06/12/1923 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Board met in regular session. at 9:00 A.M. All members present: Mr.. E. T. Bonds with a pepresentative of the American Telephone and Telegrapk Company appeared before tke Board and submitted a resolution whip which, was approved as follows direeti.ng the American telephone and Telegraph Cdnapany to place wires uhdergroun.d in this City: - WHEREAS the City of South Bend, St, Joseph County, Indiana, by 6 its Ordinance Number 909, adopted June 13,1893t duly signed by the Mayor and attested by,the City Clerk, as granted unto the American Telephone and Tele- graph Company of Indiana, its suceessers and atssigns, the right, prtvi_3*�� and R.utborfty to erect, operate, and maintain its lines of telephone and telegraph - including the necessary poles, wires, and fixtures; upon and over the highways of�the said City, subject to certain terms and conditions$ AND WhRRBAS it is the policy of said City of South Bend to eliminate wherever practicable, poles, aerial wires, .cables and structures, whether lecat ed within the limits of the underground district, as defined by said City in it its Ordinance Number 1680, or otherwise; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Beard of Publio Works of said City, of Sour South Bend that the said American Telephone and Telegraph Company of Indiana bq and it is hereby directed to place underground, wherever and whenever in its judgement practicable, all aerial wires and cables which it :now has or which it, may hereafter construct in said City of South Bead, Indiana, existing conduits to be used wherever practicable; Any authority purporting to be exercised under the provisions of this resolution shall beexercised undgr the,supverision of the said Board of Public Forks an shall be sub jaet to all ordinances of a general nature now A is effect pr hereafter passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, with reference to fire protection zones and other general police regukations. Adopted this 12th. day of June 1923. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS Attested: - Veronica C. Sweeney Clerk of the Board. L. B. SLAUGHTER L. P. HARDY ALBERT F. HONER Property owners from Clover Street appeared before the Board in regard to C16ve Street being impassable. Board advised property owners to get a -petition for a pavement and pavement would be put in in 1924. Renewal certificate of Inddans Bell Tel. Company and American Surety Company of New York was approved by the Board for One Thousand ($1,000.00)Dollars. Rpport received from John W. Tpyne Supt. of Water Forks in regard to re -inspection of the service connections installed in 16th. Street, between Mishawaka, Avenue and the Grand Trunk Ry. Co. right of way. Same placed on file and refezred to the Clty Engineer as to information as to :ghat inspects inspectors passed on, Excavation bond for the sum of One Thousand Dollars signed by Joe Saviano as princiapal and Columbia & Casualty Company as sureties. -Same approved. ---