05/09/1922 Board of Public Works Minutes

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ed. x, The following waiver was filed by property 'ownera;' on Sunnyside Ave. and Washington Avenue read placed on file and approved. WAIV"ER. THAT WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works of the City of South.Bend, did on the nth, day of March 1922, adopt a resolution for the impr'ovemint of Sunnyside Avenue from a point 44 feet south of the -south line of Washington Avenue to the north line of Washington Avenue, and Washington Avenue from Sunnysude Avenue to the East line of Jacob Street, yin the City of South Bend, Indiana, and WHEREAS, the said Board thereafter caused bids t be received for the construction of different kinds of pavement and said Board designated that said streets and parts of streets should be paved with asphaltic concrete; and - WHEREAS, certain property owners residing or owing property on Sunnyside Avenue desire that the portion of Sunnyside .Avenue above described shall be paved with concrete instead of asphaltic concrete• and WHEREAS, the White Construction ompany was the lowest bidder .for tale the construction of the pavement with asphaltic concrete and it also agrees to pave said portion of Sunnyside Avenue with concrete at the lowest bid received from any person bidding on said improvement, THEREFORE, if the said Board of Public Works will cause said Sunnyside Avenue to be paved with concrete and Washington Avenue from the East Line of Sunnyside Avenue to -:e paved with asphaltic concrete and will let the contract for so pavng said streets to said -White Construction Company, then, we the under- signed owners of property which is subject to assessment for said improvement, hereby waive any and all objections to any such change in the specifications and bids. JOHN.R. HUMBLE 9AMUEL D. HILLER H. M. Sanders, F.A. Miller, J. F. Rey nolds F. A. Bryan, The St. Joseph Loan & Trust Co. Trustee under Will of E, Louis Kuhns, by Geogge U. Bingham. Secy. & Treas., J. C. Birdsell, Herbert'Wolff. FILED MAY 991922. > Board of Public Works. L, B. Slaughter President. APPROVED. May BOAR?990? PUBLIC WORKS, By L. B.,Slaughter. President. > ° Concerning the improvement of the roadway of Sunnyside Avenue and Washington Avenue from Sunnyside Avenue to the east line of Jacob Street with asphalt, asphaltic concrete, concrete, or brick, in purusance to Resolution No. 943, the Board finds that no petition b*s been filed with said Board by a majority in ,number of the fr:?eeholders residing on said street to be improved requesting that it be improved with a different kind of pavement than the kind heretofore adopted by the Board in its preliminary order; except as noted below, and the City Engineer reports that the White Construction Company is the lowest and best bidder for the kind of pavement heretofore adopted by the Poard and the Board find that the said White. Construction Company is the lowest and best bidder and hereby lets said contract for said improvement to him, and orders that said improvement be made with asphaltic con- crete using Mexican Asphalt and all proceedings heretofore had in this matter- are hereby confirmed and ratified. L. B. SLAUGHTER BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. L. P. HARDY ALBEIT F. HONER. Attested: - Veronica C. Sweeney Clerk of the Board. Dated this 9th. day of May 1922. ° Note: A waiver having been filed by property owners affected the Board orders Sunnyside Avenue paved with concrete as per request and petition of pro- perty owners.- L.-B. Slaughter. Concerninf the im rovement of the roadway of Michigan Street fro# a point 40 fee north #w Avenue to the south line of Do over Avenue in ppursuance to Resolution No. 942 a petition having been filed within ten days from the limb bids were received by persons claiming to be a majority in number of the free- holders residing on said street to be improved, and the Board hereby refers said petition to the City Engneer for his report eis to whether said petitia majority in number of the freeholders residing on said street and tRis matter is here y continued until the loth. day of May.1922 at 7:15 P.M. o'clock when the Board will determine the silt iciiency of said petition, and will let the contract, or will rejeot all bids. > BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.. L. B. SLAUGHTERAttested - L. P. HARDY Veronica C. Sweeney, ALBERT F-.-HONER Clerk of the Board. Dated this 9th. day of May 1922.