HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/23/1936 Board of Public Works MinutesMEETING March 23 , 1936
Regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Monday, March 23, 1936,
at 10:30 A. M. All members were present.
Minutes of previous meeting were read and approved.'
Claims in the amount of $772.08, from the follow:ng'suppliers, were approved and
ordered paid and also payroll of the various departments for the last half of March
amounting to $19,064.16, this excluding the street and sewer departments.
Indiana Paint & Wallpaper Co. .099.10 R. C. Larkin Company $25.45
Martin Kaniewski 37.50 The Silo Company 2.91
South Bend auto Products 595.25 Office Supply & Equipment Co., Inc. 2.30
Austin -Western Road Mchy. Co. 9.57
Mr. Qualls was present and a discussion followed regarding outages on street
lights and it was decided to in some manner mark the posts of the lights that are
i intended to he out. Mr. qualls was instructed to confer with the Indiana & Ilichigan
Electric Company to see if they would not paint such posts with a suitable mark to
designate them which would make the task of reporting outages by police officers simple.
Mr. Qualls is to report at the next regular meeting.
Mr. Anderson presented a sketch of the plan for the extension of Elwood Avenue
from the west city limits east to Lincoln Way West and stated that the Bendix Aviation
Corporation would donate a part of the necessary ground for this opening and that
Katherine Klingel asked $2,000.00 for that part of the opening which would pass through
Iher property. After a discussion of the matter, it was.regularly moved, seconded and
carried that it be referred to the Controller to ascertain where the funds would be
;available to carry out this plan.
Mr. Longenecker, City Sexton, requested the privilege of purchasing one complete
power unit for trimming; grass around monuments at an expense of $140.00. The Board
took this under advisement to be re -considered at its next meeting.
Excavation bond in the amount of $1,000.00 in favor of George YcNab in the New
York Casualty Company was approved.
j Mr. Qualls submitted a report with reference to traffic lights in the City whereby
the saving of $25.30 per month can be made and he was instructed to communicate with
the Indiana & 1:_ichigan Electric Company regarding same. Report is on file in the
1office of the Board of Public Works.
The New Jersey, Indiana & Illinois Railroad, in a communication dated March 18th,
advised that necessary repairs to their Ford Street pedestrian crossing would be made
at once.
Communication from Howard L. Chambers, City Councilman, regarding liability
insurance carried by the City in the Indiana Insurance Company, was read and ordered
placed on file.
The meeting adjourned at 11:30 A.
ATTEST: Clerk
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