04/20/1915 Board of Public Works Minutes

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629 Tuesday April 2oth.,1915. Board met in regular session at 7:45 P.M. A11 members present. Mr. Goebel, Councilman from the Seventh Ward appeared before the Board and presented a petition for the Widening of West Indiana Avenue from Prairie Ave to 'Webster Street on the north side. The same was referred to the City Civil Engineer for investigation. Mr. Andrew Seifert, Councilman of the nth. lard' appeared, before the Board and made complaint about condition of pavement on Eddy Stret:t north of South Bend Avenue. The Board informed Mr. Seifert that they mould take trip out to see same. Permission was grated to the West Side Lumber Company to close thirty five (351) feet of sidewalk on Walnut Street end forty five (45') feet of sidewalk /on Division Street for the sixty days, until a one story brick building at this point was built. Mr. Noland appeared before the Board and presented a petition for f the Widening of Webster Street from Indiana Avenue to Prairie Avenue. The samewas referred to. the City Engineer. Deferred hearing had on Improvement Resolution NO* 367 for the Trunk sewer on Michigan Street from La Salle Avenue to South Street, In the City of South Bend, Indiana. A Upon said hearing no remonstrators appeared and no further remon— strance wasAfle:Andthe Board being fully advised in the premises decided that the improvement�ou d be modified by leaving that part of the s werfr�omI��n�r,ie Street to South Street. The Board finds that 11lie enefits to the�erty�l able" to be assessed for said 1�3 men s are prl t�e✓ es ima e e st df t e same, as reported by the City Civiingineer,,�aie`'ieu t es iri �l ae on Q sa resolution as modified, and the same is hereby in all things ratified, confirmed and approved. Resolved further, that notices be published on the 23rd. day of Apri1,1915 and on the the 30th. day of April,1915 in a newspaper of general circulation in said City, stating that this Board will receive bids for the construction of said ,in— provements up to 10:00 A.M. on the 15th., clay of Ifa,y,1915. The Board reserves the right to reject any add all bids. In regard to deferred hearing on Division Street pipe sewer from JMeade Street to Olive Street, under Improvemett Resolution No.. 355, The Board decided that City Civil Engineer Wm. S. Moore made a report at next meeting whether the condition at Singers Mfg. Compny is releaved. Deferred Nearing given on roll of damages . and. assessments of benefits in the matter of Widening of Terrace Avenue tNow:: Angella Avenue) ®en feet on the west side from Portage Avenue to Woodward. Avenue, Qnder Codemnation Resolution No. 34. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. In the above matter no remonstrators appeared and no further remon— strances were filed.' The Board approved the above roll as follows: — That the Portage Land Company gives Ten 101) feet off of and from the east part of Lot Nos. 144,145-146-1 147 and 148 in ennsideration of their not being assessed benefits for said irlprovement. it is therefore ordered that said assessment of t150*00 should be assessed against real estate adjacent to and belonging to the City of ouch Bendy And said roll is hereby in all things ratified, confirmed and approved and all action under Condemnation Resolution No. 34 is hereby concluded. Petition presented to the Board for water on Miner Street from Notre Dame Avenue to St. Peter Street. The same was referred .to the Water'Department. Petition for grade, curb and walk on Leeper Avenue from'Angella Avenue to Howard Street. The same was read and'referred to the City Civil Engineer for investigation. Petition for ,p.ipe sewer on Corby Street from St. Louis Street to ✓ was read and referred to the City Engineer for investigation. The following petitions were received for lights nd placed on file until the Board eothld make fa trip to investigate the same. Light corner Hildreth and. Clover. Light corner Vine and 17th. Street