09/17/1913 Board of Public Works Minutes

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142 Wednesday September 17th.. 1913. Board met in regular sessiox at 10:00 A.M. All members present. J ` Bids were ordered re -advertised for Grade on lst. alley North of Madison Street from St. Louis Street to St: Peter Street, under Improvement Resolution No. 288 To be advertised September 17th.,1913 and September 24th.11913 in the South Benda Daily News -Times, stating that this Board will receive bids for the said improve- ment on the 30th., day of September,1913 at 10. 00 A.M. Communication re ceived. feom Mr. C.H.Defrees regarding pavii,g material on Dunham Street. The same was read. and placed on file. As follows: To the Board of Public Works., of the City of South Bend, Gentlemen: - In regard to the Dunham St. paveme_t awarded for Barr Clay Block, it y will be impossible for me'to get the Barr Clay Block and finish the street in t4- specified time. I will ask - of your honorable body to change the block to the Wabash. Clay $lock so I can complete the street in the specified time. t, Yours very respectively submitted., C.H. DEFREES. JIn the matter of the pavement of Dunham Street Brick Pavement, C. H. Defrees the contractor for said pavement represented that it would be impossible for him to get Barr Clay Block Brick to complete the said contract in the time specified or even in the fall of 1913, but he could complete the same within the specified time if allowed to use Wabash Clay Block. The Exgineer reported that the quality of� Wabash: Brick is fully equal to the said .Barr Clay Block, and the street if paved with Wabash Clay Block, will be in every possible respect as good as if paved with Barr Clay Block. Now Therefore, Be It Resolved by the Board cif Public Works that the contract with said. C. H.Defrees for the pavement of Dunham Street between Arrold Street and Harris Street be modified to allow the pavement of said Street with Wabash Clay Block ixstead of Barr Clay Block BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. e President.