05/04/1920 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Board met in special session at' 2 :00 P.M. H. F. Rostiser bbsent. This being a c ont inued meeting on Track Separation. in this City, of the New Yc discuss ion of the elimination ofGrand Tru nk tr C ommit-te Sf of Chamber of Commerce present, same Greene. No off ie ials of railway companies -ores decided to defer all act ion and this hearing un The, following res olut ions aver& S IDEWALK r om Apr it 6th. ,1920 f or the hear ing k Central Ry. Co. tracks, and eks from Div is ion Street, was held. being Mr. David Guilfoyle 'and Secy. nt. The Board after due consideration it Tuesday June 8th.,1920 at 2 :00 P.M.' peed by the Board. RESOLUTION NO. 773, Resolved by the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, St. Joseph County, State of Indiana, That it is des it d and deemed necessary to improve Walnut Street from Sampl® &tr eat to Prs it ie Avenue as follows, towit: - Said street shall be graded from property line to property lines to the established grade and cement sidewalk and cement .curb shall be constructed on -both sides of the street from Sample Street to Prairie Avenue, all as is more particularly shown and all in accordance with the plans, pro ilex, detail drawings and spa f is i.ations on file in the office of the Department of Publ c Works o the City of South Bend, Ind iena. The cost of the improvement, including the cost of the street and alley intersections, shall be assessed upon the real Dstate on said Walnut Street all according to the method and manner provided for -in an Act of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, entitled " An Act Concerning Muncipabl Corporations," approved. March 6,19,05, and in accordance with and pursuance to prov is ions of all am ndatory and supplemental acts thereto, passed by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, Assessments, if deferred, are to be paid in ten equal annual installmets, with interest at the rate of Six per cant per annum. A bond r bonds shall be issued to the contractor in payment of such work, unless the property owners pay said assessment before said bond or bonds are issued. Under no circumstances the the City of South Bend, . be or be he] responsible for the any sum or sums due from said property owner or owners for said work or for the collection of the same, or for the payment of any bond, bonds, certi- ficates, issued to said contractor in payment for such work, except for such moneys as shall have been aotua lly received by the City from the assessments for such improve- ment. or such moneys as said City is by said above entitled Act required to pay. All proceedings had, and work done in the making df said improvement, assessment of property collection of assessments and issuance of bonds therefor, shall be as providedfor in said above -entitled Act and amendments thereto. Notice of this resolutions all be published en the 6th. day ct- May 1920 and on the 13th. day -of May 1920. in the South Bend Daily Tribune. This Board will give a hearing on thds resolution in its office in the City Hall on the 26th. day of May 1920. at 7:15 P.M. Adopted this 4th day of May 1920. BOARD OF PUBLIC Attested: - Veronica C. Sweeney, Clerk of the Board. KS. G. A.ELLIOTT JOHN F. DEHAVEN