05/22/1925 Board of Public Works Special Meeting Minutes

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Wednesday May 2Oth.., 1915. Continued. Petition filed for grade, curb and walk on E. Colfax Avenue from Eddy Street to Sunnyside Avenue,. Approved and.resolution ordered for Fall of 1925. Ante . i Llt_0�4 Clerk of the Board. I Friday May 22nd.9 1925. Board met in special session at 9:p0 A.M. L. P.. Hardy Ahsebt. This being the date set for hearing various remonstrances filed against the amount of benefits and damages on OPening of Street known as William St. Atty. Sobnmers appeared with Lorenz Lederer and amount of damages on properly owned by LedereT discussed but no agreement signed. Attyb. A. E. MaVtin and Avty Bibberd appeared with client a property owner on proposed William Street and discussed remonstrance but no agreement signed. J. S. McCowan anti Mrs. McCowan appeared and discussed remonstrance but no agreement signed . Atty. G. A. Elliott, with Mrs. Helene Lamport', Iden S. Romig., representing Mrs. Florence Miller, Atty Bertsch representing Mrs. Mary Meyer, signed the following form of agreement. Before the Board of Pudic Works of the City of South Bend, Ind. In the matter of Condemnation Resolution No. 83 for the Opening of a street from Colfax Avenue sond La Salle Avenue and Lincoln Way West and from Marion Street to Navarre Street known -.as William Street. Toe undersigned, having heretofore filed remonstrance against assessments 6 benefits against the property as shown by said assessment roll hereby agrees that if there is a reduction of 30 per cent, made in said assessment by- the Board of Public Works, that they will withdraw their remonstrance against said assessments and will pay said reduced assessment. _ That if said reduction is not made by said Board, said remonstrance will not be affected in any way by this agreement'. ( See files for copies of agreements filed by above mentioned parties. Board adjourned at 12N0on to 1:30 P. M. Wrdday May 22nd.9 1925. Board met in special session at 1:30 P.M. L. P. Hardy absent, Mayor Seebirt and J. F. Anderson Engineer, Appraisers Ed Neddo, Philip E. Bondurant and. Frank J. Anderson present. Attys. Woodson Carlisle, Samuel Parker A. G. Graham appeared in regard to remonstsanees filed for clients and Woodson Carlisle signed a 30per cent reduction in maris Studebaker8s assessment of benefits. Richard Elbel signed a 30 per cent reduction and the error in calantation to be corrected, and the benefits assessed to be $550,00 instead of $650,00 A. G. Graham and Smsuel Parker and Woodson Carlisle agreed to discuss this 30 per cent reduction in assessments of benefits with Clients and return agreements if signed.