09/07/1915 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Board met in rema.lar session at 10:-00 A.M. All members present. Bids were received, opened and read on the folloiv-i.ng improvement s and were referred to the City Engineer for tabulation, grading and Pavement on Bartlett Street From E. line of St.Joseph St. "-o Riverside Drive, under Improvement Resolution No. 401. Graveling of Prairie Avenue from Grant Street to Ewirig.*Avenue, with an l$ ft. roadway under Improvement Resolution No. 400. Curb and sidewalk on Robinson Street from South line lot S in M. S. Robinson's 2nd. Plat to the Lake Shore a d Michigan Southern Ry. Co.' Under Improvement Resolution No. 399• The City Engineer reported as follows on Peti-tion for sideteack From the VanDalia Railway tra-ek in the public alley between Main a -,d lafayette Streets end Sample and Garst Streets. To the Hon. Board of Pub -lie Works, of the City of South Bend, Indiana- Gentlemen:- I have investigated the petition of Jacob Reamer relative, to the placing of a side track in the alley west of Main Street from Sample Street` to Garst Street. The construction of this track would so obstruct the alley that it would` no longer be used for street purposes, and would also necessitate the removal of a pole line belonging to the Indiana and Michigan Electric Co. I t is the opinion of the City Attorney that this petition should be'signed by all the abutting property owners; it is his opinion that otherwise'the construction of such a track could' readily be enjoined. A contract of this nature must be in all cases be submitted by the Board, to the Common Council and be approved by -ordinance before the same shall take effect. Respectfully Submitted, Frederick J. Anderson, City Engineer. The Board ordered-ithat the petition for the above mentioned sidetrrack be returned to petitioners for an Ordinance. Complaint received of defective walk and curb on West Ford Street from South Scott Street to South Chapin Street. The Street Commissioner reported that walk and curb should be repaired at 601 South Scott cor. Ford Street, and 705 W. Ford Street and 561 South Scott Streets 712 west Nord Street714 and 721 W. Ford. Street. Contractors bond for the sum ag One Thousand.($1000.00)Dollars signed by Perkins and Perkins, was approvdd by the Board. President.