HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/06/1926 Board of Public Works MinutesYednesday, January 6, 1926
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Board met in regular session at 9 A. T:1'. All members present.
I.1inutes of the last meeting, held January 4, were read and
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approved.
The Board made the following appointments:'
Charles J. Allardt Street Commissioner
ij Irving, Goss Deputy Street Commissioner
1¢1artin1. Pope j oy General Street Foreman
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Sever A. Thompson Street Foreman of Asphalt Repairs
Charles Johnson Custodian of City Hall
y Arthur Anderson Assrt. Custodian of City Mall
Oliver D. Elise Sexton of City Cemetery
i William H. Fries Street Foreman of=Brick Repairs
On motion of the Board all of the above appointments are made
as of January 4, 1926, the time each entered upon.his respective duties.
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. Herschel Wray, City Engineer, was
present and. pre,�ented bids '!
for the printing of stationery and postal cards. At the suggestion. of 11r. Wray, i
II the bids for printing and postal cards by the Hibberd Printing Co., and envelopes j
l and letterheads by R. E. Johnson :printing Co., were approved by the Board.
it Bill from the W. R. Hin_�:le Co. for parts and labor for the
I Engineering Dept., all ordered by and tendered to the preceding administration
for $24.12, was approved and ordered paid.
Upon the request of Attorneys Omacht and Huguenard, Attorneys
for the respective parties, Vacation Resolution ='105, was continued until jl
February 2.
Motion made that the regular meetings of the Board be held as
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jRegular Public Ifforks routine on Tuesdays at 9:00 A. I%
F dater 'sTorks Dept., Wednesdays slays at 9 : 00 A. I;.
Public Hearings on Improvements, 17ednesaay evenings at 7:30 P.M., _
same carried.
Clerk was instructed to find out the n_eds of the Custodian for
I the year's supplies and have bids received so that order for oluantities can be
placed immediately after the next meeting.
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�. 1.r. R. R. Smith, representing the Chicago, South Bend and -forth
ern Indiana Rail�iay Co., appeared before the Board with a petition from the
property o,,%rners on Ewing Ave. east of Yliami St., for an extentior_ of the Bus
Service as far east as Caroline St. Lr. Smith pointed out the it=!ediate need of
this Bus Service and the Board approved of same and instructed L-:r. Smith to have
the service started at once. T-1--enty imir_ute service from 6:05 to 3:05 A. M. q.nd
j from 5:00 to 6:00 P. 11. ,with hour service for the remaining period until ll: po P.24.
1.1r. :'William F. O,ualls, Superintendent of the City Electrical
Dept., was present and submitted a petition for lights on Roger �t. On the re-
quest of �1-r. Qualls, the Board approved of t__e change of the electric light
from in front of the -K.ley School to the intersection of Roger and Olive Street
and ordered s. Qualls to move Damp f 765 to the place designated. 11"ir. 'walls was
also ordered by the Board to continue at his post as -Inspector of the Electrical
Dept.
eeting adjourned at 10:30 A. 1.70
President'
Attest: -
the Board
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