10/08/1919 Board of Public Works Minutes

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233 Board met in regular session at 7:15 P.M. Mr. G. A. Elliott absent. Mr. H. F. Res t is ear Vice President Acting President, Dr. F. Vaughan appeared beforee the Board and presented petition for -grater main on Beale Street. Same referred to the Water Depart,*-.nt. Also petition filed for the vacation 'of part ` of Beale Street and. Kess for Blvd. was f 1lod as follows;, and resolution, ordered on same ` To the Honorable Board -of Public Works: - The undersigned petition your honorable Body to vacate so much of Kessler Boulevard as lies betwean - the Tines of said Boulevard , as shown on the map of the or ig inal Plat of Portage Nolghts Add it ion to the City of South Bend, filed herewith and marked Nxhibit " A" and the lines as shown on the map as ,shown in Exhibit "B" filed herewith. The lots affected by said vacat ion are lets Nob 34 and 35 now awned by the Indiana Title Loan Co. Oad lots 35 and 36 now *vadd by Frederick W.. Vaughan and Helen A. Vaughan, Ind Tana Title Loin Co. Prederick W . Vaughan. W. J . O'Nie1 R. E. Parrott H, R. Beckwith Wm. H. C ord ier W. D. Rettic 8. F. Fuller L. R. Baker Helen Vaughan Joe S. Chappell Mr. F. C. Raff appeared before the Board and presented Plat of Replat of Lots numbered, 8,:9,.love11,12,131.14,.15,.16,17,,..18,.19,.2Or2lr22r23r24r.3ls°3'2s33., 3-4,36t.37,38,40941,42,43,44 and 45 James Oliver's Liddesdale Additidn. Same approveds, The3 Board ordered the Strsot Cs r iss inner ordered to place cross- walks in alley between Dubait Avenue and Indiana Avenue on East side of High Street. Petition received for a light at Vandal is Railroad crossing on South Chapin Street. Same referred to the Pole and Wire Inspector for a report on same. Deferred hearing had on assessment.. roll and final estimate for Grade, curb and walk on st. Vicent Street from Niles Avenue to east line of Harter Heights Add it ion, under Improvement Res olut ion No. 663. the City of South Bend, Indiana. In the above matter no remonstrators appeared and no written remonstrance was filed. The Board therefore find that the property assessed in said roll filed August 27th. ,1919 is benef itted in the amounts of assessment as shown on said assessment as modified in order of the Board of October lst.,L9L9 end the Board further find that the assessment roll filed August 27th. ,1919 and the final stimate allowed August 27th.,1919 should be and the same are hereby in all thingso ratified,, confirmed and approved, as mod if ied. Petition filed by the members' of the Evangelical church for a large lectric light a� the cornerof Broadway and South Carroll Street on account of nice large church now under construction. The Board ordered a light installed. Dr. E. G. Freyermuth appearedbefore the Beard and submitted figures for the building of a partition in the Health Board office. The price of $375.00 for the work compLeted was submitted by Dr. Freyermutch thic being the bid of John. Vermande. The Board instructed Dr. Freyermuth to get prices from other lumb r companies, also Michigan Evenue Lbr. Co. Members pf the South Bend Canow Club appeared before the Beard and requested p ermiss ion to move their cLub house o the piece of City ground located at Harper Court and River Avenue. The Board gran d said permission .