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Home My WebLink About03/23/1939 Board of Public Works Special Meeting Minutes443 TdIEETING--MARCH 2O, 1939 Regular" meeting of the Board of Public 4vorks was held on Monday, March 21, 1939, at 9:15 A.M. All members were present. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and ap- proved. Claims of the following suppliers in the amount of il,I11,475.52 were approved and ordered paid: *,Scherman-Schaus-Freeman Co. �10,951. 20 r Clyde E. Williams y 8.76 South Bend Sanitary Wipers Co. 3.25 6outh Bend Janitor Supply Co. 20.00 f' l ! E) a 3. ,Gaf ill GilCo. 35.03 AGaf ill Oil Co. 14.60 , Gaf ill OilCo . 429. 54 This being the date set for hearingon Vacation Resolution No. 2500, same being between Louise Street and Roberts Street and between Lot #48 and Lots vacation of alley t49, 50 and 51, Baker-McHenryts Addition, there being no objectors, and no objections having been filed, and the Board being advised of this fact, Vacation Resolution.was ap- proved and referred to the Engineering Department for the purpose of making up final estimate,of benefita and damages. The hours of the telephone operator. were discussed and the clerk of the Board was instructed to notify her that her hours shall be from eight until five with one hour for lunch and from eight until twelve on Saturdays. ✓TIr. Qualls of the Electrical departnent was present and matters pertaining to his departTgent were discussed. r ..n the vo- 0 Streets — �✓ Apetiton for a street li,-_nt at �n., co�n.,r of St. Peter and Cedar S�re.,ts was re- ceived and was ordered filed. Because of new legislation, it is impossible to erect any new street ligThts. The Board's attention was called to a letter received by the Idlayor from the State Highway Commission outlining; various rules and regulations in obtaining permits to work on city streets maintained by the Co=-'Lssion. The Engineer was authorized to advise the various departments that are effecte"d. 'The matter of signs being erected between the sidej�allc and curb was discussed. Mr. Eloomaw was present. STREET DEPARTIvIEivT: • • • is ✓Tir. Zmu�inski was present and was authorized to order one one of sweeper broom fibre from the A. Steiert & Son Company at Ilatfield, Pa. at 9-3/4 cent per pound delivered. VContinuat'.on Certificate covering excavation bond in favor of Robert L. Thorpe was approved by the Board. CEMETERY DEPARTIJENT : Mr. Lisle McNabb was present and made a report of his receipts for the months of January and February, 1939. Meetinn; adjourned at 10:00 A.TI. ATTEST: CA? CLERK SEECIAL I,sEETi_'G--' ARC 23p 1939 / i- BOARD 0 "PUBLIC `NORKS A special meeting of the Board of Public `�lo�=ks was held on Thursda;r, �,Iarch 23, 1939, at 2:00 P.I.1. Mir. Beamer was absent. The following concerns were notified verbally that the Board of 'tdorks and Safety would receive waled roposals for the reioval of the streetcar rails on Sa:rple Street between Chapin and Walnut Streets at 2:00 P.I,I. today: Hurwich Iron and I:etal Company, The Main Iron and Salvage Company, TYZay Schneider and Sam Berman. The proposal of Sam Berman was the only one submitted, It is as follows: "We hereby submit our bid of (�55.00) per ton on the street car rails, on Sample Street between Chapin and Walnut Streets. Rails to be removed by purchaser. "We assure cooperation with the INPA, in this work. Very truly yours, SAM BERTHATV' ( signed) The following agreement was entered into between the Board -of Works and Safety and Sam Berman: ---------- ---------------------- AGR.EEM ENT — THIS AGREMENT made and entered into between the - - Municipal City of South Bend, Indiana, by its Board of Public Idorks and Safety ..and Sam Berman W ITNESSETH: That KHMIEAS, the City of..South Bend is the owner of the iron rails now constituting the street car tracks on'Sample Street between Chapin and Walnuts Streets, and NHEIRL'A5, said City is desirous of removing said tracks and disposing of said rails, and V�MRFFAS, said street is to be repaved by the TI orks Progress Administration, and it is necessary to remove said rails before said repaving can be accomplished, IT IS, TITTREFORE, agreed by and between the parties that Sari Berman hereby purchases from the City, said rails for the consideration of 250.00 , the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged,aad it is --:understood and agreed by and between the parties that said rails=will be removed by SM1 Berman under the supervision of and in accordance with the instructions of the City of South Bend, and will be removed at such time as will accommodate and not interfere with the work being done by the Works Progress Administration in repaving said Sample Street. In the event Sari Berman fails to remove said rails without interference with the_vork of repaving said street, then the City may, at its discretion, remove said rails and as compensation for said removal, re-sell.the same or such part thereof as it may be required to remove, to any one that it sees fit and in such event, Sam Bermm shall have no claim a.-ainst the City of South Bend for any damages or breach of contract as the result of such removal and re -sale. IN - ITNI�3S 1^j-i-1h-REOF the parties hereto have set their hands this 23rd day of Yarch, 1939. I:`UNICIPAL CITY' OF SOUT-H . BED , ��Lq By B N` Board of Public 'Vuorks and Safety The purpose of the rleeting having been accorirlished� -t e ?eeting- ac�oun A m . GJtQti_ 4�.0 J. GLBRK'" F BOARD PUBLIC 4li z:3o M. • �9_ 0 L� 0