05/11/1920 Board of Public Works Minutes

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571 S IDEWALK IMPROVEMENT RES OLUTION NO. 778. Resolved by the Board of Public Works of ' the City of South Bend, St. J seph County, State of Indiana, That it is desired and deemed necessary to improve Various Streets in the City of South Bend, Indiana. 4 That an improvement be made of thekind, size, locations and terminal points as follows, to -wit:- That bids be received for the construction and repaRing of cement side -walk, curbs and for filling and excavating for said sidewalks and curbs, on different streets in said City, where the same have already been partly constructed, or defectively constructed. All such work to be done after the owners of abutting property have been ordered and notified to construct or repair such sidewalks and curb_ s for a period of 30 days from the date of any such notice, All work to be constructed or repaired in accordance with Standard Spec if ica,t ions on f ile in the Office of the City Engineer Sf said City, r. All work to be done and assessment made as provided in Sections 1 of an Act ent it led " An Act Concerning Mun is ipa l Corporations,, approved 1909, at pages 412,413. The cost of said Improvement, including the cost of .street and alley intersections, shall be assessed upon the real estate abutting on said Various Streets, all' according to the method and manner provided for in an Act of the General Assembly of 4he State of Indiana, entitled " An Act Concerning Municipal Corporations,* approved March 6,1905, and in accordance with and pursuant to the provisions of all amendatory and supplemental sets thereto, passed by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana. Assessments, if deferred, are to a paid in ten equal annual installments, with interest at the elate of Six per cent per annum. A bond or bonds shall be issued to the don - tractor in payment for such work, unless the property owners pay said assessments before said bond ro bonds are issued Under no circumstances shall the City of South Bend be, or be held responsible for 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, certificate or certificates, issued to said contractor in payment for such work �'x4pt for suxh moneys as shall have been actually received by the City from the assess- menis for such improvement, or such moneys as said City is by said above ent itlted Act rwquired to pay. All proceedings had, and work done in the making of said improve- ment, assessment of Droperty, collection of assessments and issuance of bonds therefor, shall be as provided for in said above entitled Act andn amendments thereto, Notice of bids on the above improvement; shall be pdblished on the 14th. day of May 1920 and on the 21st. day of May 1920 in the South Bend Daily Tribune, stating that this Board will received bids up to 10:00 A.M. on the 1st. day of June 1920. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. HARVEY F.- ROSTISER JOHN F. DEHAVEN Attested: - Veronica C. Sweeney, Clerk of Board.