03/07/1938 Board of Public Works Minutes

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MEETING_ March 7_,__ 1938 �I ✓ Re ular meeting of the Board of Public g g Works was held on Monday, March 7, at 10:30 A. M. All members were present. ✓Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. 'Claims from the following suppliers in the amount of $246.80 were approved. and ordered paid. Also Payroll of several of D the ep rtments amounting in t g to �2006 Departments Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. $ 122.71 City eater Works 911.91 • Eugene Fischoff 33.00 Gafill Oil Company 18.82 South Bend Clean Towel Service 8.75 Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. 1.00 T. I. Holcomb Mfg. Co. 15.03 Gafill Oil Company 7.35 South Bend Janitor Supply Company .59 G. E. Meyer & Son, Inc. 4.40 G. ' E. Meyer & Son, Inc. 1.94 Min:kler's Hardware 19.80 Gafill Oil Company 1.50 Mr. Wm. Qualls reported upon a request of the Indiana & Michigan Electric Com- pany for permission to .reconstruct the man -hole at the intersection.of Western Ave- nue and Main Street, as shown on blue print.No. 138-32. Mr. Qualls reported having !investigated thoroughly the condition of the present man-hole,.and in view of the • fact that it is built of brick and.a condition of cracking and crumbling has become in evidence, recommended that this be rebuilt with concrete con-struction. The Board, after considering the request, authorized the change with the understanding that Mr. Qualls' suggestion be carried out. The Indiana & Michigan Electric Company was so !notified. 1 ✓ Continuation Certificate covering excavation Bond in favor of Chas. R. Doran !was approved by the Board. ✓ A communication was received from the State highway Commission with reference to maintenance of streets in the City which are designated as State Highways, in which it was stated that the Commission has had men regularly employed to take care of the State roads within the City, and that should the City be required to help,the Commis- sion would pay for such service. �A petition requesting the erection of a street light at the Corner of Greenlawn and LaSalle was referred to Mr. Qualls for investigation and report. The Board approved the plat of Wilmette Park Addition, to the City of South, �w'hich comprises and is described as follows: DEDICATION The annexed plat of the Town of 9-ilmette Park, in 5t. Joseph County, Indiana,..14; laid out and platted on the following described tract of land, situate in said County land State, to -wit: Beginning at the Southwest corner of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Qugr- iter of Section No. 32, Township No. 38 North, Range No. 3, East; thence East 1,326.55 !feet to the Southeast corner of the Northwest Quarter of said Section No. 32; thence (!North along the East line of the Northwest Quarter of said Section No. 32, 1069.08 !!feet to the center line of South Bend Avenue (Edwardsburg highway); thence Southwest* Ilerly along the center line of said South Bend Avenue, 156.91 feet; thence North Para- Illlel with the East line of the Northwest Quarter of aaid Section No. 32, 195.62 feet; • ;;thence :+Veet 249.7 feet; thence South parallel with the West line of the East half of jjthe Northwest Quarter of said Section No. 32, 310.44 feet to the North line of said !!South Bend Avenue; thence Southwesterly along the Northerly line of South Bend Avenug i1316.42 feet; thence North parallel with the West line of the East half of the North- 11west Quarter of said Section No. 323, 237.4 feet to the North line of Bulla Street; "thence West 164 feet; thence North parallel with the west line of the East half of !;the Northwest Quarter of said Section 1�o. 32, 191.0 feet; thence West 220 feet; thence !!South 29.2 feet; thence West 299.0 feet to the West line of the East half of the Nord .i Viest Quarter of said Section No. 32; thence Southalong the 'hest line of the East half the Northwest Quarter of said Section No. 32, 1096.22 feet to the place of beginn- �l1hg, excepting therefrom the following described tracts; Beginning at a point 683 ft. !just and 310 feet North of the Southwest corner of the Southeast -Quarter of the North- • j�west Quarter of Section No. 32, Township No. 38 North, Range No. 3 East; thence 70 ft !North; thence East 264 feet; thence South 70 feet; thence West '264 feet to the place of beginning, being Tract "A" as marked on the plat; -also beginning at a point 450 ft North and 40 feet West of the Southeast corner of the North Nest quarter of Section No. 32, Township No. 38 North, Range No. 3 .East, thence North 70 feet; thence West j279.98 feet; thence South 70 feet; thence: -East 279.98 feet to the place of begin- Ining, being Tract "E" as marked on the plat.- also beginning at a point 660 feet North and 40 feet West of the Southeast , corner of the northwest Quarter of Section No. 32, Townp No. 38 North, Range No. 3 East; thence North 334.59 feet to the South- erly line -of South Bend Avenue; th e.ice Southwesterly along the Southerly line of said South Bend. -Avenue; 96.E feet; thence South 282.39 feet; thence East 80.19 feet to the place of beginning, being Tract "F" as marked on'the plat. l`