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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/31/1939 Board of Public Works Minutes• I11EETING--JULY 31, 1939 Regular meeting of the Board of PL1blic Works was held on Monday, July 31, 1939, at 9:00 A.M. All members were present. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and ap- proved. Bayrolls of the Street, Sewer and Cemetery Departments in the amount of �8,632.75 and claims of the following suppliers in the amount of $3,262.46 were approve( and ordered paid: . The South Bend Supply Co. $8.47 Fisher INrecking Co. 4 9.00 Ohio ail Co. 949,35. Dr. J.V. Cassady 3.00 Standard Oil Co. 552.66 Richey Radiator Service 14.00 ---- a ----- a --- a- ee3r3i Burroughs Adding machine Co. 1.90 Ohio.Oil. Co. 14.60 So.Bend Lathe Works 19.00 • J. D. Adams Co 24.72 Elgin Sweeper Co. 22.22 Edwards Iron Works, Inc. 3.40 1,11lichigana Tire Service, Inc. 44.00 I,IcCaffery Company 5.82 It it tr if 23.84 Weisberger Bros. 4.25 If It rr rr 10.00 Schenaan-Schaus-Freeman Co. 2.43 It it It It 57.20 Continental Gil Co. 648.40 Kaylor Holman Co. 52.13 So.Bend Sand & Gravel Corp. 1.50 River Park Lbr. Co. Inc. 76.48 G. E. 11eyer & Son, Inc. 5.85 No.ind. Public Service Co. 6.77 11 t? It It If it 4.15 Peterson Battery & Ignition. Co. 17.77 Business.Systems, Inc. .68 Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 206.71 City Water Works 1.69 rr it tt it 25.36 Weisberger Bros. 3.00 Goodyear Service 15.83 • Continental Oil Co. 21.25 Tropical Paint & Oil_ Co. 32.71 Grunmell & Sons Coal Co. 337.50 Elgin Sweeper Co. 34.82 The following claims of the respective suppliers in the amount of $1,037.14 and payroll in the amount of $2,594.22 to be paid from the Special ff.P.A. Fund were appro and ordered paid: The South Bend Supply Co. 2.77 Standard Oil Co. Indiana Bell Telephone Co. 8.10 River Park Lbr. Co. Inc. tt tr it tr 6.00 203.31 81696 • This being the date set for public hearing of IIrTPROVEI1iENT RESOLUTION NO. 2502, and there being no remonstrators or objectors to said resolution, the same is now adopted without amendment. TheEngineer filed estimates and the clerk is instructed to advertis for bids to be received at 10:00 A.I,.I. on August 14, 1939, which advertisements shall ru in the South Bend Tribune on the 2nd and 8th days of August, 1939. • • 0 The following letter was received from Stanley Piers relative to the Garbage Con- tract, which was awarded to him on July 26, 1939: t;With reference to garbage contract on which I an ,the fact that I am not able to secure the proper kindly withdraw my bid and oblige." Stan3ey Piers ( signed) the low bidder. Due to bond, ask that you The contract for garbage having been already let to Stanley Piers and he having failed to comply by procuring bond and being unable to procure bond, as indicated by the above letter, theClerk of the Board is authorized to re -advertise for bids on the garbage contract in accordance with specifications adopted by this Board on July 3,1939 said publication to be made in the South Bend Tribune on the lst and 8th days of August 1939, respectively, bids to be received at 9:00 o'clock, A.M. on the 14th day of August 1939. The Board instructed the City Controller to surrender the $500.00 check upon pay went of 925.00 by 11,1r. Piers tp pay for the cost of advertising occasioned by his failur to s7ure proper bond. The Board approved plans submitted by Harry Barnes, Contractor, for the Reliance Mortgage and Finance Company. The plan is for a proposed driveway for the property at the northeast corner of I.Tain Street and Western Avenue. /The Plat of Dixie Grove Subdivision, having been approved by the City Plan Corm.is- sion, was referred to the Board by Harry H. Vogler, representing Chas. W. Cole. Upon motion duly carried, the plat was approved. This plat comprises and is described as follows: DEDICATION OF PLAT Dixie Grove Subdivision is laid out on the following described real estate situate in St. Joseph County, in the State of Indiana, to -wit: Beginning 6n the South line of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section No. 24, Township No. 38 North, Range No. 2 East, at a point 669.24 feet East of the West line of the East one-half of the Northwest Quarter of said Secticn No. 24; thence North parallel with the alest line of the East one- half of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 24, 1,128.9 feet, which point is 194.9 feet South of the North line of said Section No. 24; thence East parallel with the North line of said Section No. 24,.669.95 feet to the North and South center line of said Section No. 24; thence south along the North and South center line of said Section Into. 24, 1,127.57 feet to the South line of the North- east Quarter of the Northwest quarter of said Section No. 24; thence West along the South line of the Northeast Quarter of the northwest Quarter of Section 24; 669.0 feet to the place of beginning, The lots in said subdivision are numbered from 1 to 56 inclusive. An easement is reserved over the rear four feet of each of said lots for the use of public utilities. The set back line shall be not less than 25 feet as indicated on the plat. The streets ins aid addition, as indicated on the plat, are hereby dedicated to the public for public use. 3N WITNESS WHEREUE', Angeletta Fulkerson, widow of adult age, the owner of said above described tract, has hereunto affixed her hand and seal this 26th day of June,193 . Angeletta Fulkerson (seal) STATE OF INDIANA ) ( SS: ST.. JGSEPH COUNTY ) Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said county and state, personally appeared Angeletta Fulkerson, widow of adult age, and acimowledged the execution of the foregoing dedication of plat. WITNESS my hand and Notarial Seal this 26th day of June, 1939. (SEAL) William E. Voor (signed) Notary Public My commission expires march 16, 1940. A letter was received from Mr. Smith, Recr. of the Northern Indiana Railway Compan together with a copy of a letter from Mr. 01aterson to Mr. Smith relative to the extensi of South 1.1ichigan Street busline to Kern Road. The Clerk of the Board was instructed to send a copy of both letters to Mr. Wilford Walz, who represents the petitioners. Copies of the letters are as follows: "Clyde E. Williams, City Civil Engineer SouthBend, Indiana. "Dear i-,Tr. Williams: "I acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 22nd instant relative to a petition for the extension of the South Michigan Street but service to the Kern Road. "As soon as I received your letter I requested Mr. 01aterson to make a survey of this territory and I are enclosing herewith a copy of his reply which is self explematory. "To comply with the request of the petitions would dean an investment in new buses of practically Y15,000.00. The territory is so thinly populated that the revenue derived from the extension would not begin to pay the cost of the operators' wages alone, to say nothing of the other costs of operation and the interest on the investment required to furnisht he service. "Under the circumstances, I do not feel I would be justified in recommending the extension to the court having jurisdiction of the property. RRS:AJS "R.R. Smith, REceiver, Northern Indiana Railway, Inc. South Bend, Indiana. "Dear Sir: Very truly yours, Rajrlond R. Smith ( signed) Receiver.tr "With reference to extension of bus line from South I,iichigan Street. "A survey shows that it is four -fifths of a mile fron Donmoyer Street to the south city limits of South Bend. It is two miles from the city limits to Kern Road. This would mean an extension of two and four -fifths miles to pro- vide service to that point. "From a distance beyond three short blocks south of Donmoyer Street, to which point our present operation gives good service, there are ten houses located west of T:Iichigan Street to the city limits. There are sixteen houses located east of 1-ilichigan Street. With one exception these homes are all located on 1ichigan Street. "Therefore, you can readily see that there would not be a sufficient population to 4ustify any extension of this line. Very truly yours, W. W. Waterson, IMATA:B Gen. Supt." • 0 0 • • i 483 ITEETING--AUGUST- 7, _1939_--------_._- STREET LIGHTING:: A petition for a street light at the intersection of Dubail and Catalpa was received and referred to the Electrical Department for investigation and report. STREET DEPARTI1ENT: Mr -.Zrntdzln:ski was present and matters pertaining to his department were discussed. ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT: petition was received by the Board for the pavement of Leon Court from Catalpa Avenue to Kemble Avenue with' concrete at a cost of .1.34 per front foot. This petition was referred to the Engineering Department for the preparation of plans and specificatio . CEMETERY DEPARTTIEIdT: tir. McNabb was present and matters pertaining to his department were discussed. Contractor's bond of William Huffine with Colim.bia Casualty Company as surety was approved and ordered filed. Meeting ad j ou.rned at 12 :50 R.11. ATT ST: Cr MEETING --AUGUST 7, 1939 Regular meeting of the Board of Public 4"orks was held on Monday, August 7, 1939, at 9:00 A.TV1. All members were present. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and ap- proved. Payrolls of the various departments in the amount of ��1,678.91 and claims of • the following suppliers in the amount of 8,944.53 were approved and ordered paid: Standard Oil Co. 047.52 Goodyear Service $1.00 lAcCaffery Company 11.47 Asphalt Products Corp. 121.68 tr it 1.42 Clyde E. dilliams 10.00 It It 2.82 City later Works 39.60 Kaylor-Holman Co. 5.80 It It tr 5.63 Clyde E. Williams 6.44 It It It 2.25 H. N. Moore Tree Expert 121.00 It It If 21.83 Silo Co. Inc. 36.55 Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. 1.09 So. Bend Wholesale Drug Co. 3.42 Tt tr It It it 7346.83 D. Sherman Ellison Agency 879.99 tr r, It It it 132.85 Elgin Sweeper Company 7.64 tr It It It it 68.37 • West Side Hardware Store 42.25 G. E. T;Ieyer & Son, Inc. 1.41 Michigan Tire Service, Inc. 6.21 South Bend Sanitary Wipers Co. 12.00 Lyman Yantis 7.50 Claims to be paid from either the Special W.P.A. Fund or Intercepter Sewer Account in the amount of t648.68 and salaries in the amount of $661.33 were approved and ordered aid: Shell American Petroleum Co: 868.24 Interstate Glass & Faint Co. 2.72 0raite Consolidated, Inc. 355.00 Standard Oil Co. 226.72 • This being the date set for hearing on IT;IPROVEiVIENT RESOLUTION NO. 2501, which is for the resurfacing of Jefferson Street east of Eddy to Greenlawn Avenue and Mr. Leo P. eider,appearing for certain property wners and orally remonstrating against the resolu- tion and Tor. Fred Heller, representing Whitcomb& Keller Company appearing in person and remonstrating against the Barrett Law, action is deferred on said Resolution until the th day of August, 1939, at 1:30 P.M. The following agreement was entered into by and between the City of SouthBend, throug: its Board of PublicWorks and Reed Brothers of Mishawaka, Indiana: This agreement made and entered into by and between Reed Brothers of the City of Mishawaka, Indiana, by and through I. C. Reed, as party of the first part, and, The City of South Bend, Indiana, by and through its Board of Public Works, as party • of the second part, Witnesseth: "Whereas, party of the first part is the owner of certain articles of road construc- tion equipment, more particularly hereinafter described, and desires to rent same to second party for use in road construction work, and, Whereas, party of the second part being engaged in certain road construction work within the City of SouthBend, Indiana, desires to lease said equipment, Now, Therefore, it is stipulated and agreed that first party will lease to second party the following described road construction equipment for which second party • will pay to first party monthly rental as hereinafter stipulated, the equipment being described as follows, together with the agreed rental, to -wit: 30 pieces of curb forms, 10 ft. long @ 10¢ a linear ft. -- $30.00 86 stakes Rental Free