05/12/1926 Board of Public Works Minutes

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I� `,'!ednesd:ay evening, May I2tb., 1926 Board net in regular session at 7-I5 P. Y. All members present. }deport from. the Building Department read and filed. Hearing had on rissessment Roll for grade, curb and walk on Colfax ! Avenue from Eddy Street to Sunnyside Avenue under improvement resolution No.I561. Hearing continued until Yay I9th., I926. Hearing had on the Pavement and widening of ,,Viami Street from the !� North line of Indiana running east from Miami Street to the south line of Boi-loran Street, under improvement resolution No.1637. In the above matter twelve remonstrators appeared against said i � improvement and the Board, therefore, decides to reeind all former .action on the resolution and declares same null and Votd.. Hearing had on grade, curb and walk improvement on Twenty fourth Street !l from the north line of Jefferson Blvd., to the North line of '''ashin#ton Ave.", under Improvement resolution r?o.I640. In t'7e above matter the Board finds that the property liable to be assessed for said improvement will be benefited in the amount as shown in the Engineer's estimate, and the Board, therefore, hereby ratifies, confirms and approves said resolution, as adopted on anril I4th., I926. Board further orders that said Board, on ,Tay 26'th., I92.6 will receive, open and consider proposals for said improvement and orders that notices of same be published according to law on the I4th., day of "ay and on I the 2Ist., day of stay, I926, in the South Bend News Times and Tribune. Dearing had on grade, curb and walk improvement on `"ashington Avenue from the cast line of Twenty-second street to the west line of Twenty-fourth St., under improvement resolution No.I64I. In the above matter the Board finds that the benefits to the property liable to be assessdd for said improvement are equal to the estimated cost of I same, as reported by the City engineer, and therefore, said Board hereby, ratifies, j confirms and approves said resolution, adopted April I4th., I926. Board further orders that on liay 26th., I9261 taid Board will receive, open and consider proposals for said improvement and orders that notices of same be published according to law on the I4th., day of 'ray and on the 21st., day of Fay, 1926, in the South Bend News Times and Tribune. Hearing ha.d on Twenty-fourth Street Trunk `'ewer under Improvement resolution No.I644. In the above matter, the Board finds that the benefits to property liable to be assessed to said improvement, are equal to -he estimated cost, as reported by.the City engineer, and therefore, said Board does, hereby, ratify, conf.IVT an.d approve said resolution, as adopted on ^._pril 20th. , I926. Board further orders that on ,.gay 2�th., I9260 said Board will receive, open and consider proposals for said improvement and orders that notices of same be published according to law, on the I4t1h., day of Tray and on,the 2Ist., day of Y'ay, 1926, in the South B4,nd News Times and Tribune. City Engineer filed tabulation of bids for sidewalk improve-ent No.1659. Fston Ball being the only bidder on said.improvement was awarded the contract at his bid of 263.20. City Engineer filed tabulation of bids for grade, curb and walk on it `swing Avenue un('er Improvement Resolution '='I634. V . iI F. T. T ranberg.74I.I0 Eston Ball ?, 7I5.I9 H. Y. Barnes o2.897.52 Upon the recommendation of "r. 7Tray, City Engineer, contract was awarded to Fston Ball, on bis low bid of �2,NI5.I9. City Engineer filed tabulation of bids for grade, curb and walk on the west side of Oliv Street from Calvert to Ewing avenue, under Improvement resolution No. T634. � . Eston Ball I,402.I0 N . TT. Barnes 1,393.28 r. T. Tranberg I,473.50 I !' Upon the recommendation of 1111r. 'Fray, City Engineer, contract was awarded to Fston Ball, on his bid of I,402.10. H. N. Barnes was low bidder on the above but he did not care to take contract for this work alone.