05/26/1914 Board of Public Works Minutes

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r-a Plat presented to:the Board of Heiermann's Addition, and the same was approved by the Board. An invitation was received from the Honorable Mayor to attend Memorial day exercises. The same was read .and .placed on file. Bond and contract forwaterconnections on Cedar Street from E,erick Street to Eddy Street, under Improvement Resolution N 305 , was signed by W.H.Burke as prinicpal and John E. Fisher as sureties, was approved by the Board. Petition- for a . street light to be placed at Golden & Portage Avenues. The Board approved of th6- above petition andordered the same placed. Light #760 ordered V moved to this point. The City Civil Engineer reported on the tabulation of the bids on the pavement on lst. alley -vest of Main Street between Marion Street and Navarre Street, under Improvement Resolution No. 305. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. The Board,decided to hold up the awarding of said contract until Friday May 29th. ,1914 at 10:00 A.M. Street Commissioner reported on the condition of the tracks on NorthtJdrichigan-,St. and Leeper Bridge north to the Northern Indiana Ry. Co's tunnell. The Clerk was instructed to write to the Chicago, South Bend & Northern Indiana Ry. Co. The Street Ccr:imissioner. reported on the following:— And the Board approved of same.. Defective sidewalks on third lot south of Indians_ Avenue on west side of Miami Street. On Miami Street west side, lots on each side of alley between Indiana Ave. and Dubail Avenue. Defective sidewalk at the following placed. lF301 Miami Street. 906 Dayton Street. Vacant lot next east of 901 Dayton Street. and Vacant lot next to. east of 1014 Dayton Street. Intersections and sidewalks N. E. corner of Linden Avenue and Birdsell St. and N.W. corner Linden Avenue and Walnut_. Street. Hearing given on Improvement Resolution No. 307 for grade, curb and walk on East side of Prairie Avenue from Sample Street to 1st. alley north of Leon Court,In the, JCity of South Bend, Indiana. In the above matter no. remonstrators, _appeared and no remonstrances were filed. The Board therefore f?nd in .each anti 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 a? 1 things r<<tified, confirmed. and approved. And the contract awarded by private contract to - 7. Barnes at the solicitation of the parties who were interested. Pre s i dent