06/01/1915 Board of Public Works Minutes

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686 lst..1 Board met in regular session at 7:45 P.M. All members present. Hearing had on Vacation Resolution No. 24 for the purpose .of vacating the folowing described property ,to -wit: -The first alley north of Colfax Avenue from Emerick Street to the East Race as follows,to-witL Begining at the northeast corner of lot 40 Original Plat of the Town of Lowell new a part of the City of South Bend Indiana. Thence west along the north line of said lot 40 to the east Race; thence north 14 feet to the south line Of 39 in said Plat; thence east along the north line of said lot 39 to the west -line of Enerick Street, thence south 14 feet to the ' place of beginning. In the above matter no remonstrators appeared and no remonstran es were fi&tad, the Board therefore sustain all former action taken and declare the above described property in all things vacated and this resolution in all things ratified, confirmed and approved. ' Resolved further that the City Engineer be instructed to prepare a roll showing awards of damages and assessments of benefits to all parties and pro- perties .interested in the above matter. Hearing had on Condemnation Resolution No. .37 for the purpose of appro- priating a strip of land beginning at south east corner of lot 37 Original Plat of Lowell now a part of the City of South Bend, Indiana; thence west along the south line of said lot 37 to the easterly line of the East Race; thence south 16 feet;, thence east parallel with and 16 feet south of the south line of said lot 37 to the west line of Emerick Street; thence north along the west line of Enerick Street 16 feet to the place of beginning. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. In the above matter no remonstrators appeared and no remonstrances were filed. The Board being fully advised in the matter Drakes final action on said resolution oonfirming without modification, all former action jraken on same. The Board therefeee declares the above property in all things condemned and appropriated for public use, the Board now orders that a list or roll be p r ared of all owners or holders of property and of valuable interests therein o be taken or to be injuriously affected, which said list or roll shall also describe the property benefieally affected. Deferred hearing had on the Pavement on Mishawaka Avenue from Eddy / Street to Nineteenth Street, under Improvement Resolution No. 373. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. In the above matter remonstrators appeared but no remonstrance was filed. The Board after duatconsideration decided to defer all action on said Improvement Resolution until March 7th.1916 at 7:45 P.M. (Tuesday) Mr. Noble of Bartlett Street apeared before the Board and took up the ✓ matter of widening of Bartlett Street. The Board took the matter under advisement. Enginei3& filed assessment roll and final estimate for Pipe sewer on Eddy ,Parry and Francis and Division Street from Mishawaka Avenue to Division r6treet, under Improvement Resolution No. 356. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. Resolved that notices as to the amounts o assessments be published on the 3rd. day of June1915 and on the loth. day of June1915 in the South Bend Daily Tribune, stating that this Board will give a hearing on the amount of assessments th.,, at `it's --office � in the City: Hall on the 15th. day of June1915 at 7:45 P.M. Resolved further, that the entire work under the above contract be ac- cepted and approved and the final estimate thereon allowed. Notice of this Resolution shall be published on the 3rd. day of June,1915* and on the loth. dy of June,1915 in the South Bend Daily Tribune, stating that this Board will give a hearing on the acceptance of such work at its office in the City Hall on the 15th. day of June,1915. at 7:45 P.M.