07/09/1920 Board of Public Works Special Meeting Minutes

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73 0 ems._ July at. h..1920. continued. k Board met in special session at 9:00 A..M. John F. De Haven absent.. The following c ommunicat ion received read.and approved by the Board. South Bend, Ind. July gth.,1920. Board of Pub3ic Works, South Bend; ind: Gentlemen: - In regard to our contract for resurfacing Bronson StracTir :�, e submit for your considerat ion and a ppr oval the following proposition. Due . to the irregularlit4t of the grade of the old brick surface and the depress ion -o If the pavement in the ent ire center portion'-io would take considerable more than two inches of material to bring this finished pavement to a:. true and proper grade. In as much as the specifications state specifically that it req-dleds two inches at asphaltic concrete and furthermore that we bid on the basis of a two inch surface we feel that it would be unfair. if we were forced to lay a surface of greater thickness than called for in the spef is iations as bid, At `the 'su ggest ion of , your City Engineer Mr. Anderson, we submit the following for your approval; That are will be reimbursed for all material used over the required two inches of surface on th'e same basis as our bid. Mr. Anderson has agreed and has started to cross section the old pavement and has agreed to re8cross section the fivished. pavement. The difference in these two readings will show the depth of pavement and will show the amount of extra material used. We feel this to be fair and will be 'satdfded if his proposition is accepted We would also be willing for you to pay use on the badds of what is known as " Plant Yardagef. - Your City reprasentallve Mr. Van Trump shows on hds daily reports the plant yardage or tebhnically what the daily output of the plant would lay in yardage on the street if the' depth ware exactly two inches Either proposition would bring the same result. We trust you will see the fairness of thas'e pr op os it ions and give them your careful consideration . Awaiting your decision,. we are, Very truly yours, THE WHITE CONSTRUCTION CO. J . W. DOYLE Mr. J.-W. Doyle appeared before the .Board in regard to the above letter, and alsoto get a report on mosey held up on improvement and the Board agreed to hold a, special meetin this date J-gly 9th..;,719 at 9:00 A.M. and relaase some money. on the following impr ov a me nts . C it y Eng ineer f iled t he f o 11 ow ing c ommun icat ion wh is h was read and placed on f ile. July 9 9 192 0• Board of Pub 1 is W or ks , South Bend, Indiana. Gentlemen:- I have made an investigation of the various streets paved by the White C onstruct ion C om;Any, on which partial payments were held up pending repair of defective work. S outih Band- Ave. defects have been repairs. zinc oln Way West, c and it ion generally good, but have been unable to c onf irm statement of Mr. Doyle in regard to agreement with property owners regarding repair of sidewalks. Mishawaka Avenue, same c and it ions exist today as existed at the time of c onf irming the assessment rill , with the exception that imperfect drainage In -utters has been taken care of. A. Mr. Foley of. the White Construction Co. made some repairs to the br is k pavement in 1918, but did not complete the work. Studebaker St., apot ion of work c ompletfffiare are still some defec"AtVa inlets at the intersection of Fassnacht Ave . , also #6 low valve box at this point. Olive Street, the inlets have not been repaired. The concrete and other waste material complained of has been removed. and repairs made to the pavement at the South Shore Tracks. Linden Ave. a defect in pavement about 6yyfset west of Olive Street on south side of avenue. There is a low manhole at the intersection of Brookfield Street ; the inlets have not been repaired.