06/01/1920 Board of Public Works Minutes

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The f albs ing pct it ion f iled May 28th.. ,1920 was read and placed lion f ile no act ion to ken. BEF ORE THE BOARD OF PUBLIC W OR IDS C ITY OF S OUTH BEND, IND IANA . IN THE MATTER OF THE IMPROVEkENT OF WEST SAMPLE S TREE T . PETITION OF WHITE CONSTRUCTION C OMPNNY. C or+e•s new to White Construction Company and respectfully represents to your Honorable Body that said Construct ion Company Was the successful bidder for the work of . pav ing West Sample Street from We lnut Street to Olive Street under Improve ment Res olut ion No.611; - and that sa id C onstruct ion Company duly executed the con tra,et f or sa id work anal f filed its b6nd thereunder; that at the t ime sa id c ontract was let, there existed a pronouced sentiment among property owners on said Streat that the street ra ilway tracks of the Chicag im South Bend & Northern Indiana Railway Company should be extended westward on Sample Street to the intersection of Olive Street; that the plans and s pee if seat ions f inally adopted by your Honorable Body provided f or the extcns ion of sa id car tracks to the intersection of Koss iuszko Street only; that at that ime of the execution of said contract the repeesentaive3 of said construe- t ion Comp ny were advised that certain property -owners on said street were displeased with thafa ilure of your Honorable Body to raquire said car tracks to be extended westward to Olive Street and threatened litigation, interfering with the pterformance of said contract until the subject matter, of said car tracks was finally determined•, that at said time ite C or struct ion Company jha lei contra is for the improveement of other streets in the City of South Bend, that at said time in a conference with the Board of Public Works of the City of South band, it was suggested that in view of said controversy, it was! the wish of said Board that said Construction Company proceed upon other streets '-in the City of South Bend and delay the work of impr ov ing Sample Street unt il. later in the season; that at said time said Construction Company iris caused to be plan ad upon Sample Street a large amount of material a d was in readiness to proceed immediately witli the improvement of said Sample Street; that thoother streets improved dur ing than year 1919 and which the request of your Honorable Beard was give Priority aver Sample Street were Xouth bend Avenue, Lincoln Way West, Ford Street and Huron .Streets and work upon Miami Street; that in the process of its work on said last named streets delay were encountered which could not have anticipated and which would not have injur ious ly affected the operation of said Company- had it been permitted to complete the z1D Sample Street work in a timely manner; that by reason of the shifting and c rang ing of its program of work done s pee if ica l ly .at the request of your Board and of delays encountered in other work, aaid'..contraction Gemp.any was finable to accomplish the paving of West Sample Street -'during the year 1919; that after the letting' of ,said contract under said Res olut ion No. 11 and during the ' summer and fal 1919, inf ormat ion concerning the proposed expansion of the Oliver C hilled Plow Company adjacent to West Sample Street was made public and at a confe.•onoe with your Board, the White Construction Company was given to understand if said d*yelopement was of the magnitude indicated, the judgement of the Board with reference to the 3xtens ion of the car tracks westward in Sample' Street would probably be changed and that it would be for the best interests of the City and the property owners on said street that the original demand of the property owners with reference to the further tension of said car tracks be given reconsideration; that desiring to cooperate with. your Honorable Body in said matter of public pplicy and by reason of the delays above referred to, no wrok has been done upon Sample Street and that material contracts ffective for the year 1919 under which said street was bid have lapsed and if the work is now to proceed it would necessarily be. highercosts0 both as to material and labor than would have prevailed if the Company has been permitted to pros aed with its said contract in an orderly manner during the summer of 1919 and tkat a hardship and substantial loss wojld be visited upon said Construction Company if it be required to accomplish said improvement at this time at the now prevailing costs.