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Home My WebLink About10/01/1956 Board of Public Works Minutes• • • • ri u • October 11 1956 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Monday, October 1, 1956 at 10:00 A.M. (DST) All members were present. Minutes of the previous regular meeting were read and approved. Claims of the following suppliers in the total amount of $22$80.74 were approved and ordered paid: ;Hearne Brothers ;Hearne Brothers !West Side Hardware !PARKING METER DEPARTMENT (City Water Works jSEWER DEPARTMENT H. W. Hunter iNiles Excavating Company iSANITATION DEPARTMENT Sinclair Refining Company St. Joseph's Hospital CONTRACTOR'S IMPROVEMENT FUND Rieth Riley Construction Company 'GENERAL IMPROVEMENT FUND A. E. Anderson ;Delinquent & Deficit Fund r`STREET & TRAFFIC DEPARTMENTS IDrs. Fisher, Thorton, Buchanan, and Lockhart Dr. Hildebrand Dr. Hildebrand Kuert Concrete, Inc. ,Reliance Pharmacy llSinclair Refining Company ,.South Bend Sand & Gravel Company St. Joseph's Hospital i!St. Joseph's Hospital 1 St. Joseph's Hospital 37.50 Hearne Brothers 37.50 37.50 Sears Roebuck & Company 6.44 192.00 West Side Hardware 27.94 10.96 Hallemite Mfg. Company 25.00 2,594.16 Niles Excavating Company 4,218.20 150.00 1954 STREET IMPROVEMENT FUND Lincoln Tree and Landscape Service 995.00 1,735.80 St. Joseph's Hospital 8.00 22.80 St. Joseph's Hospital 4.70 1954 STREET IMPROVEMENT FUND 2,16,5.80 Yoder's Garage 454.80 j 2,594.69 Chas. W. Cole & Son 560.33 178.51 McIntyre & Jones 51,177.50 Dr. Hildebrand 62.00 8.00 Dr. Hildebrand 88.00 47.00 Dr. Hildebrand 51.00 46.00 Kaley Motor Service 4.50 319.35 Memorial Hospital 144.65 6.35 Daniel Richardson 74.25 335.74 Sinclair Refining Company 168.00 932.62 St. Joseph's Hospital 7.40 3.00 St. Joseph's Hospital 15.00 5.75 St. Joseph's Hospital 7.00 4.00 Edwin M. Walker 5.00 Plans were approved by the Board this 1st day of October, 1956 for a Storm Relief Sewer in Kenmore Street and Prast Boulevard of the Brentwood Estates. The Sewer Improvement Contracts in Oakcrest Drive and Sylvan Glen for the City of South Bend, Indiana under Improvement Resolution No. 28432 1956 were approved by the Board this 1st day of October, 1956. Comes now Irving Hurwich, Attorney of the Armour and Company, and requests permission that the hear- ing on Vacation Resolution No. 2845 be continued for one week until October 81 1956. Permission granted. Excavation bonds were approved for John B. Hendricks. Contractor's bonds were approved for Harold E. Anson, L. Wells & Company, and Forest Guise. In reference to Council meeting, several requests of Councilmen were submitted to the Board. Said re quests are hereby referred to Traffic Engineer, Ernest H. Miller, for investigation and a report will be made back to the Board on Monday, October 8, 1956. A letter was received from the South Bend Parking Company of the following change in their price scheo- ule on Lot number 21, 121 East Washington Street: 35� one hour or less, 10� each additional hour, 50Q all day, 50� flat rate after 5:30 P.M., and Sundays and Holidays. Accepted and placed on file. Referring to the bids of the Indiana Avenue Street improvement, Contracts No. 1. and 2, all bids re- ceived were rejected. The bid of the Mcintyre & Jones Company was rejected because no completion date was designated on the bid, and the bids of Rieth-Riley Construction Company and Reed Construction Company were .;extremely over the Engineer's estimate. The time now being 10:00 A.M. (DST) the bids for the Sewer Improvement in 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 single bid received reads as follows: REED CONSTRUCTION COMPANY A non -collusion affidavit, Form 96-a, and 2022 North Main Street a certified check in the amount of $415.00 Mishawaka% Indiana accompanied the bid. Total bid price - Extension of Items No. 1 to 12, inclusive ......... $8,286.62 IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 2844 The bids 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 received on October 11 1956, in (.accordance with Improvement Resolution No. 28447 1956, passed by this Board on August 137 1956, and confirm led by this Board on September 177 1956, are hereby referred to you,for examination and tabulation and to re ;port to this Board with recommendations. R. S. Andrysiak Irving J. Smith Frank J. Bruggner 528 IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 28463, 1956 FINAL CONFIRMATION OF IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION I For the improvement of South Lake Street from the North line of Jefferson Blvd. to the South line of A Washington Street by constructing a Class "C" pavement (types 1 to 4) under Improvement Resolution No. 2846,, 19569 adopted August 27, 1956 and first confirmed on September 17, 1956. No written remonstrance or remonstrances against said improvement bearing the signatures of fifty-one; (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 andtime 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 Im- provement Resolution No. 2846, 1956, duly adopted by this Board on August 27, 19569 and first confirmed on September 17, 1956, be and the same is in all things finally confirmed and the improvement is hereby ordered'; made. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY R. S. ANDRYSIAK FRANK J. BRUGGNER IRVING J. SMITH J. SABO, CLERK IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 82469 1956 j PLANS & SPECIFICATIONS ADOPTED. , a BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, that the �rofiles, Drawings, Plans General Details, Specifications and Estimates approved by this Board on the 27th day of August, 1956, 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 be and the same are hereby adopted and ordered placed on file in the office of the Department of Public Worksand Safety. October 15, 1956, at the hour of 9:00 A.M. (CST) is hereby fixed as the time and the office of the Board Pf Public Works and Safety in the City Hall of this City, as the Place, when and where the Board of Public Norks and Safety will open 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) of paid day. Each bidder for said work shall enclose with his bid a certified check, cashier's check in the .5um of five (5%) per cent of the amount of his bid, to insure the execution of this contract, if said work Ls 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 work. 'aid Clerk shall state in said notices, that each bidder shall enclose with his bid a certified check, cashier's ;heck or bid bond for above named amount, to insure the execution of this contract. J. SABO, CLERK BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY R. S. ANDRYSIAK FRANK J. BRUGGNER IRVING J. SMITH IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 2834 Refer to Sept. 24 ENGINEERS REPORT In the matter of the Bids for the Improvement of Meade Street from Elwood Avenue to Bulla Street by onstructing a local combined sewer in accordance with Improvement Resolution No. 2834, 1956 and confirmed y this Board on September 41 19569 we hereby report that we have examined the several Bids submitted to the oard on September 17, 1956, and find that the Reed Construction Company, Inc. 2022 North Main Street, Misha- aka, Indiana has the lowest and best bid for the construction of the improvement and therefore, we recommenc hat the contract be awarded to the Reed Construction Company, 2022 North Main Street, Mishawaka, Indiana. Respectfully submitted, Chas. W. Cole & Son IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO.2834, 1956 IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT After due investigation of all bids and being dully advised on the premises, the Board of PublicWorks nd Safety of the City of South Bend, Indiana, decides that the bid of the Reed Construction Company, Inc. ishawaka, Indiana for the construction of the improvement known as the Meade Street Local Sewer Improvement ccording to Improvement Resolution No. 2834, 1956, is the lowest and best bid, and that the contract to do aid work be awarded to the Reed Construction Company, Inc., 2022 North Main Street, Mishawaka, Indiana. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY R. S. ANDRYSIAK FRANK J. BRUGGNER IRVING J. SMITH ANTHONY J. SABO, CLERK • 0 • • 0 • 0 529 IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 28439 1956 ENGINEER'S REPORT In the matter of the Bids for the Improvemebt of Oakcrest Drive -Sylvan Glen by,.?constructing a local I. combined a local combined sewer in accordance with Improvement Resolution No. 2843, 1956) and confirmed I by this Board on September 109 1956, we hereby report that we have examined the several Bids submitted to the Board on September 24, 1956, and find that the Reed Construction Company, Inc, Mishawaka, Indiana has the lowest and best bid for construction of the improvement and that we recommend that the contract be a- warded to the Reed Construction Company, Inc. Mishawaka, Indiana. i Respectfully submitted, Chas. W. Cole & Son IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 2843, 1956 Improvement Resolution Awarding Contract After due investigation of all bids and being dully advised on the premises, the Board of Public Work and Safety of the City of South Bend, Indiana, decides that the bid of the Reed Construction Company, Inc. is 'Mishawaka, Indiana for the construction of the improvement known as the Oakcrest Drive - Sylvan Glen Local �jCombined Sewer Improvement according to Improvement Resolution No. 2843, 1956, is the lowest and best bid,'; land that the contract to do said work be awarded to the Reed Construction Company, Inc. 2022 North Main it Street, Mishawaka, Indiana. VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 2839 i i I 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 1. THE NORTH AND SOUTH ALLEY BETWEEN FALCON STREET AND �jKENMORE STREET RUNNING FROM JEFFERSON STREET NORTH TO WASHINGTON: 2. THE NORTH AND SOUTH ALLEY BETWEEN I KENMORE STREET AND WELLINGTON STREET RUNNING FROM JEFFERSON STREET NORTH TO WASHINGTON: and 3. THE EAST j .AND WEST ALLEY BETWEEN JEFFERSON STREET AND WASHINGTON STREET RUNNING FROM WELLINGTON STREET TO FALCON ST., ;under Resolution no. 2839. f, 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 l ;Board, therefore decides to take final action on said adsessment roll and declares same in all things rati Ified, 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 pyoceed dings had with reference to said vacation are hereby sustained. i, There being no further business to come;before the Board the meeting was adjourned at 1o:30 A.M. (DST;; i' i 7 � r ATTEST:, . Anthony `�. o, Jerk October 5, 1956 A special meeting of the Board of Public Works & Safety was held on Friday, October 5, 1956 at 3:00 . A.M. (DST). All members were present. Minutes of the previous regular meeting were read and approved. Claims in the total amount of$16,720.63 were approved and ordered paid to the following suppliers: I' Dean Armstead 51.92 Frank Biebuyck 33.92 Business Systerps, Inc. 2.70 Business Systems, Inc. 1.98 Indiana Bell Telephone Company 12.68 Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. 516.71 Indiana &Michigan Electric 122343.22 Luzny's Paint Store 162.96 Sheehan Tire Service 35.21 Dale Shelly 73.92 it Slutsky Plumbing & Heating Company 6.00 Walter Stickley 28.40 Taylor Brothers 24.00 Water Works 17.10 West Side Hardware Company 192.00 STREET & TRAFFIC FUNDS j American Distributing Company 12.40 American Distributing Company 6.90 Business Systems, Inc. 8.05 Business Systems, Inc. 3.15 Business Systems, Inc. 6.88 Englewood Electric Company 468.75 Englewood Electric Company 123.75 Englewood Electric Company 468.75 Englewood Electric Company 123.75 Englewood Electric Company 468.75 j' Englewood Electric Company 123.75 Englewood Electric Company 468.75 !.' Englewood Electric Company 123.75 Englewood Electric Company 468.75 Indiana Bell Telephone Company 9.19 Indiana Textile Company 46.40 i McClave Printing Company 55.00 Minnesota Mining & Mfg. Company 226.00 The O'Brien Corporation 28.92 River Park Lumber Company 29.90 Scherman-Schaus-Freeman Company 6.15 Scherman-Schaus-Freeman Company 20.23 Frank S. Vukvoits 37.20 West Side Hardware 7.83 West Side Hardware 8.04 West Side Hardware