11/25/1913 Board of Public Works Minutes

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194 rTues November 25t1L,1913. Board met in regular session at 10:00 A.M. Mr. Lambert absent. ✓ Petition presented to the Board signed by Mr. C. J. Weaver and Five others asking for the pavement on Pennsylvania Avenue from Michigan Street to Miami. Street.The same was read and placed onfile. ,/ Permission was granted the Centril Union Tel. Company to set poles as follows: - one pole and one anchor in first alley north of Portage Avenue between Forest and Lelan Avenues. Two (2)-poles-and two (2) anchors on Fuerbringer Street between Cottage Grove and Hacrrienn Avenues on south side of Fuerbringer street. Two (2) poles and two (2) anenors in first alley southeast of Sancome north and south between Van Buren Street and Michigan Avenue. One (1) pole and one (1) anchor in first alley east of Taylor Street Avenue and LaSalle Street, 2nd. alley. Street running between Michigan an The following communication was received from the International Harvester Company of 'l America and was read and referred to the City Engineer. Board of Public Works. South Bend, Indiana, Gent 1 emen: - We refer to the Harvester Building owned by Mr. H.L.Green,located at Lafayette and Stull Streets. It is our wish to put -in a heavy cement foundation toped with paving brick in our driveway from tract r shed to s6beet. To do this it is -nec- essary to cross the sidewalk and cut the curbing. When tris job is finished we know it will meet with your approval for we are putting; in a heavy foundation of cinders, 6 inches of cement and paving brick top. On the Stull Street side of our platform it is out wish to put in a heavy concrete between the present sidewalk and our building as well as out in the driveway not already laid. We will not cut the curbing at this point. We believe that Mr. Greene owner of the building had this matter up with you in person tis morning. We ask that you kindly conseAtnto this improvement, If we had not made the natter plain enough in this letter we will be glad to give you any information wanted. Yours truly, INTERNATIONJIL HARVESTER CO.OF AMERI CA. BY W. E . FLYNN (Renee ral Agent. t/ Board decided that the curb on East Colfax Avenue be laid to conform to the curb as now laid west of Colfax Avenue. Engineer file4 assessment roll and final estimate for Gra4e,paving and curb on Michigan Avenue from Olive Street to a point 1436 feet west,un,der improvement Resolu- tion No. 205. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. Resolved, that notices as to the amounts of assessments be published for six consecutive days in the South Bend Daily News -Times. Commencing on the lst. day of December 1913, stating that this loard will give a hearing on the amount of such ,:,assessments at its office in the City Hall on the 26th., day of December 1913 at 7: 45 P . Ivy. Resolved further, that the fantire vrork u.Irl-r the above contract be accepted srid £pproved and the final Petir's -r _,on allowed. No`ice of 1:iis resolu- tion shall be published on the lst., day of December 1917 in the South Bend Daily - News Times,statmng that this Board t.rril� give a hearing on the s_ccepte.nce of suers work at its office in the City Hall on the 2�th. , ds y of December 1913 at 7: 45 P.M.