10/25/1932 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Tuesday, October 25th. 1 193 2. G • • W • Board met in regular session at 10: 00 A. 111. All member s .p.re sent. Y1inutes of meetings held October 18th., and. October 21st., 1932, read and approved. City Engineer, IT. G. Iffray, filed plans and the Board adopted said plans together with the following improvement resolution: Improvement Resolution No.2475, for the local sewer improvement in Duey Street between Howard Street and South Dend Avenue. In the above named improvement resolution, the Boars':_ hereby orders that on the 15th., day of November, 1932, this Board will meet in their office in the City Hall at 10:00 A. ITT., to hear and receive remonstrances from all persons interested in or affected -by said improvement and will d ecide whether the. benefits to the several lots and parcels of land liable to be assessed for said. improvement, will be equal to the 'estimated cost thereof, as filed by the City -engineer. The Board further orders that notices of said hearing be published on the 28th. , day of October and on the 4th day of iVove mber, 1932, in the South Bend News Times and Tribune, as provided for by law. The Board a d op ted special spec; fications for the pavement of the track area on Western Avenue between11ichigan Street and 'LanrelStreet. Special Specifications are as follows: SPEC I FI C ATI ONi FOR C ONC -IFE M BJt SE TO BE PLACED IN 7IESTERN_ AVIN UE AFTY_R F- R?OVAL OF GR '_ND TRUNK 1 ES`IE' RN R AILROADSC OITI -MYS TRACK BETI Er'N FAST PROPERTY' I TVF OF I'TICHIGAN STREET AND A POINT WEST OF LAUREL STREET. 1. This specification is supplemental to City of South Bend General Specifications and Special specifications covering this class of work., 2. The work embraced in this Specification is that mf' furnishing al labor and: material in connection with. the placing of approximately 3800 square yeards of concrete base of variable thickness estimated to contain approxime tely 850 cubic yards in the car track area along Western Avenue within the limits as above described. 3. The present rails are being removed by the Railway Company. The ties and planking to be removed by the City. After the ties am mmoved the City will prepare the subpxade for the laying of the concrete base with the exception of rolling. The contractor is to furnish- a ten ton roller, for this purpose. 4. The concrete base shall be composed of a mixture of washed sand, gravel and ceme3.t in the ratio of 1:22:5 using not less than five (5) bags of cement to the cubic yard of concrete in dace. City- of South Bend concrete base specification to govern. The concrete base shall be leveled off to conform with the grade of the present pavement on either side and the fine particles of the concrete mixture shall be brought to the top of the finished slab by floating in order to develop as smooth and uniform 'wea ring surface as possible. 5. The use of pre -mixed concrete in this work is approved. 6. Wes to rn Avenue shall remain open to traffic during the progress of this work. The Contractor shall keep this work safely barricaded at all time in order that the traveled portions of Western Avenue ray be safe guarded for traffic during the progress of the work and afterward until the new work is completed and ready to open for traffic. Warning lights to be used at night where necessary. 7. The reouirements for Surety bond , certified bidd ing check, etc. , as set forth in Notice to Contractor, a part of the City of South's General specification shall be observed. In connection with the above spe e i fica ti ons for the work on - tf este rn Avenue, the Board orders Clerk of the Board to notify local contractors that sealed proposals will be received by'the Board at 10:00 A. 11., Friday Horning, October 28th., 1932, and declaring an emergency, waived the usual legal proceedings and legal advertise- ment in connection with said work. The Board approved pay roll claims in the sum of $5.633.39. The Board also approved pay roll in the sum of $433. 33 and hereby orders City Controller to pay same out of Track Elevation Fund. The Board approved claims for various departments in Meeting adjourned at 12 o'clock noon. j ;I !;Attested: j i� C rk BOARD fOF PUBLIC WORKS