Claim Response Weber, BernardBARRY A. LINDAHL~~"~F-./SQ.
CORPORATION COUNSEL, CITY OF DUBUQUE
MEMO
To:
Mayor Terrance M. Duggan and
Members of the City Council
DATE: April 8, 2002
RE:
Claim Against the City By Bernard Weber
Claimant
Date of Claim
Date of Loss
Nature of Claim
Bernard Weber
02/27/02
November 2001 Property Damage
This is a claim in which the claimant states that his garbage can was crushed after a City
refuse truck ran over it.
According to the report of Paul Schultz, Solid Waste Supervisor, the Lead Sanitation
Driver investigated the accident when contacted by the crew and took clear photos.
The photos are consistent with damage caused by a refuse truck. Therefore, it is Mr.
Schultz's recommendation that the claim be approved in the amount of $12.99. The
Legal Department concurs with his recommendation.
BAL/tIs
cc:
Michael Van Milligen, City Manager
Jeanne Schneider, City Clerk
Paul Schultz, Solid Waste Supervisor
Bernard Weber
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TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
Barry A. Lindahl, Esq,, Corporation Council
Paul F. Schultz, Solid Waste Management Superviso'~
Claim of Bernard Weber
Claim and estimate should be approved as filed.
The Lead Sanitation Driver investigated the accident when contacted by
the c~'ew and took dear photos. Normally, a refuse crew cannot ddve over a
container since, up until the present, crews load from the rear and drive forward.
However, a one-person, sideloader crew usually collects this section of alley.
Given the shape of the alley, an empty solid waste container could have roiled
under the rear tires and got crushed. The photos are consistent with damage.
caused by a refuse truck.
I apologize for losing track of the paperwork on this accident and have
contacted Mr. Weber in this regard.