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<br />Tuesday Iviarch 24th.,1914. Continued.
<br />STREET OR ALLEY IMPROVETE NT RESOLUTION NO. 301.
<br />Be It resolved by the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend,
<br />St. Joseph County, State of Indiana, that it is desired and deemed necessary to improve
<br />STCRMAN AVENUE from MICHIGAN AVENUE tO the SOUTH END OF SAID 4. STREET, as follows,to-wit:-
<br />By grading and paving the roadway, also grading and paving the roadway
<br />of all intersecting and entering streets and alleys, lying within said potion of said
<br />Sherman Avenue not included in the roadway to be' improved with Asphalt, Asphaltic
<br />Concrete, Bithulithic , Wooden Block or Brick laid do a five inch Portland Cement gravel
<br />concrete foadation. Or with brick laid on a six (6) inch rolled gravel foundation,
<br />placing the necessary marginal cement curb, curbing the roadway with cement curb where
<br />same is not already constructed, also the construction of the necessary storm water
<br />inlets. All as shovim on the plans and in accordance with the profiles, detail drawings
<br />and specifications on file in the office of the Department of Public Works of said City.
<br />And such improvement is now ordered.
<br />-The cost of the improvement hereinprovided for, except street and alley
<br />intersections, s"aall be paid by special assessment to be le�Tied upon the property specially
<br />benefitteJ, to the a_-�ount that the same ray be legally assessed therefor, in accordance
<br />with an Act bf the Gheral Asserbly of the Sta-e of Indiana, entitled "An Act Concerning
<br />Municipal Corporations," approved March 6,1905, and in accordance with and pursuant to the
<br />provisions of all acts amendatoryandsupplemental thereto.
<br />The cost of all street and alley intersections, including one-half of the
<br />Width of the improvement opposite street and alleys which run into, but do not cross said
<br />roadway herein proposed to be improved and that portion of such street or alley abut-
<br />ting upon property belonging to said City ,or upon property not subject to such assess-
<br />ment, shall be paid by the City, in casn out of its general fund, if able to do so, or
<br />from a fund created by a special assessment to be levied under the provisions of Section
<br />108 of the above entitled Act.
<br />Assessments of ten dollars and more against each lot, if deferred, are to
<br />be paid in ten equal annual installments, with interest at- the rate of Six per Gent per
<br />annum. A bond or bonds will be issued to the contractor to the amount of such deferred
<br />assessments in pro rata payment for such improvement.
<br />Under no circumstances shall the City of South Bend, be, or be Held
<br />responsible for any sum or sums due from said property owner or owners for said jrrork,or
<br />for the collection of the same, or for the payment of ally bond, bonds, certificate or
<br />certificates, issued to said contractor in payment for such work, except for such
<br />moneys as said City is by said entitled Act and arendements and supplements thereto
<br />required to pay. All proceedings had, and work done in the making of said improvement
<br />assessment of property , collection of assessments and issuance of bonds therefor,.shall
<br />be as provided for in said above e ititled Act, and Acts amendatory thereof and
<br />supplemental thereto.
<br />Be It Further Resolved, That the Board of Public Works fix the 21st• , day
<br />of April 1914 at the hour of 7:45 P.M. at the office of the Board of Public forks, of
<br />City, as the time and place for the public consideration of said proposed improvement
<br />at which said Board of Public Works will hEar all persons interested, or whose property
<br />is liable to be assessed for said improvement, and will decide whether the benefits to
<br />the property liable to be assessed for said improvement will equal the estimated cost
<br />thereof.
<br />Be It Further Resolved. That notice of the tire and place of such public
<br />consideration be published and mailed in the manner provided by law. Notice of this
<br />resolution shall be published on the 25th.2 day of March,1914 and on the 1st., day of
<br />Ap*ril,1914 in the South Bend Datly Tribune.
<br />Adopted this 24th., day of March,1914.
<br />BOARD OF PUBLIC PTO RKS .
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