11/16/70 Board of Public Works Minutes

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11/16/70 Adopted this 16th day of November, 1970. ATTEST: s/ Doris Allen, Clerk." BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS & SAFETY OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND s/ Lloyd S. Taylor s/ James A. Bickel s/ S. J. Crumpacker ESOLUTION NO. 11-16-70(b) ADOPTED - FOR SOUTHWEST TRUNK SEWER -EXTENSION GILMER PARK) Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the following resolution was adopted: "RESOLUTION NO. 11-16-70(b) WHEREAS, in 1957 an engineering report on relief and ex- tension of sewer facilities was prepared by Consoer, Townsend and Associates; and WHEREAS, this report set forth the needs for extending sanitary trunk sewers to the outlying areas; and WHEREAS, one such trunk sewer was recommended to serve Area "H", being defined as the eastern branch of Bowman Creek serving a drainage area extending south along Michigan Street and south of the then city limits; and WHEREAS, in 1962 this plan was initiated by construction of the southwest trunk sewer south along the Penn Central Railroad to Ireland Road; and WHEREAS, more recent studies have shown a need for further extension of the southwest trunk sewer to serve the highly developed residential areas south of the U. S. 20-31 By -Pass where soil conditions make septic sewer, -.:systems impractical; and WHEREAS, by Ordinance No. 5137-70, the Common Council annexed the area between Ireland Road and the By -Pass, and by Ordinance No. 5177-70 has annexed the area along South Michigan Street from the By -Pass to Kern Road; and WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works and Safety has authority' under the Acts of the General Assembly of 1905, Chapter 129 as amended, to lay out, design, order and contract for, and execute the construction, alteration and maintenance of all public drains or sewers within such City and all drains and sewers without such City and within four 94) miles thereof; which may be necessary to carry off the drainage of such City and to erect, maintain and operate works for the collection, treatment and disposal of sewage; and now BE IT RESOLVED, That the Board of Public Works and Safety finds it necessary for the public health, safety and welfare that the southwest sanitary trunk sewer be extended south to service the area along South Michigan Street to Johnson Road, and that said Board hereby orders that the necessary design plans be prepared;'that easements and rights of way be acquired, by gift, purchase or condemnation; that appropriations be sought; that bids be taken for construction; that contracts be entered into; and that said construction shall take place. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY, CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA s/ Lloyd S. Taylor s/ S. J. Crumpacker s/ James A. Bickel 1 1 dated this 16th day of November, 1970."