02/07/1955 Board of Public Works Minutes

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237 Both bids were taken under advisement, to be referred to the Department of Health for their consideration and advice. ' A letter, under date of February 3, 1955, was received from the Disabled American ;Veterans, Inc., asking permission to conduct their annual for -get -me -not sale on the 'downtown streets on May 20th and May 21st. Permission was so granted. • 0 • Report of Inspector of Weights and Measures for the month of January, was examined and ordered filed. There being no other business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned .!at ll:LL0 A. M. SPECIAL MEETING February 9, 1955 A Special Meeting of the Board of Public Works was held in accordance with legal 'notice of hearings on Wednesday evening, February 9, 1955, at 6:30 P. M. CST., relative to the Improvement Resolution No. 2801, Jefferson Boulevard - 34th Street - Washington !Street - 35th Street from approximately two -hundred feet east of 26th Street to Logan on Jefferson Boulevard, from Jefferson Boulevard to Washington Street on 34th Street; 'from 34th to 35th Street on Washington Street and from Washington Street to Oakerest Drive on 35th Street, for the construction of a local sewer, Meeting was opened by Chairman of the Board R. S. Andrysiak, by the introduction �of Board members, and Paul L. Roelke, Civil Engineer of Wilbur H. Gartner and Associates,'' Iand Richard B. Gartner. The chairman then proceeded to explain in detail Barrett Law financing procedure !and the procedure of petitioning for and remonstrating against public improvements, following which he announced the estimated cost, pointing out to the assembled home- owners that this estimate represents maximum cost and that competitive bidding will, in all probability, lower the figure quoted. The meeting was then opened for Informal discussion and examination of blueprints.' There being no other matter for consideration at this time, the meeting adjourned.` • •