06/29/1915 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Vuesday June 29th•11915• 70 o Board met in regular session at 10:00 A.M. All members present. ✓ Bids were received, opened and read for 15avement on Allen Street from Oak Street to Van Buren Street, under Improvement Resolution No. 375. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. The same were referred to the City Civil Engineer for tabulation to be reported to the Board at 7:45 P.M. this 29th. day of June,1915. Bids were also received on water connections on Vassar Avenue from River- P-sidef%o Portage and on Fulto n Court end Hamden Court from Ba- Salle Avenue to 1st. alley north and on Tecumseh Avenue from Wakewa Ave. to Po�agon Street. ,The same were referred th the City fivil Engineer to report back at 7:45 P.M. this29th. day of June,1915. An SO Candle Power Incandescent Light was ordered placed at the S.W. ,-corner-of Swygart Court and Indiana Avenue. Clerk instructed to notify Indiana & Mic-ligan Flee. Co. to place same. The Board ordered Ten (10) Horse sweeper brooms for the Street Dept. r from the Studebaker Corporation at $12.00 each. The Street Commissioner filed the following report. We have cleaned Division Street sewer from Olive Street east to Singer office and across fingers yard to Washington Avenue at Circle Ave ue 20 inch sewer an Olive Street and 24 inch as it nears Washington Avenue. Sewer now remains 1/2 full of water showing sewer is flat. Grant Street 20 inch sewer Will help out greatly. D.G. Layton, Pipe sewer. In the matter of the deferred hearing"on Division Street from Meade street to Olive Street, under Improvement Resolution No. 355. The Board having the said natter under advisement decided to rescind all action on said resolution. Com munication received from W. G. Crabill Treasurer of the Navarre ,,.,Place Corporation in regard to water connections on Tecumseh Avenue stating that the part of Tecumseh Avenue thich lies north of Parkovash Avenue -to the west side of street will.receive their supply of water eventually from Lafayette Street. The same was read and the .Board referred the same to the water department. Petition received for a water main on South Marietta Street between Ohio and Keasey.Street. The same was read and referred tonthe Water department. Petition filed for sidewalk, curb and graveling of South Robinson Street same referred to the City Civil Engineer for investigation. Bond and contract for pipe sewer on Dale Avenue from Dubail Avenue to Dayton Street under Improvement Resolution No. 376, signed by Henry De Vos as principal and United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company of Balitmore as sureties was -approved by the Board. i i ---.WF -15r - President.