07/16/1919 Board of Public Works Minutes

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51 Wednesday Tuly 16tb _ 414 rent Intled T Hoar lag had on resolut..on for the pavement on . South Michigan... _ Street -from Ewing Avenue to- a point 40 feetnorth of. the north line of Fairview Avenue; uader. Improvement Resolution No. 692. In the city of South Bend, Indiana. In the above matter no remonstrators appeared end, no written remonstrance _ -ims f led. .Mr. k..R.. Sm1k1Jk Mgr of the Chicago, South, Beal, & Northern. Indiana Railway Cam any appeared And explained to the Board that ,it is impossible . to get new rails for this improvement, as it took over Pour months too got the Sample Street rails for that improvement. . And the Board being fully advised in the premises decides that :the ben fits Ao property liable .to be assessed for ssf'dimprovement are equal: to the- estimated cost of the , same, as reported by the C ity C iv it Eng Ineer, and thereupon takra - f in,a 1 action on. =said .resolution L. as originally adopted, and the same are hereby . in all things, ratified, confirmed. emd approved. Resolved that notices for bids be 'advertis'sd after Aggast 16th. 1919. Deterred hearing had on pavement resolution 'on Leer Street and, Pox Street 'under Improvement- Resfllut ion"No,' ` 635. The Board after due consideration decided to defer all act ion on said r*s olut ion; until Wednesday August 20th. ,1919 at7:15P.M Property owners appeared. and filed petit ion for opening of Spruce Street,,, Sams read and placed on file. Petition received for patememt on Wan Buren Street from Lawndale Avenue to SO=ome Avenue. Same read and .placed on file. Petition for -water main 1800 block Carroll Street"IbetweeA Dayton Street sad Yfli : Atenub, a=& read and referred to the Water Department. j Petition for garde,. curb aid walk ,on Bruce Street from Pre -iris Avenue to Ewing Avenue*- Same read and placed on f ile.. Complaint f it �d by F. W. R ggs about, property oomer at 1819 Carroll Street nameed, KnoElock is making fill on City property outside Qf', ils property line four feet.. Deputy. Street Commissioner J. W. Fites awakes the following report. This whole block -ie terraced to walk except corner, would r.scommarad that [r. Kablock be permitted to to fill' same as all fronts north of him fifty per cent of lots all over , city that are higher than walk have terreoed to walk. Mr;. X:Irkly opposite side of s taeit put in drive way in lso t ten days, grade to walk. Some reeved and placed on file. The following resolutions re s#opted by tbe._ Board. RESOLUTION FOR ERVIC£ CONNECTIONS` WITH MAINS No.;fet ! Whereas, The Board of Pu. Works of the 17th. , day of JUXe 191,9 did adopt a res olut ion .ordering a nd requirthe permanent improvemont of Michigan Street from. Ew lag Avenue to pt. 40 north of Peirview Avenue, by v the roadway of the same, and Whereas, the City Civil Engineer has prepared and riled- in tha office of this Board a report showing the nua4er and location of the servios pipe*- mains, conduit#, "laterals, and connections which are, or will -be necessary to accommodate the Abut-ting property aad the ow4ers thereof with gas, water, s¢ r and other con"Atedus and aecessariett and eels* said City Civil E is prepared and i' lied. in o31-1 office sp C;ii fos tl a wing the ma eriaY to 4 .