05/25/1915 Board of Public Works Minutes

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i Board. met in regular session at 10:00 A.14. All members:present. Bids Were received_, opened and read on the following improvements. ✓ Pipe sewer on Bowman Street. from Bov�ntan Creek Trunk sewer to iichigaa St. Pipe sewer on Fellows Street from Dubail Avenue to the first alley north, Pavement on Vassar Avenue from Riverside Drive to Portage Avenue. The same were referred to the City ✓Engineer for tabulation to be reported at 7:45 P.M. this 25th. day of May,1915. Petition -filed wit1.11 the Board for eater main on Jaquith Court from ✓ Prairie Avenue to Chapin St. The same was referred to the Superintendent of hater Works. Complaint received of broken cement sidewalk in -front of 1215 Vistula Avenue. The Board ordered that a thirty day notice be sent to Mrs. Geo. Loughman of 716 South b.Aich. Street to repair or construct new walk within t irty days or the same would be put in under Improvement Resolution No.366 for Various walks in the City by the City contractor. Plat of Irvington was approved by the Board. In the matter of the hearing on the pipe sewer. on Division Street from Meade Street to Olive Street , under Improvement Resolution No. 355, tine Board deferred the hearing on same until Tuesday June Sth.,1915 at 10:00 A.M. The Board ordered that the salary of the Caretaker of River Park Lights Edward Moritz, be increased Seven Dollars and fifty cents W.50) m month; ✓the same to go into effect June 1st . ,1g15. Bond and contract for pipe sewer onJacob Street froin Jefferson Blvd. to lst. angle north, under. Improvement Resolution No. 352, si.;ned by L.H.Webster as y principal and The London & Lancashire Guarantee and Accident Co. of America, as surety was al?proved by the Board. Communication received 'romp Fred Y. Kernbl relative to position as ✓inspector in the Enmineering Dept., T-he same was read ,.nd pl&ced on file. The Board approved of an order to the St. Joseph Loan and Trust Copipany to withdraw the sum of Three hundred ( 300.00)Dollars from the fund of Two Thousand ($2,000.00)Doll Dollars now on deposit with then to pay for labor, equipment and material on the repairing, of South Michigan Street where Bowman Creek Trunk sewer was constructed bythe Stewart_Sxleets Company. The following resolution were adopted May 24th.,1515. and were referredto the Common Council for ratification. REP 0 RT OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. Of the City of South Bend, Indiana. SEIWERIWATER AND GAS CONNECTIONS on VASSAR AVENUE FROM RIVERSIDE DRIVE TO PORTAGE AVENUE. TO THE HONORABLE COUNCIL. Gentlemen:- The Board of Public Works herewith presents its report of for the following sewer, gas and water connections. BOARD OF PUBLIC V0 RKS, PRESIDENT. RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. No. 353. On Motion duly made and seconded, the following preamble and . resolu- tions were unanimously adopt&d' - WHEREAS. This Board did on the 6th. day of. April 11915 deem it expedient and of public utility to permanently improve Vassar Avenue from Riverside Drive to