12/14/1915 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Board met in regular session at 10:00 A.M. All members present. Mr. H. M. Romberg, Special Agent of the Azneri can Telephone and Telegraph Company appeared before the Board and presented the following::petWtions *.i:ch were -recom- mended by the; Bole and Wire Inspector and approved by the Board. To replace certain poles end to place certain guys on East McKinley Street east of Eddy Street, and on Prairie Avenue, south of the Lake Shore Railydad. Pole #17552, now a 45 ft pole equipped with a P.&P Brace. Replace this pole with a 45 ft, pole "A" located 4 ft. ahead on line account curb. Acid forward, back and side anchors. Remove P.&P. brace. a Pole #17560, add. forward anchor. Pole #17650, add anchor to stub and install pole guy forward. Pole #17653, now a 45 ft. pole. Replace with a 45 ft. "A" pole, same location. Pole #17657, now e 50 ft. pole. Replace with a 50 :fit. "A" pole, same location and add forward and back anchors. } Pole #17669, now a 40 ft. pole. Move 9 ft. back to a point inside the curb, ceount street improvements. Pole° #17659, now r 40 ft,. pole. Replace with a 45 ft. "A" pole, same location Pole 1417673, no7-. a 40 ft. pole. Replace with a 45 f't. "A" same location. Also perlission to replace the present poles numbered 25 &-rid 34 ind usiv;e n North aiiehigan Street with new steel poles, same to be used also by the Chicago, 'South e & Northern Indiana Railway Company for its span wire attachments in order t,> av`oid u7 ication of poles on said. street. _ Permission granted the Central Union Telephone Company to set tie following; oles and anchors. To set one 259 pole and anchor on the south side of Corby Street just east of ill Street. Anchor to Indiana & Michigan Elea. Co. pole. To set one 25T pole.and anchor on the north side of Corby Street between awrence Street and the alley east of Lawrence Street. And, -or t3 India:na & Mic. Elec. Co. oles. As there is a line of Indiana & Michigan Elea. Co. poles now on the south ide of Corby Central Union Tel. Co. ordered to guy from the north side of Corby Street o the vest to t e pole on the south side of Corby Street `and place an and cr crest of this ndiana & Mich. Elea. Co. pole also guy their pole on the south side of Corby Street to the ndiana & Michigan Elec. Co. pole to the east. Mr. V. H. Frank of the Indiana & 14idl igan Elea. Company appeared before the oard and presented a contract which was rejected by the Board and the following letter as ordered sent to the above mentioned company. ndiana & Michigan E&ec. Co. i uy• ent lemen: - Regarding the price of the 100_C.P. or 100 Watt lights in the underground istrict, we construe the contract to mea n a price of twenty-six ($26.00)Dollars, and we ,ill pay for such lights at such prices until the price is fixed by the Public Service ommissivn., ` V e 3y truly, BOARD OF PUBLIC WMKS. Atty. Jellison with Mr. Birner appeared before the Board in regard to etition for damages to horse, No. action was taken on same. Concerning the improvement of the roadway of LaSalle Avenue at the southeast corner of La Porte Avenue,' asphalt, asphaltic concrete, wooden cedar blcickn Bitu3.- ithic or briek in pursuance to resolution No:. 313 this being the_ .day for receiving and opening bids, the Board, at 10:00 A.4. publicly opened and read and considered bids. ( over)