07/25/1928 Board of Public Works Minutes

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VTednesday Evening July 25th. , 1928. 1173 :gngineer. The Board, therefore, decides to over rule said remonstrances and declares 11 slid improvement resolutions in all things ratified, confirmed and aproved without j modification. The Board hereby orders said remonstrances banded to ity Engineer for a check on the resident property omi ers. In all of the above named improvement resolutions, the Board hereby orders that on the 7th. , day of August, 1929, this Board will receive, openg and consider sealed proposals for the construction of said improvements up to I0:00 A. 11. The Board furthhr orders that notices of said proposals shall be published in the South • Bend News Times and Tribune on the 26th., day of July and on the 2nd. , day of August, i 1928, according to law. This being the date set, hearing was had on improvement resolution No.,2I05 fpr the pavement of the f i^s t alley west of Cottage Grove Avenue from Lincoln W west to Van Buren street. ay In the above named improvement resolution, remonstrators appeared and a written remonstrance was filed- The Board, after hearing all persons interested in said improvement decides to take final action onsame and declares said resolution null and void and all former proceedings had rescinded and the proceedings closed. • The Board s �Led the contract with C. E. Reesh for the subb-trunk sewer in °good Avenue from Huey treet to Goodlawn Avenue under Improvement 1,1*esoiution No.2096, in the amount of I4,386.70. The Board also approved the construction bond of same for I00% of the contract price signed by the United States Guarantee company, The Board signed the contract with "dillist on'Construe tion company for the pavement of the north of Oakwood Blvd., from Portage Avenue to Beverley Place under Improvement Resolution No.2077 in the amount of Irp663.82. The Board also approved the construction bond of same in the amount of 50% of the contract price signed by Inland Bonding Company. The Board signed the contract with `til, iston Constnuction Company for the pavement of portions of Cherry, Arnold, Huron, r alnut, -Oivision, Harris, and cord Streets in connection with Pra ck Elevation under Improvement Resolution No. 2I07, the amount of the contract being 60,206.60. The Board also approved the construction bond of .same signed by Inland Bonding Company for 50% of the contract price. The Board signed the contract with Williston Construction Company for the sewerei and pavement improvement on streets in Belleville Third Unit under Improvement Resalutiori No.2I24$ in the amount of 69,IF.50. The Board also approved the construction bond of same signed by Inland Bonding ompany for 50% of the contract price. The Board a -proved the Guarantee bond of neith Miley Constrnet�'ompany for the pavement of streets in `orris Park Addition under Imp�ion rovement esolution o. 1981, signed by Southern Surety Co. The Board approved the Guarantee Bond of E. T. Tranberg for the-mvement of the alley west of Sherman Avenue from Oak 'street to Lincoln '��ay "±est under Improvement Resolution No.2015. signed by The Employers Liability Assurance Company. This being the date set, hearing was had on Comdemnation jievolution 1io.2086 for the comdemnation of the following described prorerty: "'Beginning at the southeast corner of Lot.D?o.8 Bronsons ''urvey (which point • is also in the west line of the Ist. , alley east of Michigan ''tre et) thence westerly along the south line of said lot No.8 to the easterly line of 1.iichigan Street; thence south along the sa-d easterly line of Yichigan street fourteen feet (I41), thence east parallel to and fourteen feet (I4T) south of the south line of said Lot No.8 Bronsons _i.rvey one hundred fifty six and forty six one hundredths feet (I56.46.1) , thence south easterly to a point in the westerly line of the first alley east of I. ichigan '8treet (which point is nineteen feet (19 T) south of the southea -t corner of Lot No.8 Bronsons Surve*; thence north e--long the west line of said above mentioned alley nineteen feet, (191) to the -al ace of beginning." In the above named condemnation resolution, owner of Lot 8 appeared and remonstrated against said condemnation and the Board, being fully advised in the premise . decides to ta'�-e final action on said resolution and declares same in all things ratified confirmed and approved as originally adptvted. The Board now orders that a list or roll be prepared of all owners afd- operty and of valuable interests therein sought to be ta_cen or to be injuriously affected bar .]said condemnation, said roll shall also describe the property beneficially affected by such condemnati on. LL ihiS being the date Set, hearing was had'on Vacation Ae:;ol*tion No.2085 for the • ';vacation of the following described property: "Beginning at a point where the west line of the first alley east of Pichigan :;Street intersects the wouth line of Bronson Street: (which point is also the northeast I c orn er pf Lot No.8 3rons ons Survey) ; thence south along the west line of the first alley