HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/08/1918 Board of Public Works Minutes,229
Board met in regular session at 10: 00 A.M. All members present.
Mr. Ignat$-Rijski of 810 W. °Thmas Street owner of property at this -
number appeared before the Board and stated that plumber was unable to locate sewer tap
that should be in at the above number. The Board instructed the Street Commissioner
to' .try and locate se.id tap and if same is found the expense of locating same to be
1padd by thepropertyowner, if same is not located, the Street Department to put in tap..,
at C ity's expense. -
Mr. White, °Supery isor of Roads of the County appeared beforethe Board
and requested permiss ionto Use part of space un Colfax Avenue Bridge for storing County
vehicles. Thds matter was taken up and discussed with the Street Commissioner and'
the Board took no action on'same, at this time. '
C ompla int , of Dixon and Locker of River Park about a gas =1 ight pole
which is in the -way of freight cars turning corner at S. E. corner of-Greenlawn Avenue
and Mishawaka Avenue on spur of track at said -corner: This matter referred to the
Pole and Wire Inspector for,report.
The following communication received, read and placed on file.
October 5,1918.
File No. 4371 ° 10: 30 A.M.
Mr. G. A. Elliott, °
President* Board of Pub 1 is Works, °
South Bend, Indiana.
Dear S it
I take pleasure in informing you that fav6rable recommendatdon has been
made by the United States Highways Council tothe United Stateds Fuel Adminstration
for the release of 250 tons -of hard asthalt, 24; 000 "gib llons of flux oil to complete
the paving now under way on.Portage Avenue. I
With reference to the 3000 barrells of cement necessary to complete this,
work, I am directed by the Council to inform you that under •date •of °September 26,1918
the War Industries Board issued an order stating that special -permit for the purchase
of cement, sand, stone, slag, and gravel for projects substantially under would not be
required during the month of October,. but that every -effort shodld be made to complete the
work during that month.
Serial No. 4371 has been assisnged to this application.
Very truly yours,
J.-E. PENNYBACKER
Secretary.
Communication received ad follows read and referred to the Police
Department. `
-- - -- South Bend, Ind.
• ° Oct. 791918.
To the Board of Public Works,
South Bend, Indiana.
Gentlemen:
At a regular meeting of the River Park Civic Association in the School
House in the 4th. , Ward, 4th. , Prec . Pres. John B. Witmer president of sidd Association
the following resolution was unanimously -adopted:
WHERE&S, Mishawaka Ave. is used for a speedway for suthmobiles to the great_
danger to the public, it was moved and seconded, that the Secretary of said association
be and is hereby instructed to akk your honorable board to place speed ,signs at street
intersections, where necessary notifying autemobilists.of the speed limits and to take
such &action as may be necessary to have same inforeed.
Sample, First and l9th., streets were designated as intersections where speed
a igns shodld be placed.
Leonard Whitcomb
- — - ---- Secy. River Park Civic
As s c iat ion.
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Mr. Ralph M. Weinrichter, Town Planner for the South Bend Industrial
Housing, met with the Beard and submitted The United States Housing Plan known as
project No.-1535 datdd September 30th., 1918 which was accepted by this Board to-
gether with any amendments or additions thereto. Clekk 'instructed to write letter
of such acceptance and give same to Mr. Wm. .Weinrichter.
The following claims were.nresented to the Board.
Engineering Dept., payroll...;....
The Foxsboro Co..
Frederick Post Company
C. L. Berger:& San..
Staples Hildeb rind Co.
Street and Alley Dept.., payroll
G. E. Meyer & Sons
'J. .C. Dibler
Buffalo--Spr. ingf ieldReller Co.
F. C. Reimold & Co.,
C.C.C. Fire Hose Co.
Buffalo -Spr .ngltfeld Roller Co..
The National Lbri Co.,
So. Bend Spring Wagon & Car. Co.
The South Bend Supply Co
Wm. Maurer & Co.
Avenue Shoeing shop
Indiana & Michigan El ec Co. ,
Garbage Dept.,
Joseph Krill
Rec. C. U. Tel. Company
Staples Hildebrand Co.
The Tuttle Corporation
Idiana & Michigan Elea. Co.
Rec. C. U. Tel Co.
The Herr& Herr Co.
Rec': C. U. Tel. Co.
11ar Indiana&&S�Mig' an Elea. Co.
Northern Ind Iana Elea. Co.
oith BendSon FFoundry Co.
heES
J. C. Lauber & Co.,
Joe A. Luther
Welsbach Street Liht ing Co. of Am.
Street Repair Dept.,
The France Slag Co.,
Staples -Hildebrand Co.,
L. H. Vander Karr
Electric Service Co.,
Total amouht paid.
$105.00
3.11
8.1.4
5.83
2 03
�456. 90
17.05
.75
3t550.00
12,35
2.70
31.90
24.11
10.25
5.07
9.00
11.25
1.70
390.00
12.00
4.70
75.00
2.32
2.93
s. 4o
3.85
100.48
26�s. 59
65.00
2.63
4. 40
118.95
2.0o
78.08
204.20
65.54
6.40
85.25
4.50
$6, 756.74
All of the above claims approved by the Board.
Complaint filed bq J. B. Powers about pale in front of 210 Eckman St.
in alley way and if same was moved two or three feet would-be alright for wagons to
go around. Pole and wire Inspector Beaning reports as follows on pole. -
This a joint pole No. J. 20649. There is ao curbor walk in front of this
house. This is a C. U. Tel. & Hfdiana & Mich. Elea. Co. pole and should be replaced
on the east line of the alley inside of the curb line. It looks like the pole stands
about two feet in the alley. This is not urgent.;, Same read and placed on file.