12/15/1914 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Tuesday,, December 15th.71914. Board met in regular session at 10:00 A.M. All members present. The following communication was received from the Common Coumcil, read and placed on file. To the Board of Public Works. of the City of South Bend,Ind. Gentlemen: At the regular meeting of the Common Council held Monday December 14th. 1914 the following motion prevailes3.' MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TROMPSON, (Verbal) I move that the City Clerk be instructed � c d to regest the Board of Public Works to take up the matter of constructing a sewer on Michigan Street from Division Street to La Salle Avenue. Yours respectfully, H.FF ROSTISER' South Bent, Ind. Dec. 15,1914. City Clerk. / Petition received read and placed. on file for electric lilt on the corner o- Fox Street and Ewing and Carroll Street. ( Application for the setting of a billboard on Foots 11 & 12 Bowman Add. J on South Michigan Street, was ajproved by the Board. Communication and Petition received from residents ' on ,East Bowman St -eet 1 and vicinity, asking to have the SOtth Michigan Street Cars stop at East Bowman St. The same was referred to the Common Council. Chief Kerr and B. F. Augusting President of the Safety Board was present before the Board at the Board's request, and the matter of enforcing Ordinance No. 1565 for cleaning ice and snow off sidewalks in the fire limits district in this City was discussed. Chief Kerr agreed to have officers notify property owners to comply with said Ordinance. The Clerk was instructed to have a map drawn shoring the fire limits district for Chief Kerr for his use in enforcing the Ordinance Petition filed with the Board for the vacation of alley running Urest from the west line of South Main Street to the alley running north sand south on the east line of the Vandalia Railroad Company's right of way in Stover and Witwer's Addition. The Board unanimously decided to set the assessment roll of awards of damages and assessments of benefits for the vacation of alley in Stover & Witwer's Addition from west line of south Main Street to the alley running north and south of the east line of the Vandalia R. R. CO's right of way under Vacation Resolution No. 132_filed on;Fvlay :T h.,1912 for a nearing on Tuesday December 22nd.1914 at 7:4 P.1A. The Clerk was instructed to notify Mr. Edwin C. Witwer and Rosa G. Witwer the pally interested property holders of such hearing by letter. j Com munication received from the Lang Broom Company. Same read and ,J referred to the Street Commissioner. Petition received, read and placed on file for an electric light at the corner of Johnson and Vassar Avenue. r�- P President.