Bruggner
Irving J. Smith
IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTIONNO. 28349 1956
REFERRING BIDS TO THE ENGINEER
The bids for the improvement of Meade Street from Elwood Avenue to Bulla Street by constructing a locial
combined sewer received on September 17, 1956, in accordance with Improvement Resolution No. 2834, 1956,E
passed by this Board on July 2, 19569 and confirmed by this Board on September 41 19569 are hereby ref erred
to Chas. W. Cole & Son for examination and tabulation and to report to this Board with recommendations. II
Anthony J. Sabo, Clerk
R. S. Andrysiak
Frank J. Bruggner
Irving J. Smith
IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 28449 1956
FINAL CONFIRMATION OR RESCINDING OF IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION
For the improvement of Donald Street from Kemble Avenue to Douglas Street and Douglas Street from
Donald Street to Ewing Avenue by constructing a local combined sewer under Improvement Resolution No. 2844
19569 adopted August 13, 1956, and first confirmed on September 4, 1956.
No written remonstance or remonstrances agains said improvement bearing the signatures of fifty-one
(51%) per cent or more of the resident property owners on said street to be improvedt-4aving been filed
within the ten (10) day period following the date and time of the hearing on said improvement, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of South Bend, Indiana, that Improve-
ment Resolution No. 2844, 1956, duly adopted by this Board on August 13, 1956, and first confirmed on
;September 49 19569 be and the same is in all things finally confirmed and the improvement is:hereby order
made.
Anthony J. Sabo, Clerk
R. S. Andrysiak
Frank J. Bruggner
Irving J. Smith
IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 2844, 1956
PLANS & 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 13th
day of Sugust, 19569 for the improvement of Donald Street from Kemble Avenue to Douglas Street and Douglas
Street from Donald Street to Ewing Avenue by constructing a local combined sewer be and the same are hereb
adopted and ordered placed on file in the office of the Department of Public Works and Safety.
October 1, 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 will open and consider bids for the above named improvements, provided all bids for the co&-
struction of said work shall be filed in the Office of the Clerk of this Board before 9:00 A.M. (CST) of said
day. Each bidder for said work shall enclose with his bid a certified check, cashier's check in the sum of!
five (5%)' per cent of the amount of his bid, to insure the execution of this contract, if said work is a-
warded to him.
I The Clerk of this Board is hereby ordered to give notice by two (2) weekly publications fo the time
land place, when and where bids will be received, opened and considered for the construction of said work.
'Said Clerk shall state in said notices, that each bidder shall enclose with his bid a certified check, cas
ier's check for above named amount, to insure the execution of this contract.
R. S. Andrysiak, Frank J. Bruggner, Irving J. Smith
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VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 2841, 1956
This being the date set, hearing was held on the assessment roll showing the award of damages and they
assessment of benefits in the matter of the vacation of THE EAST AND WEST ALLEY BETWEEN LOTS NUMBERED 23
and 24. PART OF STULL'S SECOND ADDITION, under Resolution No. 2841.
In the above named assessment roll, no remonstrators appeared and no written remonstances were filed.1
The Clerk of the Board submitted proofs of publication of notices and same were found sufficient, and the
Board therefore finds that the alley has been benefited and damaged in the amounts shown on said roll. Thel
• Board, therefore decides to take final action on said assessment roll and declares same in all things rati
fied, confirmed, and approved without modification and the proceedings closed, and the alley vacated upon
ireceipt of the amount of benefit assessments from the various property owners so benefited and all prorceed-
ings had with reference to said vacation are hereby sustained.
VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 2842, 1956
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 the vacation of 1. THE FIRST NORTH AND SOUTH ALLEY WEST OF LOGAN
STREET SOUTH OF NORTHSIDE BOULEVARD. 2. THIRTY SIXTH STREET SOUTH OF NORTHSIDE BOULEVARD SUBJECT TO 20
FOOT EASEMENT OVER CENTER LINE OF SEWER. 3. THE FIRST EAST AND WEST ALLEY WEST OF THIRTY SIXTH STREET AND
• SOUTH OF NORTHSIDE BOULEVARD, and 4. THE FIRST NORTH AND SOUTH ALLEY WEST OF THIRTY SIXTH STREET SOUTH OF
NORTHSIDE BOULEVARD, under Vacation Resolution No. 2842.
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 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-
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.
The time now being 10:00 A.M. (DST) it was so announced and the bids for the Meade Street Sewer Im-
• provement were opened. Proofs 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 single bid received reads as follows:
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REED CONSTRUCTION COMPANY A non -collusion affidavit and Questio
2022 North Main Street naire Form 96-A accompanied the bid.
Mishawaka, Indiana
ITEMS 1 through 6, inclusive.... ........ Net total bid price $6,141.65
The bid is hereby referred to the Engineer for tabulation and report.
Also the bids for Indiana Avenue pavement improvement were received and opened. Proofs of publicati
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 received read as follows:
McIntyre & Jones Construction Company A Non -Collusion Affidavit and a Certifie
1121 South Main Street Check in the amount of $3150.00 accom-
South Bend, Indiana panied the bid.
Total bid price
CONTRACT NO. 1 Items No. l to 34,'.inclusive -- $619020.50
Total
alternate bid price
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Items
No.
1 to 20 and
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Items
No.
23 to 36 inclusive..---
$61,712.50
Reed Construction Company
A Non -Collusion Affidavit and a Certifie
2022 North Main Street
Check in the amount of $3890.00 accom-
Mishawaka, Indiana
panied the bid.
Total
bid
price
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Items
No.
1 to 342 inclusive ---
$76,969.25
CONTRACT NO. 1
Total
alternate bid price
Items
No.
1 to 20 and
Items
No.
23 to 36, inclusive
---$779599.25
Rieth-Riley Construction Company A Non Collusion affidavit and a Certifie
P. 0. Box 775 Check in the amount of $4000.00 accom-
South Bend, Indiana panied the bid.
Total bid price
Items No. 1 to 34, inclusive --- $67,413.00
CONTRACT NO. 1
Total Alternate bid price
Items No. 1 to 20-and
Items No. 23 to 36, inclusive ---$67,938.00
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!Rieth-Miley Construction Company A Non -Collusion Affidavit and
P. 0. Box 775 2 certified checks accompanied;
!South Bend, Indiana the bid in the amounts of $200�
and $6500.00. .1
Total bid price
Items No. 1 to 28 inclusive ---- $129,359.75
Total Alternate Bid Price
Items No. 1 to 17 and
Items No. 20 to 30 inclusive --- $133,984.75
Reed Construction Company A Non -Collusion Affidavit and
202- North Main Street a certified check in the amount
Mishawaka, Indiana of $7200.00 accompanied the bi,.
Total Bid Price
Items No. 1 to 28 inclusive ---- $138,227.50
Total Alternate Bid Price
Items No. 1 to 17 and
Items No. 20 to 30 inclusive --- $143,787.50
The bids are now referred to the Engineer for tabulation and report. Contract of said improvement
will be awarded within,_ 30 days of this date.
There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 10:20 A.M.
(DST).
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ATT ST: ANTHONY B , CLERK
September 24, 1956
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A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Monday, September 24, 1956 at 10:00 A.
(DST). All members were present. Minutes of the previous regular meeting were read and approved. Claims
in the total amount of $27,469.60 were approved and ordered paid to the following suppliers:
,R. S. Andrysiak
14.25
Business Systems, Inc.
1.35
Business Systems, Inc.
80.97
Ideal Press
29.00
:Indiana Bell Telephone Company
296.28
:Indiana Bell Telephone Company
12.50
;Indiana & Michigan Electric Company
218.40
:J. C. Lauber Company
93.39
:National Mill Supply Company
5.30
Russell Place
5.00
'South Bend Window Cleaning Company
53.50
,PARKING METER FUND
;Indiana Bell Telephone Company
9.19
GENERAL IMPROVEMENT FUND
Chas. W. Cole & Son
1,252.32
Reed Construction Company
1,477.70
Business Systems, Inc.
9.99
Business Systems, Inc.
11.78
Gafill Oil Company
14.02
Indiana Bell Telephone Company
16.57
Indiana Bell Telephone Company
19.89
Indiana Bell Telephone Company
12.30
Indiana & Michigan Electric Company .80
McGraw-Hill Book Company
15.29
Reed Construction Company
11,296.32
South Bend Extermination Company
59.50
Meyer's Hardware 6.98
Chas. W. Cole & Son 209.60
West Side State Bank 12,248.41
Comes now Irving Hurwich, Attorney for Armour and Company, and requests permission that the hearir
n Vacation Resolution No. 2845 is continued until October 19 1956. Request granted.
Permission is requested for the Eisenhower Band Wagon Committee to hold a parade on October 4, 19`.
from 3:30 P.M. to 4:30 P.M. Permission granted.
Messrs. Edward Dose and Lyndon Milliken appeared before the Board with reference to requesting pex
mission to place United Fund posters on the lamp posts. Permission granted.
Mr. John Carroll appeared before the Board on behalf of Bethel College requesting permission to
conduct street meetings on Monroe Street every:.Friday evening for the next nine months beginning September
28 from 6:30 P.M. to 7:30 P.M. Permission granted.
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