11/18/1919 Board of Public Works Minutes

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29.9 The f ©llowing rag olut ion was adopted and approved by the Board, R E S GLUT I0N: WHEREAS, One John W. Troeger did purc has a from the City of South Bend, Indiana for the consideration of N ine�.en Dollars and fifty cents ($19.50) for the following` d'eser' bed property. ° Lot 710 Third Add it iob' in the City Cemetery of the City of South Bend, Ind iana Whereas s said John W. Troeger having lost' said deed, and John W. Troeger is sole owner of the above described property, has no deed for said lot now, - . BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Public Woks of the said City, that the Mayor of said. City be and is hereby instructed to issue. a duplicate deed to said John W, Troegar f or, sa id descr ibed proceedings. ! _ BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS, j G. A. ELLIOTT j • HI*RVEY F. ROSTISER • .�! JOHN F. DEHAVEN 7 Attested: - Veronica C. Sweeney, Clerk of the Board. Dated this 18th. day of November 1919. ! ` The following c ommunicat ion received read and placed on file. • November 12,1919, Board of Pub 1 ie Works South Bend, Ind. Gentlemen: - I wish to state that we have -made prov dons for future gas connections on the following streets which have been paved; Lincoln Way West Miami Street South Bend Avenue Ford Street Huron Street. The prov is ions which wermade are for the extension of the gas mains, either down the alleys or inside of the c urb ' 1 ine, All lots which abutted on existing g&i mains have been provided with service stubs. All the work which we have done on these streets has been such .as to Insure the gas connections to all abutting lots without the necessity of disturbing the pavement by the installation of gas mains. Yours very truly, G. M. JOHNSON Manager. Be It Resolved by the Board of Publ c Works and the City Attorney is hereby. instructed to emply J. K. Johnstone of the Firm o Edwards and Johnstone as the expert. to represent the City of South Bend in the presen litigation on the question of telo- phone rates. This employment to be jointly with he City of Hdshawaka Indiana at a per diem charge of $50.00 per day while in court, and $25.00 per diem while employed` by -the City, but not engaged in actual Court work The appointment between the two C it ies to be on the same bas is as the former empl yment, Gilmore 46gong Caretaker of River from $50.00 per month to $65.00 per month effect Tha Board ordered the pay of Pat to $4, 00 per day to-4eg-in- November 15th.01919. lights salary'is hereby increased from December let.,l'919, sur increased from $3.75 per day