07/14/1914 Board of Public Works Minutes

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40 Tuesday TJuly 14th.,1914. Board met in regular session at 10:00 A.M. All members present. % Petition filed with Board for a graVeled road bed and walks on Donald. Street from Michigan Street to Main Street. The same was read and referred to the City Civil Engineer for investigation. Petition filed for the opening of an alley between St. Peter Street and Notre JDame Avenue same running north and south from Corby Street to City limits north. The was read and referred to the City Civil Engineer for investigation. Petition for a pipe sewer on Calvert and Kline Street from Vernon Street to Vistula Avenue] was filed with the Board and the same was read and -referred to the City Civil Engineer for a; resolution.. Partial estimate No. 1 for grade, curb and walk on Wilber Street in accordance ✓ with contract Was allowed John Sidman, Contractor for the amount of.............$407.50 Bond signed by George M. Urey,City Cemetery Sexton and The Globe Indemnity Compamy of New York for the sum of One Thousand ($4,000.00)Dollars, was approved by the Board. Communication received from Mr. J. P. Creed remonstrating against the pipe ✓ sewer on St. Peter and Sorin Street from St. Louis Street to Eddy Street. The same was read and placed on file. Bond and contract for pipe sewer on Talbot Avenue from South Bend Avenue to Howard Street, under Improvement Resolution No. 319, signed by L.H.Webster as prinicpal ✓ and The London'& Lancashire Guaranty & Accident Co. of Canada as sureties, was approved by the Board. The following communication was received from the Common Council and referred to the Street Commissioner for investigation. To the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana. Gent leme n: - At the regular meeting of the Common Council held on Monday evening July 13th.21914, the following motions prevailed: MOTION BY COUNCILMAN THOMPSON .(Verbal). I movethat the Board of Public Works order sidewalks repaired and put in in a passable condition on West Washington Avenue from Chapel Lane to Circle Avenue( south side of Avenue.) MOTION BY COUNCILMAN WOLTER (Verbal) J I move that the City Clerk notify the Board of Public Works to instruct the George J. Hoffman Company clean sidewalks and keep same free from sand etc., at their Niles avenue property. Yours respectfully, H. F.ROSTISER. City Clerk. Permission was granted the Indiana & Michigan Electric Company to set the following poles. / To set 1-501 pole in the alley between Lafayette and Main Streets about 1001 south of Nava ✓ Navarre Street on the east side of the alley jointly with the Central Union Telephone Company's pole for distribution purposes but not for are circuit wires. To set 1-35' pole ,on the north side of the alley running east from. 432 So. Francis St. about 1001 from Francis St. To replace guy stub IM-432 with a 351 pole in this same alley. Pole JIM-427 loacted on Parry Street, Stub south of Pole 427 Pole JIM-438 in front of 501 Eddy St. let this pole No.434 stand for the fire alarm Pole TM-426 in front of 430 Parry Street. and Pole IM-10209 in front of 420 Parry St. 'dole 10207 in front of 214 Parry St. and Stub 431 in front of 419 Parry Street. / A notice was ordered sent to the Michigan Central Ry. Compa,nyattention of ✓ Mr. C. C. HILL, Div. Engineer to have frogs and switches removed out of and from Cedar Street so as to conform with the pavement now being put in within Tiirty (30) days.