03/18/1924 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Tuesday March 18, 1924. Continued., . 'This morning I met Mr. fIaner, of the Board, and. I klso met Mr. Anderson, the City Engineer. I explained to them that, on account of the surrender of our franchise it is a question whether any part of this cost, could be, legally assessed against the street railway company. However, the City has been fair and square with the Railway Company and the Railway Company wishes to be fair arld square with the eity. Therefore, laying aside the question of any legal authority to assess, any part of.the cost against us, and with the understanding that this action on our part is not to create a precedent, we will agree to undertake this work on. the same basis as we did the improvement of the south end of South Michigan street.. That is, the excess cost caused by using different materiel in the street railway -tracks from that used on the balance, of the street will be paid by the Railway Company. It is understood that, the Railway Company and,the Board of Public Works will enter into a contract which will give the Railway Company the right to take the 10 year plan in paying for its share of the paving. APPROVED MAR 18 1924. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS Yours very truly, L. B. SLAUGHTER President. R. R. SMITH 2nd Vice Pres. & Gen. Mgr. The Board took up the matter of printing of Annual Report. As the Labor Publishing Company is in hands of a receiver and is unable to do said printing, it was decided to have the work done by the next lowest bidder, the Hibberd Printing Com 90ny, the work to be done as soon as Possible. Mr. Fites appeared before the Board regarding purchase of garbage boxes at a price of $1,400 for 6 boxes. Mr. Fites was given permission by the Board to purchase the boxes; also to get written agreement from W. R. Hinkle Company regarding same. Approved. Mr. Polis appeared regarding a light at the corner of Ernsperger Street and Ewing Avenue. No petition was filed, but the Board instructed the Pole and Wire Inspector to look it over: 11r.Fites presented a bill from The Clinic for services rendered Elmer McIntyre, broken arm, $46.00. Same approved by the Board; affidavit to be signed. Communication was received and read from Indiana .Bell Telephone -Company asking permission to-do following: Set 1 40' C pole in rear Of 1139 South Michigan Street. Set 1 40' C pole in'rear of 1207 South Michigan Street., Set► 1 38' C pole and one anchor in rear of 1303 South Michigan Street.. Set 1 35' C pole in rear of 1319 South Michigan Street. Set 1 anchor at existing pole at the rear of 1601 South Main Street. Same referred to Pole and W ire Inspector for report. The following resolutions_ were adopted: VACATION RESOLUTION No. 86. RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE CITY OF.SOUTH BEND, INDIANA: That it is desirable to vacate the following: A part of alleys in AUGUSTIne's Addition as follows, to -wit!_ Beginning on the soUth line of the first dlley north of Lincoln Way,West 86.35 feet east of the east line of Adams Street; thence east, along south line 55.62 feet to the west line of lot 10 in Augustine's Addition,•thence north along the west line of said lot 57.18 feet; thence south westerly to a point on the `east line of lot 15 in Augustine's Addition 28.78 feet north of the south east corner of 'said lot 15, thence south 28.78 feet to the south east corner of said lot; thence west 28 feet,; thence south westerly 19-z'- feet to the place of beginning. The following property may be injuriously or beneficially effected by such vacation: All of Lot 8 Augustine Addition n n n 9 tt n n tt n 10 n n tt n n 12 n n n tt n 13 n tt n n n 14 n n 15 n n tt n n 16 tt tt n n n 17 n tt 18 n n owned By Paul and Mary White. Dora J. Staples. tt tt n n n tt n n n n n n n n n n n n tt n n n tt n n n n n n tt tt n n n tt rr " Ggorge" & Mafgare t Se hang