07/13/1915 Board of Public Works Minutes

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711 Tuesday July 13th..1915.9' Board met in regular session at 10:00 A.M. All members present.. Bids were received, opened and read for grade, curb and walk and graveling of Hill Street from Howard Street to Corby Street. The same were referred to the City civil Engineer to report on at 7:45 P.I. this 13th. , day of Jaly,1915. Bids were received, opened and read for pavement on Franklin Street from /Sample Street to Indiana Avenue, under Improvement Resolution No. 3W. The same were re- fereed to the City Civil Engineer for tabulation to be reported on at;7 45 P.M. this 13the day of July3,1915. ` Concerning the Improvement of the roadway of Allen Street from Oak Street to.Van Buren Street in pursuance to' resolution No. 37$9 a petition having been filed within ten days from the time bids were received, by persons claiming to be a majority in number of the freeholders residing on said street to be improved, and the Board hereby refers said petitions to the City Engineer for his report as to v�hether said petitions constitute a majority in number of the.freeholders residing on said street; and this matter is hereby continued until 7:45 P.M. this 13th., day of July,1915 when the Board will determine the sufficiency of said petition, and will let the contract for the making of said improve- ment or will reject all bids. Dr. Owen appeared before the Board and took up the ^rs.tater of oiling Portage. Avenue from Morris Park Addition to City Limits. Board informed.riim that a resolution would be adopted for same. Contractors bond for the sum of One Thousand ($l,000.00)Dollars signed I-- by H.N. Barnes, was approved by the Board. Contracts signed by Fred P. Patter on the following water connections Hamden Court, Milton Court, Tecumseh Avenue and Vassar Avenue. Petition Filed for two street lights on Prairie Average from Blanche "Street and Lincoln Street. The same read and plaeed on file. Release of W. W. Sibley Bond for the year of 1914 was approved by the -'Board. Intersections were ordered to be put in at southwest corner odd North Y west corner of Koseiuszko Street and Dunham Street. Petition foe pipe sewer on 'Golden Avenue from Woodward Avenue to 1sto r alley south ws filed with the Board and referred to the City Engineer for investigation. Engineer filed assessment roll and final estimate for Trunk sewer on High "'Street from Dayton Street to Bowman Street, under Improvement Resolution No. W. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. Resolved, that notices as to the amounts of assessments be published on the 16th. day of July1915 and on the 23rd, day of July,1915 in the South Bend Daily Tribune, stating that this Board will give a hearing on the amount of such assessment at its office in the City Hall on the loth. day of August,1915' at 7:45 Pox* Resolved further, that the entire work under th a above contracts be accepte and aproved and the final estimate thereon allowed. Notice of this resolution shall be pub- lished on the 16th. day of July,1915 and on the 23rd. day of July,1915 in the South Bend Da i 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 loth, day of August, 1915 at 7:45 P.M.