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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/06/1920 Board of Public Works Minutes9 2 i 0 l 337 Board met in regular, session at 10:00 A.M. All members present, Communication received from Indiana & Michig%n Ele:c_tric Company stating the number of lamps installed in December 1919, .fit was unanimously approved by the Board that the`follo*ing parties be appointed to act as -a Committee -to revise` the present Building Code. W. D. Teeple, Commissioner of Buildings, Chairman, E. R. Austin, .Architect, H. C. Weaver Contractor Donal McGregor, Electr is ian Fred L. Dennis, Builder F. C. ?gaff, Builder R Ile y. Hinkle Garage owner Thomas W. Slick, Attorney Irving Sibrel, Fire Chief Chas W, Carroll, Fire ° inspection ° W. D. Teeple wa.1 L instructed by the -Board:°to notify Committee of their appointment and arrange for a meeting with them. •Attorne y J. Yeagle y appeared before the Board and took Wp the matter of having a resolution started on sidewalk on southeasterly sdde of Hydraulic Avenue from La Salle Avenue to the Race Bt3dge as per petition now on file. The Board ordered a res olut ion prepared for a five foot sidewalk with retaining curb if necessary on Southeasterly side of Hydraulic Avenuo from La Salle Avenue to Race Br idge . °The Board agreed to recommend to the Council that Mr. J. H. Me llettee be allowed a refund on his certified check deposited at time bid on Garbag3 contract was let and the City agreed to retain $100.00 for advertising, attorneys fees and incidental eipenses and that a communication be forwarded rto the Council together with a copy df petition now on file with this *Board under December 16th. 1919. ''the Board toot up the matter With the Chief of Police of plejc ing a traffic poldceman'la,t the corner of Lafayette -Blvd. and Colfax Avenue ' while the Water Department are installi g new f ire hydrant. Same was granted by. the Chief of Police.-- ' Cowmmieation received from C. A. Carlisle, Jr. Sec y. -Treas. St. Joseph Valley Chapter Amer is an Ass oc iat ion Engineers, in regard to ass itance in rev is ion of the Building Code. Same read and placed on file. 'W"w, municat ion received from t-bm Colfax Bompany in regard to the White Company sending a man t o make a surfs y of the Garbage c and it ion in this City, same read and placed on file, and a letter ordered sent to the Colfax Company that their Mr. Stoelting of Cleveland, Ohio could make a survey of the garbage and ash s ituat ion in this City and reader a report of the s ituat ion with roe omme ndat Ions prov id ing the City incurs no expense in the same. Financial report of the Ci y Cemetery Sexton roe*ived, read and placed on file, i Petition "fec a ived from the Stephenson Mfg. Co. requesting that a light be placed on Tutt Street between Michigan Street and the New York Central Railroad Same referred to Beaning pole and wire inspector for report. This being the dafe�or deferred hearing on Track Separation in this City, and as the estimates and plans were not ready for filing, the Board Ceferr6d,_ this "matter until Tuesday February loth. ,1920 at 10: 00 AM. P"_- 338 i Q l ' D. C. Layton, Street Commissioner appeared before the Board and took up the matter of increase for garbage teams and ;helpers, . anal 'same was approved as follows: - The: -:Board agreed that $9.00 per day be paid for garbage teams and that $4.00. per day for helpers. �. Fireman in garbage crematory $4.25 per day. The Following claims were allowed by the Board. - The C. P.1 Pease Co. $ 7.85 ° The United States Underwriter Co. 12.75 I. W. Lower Dec. Co. 5.90 Munson Supply Co. 4.00 South Bend Clean Towel Service,. 14.00 Welsbach Street Lighting Co. 78.08 ° I. W. Lower Dec. Co. 24.14 Wesley Miller Pbuar & Peod Co. °9,40 George E. Taylor 3.15 Avenue Shoeing Shop 12. �0 Street Repair Dept., 161.25 City. Water Works 3, 273. 33 . Miscellaneous Dept., 24.00 Garbage Dept., 486.60 Street and alley -Dept., 584.97 Engineering Dept., 103.00 - C it y Water Works 6.46 . Walter Hangun 33.97 Daniel Burkey 30,90 W. D. Boyer 4,00 - National Lbr. Co. 7.56 . - South Bend PouAdry Co. 31.50 National Lbr. Co. j 45 Joseph Krill 18.00 City Water Works 4.90 Motor Castings Co. 16.88 Munson Supply Co. 630 W. H. Brag inton _ M16o - - - $4,999. 44 W T, - re s Eilt.--•-•---•..