10/20/1914 Board of Public Works Minutes

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5 2 ,l Board met in regular session at 7:45 P.M. All members present. Hearing had on IMprovement Resolution No. 361 for pavement on Division Street from Michigan Street to St. Joseph,Street, in the City of South Bend, Indiana. Upon said hearing Mr. Jas. Schuler, Mr. Haugbon property owners and iVAr. W. G. Crabill attorney for the Grand Trunk Western- Ry Company and engineer for said Ry. Company appeared before the Board. The Board decided to take the above matter under adv ivement until Tuesday November 3rd.,191A. at 7:45 P.M. Hearing had on Improvement Resoluion No. 362 for pipe sewer on College ,/Street from Lincoln Way West to Vassar Avenue In the City of South Bend, Indiana. Upon said hearing no remonstrators appeared and no remonstrances were filed. And the Board lffeing fully adivsed in the premises, decides that the benefits 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 orginall3r adopted, and the same is hereby in all things ratified, confirmed and approved. Resolved further, that notices be published on the 23rd. da y of October,1914 and on the 30th., day of October,1914 in a newspaper of general circulation in said City, stating that this Board will receive bids for the construction of said improvements up to 10:00 A.M. on the loth., day of November 1914. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. l Deffrred hearing had on Improvement Resolution No. 360 for the pipe sewer on -Nineteenth Street from St. Joseph River to Mishawaka Avenue. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. hewring no remonstrators appeared and no further remonstrances were filed. And the Board -being fully advised in the premises , decides hat the benefits 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 sa*d resolution as orgina,lly adopted, and the same is hereby in all things, ratified, confirmed and approved. Resolved further, 'that notices be published on the llth. day of January " ` 18th. day of 'Janiary and 25th.:day of January91915 in a newspapaer of general circulation (�a in-said-Cty, stating that this Board will -receive bids for the construction of said improvement up to 10:00 A.M. on the 9th. day of February9191S The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Deferred hearing had on Pipe sewer on Division Street from Meade St. to Olive Street, In the City of South Bend, Indiana. Upon said hearing no remonstrators appeared and no further remonstrance ` was filed. The Board after due consideration decided to defer all action on the above N sewer until Tuesday April 6th.,1915 at 7:45 P.M. Notice to be sent to property owners in time for hearing.) Hearing had on Improvement Resolution No. 363 for pipe sewer on Indiana Avenue and Marine Street from Miami Street to Bowman Street, In the Cty of South Bend, Indiana. Upon said hearing remonstrators appeared and a remonstrance was filed against the construction of a sewer on Marine Street and the Board being fully advised in the premises modifies the Resolution by rescinding that part melative to the construction of the sewer on Marine Street from Indiana Avenue to Calvert Street, the property abutting on Marine Street between said terminals to be assessed a trunk sewer benefit with the above modification- the Board decides that the benefits to property liable to be assessed for said improvements are equal to the estimated cost o the same, as reported by the City Civil Engineer, and thereupon takes final action on said resolution as originally adopted, and th same is hereby in all things ratified, confirmed and approved. Resolved further, that notices be published on the 23rd day of October 1914-'and on the 30th., day of October,1914 in a newspaper of general circulation in said City, Stating that this Board will receive bids for the construction of said improvements mp to 10:00 A.M. on the loth. , day of November,1914 The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids.