09/15/1914 Board of Public Works Minutes

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4 8 S Board met in regular session at 10:00 A.M. Mr. A. H. Rice absent. J Bids were received and opened for vArater connection son. Cottage Grove AverYue from Portage Avenue to Michigan Avenue, under Improvement Resolution No. 345. and were referred to the City Civil Engineer$ for tabulation to be reported on at 7:45 P.M. this 15th., dayof Sept., 1914. J Bids were received and opened for resirfacing of Marion Street from W. line of St. Joseph Street to East line, of lot 5 Hammond and Whitcomb Addition, under improvement Resolution No. 338, and the same were referred to the City Engineer for tabulation to be reported on at 7:45 P.M. this 15th., day of September,1914. In regard to c-omplaint of defective walk at Northwest corner of Cushing ' . j Street and La Salle Avenue, the street Commissioner reported same not in a dangerous condition and that all immediate action be deferred. The Board approved of his report.. The City Civil Engineer filed with the Board the estimated cost of the J pavement of Cottage Grove Avenue from Oak Street to Grand View Avenue Cat ...$3,050.00 A partial estimate was allowed Matthias Feser on Contract, for sidewalks on Various Streets in the City of South Bend, Ind. for the amount of ........ $72.90 The Board at the request of the President of the Board of Public Safety, ordered the Central Union Telephone Compa ny to remove:. telephone No. 748=from the Chief of Police office into the Captain of Police office, and to place two -two way extensions, one in the, office of the Chief of Detectives and on ein the office of the Chief, also push buttons. The South Bend Hone Telephone Company to be notified to remove- telephone No. 1501 fro m the Chief of Police office into the Captain of Police office, and a two way extension placed in the Chief of Police and Detectives -offices off of said phone with push. buttons, Telephone No. 6146 now located in the office of the Captain of Police to be discontinued after October lst.,1914 The Central Union Tel. Company was ordered notified to transfer Telephone J tiow located in the Captain of Police residence to the resident3e of the Chief of Police Milliard F.Kerr at 302 E. Battell Street, Mishawaka, Indiana. The City Civil Engineer filed the estimated cost of the Trunk sewer on High Street from Dayton Street to Bowman Street at....................$3,752.10 Street Commissioner reported on complaint of defective sidewalk at 117 E. Sample Street. The Board ordered a thirty day noticesent to Dudley M. Shively J Receiver far ,the estate of the Cohen property, notifying him to have same repair or new cement walk constructed within thirty days or the same would be put in by the City under Improvement Resolution No 294. for the construction sidewalks in .various streets in the City of South Bend, Indiana. Street Commissioner reported on the following defective intersections also z§ldewalk'.,exten:;tb belpladed.The Board approved of the same and ordered that the City Contractor be instructed to place the same. as follows. '39 + Corner of Witwer Avenue and Penn. Avenue. S. Iff. Corner pf Penn. Ave. and Fellows Street. N. E. corner of Penn. Ave. and Fellows Street. N. W. Corner of Penn Avenue and Fellows Street. N. W. Corner of Rush Street and Penn. Avenue and N. E. corner of Rush Street and Pennsylvania Avenue and S. E. corner of Rush St. and Pennsylvania Avenue. Intersection at corner of Cedar Street and St. Peter St. N.E.Cor. President.