07/21/1920 Board of Public Works Minutes

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759, Hear ing had on assessment roll and f anal estimate f or water c onnect ions on Dunham Street from Harris Street to Jackson Street, under Improvement Resolution N6. 780. IN the City of South Bend, Indiana,. In the above matter no remonstratord appeared and no written rtmonstranee was filed. The Board therefore find that the property assessed in said roll filed July 6t1T ,1920 is benef itted in the amount of assessments as shown on said assessment roll and the Board further find that the assessment roll filed July 6th. ,1920 and the final estimate thereon allowed July 6th.*,1920 should be and the Same is hereby in all things ,. ratified, confirmed and approved. The following communication received from South Bend Asphalt Roofing Co. in regard to the erection of Pro Slate Panel garages in the City. Same read and permission granted to sell garages herein described in following communications: - South Bend, Ind. July 21,1920. Hon. Board of Public Works. South Bend, Indiana. Gent lemen: - I am writing you in regard to the proslate panel garages which I have can hand and which your building commissioner Mr. ° Teeple refused to issue permit for until certain tests have been made. The test that he ask for is that the proof on the giirage sustain a weight of thirty founds per square foot, which he claims is according to the Building code. I have read the building code and there is no doubt in my mind but ghat that part of the code refers to Plat roofs. You know that sometimes flat roofs are subject to great weights from snow and water and often times different kinds of weights are put on flat roofs by Telephone Co etc., These pro -slate panel ga.reges have a gable roof well constructed, and the manufacturer guarantees that they will sustain a weight of thirty pounds per square foot or over. The writer finds these garages are being sold and erected without restrictions in Fort Wayne, Terre Haute, Chicago, Indianapolis, Peru, .Kokomo, Elkhart Michigan City etc., I am therefore requesting your Honorable Body to take this up with your Building' Comin.iss inners ° iiid if it be your pleasure, grant me a permit to sell and erect these garages. Very respectfully yours, ° ° • ° ° SOUTH BEND ASPHALT ROOFING CO. BY J. F. DONAHUE Mgr. FILED JULY 21st . ,1920. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. G.A.- ELLIOTT Pres ident. Chicago, Ill. July 6th.,1920. South Bend Roofing Co South 'Bend, Ird iana . Gentlemen: Replying to your request, will state that tests we have made show that the roof construction of Pro -Slate Panel Buildings will sustain a weight of 30 lbs. per square foot, and you can so state to your customers and pros- pects. Yours very truly, PRO $SLATE PANEL BUILLDINGS INC. • E. W. COWELL F I L E 'D Vice President & General Mgr. Jul 21,1920. ° BOARD OF PUBLII�3 WORKS. By G. A. Elliott President. Petition filed for grading of alley east of St. Peter Street from La Salle Avenue to Madison Street Same referred to the Engineer. petition for pavement on Niles Avenue from Emerick Street to Corby Street. Same read and placed on file.