01/27/1914 Board of Public Works Minutes

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247 Tuesday January 27th. ,1;=14. Continued. The City Civil Engineer ,filed. the following estimate. To the Hon. Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana. Gentlemen: - .I herewith report, what in my opinion is, the value of the pavement which was taken up by the. Chicago, LaKe Shore & South. Bend Ry. Co. and the Chicago South Bend �c Northern Indian, Ry. Co. on LaSalle Avenue and Main. Street. In accordance -ith the terms of the contract between tLhe City and these co parries they were to rebate the property owners the value of the pavements. Very respectfully submitted, WM. S. MOORS, ' City Engineer. SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION. No. 294.' r Resolved by the Board of Public Works of the City of South. Bend, St. Joseph County, State of Indiana, Teat it is deemed necessary to improve VARIOUS STREET. That an, improvement be made of the kixd,size, location and teinixal points as foilows:- That bids be received for the constructio-i and repairing of cement side-walks,,,curbs, and for filling and excavating for said side -walks and curbs on dif- ferent streets in said Grity, where the same have already been partly constructed, or are defectively constructed. All such work to be done after the owners of abutting property have been ordered and notified to construct or repair such sidewalks and curbs for a period of 30 'days' from the date of any such notice: All work to be constructdd'or repaired in accordance with standard specifications on Pile in the office of the City Engineer of said City. All work to be done and assessments made as provided in Section 1 of an Act entitled "An Act Concerning Municipal Corporations, approved 1909, at pages "412 -415" in accordance with the profile, details, drawings and specifications on, file in the office of the Department of the Board of Public Works of said City; and such improve- ment is now ordered. The cost of said improvement, including the cost of street and alley intersections, small be assessed upon the real estate abutting on said VARIOUS STREET, all according to the method and manner provided for in an Act of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, entitled "Ah Act Concerning Muncipal Corporations "Approved March 6,1905, and in accordance with End -pursuant to the provisionsof all emendatory and supplemental acts thereto, passed by the General Assemblyof the State of Indiana. Assess- ments, if deferred, are to be paid in tern equal annual installments, with interest at the rate of Six per cent per annux. A bond or bonds shall be issued to the contractor in payment of such work, unless the property owners pay said assessment before said bond or bonds,are issued. Under no circumstances shall the City of South Bend, be, or be held re-. spensible for any sum or' suns, 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 certi- cates, issued to said contractor in payment for such work,;; except for such moneys as shall have been actually received by tAe City from the assessments for such improvement, or such moneysas said City is by said above entitled Act"required to pay. All proceedings had, and work done in the making of said improvement, assessment of property, collection of ass`ss- ments and issuance of bonds therefore, shall be as provided for in said above entitled. Act and amendments thereto. Notice of this resolution sell be published on tko 29th., day of January 1914 and on the 4th. , day of February 1914 in the South. Bend Daily News-Tixes, This Board will receive sealed proposals in their office in the City Hall on the 17th--, day of February 1914 at 10:00 A.M. for txe execution of the aforesaid work. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Adopted this 27th. , day of January 1914. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. President.