06/09/1920 Board of Public Works Minutes

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658 of Meade Street and the south line of Huron Street; thence east along the south line of Huron Street to the west line of the first alley east f Meade Street thence south to the south line of the first alley south of Huron Street; thence east along the south 1 the of said alley to the west 1 ine of the first alley west of Olive Street; thence south along the west line of the first ally west of Olive Street; thence south along the west line of the first alley west of Olive, street 87 feet; thencIe,east to the west 11ne of Olive Street; thence south long the west line of. Olive Street 176 feet; thence west to the west line of the first alley west of Olive Street 188 feet; thenee'east to the west line of Olive Street; thence south along the west line of Olive Street to the north line of Ford Street; thence west along the north line of Ford Street 40 feet; thence south along a line parallel with and 40 feet west ofthe west line of Olive Street to the north line of the New Jersey Indiana & Illinois Railway Co. right of way; thence south- westerly along said right of way to the north line of Sample Street; thence west along the north line of Sample Street to the east line of the first alley west of Meade Street; thence north along the east line of said alley to the south line of Huron Street;., thence east along the. south , line of Huron Street to the place of beginning. Said.improvement shall be known as Meade Street Trunk sewer, under Improvement Resolutioh No. 799 In the City of South Bend, Indiana. And each piece of property in said district 'or area above described i.nelud ng abutting property holdeers and the said City of South .Bend, if the said City is berief itted, '-shall be assessed as aforesaid, to pay said excess of cost and above what would be equivalent to the cost of a local sewer; all of which will more fully appear by reference to the profiles, map, drawings and specificatin now on file in the office of the Department of Public Works of said City, which, among other things, gives the exact course of said proposed main sewer, overflows, and its appurtenances, and the district or area which ray 'ba irijur ions ly or b'ene Tically affected thereby. -as shown by the heavy boundary lines marked on said map and draw `ngs, with proper words and figures written thereon, clearly ind icat ing - what said heavy boundary lines represent, 'and the district or area embraced thereby Assessments if deferred, are to be paid in fen equal annual installments, with in- terest at therate of six per cent pear annum. A bond or `bonds shall be issued to the contractor in payment for said work, unless the property owners pay said assess meats .,before said bond or bonds are issued. Under no circumatances shall the 01'4 Of South Bend be or be held responsible for any suer 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 or bonds, certificate ter certificates, , issued to said con- t ractor in payment for such work, except for such moneys as shall have been actual ly received by said City from the assessments for such improvements, All proceedings had and work done in the construction of said main sewer and its appurtenances, manner ef- assessrent of property collection of assessments and issugnce of bonds therefor, shall be as provided for in an Act of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, entitled " An Act Coneerndng Municiliatl Corporations," in matter pertaining to the constitution, alteration and maintenance of public drains and sew rs, providing for the construction, alteration, and maintenance of such sewers, anddrains in such cities and within fon four miles thereof, also providing for the assessment of property specially bene- ,f iced thereby for the payment thereof, in whole or in part and for the collection of such assessments; repealing all laves and parts or laws in conflict therewith, and declaring an ermergency, approved March 6,1905mIand all acts supplemental and amendatory thereto, passed by the General Assembly of the State of Indians. I Notice of this resolution shall be published on the 12th. day of June 1920 and on the 19th. day of June 1920. in the South bend Daily Tr ib ine, This Board will give -a hearing on this resolution at. its office in the City Hall on the 7th. day of July 1920 at 7:15 P.M. Adopted this.' 9th. day of June 1920. BOARDOF OF PUBLIC WORKS G. A. ELLIGTT Attested:- Veronica-C. Sweeney, Clerk of the Board.