05/01/1923 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Tuesday .May 1st., l . Continued. Concerning the improvement oftthe roadway of alley west of William Street from Wayne Street to the first alley north of Wayne Street with asphalt ,*asphaltic concete bitulithie, concrete or brick, in pursuance to Resolution No. 1103 this Board finds that no ptition has been filed with said Board by a majority in number of the freeholders resid- ing on said street to be improved, requesting that it be improved with a different kind of pavement than the kind heretofore adopted by the Board in its preliminary order; and the City Engineer reports that Hoban & Roach is the lowest and best bidder for the kind of pavement heretofore adopted by the Board, and the Board fnd that the Hoban & Roach is the lowest and best bidder and hereby lets the contract for said improvement to them and orders that said improvement be made with concrete and all proceedings heretofore had in this utter are hereby confirmed and ratified. L. B. SLAUGHTER - BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. L. P. HARDY ALBERT F. HONER Attested: - Veronica C. Sweeney Clerk of the Board. Dated this 1st. day of May 1923. Concerning the improvement of Dhe roadway of Woodward Avenue from Hudson Avenue to the Michigan Central RailRoad with asphalt, asphaltic concrete,.bitulithie, Boner or brick, in pursuance to Resolution No. 1106, this Board finds that no pete41on has been filed with said Board by a majority in number of the freeholders residing on said street, to be improved, requesting that it be improved with different kind of pavement than the kind heretofore adopted by the Board in its preliminary order; and the City Engineer reports that the Williston Construction Co. is the lowest and best bidder for the kind of pavement heretofore adopted by the Board, and the Board finds that the Williston Construction Co. is the lowest and best bidder and hereby lets th4 contract for said improvement to them and orders that said improvement be made with asphaltic concrete using Mexican asphalt and all proceedings heretofore had in this matter are hereby confirmed and ratified, L. B. SLAUGHTER BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. L. P. HARDY ALBERT F. HONER Attested: - Veronica C. Sweeney Clerk of the Board. The following communication was received read and placed on file. April 26,1123. Board of Public Works City Hall, South Bend, Indiana. Gentlemen: - As I will be out of the City next Tuesday when I suppose you will let the contract for the pavement of Wakewa And Marquette & Lafayette Streets, I wish to go on record as favoring an asphaltic.conerete pavement. I represent practically ail of the Icts involved is this. improvement. WCG. FILED MAY1,1923. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS BY L. B. SLAUGHTER 'President. Yours very truly,. W. G. CRABILL Communication received from Alexis Coquillard in regard to water pipes on Chalfant Street from Eddy Street to first alley east of Arthur Street, was read and placed on file.