06/09/1920 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Wednesday Jane 9th.,1920. ML,, ., „ -t Board met in regular sass ion at 7: 15 P.M. John F. De Haven absent. Deferred hearing had on resolution for pavement on Main Street from Mad is on Street to Marion Street, under Improvement Res olut ion No. 776. In the, C ity of South Bend, Indiana. Upon said hearing 'no further 'written remonstrance was filed and no further remonstrators appeared and written remonstrance ° on file against the paving of said alley was over -ruled by the Board, and the Board being fully advised in the premises, decides that the benefits to property liable to be assessed for said improvements, are equal to the estimated cost of the same, as reported by the City Civil Engineer, and thereupon takes final action on said ras olut ion as originally -adopted,, and the same is hereby in all things, ratified, confirmed and approved. Resolved further, that notices be published on the 2Rrd. day of June 1920 and on the 30th. day of June 1920. in the South Bend Daily Tribune, _ in said C ity, stating that this Board will receive bids for the construction of said improve- wants up to 10:00 A.M. on the 13th. day of July 1920. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Deferred hearing on pavement resolution n alley east of Portage Avenue , remonstrators appeared and the.Board ordered resolution in all things, rescinded. Property owners appeared bWfore the Board from West Sample Street and stated they wanted Sample Street°paved, would like to have streetcar go through to Olive Street, but would be satisfied to hava it go to Kosciusko Street, but wanted the street paved this year. Councilman Oljni zGak and Kuss present. Board instructed `the Clerk of Board to notify R. R. Snith, Mgr. of the Chicago, South Bend & Northern Indiana Railway'Company to be present at meeting to be held June 24th.,1920 at 8:00 P.M., also J. W. Doyle, A. W. White of th White Construct Company contractors for the paving of Sample Street and Wm. A. Mainery Atty for Contrs. also proerty owners on Sample Street to be present at meeting on above mentioned. date. . i F. W. Keller with property owneirs on Donald Street and Diamond Avenue a"pA-ared before the Board in regard to new lights on above mentioned streets, this matter referred to T. H. Beaning for report on boulevard lights on iron posts. Property owner s residing on 7th. Street River Park appeared before( the Board in regard to sewer. Board advised these people that this would come in new sewer district that was being contemplated !for that district. Contracts for the pipe sewer on -Vassar Avenue awarded to Joseph A. Luther at .................. .................$ll l ,, 3 3.40 Pipe s ewer on D iv is ion Street awl arded to Joseph Luther at. , . $5, 955.52 I i Concerning the improvemrlit of the roadway of the alley east of Michigan Street from Sample Street to Tutt' Street, with asphalt, bitulithie, concrete, asphaltic concrete or brick, in pursuance to res olut ion No. 711 this being the day set for the making of the preliminary order designating the kind of pavement, the Board at 10:00 A.M.. Tuesday June 8th.,1920 publicly opened readna dnd considered all bids and then c ont inued their m ee t ing to June 9th . 1920 at 7:15 P.M. Now on last named date the Board designated concrete pavement as the kind of pavement with which said street is to be improved and fixes the 31st. day of June 1920 at 10: 00 A.M., as the time when pet it �ons for changing the kid of pavement must be filed, and the Board hereby continues this matter until the 22nd' day of June 1920 at 10: 00 A.M. on the day above named the Board will a ith-3r pass on petitions let said contract or reject all bids. ATTESTED:-G• A. ELLIOTT Veronica C. Sweeney, BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF TH CITY OF Clark of the Board. SOUTH BEND INDIANA. Dated June gth.,1920.