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I.-onday, Apr it 2nd. , 1934
On account of the absence from the city of the members of the Board, the
repulpr meeting of the Boars? of Public 'A'orks scheduled for t, is 0,-a.te, 1.,p -.s postponed
until Tuesday, April arc. , 1934.
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11 - Presia� t
Attest:
S e c 61 tart'
TUT1,S`_,`,_,A.Y, APRTT_ 3rd. 1934
Borr.d rr.,et in special session at 3 'P. T, Tl"r. 7ick Johnson, -Helph T-T. Huss
a ne Ir. Anthony Zmudzinski were present. L" i Ti Utes of held arch 26th. 1934,
rea(9 --nd approved.
reverend pastor of �'t.
The following telegram from. the iA
Stpnislaus Church, vas ordered placedon f i le
BOAr-,"D MT PUBT.-TC, -1:0T_)KS
CTTV T-ALL SOUTTT BETITT) ThTDT
11TTT MTU, R.'L ATTTLME OF TTTE C'01.3,'O'17 UOOD OF �T�lEST SIDE 'NT) TFii", TAX PAYERS
TARRANT TTFE CP_1T4I1\TG OF ARTNMID STREET. TO CLOSE ARNOT-1[" STR71-ET 'V`K)T_7_P 71UVOR F E R-A I I _ROAD
BUT TT 7-O.-LD 'PE, -I. -SEEPTOTTS 17EY'ACF, TY -..-,TrE FUTURE. BETTER BE FAi':STCTTTED AND IET ARNFOLD
STREFT BE OPEN TO TRIFFTC PEDFSTRTAYS.
Signed SLT T. r`TAT7TS1AUS_ CHURCH REV. STA17L77 YUS-7,77SKI.
The follo47inF cormnunication from the Lunicipel Su-D-Ql.y ComTn^ny was reed
orderer -QlPccC on file:
L-7arch 31) 1934
D'onr0- of Public T,`Iorks,
U it y Tr,
--ouch -'-ene. _Tn(;1ien,?-.
A t to-rition 11,'r. Dick T ohnson
Cent !a men:
In the _0'riday, ""arch 30t.L., e,"lil"on of the South Bend Tribune there a-,opeirs
an advertisement cn-ilinr tor bids to be recelve.0 by t=il. l6tb., for two street sweep-
ers.
In v`ew of the fact thet v-..re Pve npOe incueries from tine to time regqrOing
the i-)ossj.bJ-1ity of interesting the Cit'T 'n street cleeninf- equipment, end were told,
the uityv.T as without fin-nces Fnc could ripke no purchases, we greatly
prised to see this advertisement appear.
e are t 13out11 bend concern, are tax-p-vers, enr employ local labor. e
manufacture street flusters, which are use(-, -'Por street clep.ninp -orposes are conceded
to be the most econontcal endspnitary rrc'ine on the market, end are used exclusively
i,n some our I-rFest cities like i_.ashinVton and 1-hiledelphira. 'the he City of hevi York
ol.,-n tt re e hund r e street fl us he rs a r P r) o-u ten sweepers.
In our opinion, beceuse we are P local concern, we feel th,-t we should 4ve
been consulted ens' -L) or -oroduct in-�restiprted before the Uit-,7 decides upon apurcha e.
,,e ere bring this irg-tier to 7our attention, with the idea of our receivi
some consideration on street clep.,ninp equi-prient that may be purchased by the City of
South 7end .
Yours very truly,
Lunicippl SuT)-olv Cori-opnV
-1-1 F ,2. O. Paillson, resi- c.. ant."
The Borr(l instructed the Secretary of the 1"Joprd. to write to the City of etroi
Street �%leaninp 1)epprtrient and ask them, -L"or their specifications on L)treet f'lushers
imith a view to receive proposals on same at future time.
2 Tuesd py , April 3rd. , 1.934.
The. -%soard approved. claims for various departr.i;ents in the sum of �249.29 end.
hereby or.ce�_s ';he City Controller to pay same as soon as possible.
T�_eeti.nF adjourned at 4 1'. j�`.
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Attest:
Se of the Pop rd
IMM, AY, �iPRIL 9th .s 1934 .
The -Board met in repuler session at 3 P. T`. T�ir. Dick Johnson, T-r.
Ralph - . Kuss and L4r. Anthony Zmudzinski, present. T;'inutes of meeting held April 3rd. ,
1934,react and approved.
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he .�o�-
r e rd approved the rene-= al_ c erti Tice to for the street excavation
bond in f evor of Ralph Sollitt �-: moons Construction Company in the sum of $1,000.00
sinned by United Strtes Fidelity and Guaranty Com
pen
The folloirinp communication wes read and -referred. to City Lnpineer,
Vyillim S. T_roore:
April 7th. , 1934
Bon rc of Public uT'orks ,
City I.,p1l,
uou.th Bend, Indiana. .
Gentlemen
1 letter ti;ias written last November 27th. , 1933 to the Board" of Public
Y orks,-F:kinF immediate action in reFerd to the sheet serer. system. Pt the intersection
>of Tt-i.chip^n and :Ulwinp kvenue and' no acti on ha::s been taken and a s i have a heavy invest-
-me_nt_, in the street improvements, I should 'oe betting getter results am as I am a heavy
'te.Jtprver, T should have a little consideration.
I'-rd trouble this lest, st week, �- i th the over flow of %•.7ater over the street
curb and e s this is the bepinn ng of the spring reins, I ari ^ sk,ing you epain to give _
this your immedi^te attention.
Yours verT,T truly,
TKem-os
2221 South %"ichipan metre et,
South Benc, Indiana."
At
the re0uest of the City Atto=ev, i. I Romig', tYe Secretary of
the
PoCrd asked
the
hoard
nembers to inspect the `=idetl alk on the v.rest side of the
street of N orth
Lafayette
Lou_l..evardI just north. of Faverre, a view of notifying
the
property a7ne r
to repo it or reply ce same at once.
The
Board
epproved Ir yT roll c�I- ims for various departments in the sum
of
;`',5,620.13.
$1,3E9.33.
TI-e
L-o^rd
epproved claims for various departments in tle total sum of
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At the recues+ of the T,-ayor, the rreetinF a djourned to the T_ejTor's offic
where 0. A. Far,-b-u-ph, Attornev {br the Yew York Central mania ilroad Compeny, other repre-
sentatives of the TN.ew York Central E ilrond Company, U-ity Attorney, T. S. romig, and
others in addition to the Board. members, were present. .
q?pon the recommendation of City fi, ttorney, I. S. Romig, the Board
sip-ned the fbllovvinp contract with the Nev,� York Central Railroad. Compeny with reference
to the eleveti on of tracks at V estern Avenue and VII Street: