03/09/1915 Board of Public Works Minutes

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595 -Board met in regular.se_ssion at 10:00 A.M. All members present. ✓ Mr. Joseph Eckman :_ and Mr.' Dudley""M.; Shively. Mr. Beitner and Mr.. Fulk appeared before the Board in regard to their ass'essnent on the Bowman "Creek Trunk sewer. Permission was granted the Central Union Telephone Company to set one pole on the west side of alley north of Van Buren Street between Diamond Ave -and Howard Ave. The following guarantee bonds were approved by the 'Board. V/Resurfaeing of South Lafayette Street from Sample"Street to a point 281-1/2 ft.-north of the north line of Tutt Street, by Rankert & Eggleston, for Five hun red ninety seven Dollars and twenty six cents (597.26) ,/Cedar Street from Emerick St to Eddy Street, by Rankert & Eggleston for......q.2,173.00) /Johnson Street from Michigan Avenue to Vassar Avenue, by Harry N. Barnes......$ 559.77 Pennsylvania Avenue from Michigan„ St. to Miami St. by Rankert & Eggleston for.... 22694.32 ✓Cottage Grove A venue from Michigan Ave. to Porta�ze Ave by Rankert & Eggleston for. 1,520.29 The following petition was filed and order made on March 2nd.1915. x To thtHonorable Board of Public Works of. South Bend, v a The Grand Trunk Western Railway Company respectfully shows to the Board that its main track bridge over St. Louis Street in the City of South Bend is in need of addi— tional support by reason, first, of the age of the girdersf. and second, of the heavy equipment which is now being used upon road and over the bridge; that the said bridge was originally supported by two bents inside the curb line, resting on a masonry foundation and that it has heretofore placed an additional bent of piling on the west side of the street about eight feet east of the west bent; and that in judgement of its en gsneers an additional bent of piling or frame work should be placed on the eadt side of said .street about six feet west of the east bent; that,the safety of the public requires that this precaution be. taken at once and it therefore requests permission to install such bent After the installation of such additional bent, there will be a clear space of eighteen feet for public travel between the bents GRAND TRUNK WES TERN RAILWAY CO. BY G. SANDERS Supervis6r...of Bridges &Build Feb. 23rd. 1915• Notice of lien filed by.Sibley Machine Tool Company against the /Stewart Sheets & Company, contractors on the Bowman Creek Trunk sewer for material. A copy of same was turned over to the. City Controller. Plat of H. N. Barites Sub-Divisoia of Lots 56,51,59,59 60 and 61 Rockhill's 1st. addition w_s app.roved by the Board. Contract for the supply of Electric bulbs to be used by the City for the ensuing year was approved by the Board with the Brilliant Electric Division. Street Commissioner made report in regard to Studebaker Street Flusher as per letter sent to the Board on March 5th.1915. President.