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Home My WebLink About04/24/1939 Board of Public Works Minutes451 MEET ING--APRIL 24, 1939 f Regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Iulonday, April 24, 1939, at 9:00 A.M.. All members were present. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Payrolls of the various departments in the amount of 52,034.90 and claims of the following suppliers in the amount o35636' were approved and ordered paid: ,Sam Berman 100.00 Arthur L. Bonine 12.95 tSam Berman 5.00 4 Ci.t7 Water Works 11.62 Goodyear Service 138.40 City Water Works 5.37 Hook Drugs, Inc.#6 2.61 , Hoffman Is Rubber Works 44.00 Hook Drugs, Inc. 3.43 ►,Nora Hummer 2.00 Hook Drugs, Inc. 2.34 Indiana Bell Telephone Company .85 Itasco Alloy Co. 27.28 Scherman-Schaus-Freeman Co. .28 %The I'�'IcCaffery Company 3.97 . Lisle F.McNabb .42 1,7a1n Iron & Salvage Co. Inc. 1.50 \ G. E. Iseyer & Son, Inc. .97 _ T:Iain Iron & Salvage Co. Inc. 3.00 vOliver Farm Ecu ip. Sales Company 2.70 The Ridge Company 7.24 �Schillings .61 ,Scherman-Schau.s-Free:mian Co. .32 Schillings 2.47 South Bend Sanitary 4dipers Co. 12.00 Standard Oil Company 121.37 H. H. Slorlinski 21.00 .South Bend Clean Towel Service 3.75 iThe Studebaker Corporation 89.25 -Shell American Petroleum Co. 14.60 Weisberger Bros. 2.75 'Nestern Union Telegra-ph Co. .45 Blest Side Hardware 12.60 •R. C. Larkin Co_p,:_ny 2,780.00 ,R. C. Larkin Compan, 126.06 • /A recommendation from Dalton _`Kloomaw, 3uilding Corsi issi over, `was received concerning the condition of Central Fire Station. This opinion was ordered placed_ on file. "/Contractor's bond of L. 3. Alshouse with Eagle Indemnity Company as surety was ap- rroved and ordered filed. ✓'Contractor's bond of Thomas J. KruszTms'-i with lew l�nsterda i Casualty Company as suret7T was aruroved and ordered filed. ✓A co imunication was received from Frederic? Anderson, former City Engineer, regarding the sewer connection of t,'Ir. Joseph Crepeau on =-orth dill Street. The Board authorized • the r- a_�,-ment of a claim filed by .. r. Crepeau, the cla im be ng for work done in repairing his dewier connection that was dar aged by a "School Caution" si7n-oost. /A letter laas received_ from Pati?1 S. =Ia Ts, Sept. of t ieDepartment of Public narks, which is as follows : 4 "Because of a limited budget this depart_:ent will be unable to purchase additional truc.':�s to successfv_lly, prosecute t=,e I.P.A. work now being undertaken, hence the Board of Park 'ommissioners swish to enter into some equitable agreement w'-th the Board of Public Works in which we might be permitted to use -.-our two Load Luggers for a period of two or three weeks. This ec��;i anent :,r ould be used at the new Run Village Plavf field and • all :work would 'oe confined in one city, bbck. i`dde could supply our o-iin drivers and furnish the fuel and oil. rr'�Ie s'Za.11 a nreciate �reur consideration, rr The following; comnunica_tion eras addressed to hIr. Hays: "The Board. of Public ,lorks has ccnsidered TTour request for use of our two load lugger; truces for a period cif tutu or three weezrs. "At the nreser..t 'uirne the v'. P.A. activities are such that these load luggers are not of material benef .t to us exce-ot as tvao individual tri cks. If the Park Board could arrange to loan us two of its hydraulic duamp truc'rs in Mace of the two load lug gers, the "' P.A, would not be rnateri all�r handi- cap-ced on our r_.ro ects. T to load luggers, on short hauls, are equivalent to four or five per unit." The follo * ng contract was entered_ into between the City of Soj-th Bend by its Board �' i' ' v '' t ^ 3 d Sand an Gravel Cor ^ora-.ti.on : of Public 's�or��s and the cl._�� ,e_a d _ "SOITTL BEND SAID & GRAVEL CORPORATION herein called the Lessor euotes and agrees to lease or sell 'ITO CITY OF SOUTH BEND, EIIGIT-IEERI-2 G DEPICHT17,111 EINT, SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, herein called,the Lessee or Purchaser. "ONE D7A 8Y,I1 TH Mid CnSHER, includ-ng a fifteen horse power motor, starting switch and drive belt. "On a month to riont-1 lease at ` 125.00 per month. ?aintenance of this equip m>ent, :while under lease, to be assumed by the Lessee and equipment to be re- turned in good workable condition. "T11e Lessor will sell the above named equipment for :')500.0.0 and agrees to allow the amount of E onthl�,r rental accrued to apply against the purchase price. • "Acceptance: The acceptance of t1is offer by the Lessee' In writing within ten ( 10) days from its date and when executed by the Lessor, shall cons tituC.e a contract of lease or sale, between the Lessor and the Lessee. "Offer subz-fitted by Accepted by the Lessee this SOUTH BEFID SAiTD & GRAVEL CORP. 24th day of April, 1939. By H. R. YLorrow, Sec ,7-. ( signed) BOARD OF PUBLIC NORKS April 1 , 1939 � BY CLYDE_ E. 01ILLIA1.2S ( signed) i Contract executed b7T the Lessor this fl daTT of 17939. SOUTH BEND SATvD GRAVEL CORP. BY I i The folloraing contract was entered into between the city of SouthBend by its Hoard of Public `forks and tlhite Consolidated, Inc.: EAUIF!,71E T RENTAL AGREETTEI'uT This Agreement, entered into this llth day of April, 1939, by and between the CITY OF SOUTHBE_1 D, INDIANA, through its Board of Public yVorlks with i office at City Hall, at South ;end, Indiana, Party of the First. Part, and iI 11 I TE CC;I1TSOLIDATED, ITTC. of 312 Platt Building, I.Alatine cz T-iichigan Sts. , South Bend, Indiana, Part-T of the Second Part. IITNESSETH: That the Party of the Second Part, In consideration of the rents and pa7ments hereinafter mentioned, do lease unto tl'e CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA. the following described :property: One Hundred Twenty (120) pieces of Steel Road Forms 9" x 10! I Four Hundred Twenty (420) Steel Stakes 3/8" x 24" j Forms to be kept well oiled, oil for sa-ie to be furnished by_oarty of the first _mart. THE CITY OF SOUTH BE-TD, I1TDIAITA, to have and to hold said property for • a period of 'time beginning April 11th, 1939, and ending July 11th, 1939, or j the date of return of -Property. "In consideration of the above mentioned property, the CITY OF SOUTH BEND IuDIIdTA, agrees to pa- unto the "arty of the Second Part the sum of One Hundred Twenty (:�120. 00) Dollars per mon tea for each month the above Road Forms and Seel Stakes are in use on Concrete Tork for streets in South Bend. Lof for the use aforesaid property. f "The party of the first part shall be held res-ocnsible for any repairs, breakage or replacement of :arts to said steel road forms, and same to be returned in as good as condition as when received except for the natural • wear and tear. "IN 1,TITTNESS 11 EREOF, the parties aforesaid set their hands and seals the day and year above written. Approved Cl7de E. :Milli ams ( signed) ffif"TTE C ITSOLIDATED, I bC, I Approved George 11. Bea_rrier ( signed) By J. .'I. Dc-rle 312 Platt 3Id, Approved HarriT S. Drigr7s (Signed) South Pend Ind. Acommunication was received from Se j __our 'lei sberger, representing a group of i petitioners, requesting a hearin" before the Board cence-rninM a reque.^t for a bridge crossing the St. Joseph River at Navarre Street. The Board set four O'clock on Thursday April 27, as a time for a special meetinc, for this purpose. 11 STREET DEPAR1.TT`,'-i1T: 1 _ Vil"Ir. Zmudzinski was present and matters rertaining to his depart lent were discussed. T-.r. ZP_'_udz inski was authorized to purchase one dozen 21-3/4 inch standard manhole covers and one dozen old style round corner i-.let cover castings �i' V T. , lever. 'lilliams was authorized to draft a cmm:,iunication to the plumbers doing work within the city of Soc.th Send relative to the rules and regulations established by the regulations �r Board of 'forks with reference to eXcavation of public property and thoroughfares. i The Cleric of the Board was authorized to order a new purchase order requisition to be used according to instructicns j rinted thereon by all departr.er_ts under tYie oard of Public 'dorks and Safety. All department heads are to be notified that roriq now on, no c1lims will be allowed unless t1li s fora of reauisi ti on i s adL'hered to; li >eYrise all ven- dors are to be notified as to the „goner use of these requisitions. `/The Hoard fixed the vacation period. for all employees in the city- ei._plo-,r at one week for the gear 1939. The Clerk of the Board was instructed to notify the heads of all de- partments tot hat effect. n�m • • • E 0 The Clerk of the Board presented a check for �45.00 which he received from the Somth end Current Controller Company to pay for advertising of VacationResolu.tion No. 2500. The Er, gineer liras advised that this wa s received and yeas ordered to proceed with the Assessment Roll. MEETING ADJOUENED AT 11:00 A.Mi. ATTES . 0 CL SPECIAL 11EE1 _!'N,, .T APRIL 28, 1939 A special meeting of the Bcard of Pudic 'Norks was held on Thursday, April 27, 1939, at 4:00 P.1,I. The meeting was called for the p;:'_rpose dzf hearing the proposal made by Sep fiou_r ,Nei_sberger, representing petitioners who seer to have a bridge constructed over the St. Joseph River at _ ,,varre Street. T� nias J. 1Tont, County Engineer, was present. The proposal was laid before t',_e Board 'Out the Board ._^ade no remo�m:nendati on or ritr-decisi Yeetin-,:1 adjourned at 5:45 - -11'. ATTE O CT, t BOA _` P_3LIC `J' n,