HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/31/1956 Board of Public Works MinutesThe time now being 10:10 A.M. it was so announced and the Bids for the Street Department were opened. Proo
lof publications in the South Bend Tribune with an affidavit signed by C. G. Livengood and in the Record wi-
Ian affidavit signed by W. DeCanio was submitted to the Board and found sufficient. The bids received read
l as follows:
Scherman Schaus Freeman Company
520 South Lafayette St.
South Bend, Indiana
A non -collusion affidavit and a certified
check in the amount of $200.00 accompanie
the bid.
1 1957 Studebaker Commander V-8 Custom 4-door Sedan -----------
Less tax'dedugtioci and discount . . . . ... $1992.50
The bid is hereby taken under advisement and the contract now awarded to said Freeman Spicer Company.
There being no farther business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 10:30 A.M. (CST).
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ATTEST:, VOTH7J. SABO
December 31, 1956
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A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Monday, December 31, 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 00.00 were approved.
Excavation bonds were approved for A. P. Kujawski, W.W. and W.P. Sibley, William H. and Robert H. Burk6,
Tony Szymkowiak, Victor Trippel, Walter T. Otterstein, and Henry DeWulf.
Contractor's bonds were approved for Rocco Simeri.
Chas. W. Cole & Son, 220 West LaSalle Avenue submitted to the Board proof of indemnity with the City
from the Bath Insurance Agency, inc. covering Workmen's Compensation and Employer's Liablity including
Occupational Disease Coverage. Said policy accepted and placed on file for reference in the office of Ci-
Controller.
The Board hereby approves and accepts the Dedication of Casimer and Irene Nowacki of a strip of land
'for public alley purposes which they- hereby dedicate to the public for the use and purposes of an alley all
iin St. Joseph County, Indiana. This dedication is recorded in Record No. io Page No. in the office
of the County Recorder.
The South Bend Humane Society requested that the facilities of the Dog Pound of the City of South Bend
Indiana be placed in the Humane Society facilities. The Board hereby approves the transfer of said Depart-
ment and the Humane Society is authorized to file all claims with reference to Dog Pound with the Board of
Public Works and further to stay within the Dog Pound Budget for 1957 which totals $13,410.00.
The Clerk of the Board is hereby authorized to advertise for bids for painting the interior of the Cit
Hall.
The Board hereby authorizes Building Commissioner, Verner L. Lane, to proceed with repairing the side-
walks on both sidesof Main and Jefferson Streets. Further he is directed to notify the owner of said prop-
erty which is presently occupied as a parking lot, to place car stops on both Main and Jefferson Streets to
prevent the cars from possibly rolling out onto the sidewalk.
The hearing scheduled for today of the report by Richey Whitesell of the Bendix Corporation with reference
o progress on sound control in said corporation will be continued until January 14, 1957. ?�
The firm of Clyde E. Williams & Associates, Inc. are hereby proposing to perform the engineering services
or the Barrett Law Public Improvement Program for the year 1957 for the City of South BendvjIndiana. The
oard authorizes said Clyde E..Williams& Assoc. Inc. to submit to the Board an agreement with reference to
ame.
There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned 10:30 A.M.(CST)
T: AN*, J. SABO, CLERK
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