09/01/1914 Board of Public Works Minutes

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4 ! s Tuesday September lst.,1914.. Board met in regular session at 7:45 P.M. All members present. Hearing given or Condemnation -Resolution No. 35 for the opening of an alley between Notre Dame Avenue and St. Peter Street from Corby Street to Napoleon. Street. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. In the above matter remonstrators appeared but no written remon— strance was filed. The Board after being fully advised in the.matter decided to modi— fy said resolution to read as follows:— To opener an alley between Notre Dame Avenue and St. Peter Street from Howard Street to the ist_ . alley north of Howard Street, con— firming all former action taken on the same. - The Board therefore declares the above property in all things con demned and appropriated for public use2 the Board now orders that a list or roll be pre— pared -of all the owners or holders of property and of vaulable interests therein sought to be taken or to be injuriously affected, which said roll or list shall also describe the property beneficially affe cted. Hearing given on improvement Resolution No. 340 for curb and walk /,on Donald Street From Michigan Street to Main Street,in the City of South Bend, Indiana. Upon said hearing a remonstrator appeared and a remonstrance was filed. And the Board being fully advised in the premises, decides that the beiefits to property 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 things ratified, cdnfirmed and approved. Resodlu ed further, that notices be published on the . , day of March,1915 and on the d:}, day of March,1915 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.M. on the 6th., day of Apri1,1915. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. In the matter of the hearing on pipe sewer on Kline and Calvert ,/ Street from Vistula .Avenue to Vernon Street, under Improvement Resolution No. 341. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. The Board having said matter under adivsement find that the remon— strance filed August 29th.,1914 should be sustained and that the resolution should be and the same is hereby and in all things rescinded. Hearing had on improvement Resolution No. 343 for pavement on Johnson Street from Michigan Avenue to Vassar Avenue, In the City of South Bend, Indiana. Upon said hearing remonstrators appeared but no written remon— strance was filed. And the Board being fully advised in the premises, decides that the - benefits to property liable to be assessed for said improvements are equal to the esti— mated 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 things, ratified, confirmed and approved. Resolved further, that notices be published on the September 3rd.,1914 and September 10th.11914 in a newspaper of Feneral.circulation in said City, stating that this Board will receive bids for the construction of sadd improvements up to 10:00 A.M. on the 22nd. day of September,1914 The Board reserves t ,e rift to reject any and all bids. Communication received from the Indiana & Michigan Electric d Company with drmwving showing the distribution of 250 C.P.lamps also the same lamp with the proper reflector attached.) the same was read and placed on file.