06/23/1920 Board of Public Works Minutes

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�dnesdavJune ?Ard _ _ 1cP n_ n. Board net in regular session at 7: 15 P.M. H. F. Rostiser absent. Hear Ing ,had on res olut ion for the pavemnt on NaPhers on: Street from Thomas Street t o Div is ion Street, under Impr ovement Res olut ion No. 788. In the C ity of S out h Band,, Ind is rya , Upon said hearing remonstrators appeared and a written remonstrance was filed. The Board after due consideration dec:Led to sustain said written remora- s trance and rese inded a 1.1 act ion on sa id res olut ion. Hear ing had on res glut ion for pavement on Frances Street from Cedar Street to St. Joseph River, under Improvement R'es olut ion N.O. 759. In the City of S out h Bend, Indiana". In the above matter a re monstrana a,. was, filed, no. remonstrators present. A number of pat it inners for the improvement appeared and reques-ted that this improvement b.e_, put, in this_ year. The. Board dec ided ,to defer -all action on said res olut ion. unt-il Wednesday June .38th. ,1920 at 7:15- P.M. The C ity; Eng loser to check over remonstrance a.nd file report, by that time. _ Hear ing had on res olut ion for pavement: on, Church: Place from La Salle Avenue to alley south, under Impr ovement Res clot ian'No 790---in the City of South Bend. Ind iana:. Upon sa idhear ing no remonstrators appeared and no written remon- strance was f ilad., And the Board be ing fully advised in the premises, dec ides that the benefits to property assessed for said improvements are equal to the estimated cost of the sme , as reported by the C ity C iv it Eng inear, and thereupon takes f ina1 aet ion on said res olut ion as or ig ina lly ad opted, and the same is hereby in all things , .`rat i- f ied, c onf irmed and approved. Resolved further, that notices be published on the lst. day of July 1920 and on the 8th. day of July 1920. in the South Bend Daily Tr ibun e a news - paper of general circulation in said City, stating that this Board wllirece ive bids for the construction of said improvements to 10:00 A.M. on the 20th. day of July 1920. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all b ids . The f ollow ing c ommun icat ion was race ived, read and placed on f ile and referred to -the Water Department. Board of Public Works, South Bend, Ind Tana. Gentlemen: - In the course° of •a, conversation with Mr. Rostiser of your Board I informed him that we hoped to be able to start the work of double tracking South Michigan Street immediately after the 4th. day of July. i I explained to Mr. Rostiser when this work was started it would mean the throwin3 over of our present track to make room for the double track and that consequently we Mould be unable to haul heavy coal over this stret6h of track for the water works jI am writing.: -to giveyou this advance information in order thkt you may protect yourself on your coal requirements for the Water storks prior to the t ime we start the work. - Yours very' truly, R:"R: SMITH General Manager, Partial estimate allowed Louis Ze iger Contractor on Duba it Avenue grade, curb and walk at...............................j...........................92�.5� Es t ims,t ad c os is f it ad by Eng in eer . Resurfacing o Wayne Street pavement from E. Line of St. Joseph Street to East line of Lafayette Blvd. at ........ .....;.......................... .$ 219112900 Resurfacing of Hudson Avenue from Portage Avenue to Riverside Drive at, .....$ 109054.00 Pavement on Bowman Street from Michigan Street to Rush Street at.$33,660.00 Pavement on Diamond Avenue from Lincoln Way [hest to the north line of Cushing's Addition at., ............ $15,,220.00