12/22/1914 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Tuesdav December 22nd. Board met in regular session at 10 :00 A.M. All members present. Bids were received opened and read for pipe sewer on Adams Street from Michigan Avenue to Vassar under Improvement Resolution No. 314. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. The same were referred to the City Engineer for tabulation to b:e reported back at 7:45 P.M. this 22nd. day of Decemb er,1914. Mr. Sheets of the firm of Stewart --Sheets Co. contractors on the Bowman ATreek Trunk sewer appeared before the Board and asked fo'r a partial estimate of $22500.00 he Board granted the same with the understanding that it would be agreeable with the Southern Surety Company. A check to the amount of $2,250.94 made out to the City of South Bend, was received fro Mthe Indiana & Michigan Elec Company for the labor, material and laying of pavement on account of underground work. Same placed to the credit of the St. Dept. earnin Communication received from Charles S. Bosenbury, Secy. of the Board of Health; relative to theStreet Commisioner having the snow plows keep the driveways opened up at St. Joseph Hospital. The same was referred to the Street Commissioner with in- structdons to keep same open. Communication received from Lincoln Civic Club by Elmer D. Rex,also petitions for electric ligits on East Calvert Street at jog in road , one block east of Miami Street, and light at the intersection of Robinson and Randolph Streets. The same was read and placed on file. Application approved by the Board for the setting of a billboard on dump in Studebaker Addition on Leeper Avenue. The matter of repairing defective pavement on High. Street was taken up with H. N. Ba rne.s Mr. T. C. Barnes to be notified to appear before the Board in regard to the same on January 5th. 1914 at 10:00 A.M. City Engineer to write to Mr. T. C. Barnes. Engineer filed assessment roll and final estimate for pipe sewer on Dayton Stret from Witwer Avenue to Miami Street, under Imp^ovement Resolution No. 313. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. Resolved, that notices as to the amounts of assessments be published on the 29th., day of December,1914 and on the 4th. day of January,1915 in the South Bend Daily Ne rs-Times, stating that . this Board will give a hearing on the amount of such assessments at its office in the Cite Hall on the 19th., day of January,1915.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 published on the 29th., day of December,1914 and on the 4th. day of January, 1915 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 19th., day of January, 1915 at 7:45 P.M. Engineer filed assessment roll and final estimate for pipe sewer on College street from Lincoln Way West to Vassar Avenue, under Improvement Resolution No. 362. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. Resolved, that: notices as to the amounts of assessment s be published on the 29th. day of December,1914 and on the 4th. day of January,1915 in the South Bend Dai NeWb-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 19th. day of January,1915 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 shal_lbe pu.bl_^hed ^n the 29th. day of December,1914 and on the 4th. day of January,1915 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 19th., day of,January, 1915 at 7:45 P.M.