05/25/1915 Board of Public Works Minutes

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66 Board met in regular session at 7:45 P.M. All members present. Hearing had on Improvement Resolution No. 379 for pavement on Allen Street ✓ from Oak Street to Van Buren street. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. Upon said hearing remonstrators appeared and remonstrances were filed. Attorney Farabaugh rep resented remonstrators north of Miciigan Avenue. And the Board being fully advised in the premises, decides .that the benefits to property liable to be assessed for said improvements are equal to the estimated cost of the same, as reportd by the City Civil Engineer, and thereupon takes final estion on said resolution as originally adopted, and the same is hereby in all things ratified, confirmed and ap— proved. Resolved further, that notices be published on the 5ths day of June1915 and on the 12th. day of June,1915 in a newspaper of general circulation in said City, stating that this Board will receive bids for the construction of said improventent up to 10:00 A.M. on the 29th. day of June1915 . The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. ( The contract for the above pavement to be let with the understanding that assessment roll would not be filed until December1915.) Hearing had on Improvement Resolution No. 379 for Pavement on Fuerbringer Street from Cottage Grove Avenue to Sherman Avenue. In the City of South Bend, Ind., Upon said hearing remonstrators appeared, but no further remonstrance was filed. The Board after due consideration decided to defer hearing' on said improvement resolution No. until Tuesday March 1915. Hearing had on Improvement Resolution No. 376 for the pipe sewer on Dale Avenue from Dubail Avenue to Dayton Street. In the City of South Bend, Indiana.. Upon said hearing no remonstrators appeared and no remonstrance was filed. And the Board being fally advised in the premises, `decides that the benefits to property liable to be assessed for said improvement are equal to the estimated cost of the same, as reported by the City Civil Engineer, and thereupon takes final action on said resolution as originally adopted, and the same is hereby in all things ratified, con— firmed and approved. Resolved further, that notice be published on the 29th. day of May1915 and on the 5th. day of June,1915 in a newspaper of general circulation in said City, stating that this Board will receive bids for the construction of said improvement up to 10 : 00 A.M. on the 15tho day of June ,1915. The Board reserves the right to re je ct any or all bids.::..: Hearing had on Improvement Resolution No. 379 for the Pavement on Fulton Court from La Salle Avenue to 1st. alley north of La Salle Avenue. In the Citybof, South Bend, Indiana. - Upon said hearing no remonstrators appeared'and no remonstrances were filed. And the Board being fully advised in the premises decides that the benefits to the property liable to be assessed for said improvements are equal to the estimated cost of the same, as reported by the City Civil Engineer, and thereupon takes final action,on said resolution as originally adopted, and the same is hereby in all things ratified, confirmed and approved. Mr. Horace Kauffman signed the following waiversq as Secretary of the C1emeMt Studebaker estate. WAIVER. South Bend,Ind. May 2591915, ,/TO THE BOARD OF PUBLIC VJ0RKS9 South Bend, Indiana. Whereas, the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend,Indiana, did, on the 27th. day of Apri1,1915 adopt a preliminary resolution for the improvement of Fulton Court From LaSalle Avenue to lst. alley North of LaSalle Avenue in the City of South Bend, Indiana by grading and macadamizing the roadway, also paving the roadway of all intersecting and entering streets and alleys, lying within said portion of said roadway not included in the roa4iw#y to be improved with