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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/18/1919 Board of Public Works Minutesi 20. 08 Y__ algvezbgr1 Board met' ik regular sass ionl Ott 14_ ©0, A.M' All members. prese�at.:- Kennedy, Supt: of 2-WIana. & richfganPElec ric Company a.PPea .e ' re =the Board. and f filed an, order ree i� ivied : by ahe tr, compaby- f rem the Public _-Ser#d.ea. Ce�mmiselon;and upon suggesticn-,mane by Mr. xenndey as 'to haysng 11ghtiug system run on_ th_e moon -tight ehedule ,and the' same was approved -by the ` Board. l _ STATE OF INDIANA. PUBLIC SERW ICE C OMMISS ION . Oil . IND IANA The Indiana ;ltilities Coal-Commfittee, representing both public and •private' interests, s.ueh as 'the Indiana* Munc ll%b League, the .Indiana State Chamber of Commerce the Indiana. Manufacturer_'s Ass oo iation, and the Indians Coal dperator'. s -Ass oc ist ion through its chairman; Evans Woollens has 'made thj following recommendations to the Public Service, Commies ion of 'Ind Tana, "Effective at once, e.lectric).cu�rent and gas used In sign,- display. and window' lighting shall be discontinued; "Elect -io _current used for streat lighting shall be ,discontinued except on moonless end Cloudy nights. "Traction Companies shall curtail their services to. s point where o�mly t12* newsy itrlos of the community served are; taken ears .of " heat ing Companies shall furnish such. quantites df' water or steam and at sucl. temperstdle that the heretofore adopCed standards for heating buildings shall be lowered five degrees. w Water supplied fountains and . other displays shall be discontinued Waiter prGsaure, except in case of fire, shall be lowered to such pressure' that only the necessities ecess itims of the community are served.. . gas Companies shall limit they use of gas to: 1- Cooking I 2 ;Light ing 3- D omes t ie water heat ing ; " 4- Industrial uses. "Curtailment of service shall a governed by the general pry pies that in the order named the most important fund ions are; 1- Sery ice involving public health. 2- Service involving public d ety 3- Service Involving l iv ing n cess it ies ° 4S- Service involving economic production 5- Service involving public- c nvenience. " Each Utility, to a measure; P t 3nterpp6t and decide upon its relation to th_o, community served but it is order that who -never. a Atillty has two weeks' or less supply of fuel on hand it shall d �ebnninue furnishing its products to -patrons coming under items 4 and 5 , and sha 1 so ,report to the Commission. *U itities are authorised to enforce the above orders after sue notice ,through the public press by discontinuing service to. those patrons who. violate-these orders, INDIANA UTILITIES FUEL COMMITTEE EVANS WOOIAM, Chairman 'W. H. TOBIN, Executive Secrttary" Reports for municipally and p (Irately operated utilitioe •and Muni- c iplat ies to this c ommiss ion reveal that as the 'result of the product ion of 'bituminous coal being virtually stopped, and the improbabil ty of the resumption of coal mining in the immediate future, the State of Indiana is rapidily apprgaching a coal famine = which will imperil -public health and deafety. The s itutt ion is further .end $ered by the fact. that a number of utilities $hog& for several months faced with t e iobability of wail sb�vt&ge, have failed and neglected to lay is an adequate fuel u�ply to. meet the emerpnoy. The situation .produced is su h as to demand drastic act( , and the Public Service Commission herewith put$ to force and effect, by ord-errs � of Sunday November 16, the rec ommendat ions of the lava Ut it itees Coal. Committee. However , that any mdnic 1pel ty or utility, as such, m &y have appeal to this'Commission against the applicatia of this order or curtailment, the appeal, however, to rest on a showing that publie health or dsfety ie adversely affected to such extent that its condirvation, should ou"ILlg1l the cons-iderat-ion of conservation of coal. THE PUBLIC SERME-`COMMISSION IND IANAPOL IS IND IANA OF IgD WA November 15ti.,,1919. • I ' Femonstrance of New York Central 111ailroad Company signed by .i . gi bbed l 0AOR011196#neys f filed against jno damages for the opening; of Huron Ztrvetl across their tracks. Same to be f .led as of November 12th.1919 at 7:15 P aid-. State of Ind Tana - County of St. Joseph SS' IN THE MATTER OF THE OPENING OF HURON STREET. NQw. comes :The, Nei# York Central Railroad Company and ,remonstrates. againstther award of damages awardedl ' in the , matter of the Opeh ng of Huron Stree:t, end . for cause of remonstrance this vemonstrat�x� 4116ge s that they property and _right o£ :.way of this remonstrator �fl] 'bye damaged by tba opening, and. construction of said street across its property and right of 'way in the `'amount of Sixteen Hundred forty seven dollars ($1647.001)`• Wherefore this remonstratorl prays that it may be awarded damages `in the amount of six eeen hundred forty save:n dollars-41647.00)c THE INEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY BY S. C. HUBBELL AND C. A. REIFWALD { Attorne�js #Or the remonstrator. L, C. A. Reinwald, bo': hg first duly swoft, on oath depose and say that I am one bf the Attorneys f a' the New York L ent,ral Ri� ilroad Company and I make this affidavit for it and in its behalf, that the matters and facts set forth in the above remonstrance: are true as I ez Informed and believe i C. A. REMALD Subscr lbed and , sworn to before me this llth. day of Novanb6r 1919. F.-W. FLOW Notary - Notary Public c - Q Engineer filed assessment=rol and final estimate -for sheet asphalt . pavement on Studebshar ISt.reet from Linden AV enhe -,to iLa Porte Avenue under Improvement Resplution No. 652'. In the city of South '.Bend, Ind ions. Resolved that notices as to the ses-essn tie published for six consecutive days in the South Bend Daily Tribune, commencing on the 24tho day of November 1919 stating that this Board will give a hearing on the . amount of such assessments at its office in the City Hall on the 3rd. day of December 1919 at 7:15- P.N. Resolved further, that the en re work under the above contract be accepted aid- approFed and the final estimate allowed.. ;- Petition for a pavement, on Co loge Street from Lincoln -Way West to Vassar Avenue received, read and placed on file. Complaint about telephone: pole in the alley at 518 So, St. Joseph Street in the wdkr Qfp-garage. The Home° Tel Co. ordered to move thee_* poles entirely as there are no wires on poles. - Board ordered one-100 C. P. 1 ght at Haney and Marotta Streets 29.9 The f ©llowing rag olut ion was adopted and approved by the Board, R E S GLUT I0N: WHEREAS, One John W. Troeger did purc has a from the City of South Bend, Indiana for the consideration of N ine�.en Dollars and fifty cents ($19.50) for the following` d'eser' bed property. ° Lot 710 Third Add it iob' in the City Cemetery of the City of South Bend, Ind iana Whereas s said John W. Troeger having lost' said deed, and John W. Troeger is sole owner of the above described property, has no deed for said lot now, - . BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Public Woks of the said City, that the Mayor of said. City be and is hereby instructed to issue. a duplicate deed to said John W, Troegar f or, sa id descr ibed proceedings. ! _ BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS, j G. A. ELLIOTT j • HI*RVEY F. ROSTISER • .�! JOHN F. DEHAVEN 7 Attested: - Veronica C. Sweeney, Clerk of the Board. Dated this 18th. day of November 1919. ! ` The following c ommunicat ion received read and placed on file. • November 12,1919, Board of Pub 1 ie Works South Bend, Ind. Gentlemen: - I wish to state that we have -made prov dons for future gas connections on the following streets which have been paved; Lincoln Way West Miami Street South Bend Avenue Ford Street Huron Street. The prov is ions which wermade are for the extension of the gas mains, either down the alleys or inside of the c urb ' 1 ine, All lots which abutted on existing g&i mains have been provided with service stubs. All the work which we have done on these streets has been such .as to Insure the gas connections to all abutting lots without the necessity of disturbing the pavement by the installation of gas mains. Yours very truly, G. M. JOHNSON Manager. Be It Resolved by the Board of Publ c Works and the City Attorney is hereby. instructed to emply J. K. Johnstone of the Firm o Edwards and Johnstone as the expert. to represent the City of South Bend in the presen litigation on the question of telo- phone rates. This employment to be jointly with he City of Hdshawaka Indiana at a per diem charge of $50.00 per day while in court, and $25.00 per diem while employed` by -the City, but not engaged in actual Court work The appointment between the two C it ies to be on the same bas is as the former empl yment, Gilmore 46gong Caretaker of River from $50.00 per month to $65.00 per month effect Tha Board ordered the pay of Pat to $4, 00 per day to-4eg-in- November 15th.01919. lights salary'is hereby increased from December let.,l'919, sur increased from $3.75 per day 300 Tuesday 18th- November _1010. Cant:inue i I I Permission is hereby granted to 0. At Clarke fop a temporary Building in rear of 106 North Michigan Street. Said building to be torn do"vm -at --the end of one year unless additional' permiss ion, ' is given by the Board. j The following claim were allowed by the Board. " Street and alloy'Dept. P. 19569,10 Farm Sup l iea . .: a ` 5.96 The, South Bend -Supply Co. 1 '73 Avenue Shoeing Shop j 7.50 - G.. E. Meyer .& Son 4.00 Sibley Machine.,Co... ;. 4.55- R. E. Black 15.00 Marietta` At. Kre ighbaum 20.35 _ C . Shirk 178,60 Barney Frank 8.00 A. Wilson" 13.34 Garbage Dept. 490.5 Central Union Tel. Co, 3.68 Staples Hildebrand Co. 2.36 G. E. Meyer & Son 4.00 Central- Union Tel. Co. 1.10 Chas. Armstrong i .1.50 South Bend Clean Towel Service 21.00 Joseph Burke j 12.50 Cemetery Dept. j 136.65 . Street Repair Dept. 379.50 William A. Lintner ��5,, Total amount allowed.2,904.`29 I