08/05/1919 Board of Public Works Minutes

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-a The City Eng ineir, f iled the Following eat imate cost of improvements. Grade; curb and. walk on Vassar Avenue.........$ 520.00 -Grade, curb and walk & pavement ion,`Diamond Ave. $34,579.00 Grade, curb. ° and ova lk on Lawndal a Avenue..,,,,...- 21,466.00 Grade, curb and walk on Humboldt Street...:.... 2.550,00 Grade curb and walk on ' C l eve land Avenue .' ....... 2.700, 00 trade, curb and walk on California; Avenue...... 1,600.00 Ur.,; Qa!'i11-,appeared before the Board with Mr. W..D. Teeple Comm saioner,' of Buildings -and requested -permission. to erect service station on ;property stf at the Corer of Jefferson Blvd. and Lsfayette Blvd.: Same to be erected contrary.to thd�building:code for such type of building. Tate Board deferred this matter until. Wednesday August 6th.,IiM at 9:30 A.U. This being` the date set. for the deferred hearing on Track Separation matters in this City, the Board deferred this matter until Tuead� Septbm+or' 2nd 1919 at 10:00 A.M. The - Board` - ordered the following ljebter ' sent : to the White Construction Company. The White- Construct ion Company, s Chicago , Ill. . t Gentlemen: • _ Our: attenti®n,,has been called to the fact that a heavy delivery truck belong�pg to Lougioan broke down the Barricade on South Bend Avenue and drove over the green concrete on the street. The Enginber informs us ; that, it .is impossible to estimate the.' damage' dos to the concrete, but this Board`` Feels the: responsibility of maintaining a roper barricade on South . Bend Avenue0 is a matter 'for 'the 'contractor and, i no. essgry you should build a 'oarmenent+ :barricade or maintain a watchman per anently on this job. The Best ion of a f inal settlement on' -this street wit: depend upon the proper measures used on the construction `of -this street: ` The_,Streot Commissioner_ took un the matter of the placing of a new side*alk.-in rontt of the Spiro Store Building at 119 and 121 South Uichigan. Street, YQtico havi.r g been sent In April 1919 and nothing done as yet, the Board ordered the Street' Commissioner t look after the construction - of a new sidewalk or repair of old sidewalk if s a could its done at: the above location and ,to have .same put in as soon possible, and to look after and supervise the same, The Board ordered a wri ten notice given to L. H. Vander Karr Cont{raetor for the City on sonstruet on of cement sidewalkand repairing same .on Various Streets , in the City un er Improvement Resolution No. '629 .to- immediately start this work on this sidewalk according to the instructions of the Street Commissioner D. _C. ' La on, and the same to be assessed to the said property owners. The 'street Commissioner presented scale of rate for labor and ;.teams in.the Street and Allay Dept. Same read and placed on file. This being the day for the rece ing of bids for the pavomest an Navarre Street from Portage Avenue t Leland Avenue under linprovement Resolution No. 6919 and these being a bids- received, this matter was deferred until Wednesday August l6th., 919 -at•7:45 -'.M.