09/15/1914 Board of Public Works Minutes

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489 Board met in regular session at 7:45 P.M. Mr. A. H. Rice absent. V/ Hearing given on Vacation Resolution No. 23 for the purpose of vacating a, -part of the proposed William Street. In the City of South Bend, I-idiana. In the above matter, Mr. F. E. Lambert, Attorney appeared and remon- strated(representing Mrs. Elbel)but filed no written remonstrance. The Board after due consideration decgided to defer all action until Friday September 19th.,1914. at 7:45 P.M. Hearing had on improvement resolution No. 346 for the Grading of Dubail /Avenue from High Street to Dale Avenue, under Improvement Resolution No. 346. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. Upon said 'nearing no remonstrators appeared and no: remonstrances were filed. And the Board being fully advised in the premises, decides that the ebenefits 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, confirmed and approved. Resolved further, that notices be published on the 16th. day of September, 1914 and on the 3rd., day of September,1914 in a. newspaper of general circulation in said City, tating that this Board will receive bids for the constructinnof sadd improvements un to 10:00 A.M. on the 6th., df October 191d. The Board reserves the right to re„ect any and all bids. Hearing had on Improvement Resol-tion Vo. .347 for Pipe sewer on Milton ✓Avenue from High Street to Miami Street, In the City of South Bend, Indiana. Upon said hearing remonstrators appeared but no written remonstrances were {'fled. The Board decided to defer all action on the same until Tuesday September 22nd.., 1914 at 7:45 P.M. Hearing given on assessrlent roll and final estimate for Pavement on ,/Pennsylvania Avenue from Michigan Street to Miami Street, under_ Improvement Resolution No. 296. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. In the above matter a number property owners appeared but no remon- strance was filed. The Board therefore find that the property assessed in said roll: filed August llth., 1914 is benefitted in the amount of assessments as shown on said rolls, -and the Board further find that the assessment roll filed August llth., 1914 and the final estimated allowed August llth., 1914 , should,be and the same are hereby in all things confirmed., ratified and approved. Engineer filed estimated cost of pipe sewer on Eddy, Parry and Francis and Division Streets at ................................ . ....... .............$12,500.00 Partial estimate allowed.Stewart-Sheets Company on the Bowman CreeN Trunk sewer for the amount of................................................$4,513.11 Engineer filed assessment roll and final estimate for Trunk sewer on ✓ Mishawaka Avenue from St. Joseph River to Sixteenth Street, under Improvement Resolution No. 245. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. Resolved, that notices as to the amounts of assessments be published on the 16th. day of September 1914 and on the 23rd'. day of September,1914 in the South Bend Daily News -Times, stating that. this Board will give a hearing on the amount of such assess- ments at its office in the City Hall on the 6th. day of October,1914 at 7:45 P.M. Resolved further, that the entire work under the above contracts be accepted and approved and -.the final estimate thereon allowed. Notice of this resolution shall be pu blished on the 16th. day of September,1914 and on the 23rd. day of September,1914 in the South Bend Daily News -Times, stating that this Board will give a hearing on the acceptance of such work at its office in the City Hall on the 6th. day of October, 1914. at 7:45 P.I.