11/09/1915 Board of Public Works Minutes

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SOS Board met in regular session at 10:00 A.M. All members present. Bids were received, opened and read for pipe sewer on Indiana A -venue from P,Micktgan Street to main Street. The. same were referred to the City Engineer for tabu- lation to be reported on at meeting at 7:45 P.M. this '9th. daybof Nov.1915. At the. Board's request fir. F. A . Bryan and Mr. Frank of Indiana & Micigan ,. Elea. Co. appeared before the Board, and the matter of lights in the City was- discussed,. Mc. Frank agreeing; to meet with the Board Priday at 5::00 P.M. to check up lights. The following order to the Indiana & Michigan Electric Company was approved byt to Board and the ClErk instructed to notify aforesaid Company of same. Younare hereby ordered to place 100 C.P. TYPE"C" lights at the corner of Lafayette\ Blvd. and La Salle Avenue, Lafayette Blvd. and Colfax Avenue, Lafayette Blvd. and Washington Ave. Lafayette Blvd. and Jefferson St. Lafayette Blvd. and Wayne Street. There should be two lights placed at each of these corners. As per your agreement with the President of the Board on or about January gth.,1915 you agreed to discontinue the are that the Grand Trunk Ry. Co. is now main- taining at the corner of Lafayette Blvd. and Division St and put instead two heavy C.P. lights on the boulevard posts now at that corner, so wewll respectfully ask ,you to place tvio heavy C.P, lights there, so that the are light may be discontinued. The bill for the two incandescent to be rendered aga-nst the Grand Trunk Ry. Co. instead of the are light. The C.P. light to be about the same as the present are light. Communication received from Alonzo J. Hammond in regard to assessments on Lots on Leeper Avenue for pipe sewer, was read and placed on file. Communication received from Charles E. Smithin regard to gravel and. clay �3.eft on lot 270 in Bowman Sixth Addition by contractor on the Bowman Creek Trunk sewer. The.same was read and placed on file. Communication from City Attorney Seebirt with an opinion in the natter ,,of an obstruction of 8-wman Creek by'Messrs Knepp r and Knepper, advising that in his opinion the City is in no way liable for this nuisance. o President.