02/07/1922 Board of Public Works Minutes

Home Browse Search

787 Tuesday February 7th IQPP Board met in regular session at 10:00 A.M. All members present. Mr. Hugh P. Dunnahoolof the American Surety Company appeared, before the Board and took up the matter of insurance on Boilers in the City Water Works and City Hall. This matter was referred`to J. W. Toyne Superintendent of/the City Water Works Department. Harry Polis appeared before the Board and presented petitions for improvements and by unanimous consent of the Board resolutions were.ordered prepared on same, u Sidewalk on Portage Avenue from Elwood Avenue to 650 feet north of Anderson Avenue. Grade,.curb and walko-inderson Avenue from Elwood Avenue to McCartney Street. Grade, curband walk on McCartney Or King Street from Portage Ave. tz west'to Muessel's. Sidewalk on Elwood Avenue west of Portage Avenue. The following communication received read and placed on file and by motion of L. P.- Hardy that Clerk answer said letter and acknowledge Board's thanks and appreciation of said letter., Same carried. February 1st., 1922. Board of Public Works South Bend, Indiana. " Dear. Mr..Slaughter: Attention: Mr. Slaughter,, Pres. First of.all I desire to congratulate your -Bard on the business -like manner that it is starting out on its'z duties. I hope, with your permission, to be able from time to,time to make suggestions, and I know that they will be treated as suggestions and not criticitsms. First:- During the time that I was President of the.Board we went over the stteet signs of the City and placed a.sign on every street corner. The expense was not great and yet the results were well worth while. Our Board received a great many compliments on taking care.of the situation as it then existed. I notice that the street markings are getting in'very bad shape, and we have a great many strangers in out City, and I believe they should all be gone over and a street sign placed on every street ccrner of consequence in the City. You will find that this wiil1be appreciated by every citizen, and especially by physicians and business men who have delivering to do. Second,$When our board took officer, bids had been received on only one kind of asphalt, the Trinidad, or the Natural asphalt, After a year or so we found th that the Oil Asphalt had every quality that the Natural asphalt did and made equally, is not better paving surface. We, from that time on, secured bids on both kinds and then used our judgement on which bid to accept. I hope that your Board will do that. It will stdLmulate competition bidding and in the end will mean a very deciddd reduction in prices. Third: When you have time I hype you will give the gmabage situation your evarnest consideration, Garbage has a real value, and it'seems just a little wasteful not to capitalize this. value. I have secur64 some information on the question of garbage from varbnus cities which I am Still keeping, and sometime when you desire,to give the matter consideration I will be glad to turn this onforrmation over to you. I hope you will accept the above suggestions, in the spirit that they are intended, and thanking you most sincerely , I beg to remain, Yours very truly, EMM. CLN. E. M.'MORRI.S FILED FEB. 791922. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS Wm. Baker of,.1315.E'1W Calvert Street appeared before the Board and objected to Indiana Bell Tel. Company pattinpoles in alley at rear of his property. This matter referred to T. H. Beaning Pole andg Wire Inspector to investigate and to settle where poles are to be placed. Property oimer residing at cornerof Indiana Avenue and Leer Street 911d appeared before the Board and objected to guy wire being placed on Indiana Avenue near the sidewalk . This permit issued January 10th., 1922 to the Indiana Bell Tel. Co. and this matter was referred to Pole and wire inspector to investigate and no change Made in permit.