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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/04/57 Board of Public Works Minutes561 0 0 • • • FEBRUARY 21, 1957 A special meeting of the Board of Public Works and Safety was held in the Council Chambers on Thursday, February 21, 1957 at 2:00 P.M. All members were present. Also present were Nicholis Cholis and W. Anderson11 . The purpose of the meeting was solely to complete the proposed change of routes bf the Bus Company. The following persons appeared before the Board: Mrs. W. L. Ludders, re: route change in the extreme west end of Ford Street; Mrs. Grant, re: Playland Park area; Mrs. Kuntz, re: Bendix bus line. Mr. Cholis reported that in areas where school buses were needed to transport children back and forth to school that such buses would continue their respective routes. Also, noted at this time was the following amendment to proposed route: St. Mary's The St. Mary's route is to be amended by adding the following: The inbound St. Mary's bus West on Angela Blvd. to Marquette, and East to Tonti, East to Hillcrest, South to Wakewa, East to Michigan Stre and in to town. This route will initiate in the morning peak at approximately 9:30 A.M. For the afternoon peak, approxi- mately 2:30 P.M. until 6:00 P.M. the reverse of the above route will in in effect. Matter of other bus changes will be taken under advisement and the Board will make its finding at its r lar meeting on Monday, February 25, 1957. _ There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 2:30 P.M. CST). _625� �_V r Md.L Uti •+, 17,J( .A regular meeting of the Board of PublicWorks was held on Monday, March 4, 1957 at 10:00 A.M. (CST) . All members were present. Minutes of the previous regular meeting were read and approved. Claims of the follo;- ing suppliers were approved and ordered paid: ';Business Systems, Inc. 2.52 Business Systems, Inc. 9.90 !Custom Pain and Chemical Company 9.83 Englewood Electrical Company 15.60 Elwyn A. Fienhold 5.00 Ideal Press 9.25 9.25 1 Indiana Bell Telephone Company 11.66 Indiana & Michigan Electric 233.60 .Interstate Glass & Pain Company 10.08 Interstate Glass & Paint Company 10.08 !The Record 6.48 Schilling's 54.95 South Bend Tribune 6.26 ;STREET & TRAFFIC FUND jAutomobile License Bureau 34.50 Business Systems, Inc. 2.70 William H. Clark, M.D. 150.00 Continental Oil Company 496.92 Drs. Ericksen & Olson 10.00 J. 0. Hildebrand, Jr. M.D. 49.00 Indiana & Michigan Electric 218.40 Indiana Bell Telepbone Company 65.81 !Memorial Hospital 7.50 John W. Karn, M.D. 40.00 :St. Joseph's hospital 15.00 St. Joseph's Hospital 11.00 Schilling's 22.52 Frank S. Vukovits 39.44 1!,SANIATTION FUND Mito-Craft Screen Printers 21.15 Contractor's bonds were approved for Tuggy Itow d/b,a R11ph Keller Company, Eugene A. Harris, and B & G Construction Company. Excavation bonds were approved;for Bernard B. Bartell and Place And Company, Inc. he Board authorizes Messrs. Michael Barany and Howard Rerick to obtain Certain right-of-ways for the ex- ension of the improvement program designed for Indiana Avenue from Michigan Street to Prairie Avenue. A letter was received from the City Planning Commission favorably recommending the petition for the vacatiot :of the 10 foot public walk from York Road to the East line of Broadmoor Fourth Section. The Petition is hereby referred to the Engineering Department for preparation of a Vacation Resolution. An application for permit to occupy 8' of ew alley along the s;.de`of 315 S. Michigan St. , lst ew alley nori of Western Avenue from 2;�27-57 to 3--2-57 during the constru Lion -of building for Baer's Home Outfitt.ers,is hereby approved by the Board. j 3i I 562 The following plats are hereby approved by the Board: Part of Section 7, Belleville Unit B, an addition to the City of South Bend, Indiana located in the NWT of SWT of Section 91 T 37N, R 2E. (Colpaert Realty Corp.) Hamilton Terrace, an addition to the City of South Bend, Indiana replat of Lots 26 and 73, Jackson proposed sub -division located in the Northeast 1, Section 34, T 38N, R 2E. (Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Hamilton). The February, 1957 report of the Building Department is hereby accepted and placed on file. The Contract made and entered into this 4th day of March, 1957 by and between the City of South Bend, India and Clyde E. Williams & Associates, Inc. with reference to improving Gertrude Street from a point approxi-, mately 1,300 feet south of Ewing Street Lto''Ewing Street is hereby approved and signed by the Board. The Contract made and entered into this 4th day of March, 1957 be and between the City of South Bend, Indi na and Clyde E. Williams and Associates, Inc. with reference to improving Ewing Avenue from Scott Street to Olive Street is hereby approved and signed by the Board. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Stoner, 2120 South Hoke Street and several others in the 1800 and 1900 blocks of East Fox Street filed with the Board a protest over the routing of the Miami -Fellow Street bus on Fox and Hoke Streets. Board now takes matter under advisement and will work out the situation with Mr. Anderson of the Bus Company. Petition placed on file. IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 2857 1957 IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION CONFIRMED For the improvement of Pershing Street under Improvement R@solution No. 2851, 1957, adopted February 18, 1957 from 149 feet west of Johnson Street to Elmer Street by constructing a local sewer. l After hearing all persons interested who appeared and being fully advised on the premises and the Clerk ofl the Board having shown proofs of publicbtion 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- provement 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 Improve- ment Resolution No. 2851, 1957, duly passed by this Board on February 18, 1957, for the above improvement,' be and the same is hereby in all things confirmed for the construction of a local sewer on Pershing Street' from 149 feet west of Johnson Street to Elmer Street and the improvement is hereby ordered to be made. R. S. Andrysiak Irving J. Smith Attest: Anthony J. Sabo, Clerk Frank J. Bruggner PLAMS AND SPECIFICATIONS ADOPTED IBE IT RESOLVED, By the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of South Bend, Indiana, that the Pro- filed, drawings, Plans, General Details, Specifications and Estimates approved by this Board on the 18th dayof February, 1957 for the improvement of Pershing Street from 149 feet west of Johnson Street to Elmer Street by constructing a local sewer be and the same are hereby adopted and ordered placed on file in the ;;office of the Department of Public Works and Safety. March 18, 1957, at the hourof 10:00 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 construction of said works shall be filed in the office of the Clerk of this Board before 10:00 A.M. (CST) of said day. Each bidder for said works shall enclose with his bid a certified check, payable to the Treasurercof this City in the sum of two and one-half (21) per cent of the amount of his bid, or a bid bon for two and one-half (21) per cent of the amount of his bid, to insure the execution of this contract, if said work is awarded to his. 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 receivdd, opened and oonsidered for the construction of said work, Said Clerk shall state in said notices, that each'bidder shall enclose with his bid a certified check or bid bad above named amount, to insure the execution of this contract. Attest: Anthony J. Sabo, Clerk R. S. Andrysiak Iriring J. Smith Frank J. Bruggner IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 28509 1957 IMPROVEMENT RESOLTUION CONFIRMED For the improvement of Campeau Street under Improvement Resolution No. 2850, 1957 adopted February 18, 19571 adopted from 185 feet west of Jacob Street to Jacob Street by constructing a local sewer. i 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 im- provement are equal to the estimated cost of the same as reported by the City Civil Engineer, therefore, • 9 0 Is • 563 • 0 • • • BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of South Bend, Indiana, that improve- ment Resolution No. 2850, 1957, for the above improvment, be and the same is hereby in all things con- firmed for the construction of a local sewer on Campeau Street from 185 feet west of Jacob Street to Jacob Street and the improvement is hereby ordered to be made. R. S. ANdrysiak Irving J. Sjith Frank J. Bruggner Attest: Anthony J. Sabo; Clerk PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS ADOPTED BE IT RESOLVED, By the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of South Bend, Indiana that the Profile's Drawings, Plans, General Details, Specifications and Estimates approved by the Board on the 18th day of `' February, 1957, for the improvement of Campeau Street from 185 feet west of Jacob Street bo Jacob Street by constructing a local sewer be and the same are hereby adopted and ordered placed on file in the office of j the Department of Public Works and Safety. I i March 18, 19579 at the hour of 10:00 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 construction of said work shall be filed in the office of the Clerk of this Board before 10:00 A.M. (CST) of said day. Each bidder for said work shall enclose with his bid a certified check, payable to the Treas urer of this City in the sum of two and one-half (22) per cent of the amount of his bid, or a bid bond for two and one-half (22) 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, opendd 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 or bid bond for above named amount, to insure the execution of this contract. 1 R. S. Andrysiak Frank J. Bruggner j Irving J. Smith Attest: Anthony J. Sabo, Clerk There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 10:35 A.M. (CST). ATTEST: ANTAMV J. SABO, CLERK March 11, 1957 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Monday, March 11, 1957 at 10:00 A.M. (CST). All; members were present. Minutes of the previous regular meeting were read and approved. Claims of the foll' owing suppliers in the total amount of $21,295.15 were approved and ordered paid: Dean Armstead 46.72 Alva Bates 16.80 Frank Biebuyck 36.00 John E. Chenney 5.00 City Water Works 34.50 City Water Works 17.10 Englewood Electrical Supply Company 891.47 Herbert E. Harriosn 22.80 Indiana Bell Telephone Company 15.99 Indiana & Michigan Electric 513.23 Indiana & Michigan Electric Company 12,531.83 Indiana Bell Telephone Company 317.30 Recordak Corporation 145.04 Recordak Corporation 51.84 George Schwind 5.00 Dale Shelly 64.56 Simon Brothers, Inc. 25.00 Slutsky Plumbing & Heating Company 18.55 PARKING METER FUND City Water Works 11.25 Mark Time Parking Meter Service 34.50 SANITATION FUND River Park'.Lumber Company 17.25 South Bend Truck & Equipment Company 28.77 South Bend Truck & Equipment Company 123.60 South Bend Truck & Equipment Company 460.00 Thomas Body Shop 50.00 DOG POUND FUND H. D. Lee Company Simon Brothers 22.93 Simon Brothers 59.05 64.80 SEWER DEPARTMENT FUND City Sales Company 216.14 River Park Lumber Company 151.83