07/21/1920 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Board met in regular session at 7:15 P.M. John F. De Haven absent. Hearing had on Improvement Resolution No. 803 for pavement on Walnut Street from ,Sample Street to North line of Indiana Avenue, in the City of South Bend, Ind i�na. In the above matter Mr. H. Sanders appeared and remonstrated against said improvement, and the Board after due consideration decided to defer all action on said resolution until Wednesday July 28th.,1020 at 7:15 P.M. Hearing had on .Improvement Resolution No. 804 for the resurfacing of pavement on North Michigan Street from North Shore Drive to North line of Wakewa Avenue, in the City of South Bend, Indiana. Upon said hearing remonstrators appeared but no written remonstrance was filed. 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 oost of the same, as reported by the City Civil Engineer, as thereupon takes final action on said resolution as originally adopted, and the same is hereby in all things, ratified, confirmed and approved. Resolved further, that notifies be published on the 23rd. day of July 1920 and on the 30th. day or July 1920 ins newspaper of General circulation in said city, stating that this Board will receive bids for the construction of said improve ment up to 10:00 A.M. on the loth. day of August 1920. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Hearing had on assessment roll and final estimate for Asphalt pavemeti on Huron Street from alley East of Kosciuszko Street to Meade Street, under Improve- ment Resolution No. 689. In the above matter remonstrators appeared and a written rerronstra.ne filed by Councilman John 01 jeniezak in regard to defects in curb and sidawasks The Board therefore find that the property assessed in said roll filed July 7th. 1920 is benefited in the amount of assessments as hhown ,on said assessment roll and the Board further find that the assessment roll filed July 7th.,1920 and the final estimate allowed July 7th.,1920 should be and the same are hereby in all things, ratified, confirmed and approved. The Board ordered the City Controller notified to with -hold the sum of 01,000.00 until defects in sidewalk & curb are fixed. Copy of remonstrance by John OliEniczak. South Bend, Indiana. To the Honorable Board of Public Works, Gentlemen: - I hereby submit to your Honorable Body the consddtion of sidewalk and curbs on Ford Street and Huron Streets, which were damaged by the heavy roller of the White Construction Co. while the above streets were being paved. Corner of Phillip& and Ford Streets on the N. W. and N. E. corner of streets crushed by the roller. Brookfield and Ford Streets N. E. corner of Walk and curb crushed. Jackson and Ford N. W. side of walk crushed in several placed due to heavy loads of gravel passing over, and breaking the some. 'Jackson & Ford N. E. sidewalk briken, Ford Str. and Pulaski the N. E. and N. W. Part of sidewalk borken. Kosciuszko and Ford N. W. sidewalk crushed. Huron and Jackson Streets N. E. corner about a foot of walk crushed and broekn. Huron and Brookfield S. Huron and Grant Streets, Warren and Huron S. W. Carlisle and Huron S. W. Phillip& and Huron S. E. two places. W. corner crushed. same as above. about half of walk damaged. and N. W. side of the street sidewalk crushed. walk damaged and also north west damaged in Huron Street west if Olive on the north and south side of street up to Meade Street curb broken in about ten places.