09/26/1923 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Wednesday Sept, 26th., 1923. Continued. Deferred hearing hadon Improvement Resoluton No. 1250 for the grade, curb and walk on Washington Avenue from the east line of Sunnyside Manor to Esther Street, No remonstrators 'appeared and no further written remonstrance was filed. le Board 9hherefore _finds that the benefits to property liabel to be assessed for said improvement .are equal to the estimated cost of the same, and said resolution, is now confirmed. Date for receiving, opening and considering sealed proposals fined as October 23rd.9 1923. at 10:00 A.I. Notice thereof ordered published as required by law. Hearing had on improvement Resolution No. 1258 for the grade curb and walk on 12th. Street from Pleasant Street to North Side Blvd. No remonstrators appeared and nowritten remonstrance was filed. The Board thereofe finds that the benefits to property iiabel to be assessed for said improvement are equal to the estimated cost of the same, and said resolution is now confirmed. Date for receving, opening and considering sealed proposals fixed as October 23rd., 1923 at 10:00 A.M. Notice thereof ordered published as required by law. Att Geo. Sands appeared before the Board and requested permission to � build a two (21foot, sidewalk along side of his property on Hibberd Court, Permission granted to Atty. Sandsito construct sidewalk on north side of Hibberd Court from Main Street to end of his property on Hibberd Court and to join up brick pavement at same level of alley pavement. Contracts were awarded as follows: - Grade 9 curb and malk on Eldora Ct. from L. W. F, to Suth end of Ct. to J. A. BAnres at ....$700.00 Grade, curb and walk on Roberts Street from Mishawaka Avenue to.Ruskin- St reel to Highways Material Co. at....,.._1,973.20 Grade, curb and walk on Dayton Street from alley west of Kline St. from West line of Robertson's Add. to J. A. Barnes t....12.450.00 Grade, curb and walk on Dubail Avenue from Webster Street to Walnut Street to Highways Material Co. at.....,..$2,064.90 Grade, curb and m lk on Clyde Street from Indiana Avenue to Ewing Ave. to J. A. Barnes at. ...estimate $39670.00 Bids rejected above.estimate on High Street from Bowman Street to Calvert Street and Clerk instructed to'send they thirty nays notices to construct sidewalk or same will be constructed under Various Streets contract. City Attorney requested to consider an amendment to Building Code, Section which gives property owners the apparent right to build eight (8") inches outside of the property line into the City property or street, and recommending that the survey for a building to be erected in the business district be referred to the City Engineer, and receive is approval before construction is commenced in order ;that the City's rights my be preserved. Copy of this,request, ordered sent to City Attorney. Engineer signed the following assessment rolls and final estimates. Bipe sewer on Seeberger Srive ( now Alt#ket Avenue from Michigan Street to Fellows Street. Pipe sewer on Burns Street from South Bend Avenue to north end of Burns Street. Grade curb and walk on Sixteenth Street from Mishawaka Avenue to G. T. W . Ry. Co. Pipe sewer on Campaut Street from alley east of Walsh Street, to East end of Campau Street. -Assessment, roils adopted and final estimates allowed. Notice of adoption of the assessment, jholls and and of hearing upon the same on. the day of October 1923 at 7:15 P.M. ordered published as provided by law.