04/01/1924 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Tuesday April 1, 1924. Seventh - If for any reason the Northern Indiana Gas & Electric Company fail to properly mark the location of its service lines or give the wrong location or use new pipe when the trio. pipe could be used, no charges shall be made against the sewer cantraetors and furthermore if for any reason we should lay gas mains or services between the time of the passing of the resolution and the actual con- struction of the sewer all damage of said mains or service shall be taken care of by this company. Gentlemen, this is a rather lengthy proposal and we really feel that if the sewer cantractors and this company closely cooperate along the lines set forth in this letters most of the troubles of lash, season will be eliminated. - Trusting that this proposal will meet with your apprval, we are Yours very truly, "G. M. Johnson Manager. Contractor's Bond of Alex Bukewski approved. The request of Indiana Bell Telephone Company to place 2 duct clay con- duit from the manhole on Michigan Street at Bartlett Street east to ekisting pole in the rear of 802 North.Michigan Street and to place three 25 foot poles on Pok- agon Street, east from Tecumseh Street approved as.recommended by the .Inspector. Petition filed for Pavement on Twenty -Seventh Street from Mishdwaka n Avenue to Pleasant Street. Supplementary petition filed for sewer on South Main Street from Ewing AVWnut to Woodside Street. Avenue. . Petition filed for'Grading of Sampson Street from Bowman Street to Ewing Petition file* for Pavement on. Taylor Street from Indiana--4venue to Calvert Street,. The fdllowing contract for Garbage Removal was approved: GARBAGE REMOVAL,CONTRACT This agreement executed this first day of April, 1924, by and between the Xity of South Bend, -Indiana by and through�lts Board of Public Works, hereinafter designated as the City, and Ephriam Lantz, and Alva Lantz, and Christ Schrock, a partnership doing business under the name, style and title of Lantz Brothers and Schrock, hereinafter designated as the contractor, witnesseth that: In easideration of the promises and agreements hereinafter contained, the City promises and agrees as follows, to -wit:- - 1. That All of the household garbage collected by the City from and after the First day of May, 1924 to and including the3lst day of December, 1924, shall be delivered to the contractor on the premises now owned or.00ntrolled by said contractors commonly known as the "Old Birdsell Farm" lying north and east of said City. Ali -such garbage shai_l be Collected by said city by trucks equipped with water tight tanks furnished by Said city and the time and manner of such collection and all of the employees engaged in the work of collecting shall be: -under the con- trol and subject to the orders of the Board of Public Works of said city, through its Street Department. 3. Household garbage is defined to mean all garbage that may be collected by said city whether from homes, stores,, wholesale houses, restaurants or from any other source, but the city does not undertake to deliver any specified amount of .garbage or guarantee that all of the garbage created or being within. the city from restaurants, hotels and wholesale houses. will be collected. In consideration of the foregoing agreements on the part of the city, the contractor. agrees as fellows, to -wit: 1. To furbish at its own expense one-third of all the -trucks necessary to make such collection and delivery.and to furnish competent mento drive the trucks furnished by said contractor. It is,contemplated that such eollectian and delivery can be made by six (6) trucks, and in which event the contractor is to furnish two (2) of said six (6) trucks, but if it becomes necessary to use one or more addition- al trucks, the eontra'at;or agrees to pay one-third of the expense of furnishing, maintaining and the driving of said additional equipment. 2. If the contractor shall fail or refuse to furnish said trucks or to pay its share,*f the expense of said additional equipment as above provided, it is agreed that the city may furnish the same and than, the contractor shall be liable far the expense entailed by reason of their said failure or refusal.