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Home My WebLink About08/07/1939 Board of Public Works Minutes• • • MEETING --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 DEPARTMENT; Mr _Zmkdzin:ski was present and matters pertaining to his department were discussed. ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT: A petition was received by the Board for the pavement of Leon Court from Catalpa Avenue to Kemble Avenue with` concrete at a cost of 01.34 per front foot. This petition was referred to the Engineering Department for the preparation of plans and specificatio CEMETERY DEPARTI,ENT: tfr. McNabb was present and matters pertaining to his department were discussed. Contractor's bond of William Huffine with Columbia Casualty Company as surety was approved and ordered filed. Meeting adjourned at 12:50 R.1.I. ATT ST: CL MEETING --AUGUST 7, 1939 Regular meeting of the Board of Public 4orks was held on Monday, August 7, 1939, at 9:00 A.M. All members were present. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and ap- proved. Payrolls of the various departments in the amount of $1,878.91 and claims of the following suppliers in the amount of $8,944.53 were approved and ordered paid: Standard 'Oil Co. �47.52 Goodyear Service $1.00 McCaffery Company 11.47 Asphalt Products Corp. 121.68 It ft 1.42 Clyde E. Villiams 10.00 Itft 2.82 City later Works 39.60 Kaylor-Holman Co. 5.80 ft It rr 5.63 Clyde E. Williams 6.44 rr it rr 2.25 H. W. Moore Tree Expert 121.00 rf It ft 21.83 Silo Co. Inc. 36.55 Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. 1.09 So. Bend Wholesale Drug Co. 3.42 fr ft It ft it 7346.88 D. Sherman Ellison Agency 879.99 If It it ft It 132.85 Elgin Sweeper Company 7.64 ft If it It rr 68.37 Nest Side Hardware Store 42.25 G. E. I:Ieyer & Son, Inc. 1.41 Michigan Tire Service, Inc. 6.21 South Bend Sm itary Wipers Co. 12.00 Liman Yantis 7.50 Claims to be paid from either the Special W.P.A. Fund or Intercepter Sewer Account the amount of �648.68 and salaries in the amount of $661.33 were approved and ordered id: ell American Petroleum Co: 868.24 Interstate Glass & mint Co. 2.72 ite Consolidated, Inc. 355.00 Standard Oil Co. 226.72 • This being the date set for hearing on IMPROVETIIENT RESOLUTION NO. 2501, which is for the resurfacing of Jefferson Street east of Eddy to Greenlawn Avenue and Mr. Leo P. eide_r,appearing for certain property wners and orally remonstrating against the resolu- tion and Mr. Fred Keller, 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.11. 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 3rothers of the City of Mishawaka, Indiana, by and through 1. 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 sane 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 It is stipulated and agreed that said aforementioned equipment procured from the yeard of first party by secondparty for use on the 3rd day of August, 1939, and has been so leased by second party since said date; that the effective date of this contract shall be the 3rd day of August, 1939, that rental -on each item shall be computed only for the time sa±e is in actual use array from the yard of first party; that second Party shall be liable to replacements for any part of said equipment lost or damaged beyond repair at the prevailing market price for said it item so lost or damaged. It is further agreed that first party shall not be liable or accountable fo • second party or employees of second party using said equipment for any resulting damages occasioned by the use of said equipment and shall not be liable in da-lages for injuries sustained by workmen using said equipment or in the transportation of the sage to or from the yard of first party. It is further agreed that said second party will keep said equipment in good re- pair returning the same in as good condition as received, wear and tear excepted. In this connection it is agreed that when said eq ipment is returned same will have been carefully cleaned and a coating of grease applied to the forms and carefully replaced in the yard of the first party in such manner as may be directe by first party. It is agreed rental shall continue upon said eq ipment for so long a time as said equipment shall remain away from the yard of first party at the prices above stipulated; that rental payments shall be made in the name of Reed Brothers and directed to the office of first party at 2022 North Main Street, City of i!Fishawaka, Indiana. ,. IN WITNESS iNHEREOF THE PARTIES HAVE HEREUNTO SET THEIR HANDS AKJD SEALS THIS 7th day of August, 1939. Reed Brothers By I. C. Reed (signed) Board of Public Aorks, Soi^.th Bend, Ind. By Clyde E. 'Nilliams (signed) •. George N. Beaamer (signed) j CITY CEMETERY: Mr. McNabb was present and filed his report for the last half of July, 1939, showing a total of ',f43.00 collected. Mr. McNabb complained regarding children using the cemetery for a playground after working hours. The mattdr shall be referred to the Police Department. An estimate of the cost of changing the heating'system for the purpose of utilizing commercial heat was submitted by 0. J. Shoemaker. STREET DEPART',ENT: Mr. Zmudzinski was present and matters pertaining to his department were discussed. Irlr. Thielens reported to the Board on the condition of the Street De- partment flusher. The use of the old tank on a new chassis was not recommended. STREET LIGHTS: Petitions for street lights in the alley between Blaine and Cleveland n the 500 block and on S. Franklin Street between Donald and Ewing Ave. were received y the Board and were referred to the Electrical Department for investigation and report BUILDING DEPARTMENT: Mr. Moomaw, Building Commissioner, in a report on the condition of the building located at 331 and 335 S. Walnut Street stated that it was not in immediate danger. This report was requested after the Street Commissioner had stated before the Board that the building was unsafe and should be condemned and removed. The Board approved plans for the construction of a proposed parking area on Lincoln' • Way West between Lawndale Ave. and the first alley east of Lawndale. Continuation certificate on Excavation Bond of Niezgodski Brothers was approved. Meeting adjourned at 12 :20 P AM. 7 v ! • ATTES BOAR F PUBLIC WORISS y l/ �16rk SPECIAL 15E'ETING--AUGUST 9,,1939. 1 The Board of Public °forks met at a special -reeting called for the purpose of takin further action on IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION No. 2501 for the resurfacing of East Jefferson ., Blvd. between Eddy Street and Greenlawn Avenue. After discussing the matter further, I! action was delayed until Monday, August 14, 1939, at 9:30 A.!rI. ATTEST: I erk B D UBLIC VORKS