02/10/1914 Board of Public Works Minutes

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2:_5? Tuesday Februa loth..191 Board miet in regular session at 10:00 A.M. ALL _members present. c Bids were received and opened and read on the following improvement and were referred to the City Civil Engineer for tabulation. Pipe sewer on Parkovash Avenue from Iroquois Street to Lafayette St. under improve- ment resolution No. 259. ✓ Pipe sewer on Tonti Avenue from Iroquois Street to Lafayette Street, under Improve- ment resolution No. 260. Pipe sewer on Eddy,Parry.and Francis Streets, under Improvement resolution No. 262. Grade curb and walk on Dale Avenue from Dayton Street to Bowman Street, under improvement Resolution No. 2£,4. The City Civil Engineer filed with the Board the following report. To the Hon. Board of Public Works, of the City of South Bend, Indiana. Gentlemen',- Regarding the Plat of Ida Studebaker Kuhns and Helen Studebaker Hendersons First Addition. I beg to report -that I have examined the proposed plat and recommend that it be approved. The same was approved by the Board. Very Truly, WM. S. MOORE City Engineer. Permission granted t-be Indiana & Michigan Electric Company to set poles ✓ as per communications of February 6th., and 7th.,1914. To set 2 -35' poles on the east side of Carroll Street, one on the property line be- tween 1204 and 1210 and one on the southeast corner of Wenger and Carroll. This was apa)roved as follows: Inside of curb and remove guy stub. To set 1-35' pole on the west side of first alley west of Michigan St. about 70 ft. south of Oakside Street. Communication received from the Chicago, South Bend & Northern Indiana `'Railway Company in regard to verbal petition made before the Board by Mr. C. D. Emmons as to the removal of Railway gates on East LaSalle Avenue. The Board ordered. the Clerk to notify the aforesaid Company that they did not approve of the removal. Contract for the printing in the Enginneering De-oa.rtment was awarded ,/to the Peerless Printing Company, for -the. a.mount of.......060.;.990.40 Also George Horne for one book .................................. 19.50 I Mr. George M. Urey, City Cemetery Sexton submitted his form for keeping his cemetery accounts to the inspection of the Board. The Board approved of his mode of procedure. The Board agreed to purchase a burial tent and ordered the Clerk /to secure prices ,for a tent to be used as a'protection to the vaults while 'in the ,course of construction. Remonstrance presented to the Board from property holders remonstrancing against pipe sewer on Adams Street. The same was read and placed on Petition received,. for., a sewer on. -toward. Street from St. ' Louis ,Street / to Notre Dame fivenue. The same was -read and ref'e»red to the City Engineer for investigation. Petition received for a street light on Quimby Street between Eddy Street and Francis Street. The same was read and referred to the Street Commissioner for investigation.