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Home My WebLink About04/08/57 Board of Public Works Minutes (2)574 April 8, 1957 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Monday, April 8, 1957 at 10:00 A.M. (CST). All members were present. Minutes of the previous regular meeting were read and approved. Claims of the total amount of $67,964.57 were approved and ordered paid to the following suppliers: Dean Armstead 51.36 Alv Bates 20.16 Frank Biebuyck 42.80 Business Systems, Inc. 3.15 Business Systems, Inc. 3.65 Busihess Systems, Inc. 36.99 City Waterworks 55.12 City Water Works 71.68 Globe Print Shop 8.50 Englewood Electric Supply 12.40 Englewood Electrical Supply 43.86 Englewood Electric Supply 50.40 Englewood Electrical Supply 19.37 Englewood Electric apply 5.45 Englewood Electrical Supply 14.63 Herbert E. Harrison 21.76 Indiana Bell Telephone Company 12.49 Indiana & Michigan Electric 513.23 Indiana & Michigan Electric 129581.57 Leonard T. Kulesia 45.00 I. W. Lower Company 29500.00 E. R. Newland Company 12.5 Sheehan Tire Service 17.99 Dale Shelly 77.20 United Heating & Plumbing Company 11.45 West Side Hardware 104.04 PARKING METER FUND Joseph & Helen Toth 8,000.00 Freeman Spicer Company 2,242.70 License Bureau 13.50 Mark Time Parking Meter 49.30 SANITATION DEPARTMENT DOG POUND FUND South Bend Truck & Equipment 575.00 Freeman Spicer Company 1,736.00 O'Brien Corporation 13.00 SEWER FUND City Sales Company 117.08 Graybar Electric Company 16.10 O'Brien Corporation 1,645.25 1956 GENERAL STREET IMPROVEMENT FUND Rieth Riley Construction Company 30,701.57 STREET & TRAFFIC FUND Auto License Bureau 5.00 Bituminous Industries 600.42 Business Systems, Inc. 4.05 Business Systems, Inc. 14.08 Chicago Brush Company 175.50 V. Graves Auto Glass 14.04 John 0. Hildebrand, M.D. 179.00 Hoffman Brothers 93.81 Hurwich Iron Company 24.90 Hoffman Brothers 146.61 Indiana Hardware 6.20 Indiana Equipment Company 85.18 Indiana Hardware 2.70 Indiana Hardware 2.15 Industrial Towel & Uniform 17.60 Indiana & Michigan Electric 3.20 McComb Battery Company 127.61 Lien Chemical Company 15.20 Ben Medow, Inc. 27.27 Ben Medow, Inc. 5.15 Mittler Supply 10.54 National Mill Supply 11.28 National Mill Supply 29.10 National Brake Service 186.25 National Mill Supply 47.49 National Mill Supply 25.29 O'Brien Corporation 280.64 O'Brien Corporation 36.85 Railway Express Agency, Inc. 2.39 O'Brien Corporation 65.80 St. Joseph's Hospital 5.00 Richey Radiator Service 36.00 Schilling's 2.73 Schilling's 7.50 Sears Roebuck & Company 4.49 Schilling's 12.52 Sheehan Tire Service 60.43 Sheehan Tire Sawa@ 191.67 Dr. Thorton, Buchanan & Lockhart 12.00 Smith, The Locksmith 9.70 Zebell Equipment Company 3,940.25 !f On the request of the Board of Public Works & Safety, the Northern Indiana Bus Company submitted their schd- ule of bus routes and also a time schedule. The Bus Company will hereafter submit any changes of routes or time schedules. .I The monthly report for March, 1957 of the Building Department is hereby accepted and placed on file. The plans for the Belleville Center Shopping Center sanitary and storm sewer for the Colpaert Realty Corp- oration is hereby approved by the Board. Contractor's bonds were approved for Stanley J. Wachowiak and Thomas W. Wheeler. Excavation bonds were approved for Charles F. Stickler and 0. J. Shoemaker, Inc. Stop signs were installed at the following locations: Kessler Street, northeast corner at Portage Avenue Keller Street, southwest corner, at Portage Avenue Mr. Ward Anderson, of the DAV, hereby requests permission to change the date of their annual flower sale from May 24, and 25 to June 7, and 8, 1957. Permission granted. Chas. W. Cole & Son submitted to the Board Partial Payment Estimate No. 1 covering work completed by the Rieth Riley Construction Company from March 12 to March 31, 1957 on the 1956 General Street Improvement, Program, Sample Street Contract No. 3. • is 0 The Clerk of the Board is hereby authorized to advertise for under -body grader blades for the Street De- partment. 1 0 575, ' The Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company requests permission to barricade part of the sidewalk on Calfax Avenue in front nf_ the Men's Corner building starting on April 9, 1957 for a period of two or three weeks. Per- mission.granted. . 11Mr. Fred Smith representing the St. Pius Catholic Church requests permission to park a car (for raffle pur- 1,poses) sometime in the month of May on the downtown streets. Permission granted subject to the car being 1park6d on private property such as the downtown parking lots. i • lThe time now being after 10:00 A.M. (CST) it was so announced and the bids for the Traffic Engineering De- ipartment 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 for examina- �tion and found sufficient. The bids received read as follows: ilFreeman Spicer Company A non -collusion affidavit and a certifies ,1520 S. Lafayette St. check in the amount of $140.00 accompani' ;!South Bend, Indiana the bid. One (1) 1957 Studebaker 2 ton pickup truck Total bid price -------------------------- $1,395.00 • 'i Ben Medow, Inc. A non -collusion affidavit and a certifie �!222 North Lafayette St. check in the amount of $138.00 accompani South Bend, Indiana the bid. ' One (1) 1957 Dodge 2 ton pickup truck C] i1 U .7 • • Total bid price ------------------------- $1375.00 International Harvester Company A non -collusion affidavit and a certi- 1319 South Lafayette St. fied check in the amount of $138.00 ac South Bend, Indiana companied the bid. One (1) 1957 International 2 ton pickup truck Total bid price ------------------------ $1 370.61 The Board hereby approves the dedication of the Plat of Coquillard Park Addition to the City of South Bend Indiana this 8th day of April, 1957. Copy of the Dedication on file in the office of the Board of Public Works & Safety. Vacation Resolution No. 2853 ;`RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA: That it is desirable to vacate the following: LOCKE STREET FROM THE WEST LINE OF IOWA STREET WEST 120 FEET ALSO FROM THE EAST LINE OF A 19 FOOT PUBLIC ALLEY (OR RIGHT OF WAY) EAST 120 FEET The following property may be injuriously or beneficially effected by such vacation: LOTS NUMBERED 13, 37, 12, and 36 - ALWARD'S ADDITION Notice of this Resolution shall be published on the 12th day of April and on the 19th day of April, 1957 in the South Bend Daily Tribune and The Record. This Board, at its office in the City Hall on the 22nd day of April, 1957 at 10:00 A.M. (CST) will hear and: receive remonstrances from all persons interested in or affected by these proceedings. Adopted this 8th day of April, 1957. ATTEST: ANTHONY J. SABO, CLERK R. S. Andrysiak Irving J. Smith Frank J. Bruagner BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 10:45 A.M. (CST). TTEST: SABO, CLERK