03/21/1922 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Tuesday March 21st., 1922, Continued. Plat of M. B. TJanowski's Sub. Divisionof the East Part of Lot 6 in Kunstman's & Meyer(s Addition presented to the Board and not approved on accoq.nt of alley, ordered held up. o The following. communication was received read and approved bybthe Board. Chicago, Ill. Mar. 15,1922. I am informed by our lineman at South -Bend, Ind. that he called Vppon you to ascertain what poles were to be moved. He states tgat there is but one pole and that stands in tl;e middle of 'a drivewa belonging to one of your citizens. We will move this pole as soon as our gang returned to South Bend, They are now up in Wisconsin rebuilding a sleet storm wreck. Kindly advise me if this.one pole is all you had in mind. Yours trul�r - C. W. BAKFh APPROVTD Geh. Supt. of Plant. MAR 21st,1922. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. BY L. B. SLAUGHTER President. The following'communica:tion received from Cityy Attorney L. W. Hammond, weth form for advertising attached same read and approved by the Board: March 15,1922. Board of.Public Works, City of South Bend) Ind. Gentlemen: -- I have been asked by the Mayor to exmmnn.e,the legal notices recently published by order of your Board, a copy of which is.enclosed herewith, and to advise your Board upon the possiblity of cutting these notices down in order to save expenses of publica- tion"s. It is my opinion that more than fifty -per cent-per.this sppace can be saved with - .out affecting the validity of the notices. The following is the language of the Statute with respect to the contents of the notice: " Notice -of such resolution shall be published once each week for two weeka which notice shall call attention to the passage of preliminary resolution and shall state on a day named, not less than ten days from the date of the last publication when the Board will hear all persons inte ested or whose propertyis liable to the assessed for the proposed improvement, and will decide whether the bnefits to the property liable to be assessed for such improvement will equal the estimated costs thereof," Much -of the matter contained in the notices as printed is a repetition nd much of it is not required by law to be stated in the notice for example, nearly all ti4le notices describe in detail the character of construction of each improvement followed by the statement that details, drawings , plans, and specifications are ell filed in the office of the Board of Works. The law requires ftly that pp�roperty olvners be notified of the passage of the preliminary* resolution and of the time fixed. for the hearing and in my judgement the notice is sufficient if it idenitifies the street or alley which is to be improved and fixes the day for the hearing. I belie e the tax payers of the City can be saved thousands of dallfars in this one item of advertising expense, particularly since under the present law these notices are now required to be Oublished in two newspapers instead of one ad as formerly provided. I inclose -;herewith a form which I believe would comply with all the requirements of the Statute and will illustrate the manner in which these notices may be publishdd. Co of form submitted. Respectfully yours, Copy L. W. HAMMOND ity Attorney. NOTICE OF IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION ?S) Notice is hereby given by the Board of Public Torks of the City of South Bend, Indiana that it is desired to make the following public improvements in said City as authorized by the following numbered resolutions adopted by said Board on the 1st: day of Marsh 1922: No. 40 : to improve Anderson Avenue from Elwood Avenue to King Street b grading the same an by constructioh of cement curb and cement s-1_dewalk on both sTdewathereof as shown by the plans and specficiation on file in the Office of said Board. Said Board has fixed March 29th. , 1922 at 7:15 P.M. on which date the said Board will "hear dll persons interested or property is liable to be assessed fu for the proposed. improvement and will decide whether the benefits to the roperty liable to the assessed for sih improvement will equal the estimated cost there©. No. to improve the North side of Elwood Avenue from'Portage Avenue to West 1 r_e o Victory Addition by ggrading the same and by constructing a cement sidewalk on the north side of said Avenue all in accordance with the plans and speificati on file in the office of said Board. Said Board has fixed March 29th.9 et, e. (follow form under No. 940.).