06/09/1914 Board of Public Works Minutes

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274 Tuesdav June !Dth..1914. Board met in regular session at 7:45 P.M. All members present., Hearing given on Vacation Resolution No.' 22 for the purpose of_ vacating the following deser'b;PrI property to-7Tit:- The vacation of alley J$etween lots 10, 112 4 and So. 1/2 of lot 3 in Stov6r, & Witwert s Addition; :in the City of South Bend , Indiana. - In the above matter the Board decided to defer all action until Tuesday June i6th . ,1914. i . 5 ,,% Hearing given on improvement resolution No. 317 for the grade:, curb and walk J on North side of East Calvert Street from South Leer Street to South Kline Street, in the City of South Bend, Indiana. Upon said hearing no reronstrators appeared and no remonstrances were filed. And the Board being fully advised in the premises, decided that the benefits to pro- perty liable to be assessed for said improvements are equal to the estimated cost of the same, as reported -"by the City Civil Engineer, and thereupon takes final action on said resolution as originally adopted, and the same is hereby in all thing. rati- E410 &M L pprovea.. Resolved further, that notices be published on the 12th.1, day of June, 1914 and on the 19th.2, day of June,1914 in a newspaper of general circulation in'said City, stating that this Board will receive bids for the construction, of said improve- ments up to 10:00 A. VI. on the 30th., day of June,1.914. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. The City Civil Engineer filed the following report with the Board, and approved by the Board. To the Hon. Board of Public Works, of the City of South Bend, Indiana. Gentlemen,: - aI have made a careful investigation in order to determine, as near as p0sible, the amount of surplus dirt en Sunnyside Ave., Colfax Ave. and LaSalle Ave. Rased by the construction of sewers on hhe above streets by L. H. Webster. x I find that after the streets had been -graded, and before the sewer was started, a 6" water main was laid ex each street 9(nd connections run to the curb line of each lot 1, also find that a 4" gas main was laid on each of the above streets. The laying of the water mains and gas mains and the connections to the curb line is the cause of part of the surplus dirt and should not be charged against the sewer contractor. I beleive the most accurate way to arrive at the amount of dirt to be moved by Mr. Webster is to figure the amount of earth displaced by the pipe he laid an and also, calculate the amount of surplus due to the breaking up of the earth in ex* cavatin.g the trenches. It is my best judge*ent that 1/2 of 1%-would be a. fair allowance for the increase due to breaking up the earth, taking into consideration the character of the -material and the amount of moisture it carried at that time. The following is, therefore an itemized statement of the surplus dirt based upon: the above data. Amount of excavation displaced b sewer 192 cu.yds. P y pnpe............. Total amount of dirt moved in the construction of the entire sewer system 4177.2 cu. yds 1/2 of 1% - 205.0 400.)8 nrr not Amount already moved by L.H.Webster .....................216.0 Balance ............. 154.8 nn nn Very respectfully submitted, W. S. MOORE, City Engineer.