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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/14/1940 Board of Public Works Minutesr r 563 • 0 • F_LE IC DEPARTMENT: Mr. Wm. Qualls was present and matters pertaining to his depart - went were discussed. On the recommendation of Mr. Wm. Qualls, a street light will be installed at the intersection of Wilbuk and Longley St. This will be a 1000 lumen light. A request having been made by George Wheelock & Co., to turn off two street lights; one in front of the Wheelock store and the other directly across the street, on Thurs- day., October 17, 1940 for the purpose of a special window display called "Black Night", and the Board having obtained a report, from Mr. Qualls and also having called Mr. Van Horne, the jeweler, whose business establishment is directly across the street from the Wheelock store, and Mr. Van Horne having disapproved turning out the light in front of his place of business, the Board wishing to cooperate with Wheelock & Co., approved of turning out the light in front of the Wheelock store and also placing a shield on the light across the street so that the rays from this light would not reflect on the Wheelock store: A letter was written to the Indiana.-& Michigan Electric Co., advising them of this request and theactionof the Board, and also advising them that any expense envolved would be assumed by Geo. Wheelock &-Co. CEMETERY DEPARTMENT: Mr. Lisle McNabb filed his report for the month of September, 1940, which -report was ordered filed. The Board directs that the City Hall offices be closed_in commemoration of Columbus Day, on October 12th. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting adjourned at 10 : 30 A . Td . AT Cle36kl MEETING -- OCTOBER 14, 1940 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Monday, 0=ctober 14, 1940 at 9 :00 A. M. All members' were present. Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Salary claims in the amount of $6,783.10 were approved, and ordered paid. Claims of the following suppliers in the amount of $7,985.87 were approved and ordered paid. Asphalt Products Co., $300.00 Indiana & Michigan Elec. Co. $6789.60 t tt 300.00 The Linde Air Prod. Co. 13,26 Business Systems, Inc., 16.63 John H. Lloyd 7.19 31.31 Cemetery Dept. J.B. McCaffery 8.00 tt it 2.87 McCaffery Co., 3.07 J. P. Conboy .80 National Brake Serv. Inc. MO Edwards Iron Works 273.50 River Park Lbr. Co. 3.00 Goodyear Service 11.07 Sample St. Wrecking Co. 2.00 Goodyear Service 35.41 H. H. Sl6minski, M.D. 2.00 Indiana Institutional Ind. 6.19 It it it 2.00 Indiana & Michigan Elee Co. 18.24 Weisberger Bros. 6.35 " tt 149,78 The following claims to be paid out of Special W.P.A. fund or the Interceptor Sewer W.P.A. fund in the amount of $6571.44 were approved and ordered paid. Business Systems, Inc., J. H. Channon Corp. City Water Works n tt Healy Sign Co. Independent Concrete Pipe Co. Indiana & Michigan Elec. Co. it it Industrial Chem. Supply Co. Ruert Concrete, Inc. McClave Printing Co. Main Iron & Salvage Co. E. R. Newland Co. It it Ray B. Plummer Payroll W. P. A. Truck Rental 72.02 E. R. Newland Co., 90.00 New York Central R.R. 64.90 O'Brien Varnish Co. 33.02 Schillingts 8.00 It 1325.00 South Bend Company, Inc. 5.70 South Bend Sand & Gravel -Corp. 19.80 tt: it, it It 46.20 14,33 South B end Supply Co. 6.50 South Bend Supply Co. 11.25 South Bend Supply Co. 12.80 South Bend Supply Co. 23.80 Sullivan Machinery Co. 27.72 Clyde E. Williams 982.78 Clyde E. Williams 1373.44 468.00 147.84 82.00 8.65 29.20 412.80 11.90 74.06 1037.77 23.80 63.66 5.33 11.07 28.87 21.00 30.00 5 4, STREET DEPARTME[iT: Mr. Tony Zmudzinski, Street Commissioner was present and matters pertaining o his department were discussed. . Mr. Zmudzinski turned over to the Board $43.00 received for the sale of junk, $70.00 eceived from the South Bend Lathe Works for the use of the grader and $31.50 from J.T. iley for the use of tractor.and operator. This money was turned over to the Controller. NGINEERING DEPARTMENT: A petition for the removal of the street car rails and paving of a a e ve., from the La Salle St. bridge east to Hill St., was received. This etition was turned over to the Engineering_bepartment for investigation. A sidewalk repair license bond was received for Phillip Melling, in the amount of $1000.00, which bond was approved and ordered filed. 0 Whereas,the following described plat with dedication of streets and alleys indicated thereon is now presented to the Board DEDICATION OF MORRIS COUNTRY CLUB ADDITION TO- THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA. STATE OF INDIANA ) SS ST. JOSEPH C OUNTY ) The undersigned, hereby certifies that the annexed plat of Dorris Country Club Add- ition, in the City of South Bend, Indiana, is laid out and platted on the following' described tract of land, situated in St. Joseph County, Indiana, to -wit: i Beginning at the Northwest corner of the Southwest Quarter of Section Five, (5), Township Thirty-seven (37) North, Range Three (3) East; thence East, along the North line of the said Southwest Quarter of said Section Five (5). Thee Hundred Sixteen (3161) feet, thence South, parallel with the nest line of said Section Five (5), Two Hundred Seventy and Six Tenths (270.61) feet, thence angle left, Twenty-five (25) degrees Thirty (30) minutes, Seven Hundred Twenty- eight (7281) feet, thence angle right, Twenty-five (25) degrees Thirty (30) minutes, One Hundred Ten (110t) Feet, thence angle right, Seventy-five ( 75 ) degrees Forty-four (44 ) minutes, Three Hundred Four and Four Tenths (304.41) feet, thence angle right Fourteen (14) degrees Sixteen (16) minutes, Three Hundred Thirty- five (335) t feet to the West line of said Section Five (5); thence South, along the West line of said Section Five (5), Three Hund- red Ten and Fifty-two Hundredths (310.521) feet to a point Forty ( 40 t ) feet East of the Northeast corner of Lot Two Hundred Fifty- six (256) in Coquillard Woods Addition, Section "A"; thence West Two hundred Thirty (2301) feet to the Northwest corner of said Lot Two Hundred Fifty-six ( 256 ) in said Coquillard Woods Addition, Section "A"; thence North, parallel with the East line of Section Six ( 6 ), . Township Thirty-seven (37 ) North, Range Three ( 3 ) East, Nine Hundred Seventy and Twelve Hundredths (970.121) feet; thence Northeastwarrdly One Hundred Thirty-four and Forty-five Hundredths (134.45t)'feet to a point One Hundred Thirty-five (1351) feet West of the said West line of said Section Six (6); thence Northwestwardly One Hundred Sixty (1601) feet to a point Three Hundred Forty-six (3461) Feet Southwestwardly from the place of beginning; thence North- eastwardly Three Hundred Forty-six (346) feet to the place of beginning. The plat contains Thirty-six (36) lots numbered from one (1) to Thirty-six (36), both inclusive. The size of the lots are marked on the plat in feet and fractions thereof. The streets indicated on said plat are hereby dedicated to the public for highway purposes. The easements indicated on the plat along the several lot lines are reserved for the exclusive use of public utilities. The building or setback line shall be Seventy-five (751) from the front lot line of Lots Numbered One (1), Two ( 2 ) and Three (3) ; Forty-five . (45 t ) from the ( Ironwood Drive) front lot lines of Lots Numbered Four (4), Fifteen (15), Sixteen (16), Seventeen (17), Eighteen (18) and Nineteen (19); the building or setback line on all lots border- ing on Country Club Lane shall be Thirty (30t) feet from the front lot line. The building or setback line of Lots Numbered Twenty-two (22) to Thirty-six (36), both in - elusive., shall be Fifty (50t) feet from the front lot line and in the case of lots bordering on Cherry Tree Lane the side setback line shall be Twenty-five (251) Feet and in'the cast of Lot Numbered Thirty-six bordering on,Palmer Boulevard, the setback line from Palmer Boulevard shall be Thirty (30t) feet; and in the cast of Lot Number One (1°) the side setback line from Corby Street - shall be Twenty-five ( 25 t ) feet. IN WITNESS NHEREGF, A. Harold Weber, Inc.,•being the,owner of the above described real estate, has caused this instrument to be signed by its President, William E. Voor, its.seal affixed and attested by its Secretary,•Evelyn Gill, this 20th day of September, 1940. • A. Harold Weber, Inc., ATTEST: By William E. Voor, President. Evelyn• Gill, Secretary. STATE OF INDIANA )SS ST. JOSEPH COUNTY ) Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, came 5 6 5- William E. Voor and Evelyn Gill, personally known by me to be the President and Secretar respectively, of A. Harold Weber, Inc., and acknowledged the execution of the foregoing instrument. WITNESS my hand and Notarial Seal, this 20th day of September, 1940, My commission expires. - June 29, 1943. William Jackson, Notary Public. NOW THEREFGRE: be it resolved by the Board of Public Works and Safety of South Bend, that all public streets, alleys and public places dedicated to the public use in said plat is hereby accepted and approved by said Board for and on behalf of the City of South Bend, Indiana. Grade was established on the Dice Road from Michigan St., to St. Joseph St., by the Engineering Department, and approved by the Board.. Plans for the remodeling of the filling station on the corner of Miami Ave., and Ewing Ave., owned by Percy H. Walsh were approved as per plans submitted. A request was received from WhInomb & Heller for the opening, paving and graveling • f Fellow St., from Donrnoyer St., to the Ireland Road, which request was turned over to he Engineering Department for investigation. LECTRIC DEPARTMENT: It was moved, seconded and unanimously carried that a street light f 2500 lumen be installed at the corner of Catalpa Ave., and Dubail Ave., because of . he proximity of the Oliver School Playground. The Indiana & Michigan Electric Co., were asked to lower the light at the corner of Catalpa Ave., and Bruce St. C. 0 • 0 0 RAFFIC C011MISSION: It was moved, seconded and unanimously carried that Mr. Ernest iller, Traffic Engineer be authorized to purchase atencils for painting on sidewalks, n the pedestrian safety drive. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting adjourned t 10:30 A. M. MEETING ** OCTOBER 21, 1940 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Monday, October 21, 1940 at 9:00 A. M. All members were present. Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Claims of the following suppliers in the amount of$$"1634.61 were approved and ordered paid. American Steel Supply Co., $28.87 guert Concrete, Inc., $ 4.20 it It 36.55 The Linde Air Prod. Co. 3.77 Blue -Lines, -Inc. -- Miller Bryant Pierce 1.50 Business Systems, Inc. 18.90 Northern Indiana Publ Serv. 1.45 Roy R. Dickson 48.00 Oliver Farm Equipment Sales 2.30 Edwards Icon Works 2.01 River Park Lbr. Co. 2.95 El§in Sweeper Co., 6,06 ifrf n 99.50 ti It110.28 SchillingIs 1.75 General Sheet Metal Works 20.35 John & Marie Schlecht 1000.00 John B. Haberle 6.85 Signal Service Corp. 115,08 Healy Sign Co. 7.50 South Bend Supply Co. 98.42 Healy Sign Co. 12.85 South Bend Wh.ls. Drug Co. 3.12 Indiana Bell Tele. Co. 2.35 The following claims to be paid out of Special W.P.A. fund or the Interceptor Sewer W.P.A. fund in the amount of $2210.32 were approved and ordered paid. Business Systems, Inc., 4.15 South Bend Dowel Works 18.00 Henry Eckler Mfg. Co. 585.00 Sanders Lbr. Co. 330.60 Firestone A. S. & S. 211.74 " It222.+65 it It 46.95 South Bend Supply Co., 43.59 Indiana Equipment Co. Inc. 6.01 Studebaker Corp. 6.51 Independent Concrete Pipe Corp. 88.65 Studebaker Corp. 1.72 National Dill Supply Co., 31.83 Sullivan mach. Co. 39,55 River Park Lbr. Co. 17.62 Weisberger Bros 3.25 rr it it 560.00 Clyde E. Williams 17.50 STREET DEPARTMENT: Mr. Tony Tmudzinski, Street Commissioner was present and matters pertaining to his department were discussed.