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Home My WebLink About09/09/1935 Board of Public Works MinutesMEETING SEPTEMBER 9, 1935 Regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Monday, September 9, 1935, at 11:00 A. M. All members were present. Minutes of meeting of September 3rd were read and approved. Claims in the amount of $8,1670.55 were allowed and ordered paid, also payrolls of the various departments amounting to $5,452.50. Sanders Lumber Company $8.19 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. .85 E. R. Newland Company 32.00 Indiana & Mich. Electric Co. - 12.87 Free Press Publishing Company 42.00 Indiana & Mich. Electric Co. 1.80 South Bend Dowel Works 43.00 Indiana & Mich. Electric Co. 1.00 Oliver Farm Equipment Sales Co. 5.25 Indiana & Mich. Electric Co. 7,451.13 Oliver Farm Equipment Sales Co. 15.77 W. J. Braunsdorf & Son 2.00 Peterson Battery & Ignition Co. 2.63 Underwood Elliott Fisher Co. 6.00 Peterson Battery & Ignition Co. 3.95 Burroughs Adding Machine Co. 75.65 The Austin -Western Road Yachy. Co. 31.79 Gafill Oil Company 1.50 Municipal Supply Company 12.20 John B. Haberle 32.91 Gill-Vorn Chevrolet, Inc. 5.19 Redmer Distributing Co. 31.62 Gill-Vorn Chevrolet, Inc. .57 Redmer Distributing Co. 31.50 Gill-Vorn Chevrolet, Inc. 7.50 Redmer Distributing Co. 73.10 Gill-Vorn Chevrolet, Inc. 2.40 Wire & Disc Wheel Sales & Service 29.85 Gill-Vorn Chevrolet, Inc. .15 Wire & Disc Wheel Sales & Service 14.25 Gill-Vorn Chevrolet, Inc. 1.76 Henry Eekler Mfg. Co. 51.35 Bogda Chevrolet Company 2.46 Thomas Rubber Co. 18.00 Holycross & Nye Company 4.71 Thomas Rubber Co. 31.49 Holycross & Nye Company .42 South Bend Sanitary Wipers Co. 11.00 Holycross & Nye Company 4.78 Electric Construction Co. 6.70 Holycross & Nye Company 15.22 Electric Construction Co. 5.00 J. E. Hamilton Body Shop 15.00 Electric Construction Co. 1.65 Epworth Hospital 5.00 American Optical Co. 14.22 The Gibson Company 1.46 The Elgin Corporation 420.54 Geo. 0. Thurn for J. N. Hunter 10.00 Sanders Lumber Company 49.85 G. E. Meyer & Son, Inc. 9.81 Electric Construction Co. .30 A Petition signed by approximately five hundred property owners in the vicinity of Portage Avenue was presented to the Board and a number of personal representatives were present requesting the Board to consider some improvement of the pavement on Portage Avenue under W. P. A. arrangements. After discussing pavement or resurfacing of the street, the matter of widening was also discussed and the representatives present requested the Board to give them some approximate figures of the cost of widening the street two or four feet equally on each side in view to their ascertaining whether those affected would be able to raise the money for the work. The matter was left for furthur consideration at the next meeting of the Board. Nor. Charles Lewinski was present and also Mr. and Mrs. Sroda and their daughter complaining about the condition of their property since the elevation at Western Avenue and Walnut Street and requested the Board to make further investigation of this situation with a view to offering them some relief. It was regularly moved, seconded and carried that this investigation be made this week and that the matter be further discussed with them at the next meeting of the Board. A Petition was received from the owners of lots S. 91 10 and 11 of W. A. Bugby's First Addition, requesting that the alley directly south of said lots be vacated. This matter was referred to the Engineering Department for investigation and recommendation. Redistribution of two parcels were approved by the Board as follows; and referred to the Controller: August 30, 1935 18th STREET Grade, Curb & Talk Roll No. 1616 Reso No. 1265 Dup. No. 18934, Clarence W. Hyde Beg. at N E cor of Jefferson Blvd & 18th St, thence north 975 ft, thence east 356 ft, thence south 1060 ft to Jefferson Blvd, thence westerly 3662 ft to beginning. Nov. 1932 1933 249.73 249.73 - 14.98 7.49 7.49 272.20 257.22 $499.46 plus $29.96 - $529.42 4 • Cl • 0 • 0. REDISTRIBUTION OF THE ABOVE ASSESSMENT • r • a I Lot 100 Christman Place 2nd Addition Inland Agency, Inc. 83.31` n 101 n n n fr tr n rr 2 7.7 7 102 " n " ,t Albert &`Caroline McGann 80.06 n 123 ;- n rt n rr rr tf n 33.31 124 " !' n tr Inland Agency, Inc. 33.32 ff 125 tt n tr n rf rr n 33.32 n 126 tf !t n ft tr rr rr 33.32 rr 127 n rr n n n rr 'r 35.01 rr 128 n n » rr fr rt tf 35.01 tr 129 rt ,t rr rf n ,r tf 35.01 tt 130 n rr n tr ►r rr rf 35.01 it 131 n n ,f ft tt ff rf 35.01 Principal, . 499.46 Interest, . ... 29.96 Total, 529.42 Respectfully submitted, Frederick J. Anderson City Civil Engineer August 30, 1935 JEFFERSON BLVD., Grade, Curb & Walk, FROM 18th ST TO 26th ST. Roll No. 1901 Reso No. 1522 Dup. No. 27207, H. G. Christman Co., Beginning at Northeast corner of Jefferson Blvd and 18th St, thence north 975 ft, thence East 356 ft, thence south 1060 ft to Jefferson Blvd, thence westerly 3661 ft to beginning. 1932 1933 1934 1935 35.98 35.98 35.98 35.98 4.32 3.24 2.18 1.08 3.24 2.18 1.08 43.54 41.40 39.24 37.06 $143.92 plus $17.32 = $161.24 a. REDISTRIBUTION OF THE ABOVE ASSESSMENT Lot 97 Christman Place, H. G. Christman & Co., Inc. 2nd Addition rr 98 rr n rr rr rr rt rr n 99 n !r rf rr n n rt " 100 " " Inland Agency, Inc. . Principal, . Interest, Total, . Respectfully submitted, Frederick J. Anderson City Civil Engineer $34.81 $34.40 $34.40 40.31 0143.92 17.32 161.24 STREET DEPARTMENT - Mr. Weer present: Mr. Weer presented his report of the work done in the Street Department during the month of August, which report has been placed on file. CEMETERY DEPARTMENT - Mr. Longenecker present: Employment conditions in the Cemetery were discussed With Mr. Longenecker and the Board con-curred in the necessary laying off of men which had been done recently. ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT - Mr. Qualls present: The Petition of property owners in the vicinity of V.umford Court and Dayton Street, which was referred to Mr. Qualls for investigation, was reported on by him and he stated that the situation there really merited attention because it is extremely dark in that vicinity and that a light could be installed at a cost of $19.80 per year. The Board referred this Petition back to Mr. Qualls for further investigation to ascertain if a light in some other district not so seriously needed may be darkened and the one at Mumford Court lighted, thereby causing no additional expense to the City. Mr. Qualls is to report at the next meeting. Continuation certificate in the Employers Liability Assurance Company in favor of Goheen Plumbing & Heating Company of Mishawaka was approved by the Board. Additional endorsement of insurance covering the Engineering Department 1932 Ford Pick-up Truck, Motor No. B-5079760, was approved for public liability An the Indiana Insurance Company for an additional premium of $16695 and for fire, tornado and theft in the Wolverine Insurance Company for an additional premium of 840. These endorsements have been attachedtotheir respective policies covering the Street Department equipment Mrs. Zook of 402 Lincoln Way West at.William Street requested the Board to remove two trees in the parkway in front of her home. The matter was referred to the Street Department with the request that Mr. Weer have these trees removed. The meeting adjourned at 12:15 P. 11. 01' ±lUID-Lic Wo ATTEST: -e��Clerk 1 • 0- •