Claim Response Schreiber, JohnBARRY A. LINDAHL, Es~.v
CORPORATION COUNSEL,~CITY OF DUBUQUE
MEMO
To:
Mayor Terrance M. Duggan and
Members of the City Council
DATE: March 3, 2003
RE:
Claim Against the City By John Schreiber
Claimant
Date of Claim
Date of Loss
Nature of Claim
John Schreiber 02/24/03 02/16/03
Property Damage
This is a claim in which claimant states that a City sewer line backed up and flooded
into the floor drain and shower of his residence located at 550 Cooper Place.
According to the report of John Klostermann, Street/Sewer Maintenance Supervisor, the
Operations & Maintenance Department was notified of a possible sewer problem at 4:10
p.m. on February 16, 2003. Operations and Maintenance crew discovered the main line
was clogged, due to a frozen manhole. The manhole was cleaned and service was
restored in a timely manner.
Operations and Maintenance records show that there is not a history of problems with this
sewer line. It is therefore the recommendation of John Klostermann to deny this claim due
to lack of prior knowledge. The Legal Department concurs with this recommendation.
BAL/tls
CC:
Michael Van Milligen, City Manager
Jeanne Schneider, City Clerk
John Klostermann, StreetJSewer Maintenance Supervisor
John Schreiber
SUITE 330, HARBORVIEW PLACE, 300 MAIN STREET DUBUQUE, IA 52001-6944
TELEPHONE (563) 583-4113 / FAX (563) 583-1040 / EMAIL BALESQ~MWCI.NET
Operations and Maintenance Depa.r~ment
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Dubuque, Iowa 52001-2338
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March 3, 2003
Barry Lindahl
Corporation Council
50 West 13th Street
Dubuque IA 52004-4864
Dear Barry:
This letter will respond to the claim filed by Mr. John Schreiber.
Our records show that we were notified of a possible sewer problem at 4:1 Opm on
February 16, 2003. When the crew acrived, they found that our main line was plugged.
The cause of the cloggage was a frozen manhole. The manhole was cleaned and
service restored in a timely manner.
Our records show that we do not have a history of problems with this line. It is therefore
my recommendation to deny the claim due to the lack of prior knowledge.
If you need any additional information concerning this claim, please contact me.
Sincerely., _
Jjbhn KIostermann -
Street/Sewer Maintenance Supervisor
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