HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/09/1936 Board of Public Works Minutes28
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Regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held Monday, November 9, 1936,
at 10-45 A. M. All members were _present.
Minutes of the'previous meeting were
read and approved.
Maims in the amount of $2,025.53, from
the following suppliers, we-re.approved
and ordered paid, also payroll of the various
departments for the first half. of
November amounting to $4,850.28.
Indiana Bell Telephone Co. $1.88
Elgin Sweeper Company $194
Indiana Bell Telephone Co. .25
rational Cylinder gas Company 9.83
Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 5.65
Office Engineers, Inc. .24
Indiana Bell 'Telephone Go.. 226.93
Office Engineers, Inc. 2.20
Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 2381,53
Dr.'F. T. Vurpillat 100.00
G. 0. Thurn f'cm B. T. McCaffery 25.00
Schuyler Hose 17.59
Indiana & Mich. Electric Co, IQ1.72
South Bend Sanitary Wipers Co. 6.00
Indiana & Mich. Electric Go, 1.00
Jack Taylor's 29.40
Indiana &Erich. Electric Co.,, 17.37
Indiana Paint & Wallpaper Co. 145.00
Indiana & Mich.. Electric Co. 9.22
Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. 140.24
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Waiter T. Braunsdorf & Son. 4.e3
White Manufacturing Co. 247.50
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South Bend Cleen'Towe3 Service 8.75.
The Crown Rock Company 585.59
South Bend Clean Towel Service 4.73
Indiana garage 2.aO
The South Bend Supply Co., 3.94
Peterson Battery & Ignition Co, 3.35
Oily. -Urn Chevrolet, Inc. 5.64 -
Peterson Battery Vic. Ignition Co. 4.95
motor Service ds Parts, Inc. 9.14
McCaffery Company, 5.75
Scherman-Schaus-Freeman Co. 3.45
South Bend Foundry Company 3.00-
Cooperative Auto Farts Corp. 5.00
gafill Oil Company 26.49
E. R. Newland Company 14.00
C. A. DeFrees, Ind. 6.00
L, R. Newland Company .33
South Band Bleetric Co., Inc. .78
This being the -date set for continued
hearing on Vacation Resolution #2486,
being vacation of alley north of Lincoln Way West from Chicago Street to Sheridan
Avenue, by regular motion seconded and carried this hearing was continued for five
weeks to December 14th.
Mr. Qualls made a report upon the petition
for a street light located at Michigan
and Farneman Streets and recommended that
a 4000 lumen lamp should be installed at
this intersection, the cost of which would
be $37.80 per year. The matter was
referred to the Controller for report as to
funds available for this installation.
Report to be made at the next meeting.
The matter of illuminating the Bottle
Week was discussed with Mr. Qualls and he
informed the Board that proper illumination of the Bottle Neck would entail an annual
expense of approximately $300.00. Instructions
were given the Secretary to write to
Cleveland and Dallas, Texas to see if available
equipment could be secured that was
discarded from Expositions at those places.
-Petition of residents in the 1600 and 1700 blocks on Miami Street for the lighting i
of two street lights now installed having been referred to Mr. Qualls, he reports that
these are now out due to the present inadequacy of budget for this purpose and while
lights are needed, the appropriation will not permit them being re -lighted at this
time. Definite action was deferred until after the 1957 budget is approved by the
State Tax Board.
The.Indiana & Michigan Electric Company addressed a communication to the Board of ■
Public Safety and to the Board of Public forks with reference to rate for electric
service for lighting buildings in connection with contract now in force. This matter
was referred to the City Attorney for investigation and report.
The meeting adjourned at 11:15 A. M,
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