11/10/1915 Board of Public Works Special Meeting Minutes

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Board met in special session at 11`30 A.M. All members present. The Board had up for discussion sallries and payrolls of the Ya,ricu s� die.Dartnients ,of .the Board of Public Works. The salary of the Clerkof the Board was increased from $900.00 per year to $1,000.00 per year from November-lst ,1915. South Bend, Ind. Nov.10,,1915. WHEREAS3 one E.L.Abbott did purchase from the City of South Bend v Indiana for the consideration of $1.00 the following described property: All of lot 9 Block 6 Range 2.West in the City Cemetery of the City of South Bend, Indiana, and, 'WHEREAS, said E.L.Abbott.sole owner of the above described property having lost the deed for said lot now, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, By the Board of Public Works of said City, that the Mayor of said City be and he is hereby instructed to issue a duplicate deed to said E.A.Abbott for said described property. ATTESTED: — Veronica C. Sweeney, Clerk of Board. Friday November 12th. ,1915. E. M._MORRIS A. H. RICE JOHN B . VEBER Boards of Public Works of the Catty of South Bend, Indiana. President. Board met in special session at;5 00 A.M. Mr. A. H. Rice absent. Mr. Frank of the Indiana, & Michigan Elea. Company met with the Board 4`and checked up list of lights. Board ordered lights Nos. 719 and 845 which were 60 C.P. and 80 C.P. t-respectively should be changed to 100 L.P. respectively. Board instructed Clerk to notify Central Union Tel. Co. to remove pole at rear of 210 South Taylor Street north to the property line as same is -in way of garage. American Telephone & Telegraph Col granted permission to replace 35 /ft pole(orstub) with a 45 ft. pole(or stub) and moving west to rear corner of the Eaglet , Bldg. now under construction, and replacing your present anchor with an anchor a 'dis- tanee of 15 ft. east of mentioned pole to-faciliate with the construction of the fire escape of said building. The above pole and wire being located in the alley between LaSalle Ave. and Madison St. west off of Michigan Street, also to replace the first four poles north of the M.C.R.R. on the east side of Leeper Ave. with taller poles (50 to60 ft-poles) and replace one anchor 20 ft. south of first pole north of M.C.R.R. and one anchor 20 ft. north of tn.e second pole north of M.C.R.R. poles and anchors to be located clost to curb between walk and curb line. President