06/23/1914 Board of Public Works Minutes

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286 Board met in regular session at 7:45 P.M. All members present. fHearing on The pavement on Sherman Avenue from Michigan Avenue to south end of Street, under Improvement Resolution No. 301 was deferred 'until Tuesday July 2eth.9 1914. at 7:45 P.M. Citizens appeared before the Board in regard to a petition filed with the Board on March 17th..21914. for the opening and ext-ension of South Scott Street from Sprnnle Street to Terre Haute R. R. A resolution was ordered prepared on the same and a . hearing set for. JHearing given on Vacation Resolution No. 22 for the purpose of.vacating the following described property to -wit: Vacation of Alley along lots 10211,4 and So. 1/2 of lot 3 in Stover and Witwer+s Addition, in the City of South Bend, Indiana. In the above matter no remonstrators appeared and no remonstrances were filed, the Board therefore sustain all former action taken and declare the above des- cribed property in all things vacated and this resolution in ail things ratified, con- firmed and approved. Resolved further that the City Engineer be instructed to prepare a roll showing awards of damages and assessments of benefits to all parties and properties interested in the above matter. J Hearing given on Condemnation Resolution No. 30 for the opening and extension of Calvert Street from Main Street to Michigan Street, in the City of South Bend, Indiana. In the above matter remonstrators appeared and a written remonstrance was filed. All remonstrances were over -ruled and thereupon, being fully advised in the matter the Board takes final action on said resolution, confirming without modification all former action taken on the same. The Board therefore declares the above property in all things condemned and appropriated for public use, the Board now orders that a list or roll be pre- pared of -all owners or holders of property and of vaulable interests therein sought to be taken or to be injuriously affected, which said roll shall also describe the property beneficially affected. JPartial estimate allowed Stewart -Sheets Company on the Bowman Creek Trunk sewer, for the amount of.* .... Partial estimate allowed Harry N. Barnes, on the Pavement on Nord Street for the amount of........................................................$3,524.95 Complaitt received in regard to light at the corner of La Salle Avenue and Taylor Street. The same was referred to the Street Commissioner to investigate. Petition filed with the Board for a concrete pavement on Allen Street from Michigan Aver -tie to Portage Avenue. The same was read and placed on filesto be brought before the Board in Silty (60) days. Remolstrance filed against the pavement on Allen Street between Michigan Avenue and Portage Avenue. The same was read and placed on file. Mr. Sheets of the Stewart -Sheets Company appeared before the Board in regard to the refilling of the excavation and re -placing of the fence on the Birdsell property on High along the right of waybof the Bowman Creek Trunk sewer. The City Engineer was instructed to arrange with Mr. J. C. Birdsell and Mr. Sn.eets to meet and to go out over the Bowman Creek Trunk sewer right of way along the Birdsell property. The Street Sommissioner reported on petitioi, for light _on cor... Fremont and Orange St, ;filed .garchx0,1914. An electric light is needed at thiscorner Same may be deferred until later. Chart shows two lights' near together at Linden and Lawton corner Olive, there is one at Lawton ann Olive but none at Linden &Olive.