01/16/1914 Board of Public Works Minutes

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228 Friday January 16th.,1914. Board met in regular session at 10:00 A.M. All members present. Mr. Christian Wenger appeared before the Board in the interest of the +� Petitioners asking; for the construction of a pavement on Pennsylvania Avenue. " 'Mr. Otis Romine appeared before the Board in the interest of the Williams f Street extention. City Engineer ordered ro submit a list of the property to be taken and report the same to the Board. The following petition received from the American Telephone and Telegraph Company and approved by the Board. The Board of Public Works of South Bend, Indiana. Gentlemen: — You will please enter this as a petition that permission be granted to the American Telephone and Telegraph Company of Indiana to relocate one of its poles bearing identifying Number 17601 and located at present on Northeast corner of alley running Northeast corner of alley running North and south between Main and Michigan Streets in City of South Bend, Indiana. Above pole is located outside of curb line on above alley and permission is asked to trench pole 5 feet east of present location and inside of curb line of alley. , Signed J.McLaughlin, Foreman for The American Telephone & Telegraph Co. Board ordered City Attorney to purchase An Act on Municipal Corporations and Cities and Towns. J A bid was received, opened and read on Grade, curb and walk on Lincoln Street from Sample Street to the Grand Trunk Western Ry.,under Improvement"Resolution 291. The same was rejected by the Board. Engineer submitted a list of petitions for street imp rovements,which had been on file in the year of 1913. The Board ordered City Engineer to investigate and report on the same. I Petition for a street light on intersection of Corby Street and Notre- DameAvenue filed with the Board on Tuesday January 13th.,1914 was reported unfavor— ably on by the Street Commissioner. The same was rejected by the Board. In the matter of advertising bids for grade, curb and walk on Dale Avenue from Dayton Street to Botm.an Street,under Improvement Resolution No. 294, re— solved that notices be published on the 17th. , day of January 1J14 and on t_ e 24th. , day of January 1914 in the South Be -ad Daily Tribune stating that this Board will re— ceive bids for the construction of said improvement up to 10:00 A.M. on the loth. , day of February,1914 The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. J In the matter of the readvertising of bids for the Pipe sewers on the following streets. Parkovash Avenue from Iroquois Street to Lafayette Street, under Improvement Resolution No. 259, Tonti Avenue from Iroquois Street to Lafayette Strget,und.er Improvement Resolution No. 260, Eddy Street, Parry Street and Francis Street, from -Mishawaka Avenue and'Eddy Street to the Grand Trunk Ry. Co's right of way, under Improvement Resolution No. 262. Resolved that notices be published on the 17th., day of January,1914 and on the 24th., day of January,1914 in the South Bend Daily Tribune, stating that this Board will receive bids for the construction, of said improvements up to 10:00 A.M. on the loth., day of February,1914. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids.