11/23/1915 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Tue s er 23rd.1915. Board met in regular session, at 10:00 A.M. Al members present. Remonstrances received from Attys. for J. .Studebaker against assessment of damages on Widening of Eddy Street and Mishawaka Avenue. The same were read and placed on file. Bond and contract for Pipe sewer on Indiana Avenue from Michigin Street to Pain Streets under Improvement Resolution Ito. 409 signed by Staples and AckerrFan we approved by the Board. Bond s.-Ii contract for pipe sewer on Fox .Street from St. Joseph St.. to`Fellows Street, under Impmvement Resolution No. 412. sued by Staples And Ackear.an and approved by the Board. Communication received from Ja_es A. Judie with bill from W.W.Sibley Company for repairing cave in on Michigan Street.. The same was read, and placed on file. The following communication was received from the County Attorney dead and placed on file, the Board to make a trip and investigate said Ernsperger Street. Nov. 22nd,1915. Board of Public Works South Bend, Indiana. Gentlemen: — IN THE MATTER OF THE DRAINAGE OF ERNSPERGER ROAD,EAST OF TF- IS CITY AND SOUTH OF THE LAKE SHORE TRACKS. The Board of County Commissioners was out there today to view this road, and instructed me to write you regarding the drainage of the same. They fear that unless some provisiions be made to take care of the drainape this fall, that by spring this road will be almost unpassable, and be of great injury to the same. Will you kindly take this matter up with your engineer regarding it, and advise this Board at your earliest convenience ghat action you have taken in regard to same? Thanking you for your consideration in the matter, I am, Yours truly, P . J. TTOULIHAN, County Attorney. Upon report of the City Engineer the fb llowing order was sent to the City Controller. To tie Cit;7 Controller. City: — Dear Sir You are hereby requested to turn over to DePeape Coussens $100.00 held by you by order of the Board of Public Works as a guaranty for work to be peri'nrred on the Dubail Avenue sewer. The Street Commissioner filed with the Bo€. „d request from the Grand Trunk Ry. Co. foreman Chas. Bovmtan to u-se. crushed stone between tracks at Ford St. crossing (both street and sidewalk) and recommended that permission be given Grand Trunk- R'y. Co. to to use crushed stone base with screen ng top, and well tamped at this particular crossing. The Board approved Street Commissioners report. The Street Commissioner was instructed to enforce the followAng letter received by him from the foreman of the Grand Trunk Ry. System, which reads as follows: — Mr. Chas. Bowman, B.&B. Foreman —Battle Creek,. Dear Sir : In connection with the repairs required to brick platform and sidewalk at St. Joseph Street, South Bend. You may arrange to have this work done as outlined in Supervisor of Bridges & Buildings Sander's letter of November 19th. and arrange with Mr. Layton to have this amount ,viz., $35.20 assessed against the property. Yo.j rs truly, J. E. Ehre, Sup a .ri- - fiendent . The City Contractor to be notified to construct cement walk .40 ft. frontage(Old Freight House) S.-St. Joe. Street north of Division St. (6 ft. walk) , Also return curb at .11. line of &ld freight house.