06/09/1914 Board of Public Works Minutes

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26S Tuesday June 9th.,1914. Board met in regular session at 10:00 A.M. All members present. Bids were received ,opened and read for sidewalk on Pennsylvania Avenue from xigh j Street to -Viami Street, under Improvement Resolution No. 310. and the same were referred to the City Engineer for tabulation. The Board ordered a Ten (10) day notice served on the Chicago, Lake. Shore & South J Bend Railway Company demanding payment of the rebate to property owners for the removal of the Brick between the tracks on Main Street and LaSalle Avenue. The Board also ordered the Chicago, :Lake Shore & South Bend Railway Company to change their present pavement from brict to Aspha,lton Main Street between Washington Ave. and LaSalle Avenue, the same to be started within Teri (10) days fib mt date. Petition filed with th-e Board for a pipe sewer on Indiana Avenue from Carroll St. to lst. alley west of Miami. Street. The same was read and the Clerk was instructed t'o;prepare a resolution on tie same and set for hearing. Partial estimate for the construction of the Bowman Creek Trunk sewer allowed Stewart -Sheets Company for the amount of(No.11)........................*$%4 �.00 r Partial estimate alloyed on Grade, curb and walk on Francis Street, under Improve -merit resolution No. 302, to John Sidman, for the amount of................$52S.S4 f P Partial estimate allowed on Concrete pavement on ist. alley Nest of .Park Avenue. ,under Improvement Resolution No. 300, to C. H. De Frees for the amount of $429.00 Partial estimate allowed C. H. De Frees for concrete pavement on Howard Street, J under Improvement Resolution No. 217,191-3 -or the amount of, .............$22166.58 Application for billboard ' -filed by the South Bend Billposting Company for the placing f of a billboard -on south mall of framce building at cor. Railway and So. Taylorys, Streets, The same was reported en and approved by tie Board. 1 Application for billboard filed by the South Bend Billposting Company for the placing of a billboard at Corner of Michigan Avenue near Olive Street, the same was reported on and approved by the Board. Application for billboard, filed by the South Bend Billposting Company for the J placing of a billboard at 1023 W. Division Street on property of S. Florski, the same was reported an and e,,)proved by the Board. Complaint received of the bad condition of the Crossing of tte Grand Trunk Western Railinvay Company at Walnut and Harris Streets. The Street Commissioner reported the same to be repaired. The Clerk was instructed to notify the Ry. Company to have same repaired immediately. The Street Commissioner filed notice of the following intersections being in defective condition on account of being raised by roots. Notices were ordered given the City Contractor to fix same. At St. Louis and LaSalle Avenue, on N.E. Corner. S. W. Corner St. Peter & South Bend Avenue. The Street Commissio per reported on the following defective sidewalks and the Clerk was instructed to secure property owners and serve them with a thirty day note notice. S. W. Corner mf St. Peter Street and. South Bend Avenue. Corner St. Peter and Colfax Avenue. Renewal of Bond No. 9967 fo excavation work in the City of South Bend ,Indiana of Josepri Colbert for One Triousand Dollars was approved by the Board. Comniunication received rrom trie Sout:Liern Surety Company, the same was read and placed on file.