05/28/1913 Board of Public Works Minutes

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28 STREET OR ALLEY IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 275. / Be It Resolved by the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, St. Joseph Counter, State of Indiana that it is desired and deemed necessary to im- prove ry m prove North Shore Drive from Lafayette Street to the East line of Iroquois Street. By grading the said street from curb line to curb line and construct- ing a 6 inch macadam pavement, placing the necessary storm water inlets and margin- al curbs. All as shown on detail.plan.s and in accordance with plans, -profiles and speeifieations on file in the office of the Department of Public Works of said City. And such improvement is now ordered. The cost of the improvement herein provided ofr, except street and alley intersections, shall be paid by special assessment to be levied, upon the pro- perty specially benefitted, to the mount that the same may be legally assessed therefor, in accordance with an Act of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, entitled !An Act Concerning Municipal Corporations," approved March 6,1905m and in accordance with and pursuant to the provisions of all _acts amendatory and sup- plemental thereto. The cost of all street and alley intersections, including one-half of the width of the improvement oposite street and alleys which run into, but do not cross said roadway herein proposed to be improved and _that portion of such street or alley abutting upon property belonging to said City, or -upon property not subject tosueh assessment, shall be paid by the City in cash out of its general fund, if abe ible to do so, or from a fund created by a special assessment to be levied under the provisions of Seetion -109 Of the above .enitlted Act. Assessments of tea dollars and more against each lot, if deferred, are to be paid in ten equal annual installments, with interest at the rate of Sig per cent per annum. A bond or bonds, will be issued to the contractor to the amount .of such deferred assessments in pro rats payment for such improvement. Under n,o-eireua-stanees shall the City of South Bead, be or be held responsible ffr any suss or sums due from said property owner or owners for said work, or for the collection of the same, or for the payment of any bond, bonds, certificate or certificates, issued to said contractor in payment for such owrk, except for such moneys as shall have actually been received -by the City from the assessments fro such improvement, or such moneys as said City is by said entitled Act and amendments and supplements thereto required to pay. All proceedings had, and work done in the making of said improvement, assessment of property, collection Of assessments and issuance of bonds therefor, shall be as provided for in said above entitled Act, and ' Acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto* BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Board Of Publie Works fix the llthe day of J1421913 A.D. at the hour of 7:45 P.M. at the office of the Board of Public Works, of this City, as the -time and place for the public eonsideration of said proposed -improvement, at which s&i.d Board of Public Works will hear all persons interested, or whose property is liable to be assessed for said improvement, and will decide whether the benefits to the property liable to be assessed for said improvement will equal the estimated Bost thereof. Be IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That notiee of the, time and place of such public consideration be published and nailed in the manner provided by law. Notice of this resolution shall be published on. the 31st., day of May 1913 and on. the 7th. , day of Jun.e,1913, in the South Bend Daily Times. Adopted this 28t h. , day of May ,1913. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.