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Home My WebLink About05/27/57 Board of Public Works Minutes (2)590 VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 2853, 1957 This being the date set, hearing was held on the assessment roll showing the award of damages and the assess- ment of benefits in the matter of the vacation of LOCKE STREET FROM THE WEST LINE OF IOWA STREET WEST 120 F11 EET ALSO, FROM THE EAST LINE OF A 19 FOOT PUBLIC ALLEY( OR RIGHT OF WAY) EAST 120 FEET, under Resolution No. 28"53, 1957. In the above named assessment roll, no remonstrators appeared and no written remonstrances were filed. Th Clerk: of the Board submitted proofs of publication of notices and same were found sufficient, and the Boar therefore finds that the several lots have 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 ratified, confirmed and approved without modifiation and the proceedings closed, and the alley vacated up- on receipt of the amount of benefit assessments from the various property owners so benefited and all pro- ceedings had with reference to said vacation are hereby sustained. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 10:30 A.M. (DST). May 27, 1957 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Monday, May 27, 1957 at 10:00 A.M. (DST). All members were present. Minutes of the previous regular meeting were read and approved. Claims in the tota: amount of $15,838.65 were approved and ordered paid to the following suppliers: jl Charles Armstrong & Son 3.66 Business Systems, Inc. 5.40 Business Systems, Inc. 2.70 Ideal Press 158.25 Ideal Press 131.00 Indiana Bell Telephone Company 9.19 Indiana Bell Telephone Company 27.23 Indiana Bell Telephone Company 358.77 Indiana &Michigan Electric Company 240.80 Verner L. Lane 10.30 I' I. W. Lower Company 15.00 I. W. Lower Company 35.00 I. W. Lower Company 135.00 I. 1,14. Lower Company 68.00 I. W. Lower Company 198.00 I. 'N. Lower Company 98.00 The Record 6.05 The Record 6.05 Schilling's 5.00 Remington Rand 6.40 Smogor Lumber Company 7.00 Smogor Lumber Company 8.25 South Bend Tribune 6.05 Smogor Lumber Company 14.00 South Bend `Nindow Cleaning Company 53.50 South Bend TribLne 6.05 I' GENERAL IIIV:PROV24ENT FUND Bond Durant 15.00 Alex S. Lange 15.00 { Philip Oestreicher 15.00 South Bend Tribune 10.58 South Bend Tribune 12.48 South Bend Tribune 11.02 South Bend Tribune 11.25 South Bend Tribune 9.23 South Bend Tribune 11.03 South Bend Tribune 11.93 I South Bend Tribune 11.03 South Bend Tribune 11.48 South Bend Tribune I 11.70 SANITATION DEPARTMENT Indiana Hardware 3.50 South Bend Truck & Equip. Company 6.53 SEWER FUND PARKING Iv,ETER FUND € City Sale Company 194.87 I:;ark Time Parking Meter Repair Serive 55.20 STREET & TRAFFIC FUND American Distributing Company 25.85 American Distributing Company 9.85 American Distributing Company 8.14 Bearings Service Company 54.09 Bearing Service Company 21.31 Deeds Equipment Company 209.37 Business Systems, Inc. 8.66 Dempster Bros. Inc. 84.80 Elgin Sweeper Company 253.19 Elgin Sweeper Company 137.50 i Elgin Sweeper Company 476.02 Elkhart Brass IJ,fg. Company 15.84 Englewood Elec. Supply 646.00 Freeman Spicer Company 80.37 j Freeman Spicer Company 91345.33 Gyori Portable 1.4elding Company 10.00 Hurwich Iron Company 1.32 Indiana Bell Telephone Company 9.19 j Indiana Equipment Company 4.73 Indiana Hardware 1.89 Indiana Hardware 13.09 Industrial Towel & Uniform 15.40 Industrial Chemicals, Inc. 39.00 Indiana Safety & Fire Equip. Co. 4.50 International Salt Company 160.00 Lyle Signs 20.40 National Brake Service 176.27 National Mill Supply Company 22.20 • • • • 0 5 331 S. S. Saunders, Company 481.28 S. S. Saunders Company 63.23 S. S. Saunders Company 499.10 S. S. Saunders Company 382.70 Schilling's 4.55 Schilling's 1.17 0. J. Shoemaker, Inc. 5.90 Mrs. Anna Burnham, Box 287, Goshen, Indiana appeared before the Board requesting permission to solicit by i distributing religious material throughout the City of South Bend. Request denied subject to the fact ` ithat this is not a local organization. �iMr. Richard Hosea and Mr. Hill appeared before the Board with a committee on behalf of the residents in a j 111 portion of the Wooded Estates area regarding the improvement and maintenance of certain streets in respect ive area. The City Engineer is directed to meet with said committee at a future date and discuss the ;matter and possibly work out a solution to the problem. ,;Contractor's bonds were approved for Paul Woodcox d/b,a Woodcox Construction Company, Hartmen Builders, IInc., Charles V. Berta, and Century Builders. I. !Excavation bond is hereby approved for Hilton Construction Company. 'A petition was submitted to the Board requesting the Paving of an alley which runs North and South, beginning +',in the 100 block of West Calvert Street and thence running North to Dayton Street, a distance of one block,;; • 'said alley lying between Main and Michigan Streets according to Barrett Law Program. Petition refereed to ; ',the City Engineer for investigation and report. A letter was received from Uzi. W. M. Williams, 1023 N. 7th Street, Niles, Michigan requesting permission toil park a station wagon with a hi-fi systems inside in front for the Bendix Corporation for the purpose of sell- ing sandwiches. Request on behalf of the hi-fi system denied by the Board. ! Det. Sgt. Hunt appeared before the Board requesting permission to close the 200 block West Madison Street for ground breaking ceremonies on June 2, 1957 from 9:50 to 11:00 A.iM1. (DST) on behalf of the First Metho- dist Church. Permission granted. !Rev. Robert L. Edwards of the Stewart Memorial Baptist Church, 4849 ?"Jest Ford Street, South Bend, Indiana ,;hereby requests permission to have a parade in the immediate vicinity of the Daily Vacation Bible School. 4& !;Route of parade to travel down Scenic Drive to Lombardy, South on Lombardy to Sample Street, East on Sample to Gladstone, North on Gladstone to Ford, East on Ford to Sheridan, North on Sheridan to Washington, West j'on Washington to Gladstone, South on Gladstone to Ford and West on Ford to the Church. Permission granted !and parade to be held on June 8th, 1957. Wir. C. R. Feirrel, of South Bend Post No. 50, Inc. of the American Legion, 411 ,Vest INayne Street, South Bend, ;Indiana appeared before the Board requesting permission to conduct a parade on Saturday, June 29 1957. This 'parade to start at Leepe-r Park on Iviichigan Street and to continue to Sample Street where it will disband. ;The parade will start at approximately 2:00 P.M1. Permission granted. 1 :The residence at the northwest corner of Kemble and Chapin Streets formerly the Dr. Toth residence is being • ;offered for sale to the highest bidder provided however that the bidder agrees to move the house from the ,lot by June 17, 1957. Also, the bid must be not less than the amount of the appraised value. Chas. W. Cole & Son submitted to the Board the Contract for Engineering Services in connection with the General Street Improvement Program for the City of South Bend, Indiana. The Board hereby approves the Contract and they now proceed with signing said contract this 27th day of May, 1957. An agreement made and entered into this 27th day of May, 1957, by and between the City of South Bend, Indi ana and Clyde E. Williams & Associates, Inc. of South Bend and Indianapolis, Indiana for the improvement o Portage Avenue from Navarre Street to Keller Street is hereby approved by the Board. • The contract for the improvement of William Street is hereby awarded to the Reed Construction Company for a total amount of $7,963.61. Contracts signed and approved this 27th day of Mlay, 1957. The bid for the P. S. System for the Council Room is awarded to Executone Systems Company as follows: Executone Systems, Company A non -collusion affidavit and a certifed check 913 Twyckenham Drive in the amount of $145.00 accompanied the bid. South Bend, Indiana Total bid price in exact accordance with the specifications as required by the Board ----------------------------------$1,447.70 • H There being no further business to come before the Board the meeting was adjourned at 10:30 A.M. (DST). O-Z- I tIl � - J �I ATTEST: ANTHONY S BO, CLERK it