07/10/1950 Board of Public Works Minutes

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140 A Maintenance Bond in the w.ount of $6,961.43 was approved and ordered filed for the Reed Construction Company covering the pavement on Hoover Avenue from Twyckenhan. Ave nue to Greenlawn Avenue. A petition to vacate alley between Brookfield and Johnson Streets, from Lincolnway !'West to Longley Street excepting the intersection of the north arld south alley was receive: led by the Board and referred to the City Plan Commission for investigation and report. j The Board approved plans for the widening, of Williams Street from Western Avenue to ;South Street and the Clerk of the Board was directed to advertise for bids for same, re- lturnable on July 24, 1950. y ;l This being the date set to receive bids for the construction of a sewer extension ;Ion EAST JEFFERSDN BOULEVARD, the following bid<was bpaned and publicly read: INiles Excavating Compaz y ;R. R. #3 ,Niles, Michigan A Non -Collusion Affidavit with a Bid Bond in the sum of 5% of the Bid accompanied the bid. Item No. 11 5,400.00 Item No. 2. 25.00 I Item No. 3, 250.00 TOTAL EXTENSION OF ITEMS 5,675.00 This being the only bid received, it was accepted by the Board. Mr. Thomas R. Luce, 1101 Campeau Street, appeared before the Board to ask permission; to reopen the South Bend Avenue Dump, stating that he was willing to operate the dump I! according to all rules and regulations set forth by the Board. Permission was held up pending discussion before the Common,Council. Vacation Resolutioh.No. 2639 This being the date set, hearing was held on the assessment roll showing the award of damages and the assessment of benefits in the matter of vacation of WOODSIDE STREET beginning at the northeast corner of Lot 175, Ridgedale 4th Addition; thence southeaster- ly along the southerly line of Woodside Street a distance of 100 feet; thence northwester ly a distance of 83.28 feet to the southeasterly corner of Lot 177; thence northwesterly along the northeasterly line of said Woodside Street a distance of 78.59 feet to a point opposite place of beginning; thence southwesterly a distance of 80 feet to the place of beginning. All in Ridgedale Fourth Addition, South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, I' under Vacation Resolution No. 2639. In the above named assessment roll, no remonstrators appeared and no written remon- strances were filed, the Clerk of the Board submitted proofs of publication of notices and same were found sufficient, and the Board, therefore, finds that the several lots and part cels of land have been benefited and damaged in the amounts shown on said roll. The Board, therefore, decides to take final action on said assessment roll and declares same in all ' things ratified, confirmed and approved without modifications and the proceedings closed,', and the portion of the street vacated upon receipt of the amount of benefit assessments j from the various property owners so benefited and all proceedings had with referenpe to said street vacation are hereby sustained. Vacation Resolution No. 2641 This being the date set, hearing was had on the resolution heretofore adopted by the Board of Public Works for the vacation of the alley lying immediately north of lot #11 extending from St. Peter Street to the west line of said lot and the alley between Lots #4 and #5 extending from Howard Street to the south line of said lots in Kelleyts Sub -Di- vision of Lots #131,132,133,137,138 and 139 in Sorints Second Addition to the town of Lowell now a part of South Bend, Indiana, under Vacation Resolution No. 2641. The Clerk of the Board having shown sufficient proofs of publication of notices and no remonstra- tors having appeared and no written remonstrances having been filed with the Clerk, it was moved, seconded and unanimously carried that the said resolution be finally adopted and the said alleys be vacated subject to an easement granted to the Indiana and Michigan Electric Company in the alleys proposed to be vacated be preserved as they now exist. The Engineering Department is directed to prepare an assessment roll covering the assess- ment of benefits and the award of damages to the surrounding properties. CONTRACTORS COMPLETION AFFIDAVIT STATE OF INDIANA ) ) SS: ST. JOSEPH COUNTY ) IN THE MATTER relating to the Improvement made under Improvement Resolution No. 26011' 1950 and the plans specifications therefor comes now Virgil H. Reed who being duly sworn 1' upon oath deposes; --and says he is acquainted with the Reed Construction Company, Mishawaka] Indiana, the party to whom was awarded the contract and who performed the work under Sm- ! provement Resolution No. 2601-1950. J That he is familiar with and personally knows the requirements of the plans and spe- cifications in ofsaid improvement resolution and further knows that the said Reed Con- 0 0 • •