05/20/1925 Board of Public Works Minutes

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U Wednesday May 2Oth.. 1925. Cont1 Y,,,, h _ The following, -agreement signed by John Hibberd. Before the Board of public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana. In the matter of Condemnation Resolution No. 83 for the opening of a street between Colfax Avenue and La Salle Avenue and Lincoln Way West from Marion.St. to Navarre Street, known and W611iam Street. ° The undersigned having heretofore filed remonstrance agafns� assessments of benefits against the prope ty as shown by said assessment roll hereby agrees that if there is a reduction of 30 per -cent made in said assessmet by the Board of Public Works, that they will withdraw their remonstrance against .said assessments and will pay said reducee assessment. Than if said: reduction Is not mace by said Board, said remon- strance will not be affected in any way by this agreement. JOHN B. HIBBERD Sigzted this 2Oth.- d&y- of May 1925. The following report made by the City Engineer. Board of Public Works South Bend, Indiana. Gentlemen: -y We have checked the attached petitions relative to the type of pavement to be used in paving South Michigan Street from a point 230' south of Bronson Street to Broadway, and find that a majority of the resident free- holders have petitioned for sheet asphalt. Respatfully sul5mitted; ° FREDERICK �� ANDERSON City Engineer. Concerning the improvement of the roadway of Michigan Street from a point 280 feet south of Bronson Street; to north curb line of Broadway in pursuance to Resolution No. 1451 the petition of freeholders residiAg on said street is monsidered, and the report of -the City Engineer is receivo' and all evidence is heard, and the Board of Public Works finds that said petitioners constitute a majority in number of the freeholders residing upon said street:to to improved, and that.said petition is,sufficent and it is therefore cronsiderad and adjwMed that said improvement be made with Sheet, asphal"L the kind of pave- ment requested In -said petition; and the City Engineer reports that Rieth-Riley Company is -the lowest afidbest bidders for said pavement, and the Board -, *so, finds, and letsthe consiraot for said improvement to him, and orders said im- prvvement ko be made with Sheet asphalt using Mexican asphalt and all proceeding heretofore had in this matter are hereby confirmed and ratffied. Concerning the improvement of the roadway of Altgeldt Ave. from Mibmi,Street to Marine .Street with asphalt, asphaltic oonorete, bitlithic aonorete,or,briek, in pursuance to Resolution No: this being -the date set for the making of the preliminary ardor designating the kind of pavement the Boards - at 1000 A.M. Tuesday May 19th.0 1925 publicly ordered read and considered all bids and then Continured thiir meeting to Wednesday May 2Oth., 1925 at 7:15 P.M. Now on last named date.the Board designated Sheet asphalt as the kind of.pavement with which said street is to be improved with and fiexes the 2nd.,day of June 1925 at 10:00 A.M. as the time when the petitions for changing the kind of pavement,muss, be filed, and the Board hereby continues trhis, mutternt1 ,the 3rd. day of June 1925 at 17O:O0 A.M. on the day above named the Board will either pass on petitions let said contract or reject all bids c