12/07/1915 Board of Public Works Minutes

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0 Board met in regular session at 7:45 P.M. All members present. Hearing given on rolls f'o awards and assessments of benefits in the matter of Widening of Webster Street from Prairie Avenue to Indiana Avenue and Indiana Avenue fvom Prairie Avenue to Webster Street, under Condemnation Resolution No. 39. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. In the above matter remonstrators appeared and a written remonstrance was filed sig-ned by twenty eight property owners. The Board diter due consideration de-ci -Pto take the above matter under advisement until Tuesday December 14ta.11915 at 7:45 P.M. (Atty. R. T. Billerappeared representing Mrs. L. Hoover and remon- strated against her assessments) w Bids received at 10:00 A.M. this 7tiL. day of December 1915 an6 %hich were deferred until this matting were opened and the contract for water connections on Kea.sey Street and Leeper Avenue were awarded to Fred P. Futter. The following communication was received and &,proved by the Board. Board of Public Works Gentlemen: - I Marvin Berlin would ask permission to tap the sever on Harrison Ave. and run up the alley south of the Colfax School from Harrison to the inter- section of the alley south of Harrison Ave, for the purpose of connect; on to a bath room that I have placed in nq dwelling in rear of lot. The front of this lot is owned by other parties. I will agree that if the Board grants permission I will give up my interest in this sewer to the City of South Bend so it can be used for public purpose. MARVIN G. BERLIN. Petition received for a brick pavement to be put in in the spring of ✓ 1916 on Calvert Street from Aiami Street to HigYl Street. The Board placed said petition on file until the lst. meeting in March91916. Cemetery Sexton filed financial report to date. Communication received. from Indiana & Michigan Electric Company in regard to SO C.P. light on North Shore Drive from Michigan Street %a east to ✓ Lafayette Street to being changed to 100 C.P. lights. Same placed on file. The Board ordered that these lights be changed from SO Watt lights to ✓ 100 Watts. Communication received from B.J Jeup Civil Engineer of Indianapolis, Indiana regarding the laying of cable. The same was read and placed on file. The City Engineer filed the following report. A tap installed by Lewis Webster in 1906, at 2213 Lincoln Way West (Lot 142 Mayer's Michigan Ave. Add.) is only six feet and one inch deep at the curb line. The owner of the property wishes this tap lowered as it is too high for hiIC, to use. The tap was put in under city contract, and I, -rrequested Mr. Webster to lower it, but he has declined to do any with the matter. Same filed to be taken UP at meeting Wednesday December Sth. ,1915 at 11 A.M. Clerk instructed to notify Mr. L. Webster to be present at said meeting. Deferred hearing had on rolls of wwards of damages and assessments of ✓ benefits in the matter of Widening of Eddy Street and Mishawaka Avenue from Jefferson Blvd. to east line of Pottawatomie Park under Condemnation Resolution No. .8. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. In the above matter no remonstrators appeared having filed written remonstrances in the above matter and no further remonstrators .appeared nor filed written remonstrances except J. M. Studebaker who filed a written remonstrance Novembe 20th.,1915 and said remonstrances is considered and the assessments of benefits and damages for and against the property of said Studebaker is hereby modified as followt Beginning at a point on the south line of Jefferson Boulevard 190 feet east of the west line of Section 7 Tp. 37 N.R. 2 E. thence south parallel with. and 190 feet east of th.e west line of said section 7 to the northerly line of the Grand Trunk