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Home My WebLink About09/24/1918 Board of Public Works MinutesBoard met in regular session at 10:00 A.M. All members present. Petition received read and.placed on file for a grade, curb and walk on West Dubail Avenue from Kemble Avenue to Prairie Avenue. The Board of Public Works decided to have kdyor F. R. Carson go to Washington, D. C. to p�&,ce J'he matter of the paving of Portage Avenue before the proper committee of the Highway Council to obtain favorable action by the Committee for the release of sufficient materials to complete this improvement this year, and the Board allowed an expense of $200.00 to cover this trip.. Mr.- Kelsey appeared before the Board and presented a Flat of the Replat of Lots 17,18 and 19 and Sub. Division of Out Lot "A." in Henry Leer s Sub. of the West part of Lot #4 in the partition ion of the estate of Samuel Leer in Section 18 in Township 37 N. R.. 3 East. Same approved by the Board. The following bond and contract was approved by the Board for the installing of radiation and pipe covering the police station. CONTRACT. AGREEMENT between the Board of Public. Worts of the City of South Bend, Indiana, and Wm. H. Burke of the City of South Bend, Indiana, For.the installing of radiation and pipe covering in the police garage and detective office in the City- Hall as per specifications and according to bid filed September 9th. ,1918 as follows: and made a part of this contract: - Radiation .................................717.00 Pipe covering...: .......................... 89.17 Asbestos: cement:.. . . . . .. . ........... , ....... 21.74 All work to becompleted within five weeks from date of this contract contingent upon conditions beyond our control. WITNESS, our hands and seals this 24th., day of Sept.,1918. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA. G. A. ELLIOTT H. F. ROSTISER JOHN F. DEHAVEN WM. H. BURKE Contractor. BOND, KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That we Wm. H. Burke of the County of St. Joseph State of Indiana, as principal and Jno. E. Fisher of the County of St. Joseph and State of Indiana as sureties, are held and firmly bound tto the City of South Bend, Indiana, in the sum of One Thousand ($1,000.00)Dollars For the payment of which, well and truly to be made, we jointly and severally bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, adminstrators and assigns , firmly by these presents. The conditions of the obligation are such that if the above named Wm. H. Burke shall faithfully comply with the foregoing contract, .made and entered into the 24th. , day of September 1918 with the City of South Bend, Indiana, and shall fulfill all the a and it ions and at ipul at ions therein c oat aired, according to the true intent and meaning thereof, in all respects, then this obligation .to be void, otherwise to be and remain in full force and virtue in law. In the event the said City shall extend the time for the completion of said work, such extension shall not in any way release the sureties on this bond. This shall be A construction bond, and the sureties on the same shall not be held responsible for the faithful compliance with all other cond it ions stipulations and requirements covered by or set out in the contract. WITNESS our hands and seals this 24th.9 day of Sept.,1918. The above bond approved.this 24th., WU. H. BURKE JNO. E. FISHER day of September 1918. G. A. EL LIOTT H. F. ROSTISER JOHN P. DEHAVEN Board of Public Works. 2419 The Pole and wire inspector reported on complaint about pole, as follows: - One pole has been removed from the Pol ieeand fire Alarm,: wires inthe alley north of Broadway Street east of Fellow Street leaving a span without a pole for 215 feet. I wish permission to resettt two poles in this alley both poles nn the west did* of the alley. This was one pole standing in this alley which was removed entirely which leaves this long space between poles. Thomas Beaningin, Pole and Wire Inspector. The Board approved of the Sbove. The following release was filed with the Board. STATE OF INDIANA SS Before Elias W. St ickland, Special ST. JOSEPH COUNTY Justice of the Peace in and for Portage .. ................Township. This -certifies that -Anton Pasz 1 i -did on the 16th. , day of August 1918 recover a judgement for $$100:00 and -costs *gainst °the City of South Bend, state of Indiana ( wherein Thomas W; -Sl is k ,appeasred °for °the °defense of the City),, in the just is * Court of Elias W. Sticklandi -special- -Justice -of -the Peace. The costs in said case are $2.85 mak-ing the .total judgement ,$102.°85,° •receipt °of payment of which is hereby acknowledged. , ...o...... ... ' ELM W. STRICKLAND ''Special Justice of the Peace. The Following commuAa<t,igA rece ived,, read and placed on file. Sept.,' 24th. ,'1918. To the Hon. Board of-Publio -Works,• ..... Gentlemen:- „ Owing to the high .wostt .of .Living :and .th& .coming next Liberty Loan Bond .issue, I hereby ask your Hon. Body ,to .inc.raase, my..s,alary. .to $8,0.00 per month. Respectfully, WILLIAM L. NIES i `Bldg C erk - . , Dept., .,.4..Sept., 21,1918. Hon. Board of Public 9Porks,, South Bend, Indiana* Gentlemen: - I ha4v* been appointed Director of Sales of the Fourth Liberty Loan Bonds for the employees of the City, and 'I 'am not 'ready to r*c a ive volunteer subscriptions at the office of the City Controller, and I would thank you to appoint some employee Of each department to see every man and woman in the department with a view of having them subsetibe or give the reason why. You will instruct the solicitor you appoint to take the name, address and occupation of all employees who are unable to subscribed and state carefully their reason. I would apprec iat* very much if you would give this matter your immediate attention, with a view of gAting every employee to volunteer his subscr ijbt ion before the 28th.9 day of Sept.,1918 Very respectfully, J. A. SWYGART City Controller. 220 Tuesday September 24th..1918, Cont Board of Works, South Bend, Ind.. Gentlemen: - September 19th.,1918. Acknowledging your' Etter of th 17th., inst. relative to a pole on Eddy Street near Division , wh$ Ii to tovp close to a hydrant. I would adviser that this . matter has been turned over to our Supt. of oOverhead Lines for attention, Very truly yours,, R. R., SMITH RRS -yC General"Manager. The following claims were approved by the Board. Engineerigg Dept., payroll .................`.. 115.00 Hinkle Motor Car Co.......... ................. 10.10 The Herr & Herr Co......,.... ................ .95 Street and Alley Dept., .......................1,266.30 Dixon & Lacker..... ....................... 45.50 Alex Coquillard estate ....................... 25.00 Studebaker Vehicle Co......................., 120.00 Wm. Maurer:.. 8.50 A. Ciralsky & Son ............................ 13.25 Natioanl Heating Co............ ............. -36.00 Garbage Dept.,............ ................ 397.00 Mayor P. R. Carson........... ............... 200.00 Gafill Oil Co.,, ........................... 09 .63 V. C. Hastings................................ 2.40 Isaac Van Trump ........................:.... 30317 Rea. C U.'Tel. Co............ ............... .41 a C. H. De Frees......... ...................... 175.10 Indiana Lbr. Co ............................. 6.50 Rea. C. U.- Tel. Co ........................... 2.57. Kale & Bryan ........... ................a...... 4.o0 Elea. <Service Co ... .... . .. . . . . . ..... . . . . . .. 0 , 1-.13 Jaa,cobson-Peterson Peltz & Kaufer............. 7.00 H. L.` Loehr Dec. Co.......... ................ 23.45 'Indiana & Mich. Elea. Co ....................'. 52.50 RL9. D. Moran Co................ ............... 241.63 Northern Indiana Gas. & Elea. Co ............. 1.72 Street Repair Dept., ......................... 190.58 Edward Keller Treas.......................... 29.76 Chicago, South Bend & No. Ind. Ry. Co........ 10,00 Total amount ................ $3,290.05 Pros ident.