04/28/1914 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Tuesday April 28th.21914 Continua Petition Ifiled with the Board for the opening of Scott Street north to Colfax Avenue. The same was read and referred to the Bity Civil Engineer for investi— gation . Permission was granted to the Indiana Mic,higan Electric Company to set the following poles. To set a pole about 15ft. east of Ste venson Underwear 1t3z.`l1s driveway at t rr curb line on the south side of Colfax Avenue. Also Pole JIM 7712 that is now standing in this driveway, and also to remove a stub just east of this pole that is holding the stack guys for the Stevenson Underwear Mills. Also to change the location of pole_ JIM 7747 at the northeast corner of La Salle Ave. and Hydraulic Ave., to a poht on Hydraulic Ave. just north of the present location of the pole, : so that that the pole gill set on the building line and be in line with poles recentlI set b T the Street Car Company on the north side of LaSalle Avenue. These are approved on property line with consent of the property owner,a.lso jointly with the both street car companies as a guy pole.. Permission was granted the Central Union Telephone Company to set two 30ft. poles in alley north of Corby St. between St. Peter and St. Louis Sts to on east side of alley. Also to stencil poles on N. Turnock St. Communication received f'roT, the Indiana &- Micaigan Electric Company stating that street lamp was placed in service at the intersection of Poland and Meade ✓ Streets 4/12/14. LOCAL SEWER IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION N0. 310. Resolved by the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indi— Coux ty of St. Joseph, State of Indiana2 That the construction Of a local sever, intended and adopted only for local use by the property holders whose property abuts thereon, and not intended or adapted for receiving sewerage from collateral drains, be and the same is, hereby ordered in and along VASSAR AVENUE FROi,.I PORTAGE AVENUE TO RIVERSIDE DRIVE�Siz; begin at the center of Woodward Avenue and Vassar Avenue,thenceo� along the center of Vassar Avenue to a point 20 feet west o.. the first alley Woodward Avenue with a 10 inch vitrified pipe sewer. Also begin at the intersection of Woodward Avenue and Vassar Avenue; thence east along the center of said Vassar Avenue; to the center of the first alley east of Woodward Avenue with a 10 inch vitrified pipe sewer; Together with the necessary inlets ,manholes7 conduits and house connections to the curb line along the line of said improvement. All as sholrn ^n the plans , profiles and detail drawings on file in the office of the Department of Public Works. And such improvement is ordered now. and said sewer, with all its appurtenances shall be constructed in accordance with the profile and specifications now on file in the office of the Department of Public -Works of said City. The cost of said improvement shall be apportioned against and paid by the property holders whose property abuts thereon, and upon the City of South Bend, if the City is benefited by said improvement, all according to the method and manner provided for in Act of the general Assembly of the State of Indiana, entitled "An Act Concerning Municipal Corpor abets," approved March 6,1905• Assessments, if deferred, are to be'- paid in ten equal annual installments, with interest at the rate of Six per cent per annum. A bond �r bonds shall be issued to the contractor in payment for such work, unless the property owners pay said assessments before said bond or bonds are issued. Under no circumstances shall the C: City of South Bend be or be held responsible for any sum or sums due from said property owner or owners for said work, or for. the collection of sane, or for the payment of any bo or bonds, certificate or certificates, issued to said contractor in payment for such work, except for such moneys as sha11 have been actually received by the City from the assess ments for such improvement, or such moneys as said City is by said above enetitled Act required to pay, All proceedings had, and work done in the making of said improvement, assessment of property, collections of assessments and issuance of bonds therefor, shall 1 be as provided for iri said above entitled Act. Notice of this resolution shall be published on the 1st. day of May, 1914 and on the £nth., day of May21914 ice. the South Bend Daily Tribune. This Board will give a hearing o this resolution at its office in the City Hall on the 26th., day of May,1914 at 7:45 P.M. Adopted. this 21th. day of Apri1,1914. BOARD OF PUBLIC t!D RKS.