03/24/1914 Board of Public Works Minutes

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2 9 [.J Board met in re uiar session at 7:45 P.M, All members _present. Hearing given on Improvement Resolution No. 296 for the Pavement on Pennsylvania Avenue from Michigan Street to Miami Street, In the City of South Bend, Indiana. In the above matter remonstrators appeared before the Board, but' no further written remonstrance was filed. The Board therefore after due consideration, decided to defer all action on sane, until Tuesday March 31st.11914 at 7:45 P.M. Hearing given ©n improvement Resolution No. 295 for the Pavement on Cedar Street from Emerick Street to Eddy Street, In the City of South Bend, Indiana. In the above matter no remonstrators appeared and no remonstrances were filed. The Board therefore find in each and every case in said improvement that the benefits to the property and to the City of South Bend are equal to the estimated cost of said improvement, and the same are hereby in all things ratified, confirmed and approved. Resolved further, that notices be published on the 31st., day of March 1914 and on the 7th., day of Apri121914 in the South Bend Daily Tribune, stating that this Board will receive bids for the construction of said improvement up to 10:00 A.M. on the 2ldt day of April,1914. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. In the matter of the Grading and Curbing of Dayton Street from Leer Street to Marine Street under Improvement Resolution No. 297. In the City of South Bel.d, Indiana. The Board having said matter under consideration,by -unanimous consent decided tzia,t t,.le re6olution should be and the same is hereby and in all things rescinded. Permission granted India & Michigan Electric Company to set the follow- /ing poles. To set 1-451 pole on the east side of the alley between St. Joe and Carroll Stf about 110t south of Division, and to move our present transformer rack to the east side of the alley back of the South Bend Bread Company. Excavation bond for One Thousand (,*1,000.00)Dollars signed by James Nelson as Prinicipal and the American Surety Company of New York as sureties and was ap- proved by the Board. Communication received from H. N. Banres asking for the privelege of sub- stituting other kind of brick for the Wabash Brick as part of Resolution No. 293 to be used in the construction of pavement on Ford Street. The Board after considering the matter referred the same to the City Engineer ,who submitted the following recommendation. I recommend Barr Clay be used instead of Wabash providing Barnes will furnish same at $1.40 per sq. yd$ this bid for Wabash . WM. S. MOORE. The Clerk was instructed to informs. Mr. Barnes as to the action of the Board. Contract signed for electric bulbs for the year beginning March lst.1,1914 ,,,/,.to March lst.21915 with the Brilliant Electric Division of Cleveland,Ohio, through their ap,ent F. S.Kline, South Bend, Indiana. Amount of Contract ....... $300.00 President.