01/16/1923 Board of Public Works Minutes

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642 Continued. The following communication received read and placed on file. from the City Engineer. January 16,1923. Mr. F. J. Anderson, City Engineer. South Bend, Indiana. Dear Sir .- 0 For the information of these bidding on the sewer in Charles Weidler's Second Addition, I wish to bring to your attention that I -have let the contract for the grading of all streets where the sewers will be placed:,and that this grading will pre cede the sewer eonstruction*and that'the grading contractor will put the streete to the levels designated by your ordinance. t' FILED JAN. 1691923. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS BY L. B. SLAUGHTER President. Respectfully yours, CHARLES WEIDLER The following communication received reead and placed on file. South Bend, Indiana. January 12,1923. Board of Public Works, a South Bend, Incl. Gentlemen:- This letter is to notify you Of a Resobution approved and adopted by the Bark Commissioners in,rogular session &A January 5,1923. Bit It Resolved that the . Board of Park Commissioners do hereby relinquish their rights thereto, and vacate for Boulevard purposes Lafayette Boulevard from La Salle Avenue to Division Street. And that the jurisdiction of the said Boulevard, as described,°be transferred to the Board of Public Works. This reslution was desired by the Mayor and has been adopted in accordance with his wbsh. Yours very truly, ` APPROVED BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS. JAN. 16,1923. RALPH J. KELTNER BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS Secretary. BY L. B. SLAUGHTER President. The following communication received read and Clerk instructed'to notify parties that City is not responsible. South Bend, Ind. Jan. 8th.1,1923. Board of Public Works, South -Bond, Indiana. Ind. Gentlemen:-- The enclosed is an itemized expense list tendered to us by the River Park Plumbing & Heating Company for placing a lateral sewer from the main sewer to the curb line, at lot #829 Berner Greve- First Addition. The plumbers failed to locate the sewer at, the point first designated by the City Engineer. They were then given a second Location to #ig to and failig to find A lateral at'that point, were required to go to the main sewer. We therefore enclose expense bill for this work. Yours very truly, RIVER PARK BUMBER CO. M. E. Niles Mgr. Board ordered notice sent that the City is not responsible for the sewer cgnnecticn. Further in this case, the records showthat the lot owner assumd the responsibility of contracting directly with a plumber to have the tap extended em the new curb line ahead of paving rather than permitting the City to let the ccntractoe and inspect the work at the exepnse of the lot owner. There are no frounds on which the Board of Works could reimburse you for the expense you have ncurred.