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Home My WebLink About10/16/1933 Board of Public Works Minutes482 Monday, October 16th., 1933 Board met in regular session at 3 P. 1Y4. Mr. Dick Johnson and T"r. Ralph I?. Kuss present. 1-inutes of meeting held Monday, October 9th., 1933, read and approved. The following schedule for redistribution of assessments for the Ewing Avenue - 'rain Street Sub Trunk Sewer was signed and approved by the �;oard as presented by William S. Moore, City Engineer : October 13, 1933 EWINC AVENUE MAIN STREET SUB TRUNK SE`¢ER Roll No.2059 Reso No.1543 Dup. No.33717 Abe F. & Dora Pomeranz North 1 of vacated alley south of Lots 1, 2 & 3 in Stover and Longleys Addition Nov 1933 1934 1935 1936 1.0,76 1.76 1.76 1.76 .21 .16 .11 .05 .16 .11 .05 2.13 2.03 1.92 1.81 7.04 plus .85¢ = 7.89 REDISTRIBUTION OF TIE ABOVE ASSESSMENT Lot 1 stover & Longley Add Lot 2 Stover & Longley Add Lot 3 Stover & Longley Add Principal Interest 2.34 Union Trust Co 2.35 Union Trust Co 2.35 $ 7.04 .85 Total 7.89 respectfully submitted, 'vlilliam S. 11loore, City Civil Engineer The Board approved the Fire Insurance Policy for City Cemetery Buildings and contents as written under Central Fire Insurance Company of Ealtimore, 1,11d . , by Alexis Coquillard, Agent. Councilman Altfeld and Tyr. A. P_. Long, Street Department Foreman were present in the matter of repairing of sidewalks as suggested in the Council by said Altfeld. The Board authorized Mr. Long to purchase cement no to exceed eighty bags and a: total cost for labor and materials not to exceed $160.00. It was decided that the street department should not make any repairs where the repair would require more than a bucket of material or about one cubic foot. The following letter from the Indiana State Prison Department of Industries was read: October 10, 19.33 Dept of Public Works, Street Department, South bend, Indiana Attention A. E. Long, Dear Sir: In compliance with our conversation concerning the repairing: of the street signs which have be eh. purchased from this Institution in 1930. We wish to advise you that we would be pleased to assist you with this problem. We woi:_ld be willing to repaint the street signs at a cost of .05 each, and would dupgest thtt you have these plates painted Yellow and Black Numerals, as this combination of colors seem to give longer life to the signs. And again I wish to state that we are sorry that we cannot refinish these signs free of charge as the time allotted on enamel is only 2 years. • • 41 0- 0 • T'1onday, October 16, 1933 483 E • 0 • • Dept of Public Works (Contd ) Trusting this explains our position in this matter and if ,you should decide to have them refinished we would be pleased to be favored by your valued order. I beg to remain, Yours very truly, R. A. Mall, Sales Eepresentative. The Doard instructed. the Clerk to advise the Department of Industries of the Indiana State Prison that trieir proposition was not at all satisfactory in view of the fact that while these signs were billed to us in 1930, it was fully a year before all of them were placed and the deterioration was noted more than a year ago. In compliance with the order of the Board, bi-: s irrere received, opened and read for coal to be delivered to the Street -Department. Bids are as follows: Board of Public v�'orks, City of South Lend , Indiana. Gent le nen : In response to your inquery for a quotation on forty (40) tons of coal to be delivered to the City Street Department at 320 N. Sycamore Street , we are pleased to submit the following prices: Blue Grass Kentucky Egg coal - - - - - - 6.90 per ton, your bits. illers Creek W. Va. Egg Coal - - - - - - 7.50 per ton, your bins The above prices are subject to 50V per ton deduction for payment on or before date of delivery of coal, and are also for acceptance within ten days from date of this quotation. Should you be in a p osi ti on t-o use f if ty (50) tons of coa.1 for d e livery a t one time, we would be pleased to quote ,you the followings net prices: Blue Crass Kentucky Egp Coal - - - - 6.35 ton ,your bins l-illers Creek T. Va. Egg Uoal- - - - 6.50 per ton, your bins These prices are also f or acceptance within ten days from date of this quotation. Thanking you for this opportunity of quoting you and hoping to be favored with your valued order, we are, Yours very truly, Schuyler Rose By Jay S. Rose. Board of Public Works, South Bend, Indiana . Gentlemen: October 14, 1933 'We submit the following price on 40 tons of coal t�- be delivered to the Street Department at 320 N. Sycamore Street: Hetzel Red Ash Coal size 6x3 9"6.40 per ton The above .is produced by the ('eorges Creek Coal Uo., Hetzel, Logan County, W. Va., operditing the Chilton beam. Yours truly, 1elson & Sons Coal Co." Board of Public Works, South Bend, Indiana October 13, 1933 484 ,Ron day , 0 c to be r 16, 1933 ( Coal' bids contd.) Gentl emen : I wish to place a bid of ��6.40 per ton on forty tons of filler Creek 3x5 egg or Kentucky Blue Grass 3x5 egg. Yours very truly a. F. Donahue." Bo--,rd. of Public "forks, South Bend, ind Tana. Gent lemen : Red Pepper Hoosier, Indiana. Egg Anchor Dorthy Seam Viest Va.. .egg Blue Grass Eastern -Kentucky Egg Department of Public Works, 5outb Bend, Indiana. Gentlemen: C. I. DeFrees." I can quote you the following- coal prices: Genuine Dorothy Seam 6.75 lump, Indiana Egg 5.90 lump Ohio Egg 6.00 lump Illinois 6.00 lump W. Va . E . ='y or 'Penn 6.25 lump Blue Gra ss Ky 6.25 lump Hiller Creek 6.35 limp F. Silberman & Son." Board of Public Works, City of mouth Bend, Indiana. Dear 6ir: October 12, 1933 . cash price 30 days 4.75 5.25 7.00 7.50 6.40 6.90 6.50 egg 5.50 " 6.00 " 6.00 " 6.00 " 6.00 " 6.15 " October 13, 1933 October 16, 1933 He propose to furnish 40 tons of Blue Crass Egg coal delivered at Street llepa_rtment at 320 111. Sycamore Street, South blend. Indiana, same to be at 6.90 per ton. Yours very tr,_-ly, C. C. Bartman." Board of Public '`Yorks South Lend, Indiana. Gentlemen : October 12, 1933 ',ue wish to quote the following prices on various coals, to be delivered to the Street Department at 320 1 . Sycamore Street . All lndTana Uoa1 5 vein - any size J'.11 Indiana. Coal 4 vein - any size est Virginia Egg egg " it ,: lump Eas to rn Ky Egg Ea s to rn K: Lump Premium Virginia egg Premium v'irgini lump filler Creek jump i lie r ire ek egg 4.75 per ton 5.25 per ton 5.40 per ton 6.75 per ton 6.40 per ton 6.75 per ton 7.00 per ton 7.25 per ton 7.00 per ton 7.25 per ton • • • • • .7 • T,!onday, October 16, 1933 � I'L8 5 • Coal bids cont'd) Analysis furnished on request. `l'hankinp you for the opportunity to quote you these prices, we remain, Your s ver-- t rely, Polar ice Duel Co. , By Geo. 111. Voedisch, Pres." October 14, T933 Department of Public W crk s, South. Bend, Ind iana . Gent le men : tixde received notice from your office advising that on next h11onday, October 16, 1933, you will receive bids for 40 tons of coal to be delivered to the Street Depart- ment- .at 320 1N . Sycamore Street., and requested that we inclose in our bid prices on Blue Crass Kentucky end also L.iller Creek c ca. 1. Tdle are pleased to quote you the following prices on the various grades of coal in 40 ton dots as well as 50 tons or over. You will note that the 50 ton price is considerably lower than the 40 ton price which is due to the fact thet we can order a car of 50 tons and unload it at oxie time which reduces our cost considerably, and that we can allow a discount of 50V per ton on the 40 ton lots for cash on or before delivery. 25 to 50 tons 50 tons or over Indiana 5th . 4x2 or 3x2 egg 5.25 4.54 Vein 'Indiana 5th Vein 6x2 egg 5.25 4.54 Indiana 4th., Vein 6 x 2 egg 5.75 4.83 Indiana 4th. Vein 3x2 and small 5.75 4.71 W. Va/ 8.; E. Kentucky egg 6.90 6.35 . Blue Grass Kentucky egg 6.90 6.35 W. Va 8., E. Kentucky. Nut 6.50 6.00 V-,I. Va. 8v E. Kentucky Lump 7.25 6.60 Pocahontas Stove 9.00 7.85 Pocahontas Nut 7.90 7.05 Pocahontas Run of line 7.90 7.05 • • Thanking upi very kindly for this inquery, and trusting we may have the pleasure of serving you on this order, we are, Yours very truly, Harry D . Ull ery" . Upon the recommendation of liym. S . I:oore, City Engineer, the Board approved the plan for certain alterations for drive tray at the Filling Station at the corner of Jefferson Boulevard. and. Hill Street. j The Board approved a street department pay roll claim in the sum of 117.60, for name omitted from pay roll. The Board approved claims for various departments in the sum of p6,921.06. Meeting adjourned at 4 P. M. Attest: G'l. Clerk i