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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/30/1940 Board of Public Works MinutesM MEETING -- DECEIVIBER 30, 1940 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Monday, December 30., 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- 2703.42 were approved and ordered paid. Abstract Co. of St. Joseph Co. Sam Berman lBerry Bearing Co. it tt It It It It If it tt Business Systems It It If tt i It t1 City `'later Works IT It If It It If It it James P. Conboy Continental Oil Co. Gibson Co. it 1f If tt u rt Goodyear. Service Hoffman Bros. 153.00 Indiana Bell Tele. Co. a 1.55 84.80 John S. Kenny 124.50 4.00 C. E. Lee Co. 3.75 29.80 McCaffery Co. 4.50 3.00 Municipal Supply Co. 16.50 1.40 Northern Indiana Transit, Inc. 100.00 54.24 The Ohio Oil Co. 2.00 7.76 tt 11 it 90.33 10.72 n If It 249.72 39.25 1r it It 47.48 10.26 tt It If 8.28 8.37 Peterson Battery & Ign. Co. .95 10.22 if it 2.20 14.42 The Frederick Post Co. 21.51 8.86 River Park Lbr. Co. 20.32 49.64 St. Joseph Heating Co. 295.75 8.82 1t It 11 345.73 12.00 it It tt 272.96 25.97 It it rr 274.33 140.06 C. A."Schrader 1.50 23.89 1t r1 .50 .54 It It 21.25 39.85 Silo Co. Inc. 4.78 11.95 Simplex Time Recorder Co. 4.00 South Bend Sanitary Wipers 12.00 South Bend Supply Co. 2.21 Standard Oil Co. 18.50 Swanson Service Co. 2.50 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 $1572.52 were approved and ordered paid. City Water Works 2.63 The Ohio Oil Co. 468.94 it 1f It 2.24 W.P.A. Truck Rental 29.05 The Ohio Oil Co. 55.80 If if it 618,80 tt ft is 395.06 STREET DEPARTMENT: Mr. Tony Zmudzinski, Street Commissioner was present and matters pertaining to his department were discussed. A discussion was held between the Board, Mr. Zmudzinski, Street Commissioner and Mr. Paul Hays of the Park Department, relative to the maintainance of the barricade along the: -,-river bank on Lincolnway E. Some of the barricades being in bad condition and should be repaired. It was agreed that the Park Department would take care of everything Northwest of the old Grand Trunk bridge and that the Street Department would take care of every- thing Southeast of that point. ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT: Continuation certificates for excavation bonds for the follow- ing firms were received, approved and ordered filed. Thomas J. McGrath, Adolph Dutrieux & Co., United Heating & Plumbing Co., and ffilliam H. Burke. ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT: The following street lights have been installed and changed as per reports from the Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. 1 4000 lumen lamp, mast arm construction, overhead service at :Woodside and Dale St. 1 4000 lumen lamp, overhead construction on 1,11. Eckman St., at entrance to the Studebaker Plant. 1 4000 lumen lamp, mast arm construction, overhead service"on Twyckenham Dr. at Sorin St Removal of business district ornamental street lights #J259-1365, #J259-1366 and #J-259- 1240 located near the southeast corner of Michigan and Jefferson Sts., during the period of sidewalk reconstruction. The following lights which have been turned off on Chapin St., are now turned on: J-258-1216 East side North of Western Ave., J-258-1109 11 tt South of Underpass J-258-1102 Jest side at.Chapin and Ford J-258-1111 East side South of Ford St. J-258 -1104 ;West side South of Orchard St. J-258-1103 East side South of Orchard St. J-258-1106 'nest side South of Dunham J-258-1116 East side South of Fisher. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting adjourned at 12 : 20 P . 11,1. i T: rk. • • • • 0 South Bend Sand & Gravel Co. 20.83 Swanson Service Co. tt tt - 21.02 3.64 STREET DEPARTMENT: Mr. Tony Z_tdzinski, Street Commissioner was present and matters pertaining to his department were discussed. Bids on the gasoline motor grader were opened and it was moved that the proposals be given to the Engineering Department for tabulation and compilation as to ,their compliance to the advarti`sed specifications, the Engineering Department to report to the Board ;on January �//30,F,,1 941. The bids are as follows: Chicago Construction Equip. Co. 05133.00 Gross 950.00 Trade-in allowance 41 3.00 Net J. D. Amdas Co. 04704.60 .:Gross 250.00 Trade-in allowance Net R. C. Irarkin Co. yid l �6210.00 Gross • 250.00 Trade-in allowance 5960.00 Net Bid #2 $4475.00 Gross 100.00 Trade-in allowance �4375.00 Net. i Korte Bros. $4235.00 GGross 275.00 Trade-in allowance �53 60.00- Net ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT: This being the date set, hearing .-,ras held on the assessment • roll showing the award of damages and the assessment of benefits in the matter of vacation of. alley North of Fassnacht Ave,., from the 'Nest line of Brookfield Street to the East line of the alley West of Brookfield Street, also from the 'Nest line of the alley West of Brookfield Street to the East line of Johnson St., same being Vacation Resolution No. 2 9'03. In the above named assessment roll, no remonstrators appeared and no written remonstrances were filed, the Clerk of the Board submitted proofs of publication of notices and same were found.sufficient, and the Board, therefore, finds that the several lots and parcels of land have been benefited and dam -aged in the amounts shown on said roll. The Board, therefore, decides to take final action on said assessment roll and declares same in all things ratified, confirmed and approved without modification and the proceedings closed and the alley vacated upon receipt • of the amount of benefits assessments from the various property owners so benefited and all proceedings had with reference to said alley vacation are hereby sustained. A contractor's bond in the amount of $1000.00 was received from the Eagle Iridemnity Co., for the Austin Co. Continuation certificates were received on excavation bonds for C. S. Randolph and the Sibley Heating & Plumbing Co. These certificates'and bonds were approved and ordered filed. BUILDING DEPART14ENT: The Building Department presented their report for the year 1940. CMTETERY DEPARTMENT: Lisle McNabb, Sexton, presented his annual report ,for the year 1940 There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting adjourned at 12:45 P. M. AT 7-,'-o k. v 0 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.