10/12/1915 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Tuesday October 12th.11915. Y 7St3 Board met in regular session at 10:00 AL M. All members present. M. Jackson appeared before the Board and requested that they relieve him of. his assessment on his property for the Grading of Dubail Avenue, under Improverm nt Resolution No. A46.1914o The Board took the above matter underadvisement. Bids were received, opened and -read for Pavement and curb on Bartlett.Street v from East line of St. Joseph Street to Riverside DriveJ The same were referred to the City Engineer for tabulation to be peported on at 7:45 P.M. this 12th. .dad of Oct.19.5. Bids were received, opened and read for pavement, curb, sidewalk and grading on Leeper Avenue from Howard Street to AngeIla Avenue. The same were referred to the City Engineer for tabulation to be reported at at 7:45 P.M. this 12th. -day 'of Oct s1915. Mr. August Schabbel appeared before the Board and remonstrated against his assessment for'water tap on W. 66 f't: of Lot 70 on Franklin Street. Mr. Toyne Supt. of Water Works Dept. stated he would investigate said matter. 0 0 N T R A C T. ------------------- This agreement made this 12th. daynof Oetber,1915 by and between Homer U. Short and the City of South Bend, by and through its Bo rd of Public Works,WITNESSETH; 1hereas the said Homer L. Short has a contract from the County of St. Joseph for the grading of the street in the City of South Bend known as Ernsberger Street to certain levels specified by the County Surveyor and whereas the City of South Bend desires such levels changed to --a arade to be established by the City Iffigineer or the County Surveyor and' desires that the Haid Homer L. Short shall do said. work of excavating and grading, it is hereby agreed ba' and between said parties: That the. said Homer L. Short shall do the excavating on,Ernsberger Street between Ewing Avnue and the Lake Shore Railway and remove the dirt from said street and grade said street to the levels to be provided by the County or City Engineer. It is understood that there are approximately 1400 cubic yards of ground to be removed on said work. For said services the City of South Bend shall pay as its portion of the expenses fifteen cents. per cubic yard for each cubis yard of dirt so removed by the said Short, and on completion of said work by the said Short the City of South Bend hereby agrees to pay the said Short for said work at said price. Witness our hands and seals this day and date above written. Communication HOMER L. SHORT. CITY OF SOUTH BEND., by E. M. MORRIS A. H. RICE JOHN B. WEBER Its Board of Public Works. Communication received from the Grand Trunk Western Ry. Co. addressed to Mr. Eli. Seebirt, City Attorney, stating that their would make the necessary replanking of their right of way on Division Street soon. The same read and placed on file. The following telegram was recieved by Mr. E. M. Morris, President of the Board and read and placed on file. Chicago, Illinois,0etober 6,1915. E. M. Morris President of.Board of Public Works South Bend, Indiana. We have just completed arrangements with the Street Railway Co. to rebuild the Michigan Ave. Line and will order material for the reconstruction of the line and put in our proposed underground at once. C. M. BAKER Postal Te1.Cable Co.- M 221p.m