09/08/1914 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Bond and contract for pavement on the lst. a_Iley north of LaSalle ✓ Avenue from Main Street to Lafayette Street, also lst. lley west of Fain Street from La Salle Avenue to Madison Street, under Improvement Resolution No. 322, signed by Harry N. Barnes as principal and The London & Lancashire Guarantee and;Aceident Company as. sureties, was approved by the Board. Mr. W. E. Bryan, Mgr. of the. South Billposting Company was present f before the Board. The Board regyested Mr. Bryan to have billboard at the corner of Vistula, Avenue and Ernsper.�er Street moved back far enough so as to relief the dangerous condition &s it now stands , to'the travelirie,; public. Ar.. Se i f'e rt , Councilman, appeared before the Board, requesting the Board to open an alley between Notre Dame Avenue and St. Peter. Street from Corby Street to Howard Street. The Board adopted the following resolution.,_. CONDEMNATION RESOLUTION NO. 36. Resolved by the Board. of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana, Triat"'the following described property be appropriated for the use of said City: Begin— ning at a point on the north line of Corby Street 126 Feet east of the east line of St. Peter Street_;. thence northerly on a straight line to a, point on the south Line of Howard Street 119.45 feet east of the east line of St. Peter Street; thence east 14 feet; thence on a straight line to a point on the north line of Corby Street 14 feet east of beginning; thence west 14 feet to the place of beginning. Begin a strip of land 7 feet on each side of the northerly and southerly center line of block bounded by St. Peter Street; Howard Street, Notre Dame Avenue and Corby Street. Excepting therefrom the First East and !Nest Alley north of Corby Street which is already a Public Thorough— fare. The follov.3ng described property may be injuriously or beneficially af— fected by such appropriation: Beginning at the intersection of tbe north line of Corby Street; and the east line of St. Peter Street; thence north on the east line of St-' Peter Street to the south line of =Toward Street; thence east on the south line of Howard Street to the west line of Notre Dame Avenue; thence south on the west line of Notre game Avenue to the north -line of Corby Street; thence west on -the north line of Corby Street to the place of beginning. The purpose of such appropriation is the opening of an alley between Notre Dame Avenue and St. Peter Street from Corby Street to Howard Street. Notice 4 tnis resolution shall be published on the 12th., day of September,1914_and on the 19th., day of September .1914 in the South Bend Daily News — Times. This Board, at its office in the City Hall on the 6th., day of October 1914 at 7:45 P.M. will hear and receive remonstrances from all persons interested in or affected by these proceedings. Adopted this 9th., day of September,1914 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. ORDER SELECTING KIIiD OF PAVEMENT. Concerning the improvement of the roadway of Cottage Grove Avenue from Jlichigan Avenue to Portage Avenue, in pursuance of Improvement Resolution 335 ,1914, the ?reliminary order gor the improvement heretofore adopted is hereby confirmed. The Board now orders that so much of the said street is improved with Asphalt and awardes the contract to Rankert & Eggleston they being the lowest and,best bidders. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. E. M. MORRIS JOHN. B' 'TTFBER Ten days up at 19th., of Sept,1914 at 10:00 A.M. President -