01/25/1916 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Regarding the attached petition for pavement on Liston Street from Birdsell Street to Adams Street, I respectfully report that I have investigated said matter and recommend, that the petition be granted. The estimated cost of the City f s share of said improvement is $ 655.00 Respectfully submitted, FRED11"RICK J. ANDERSON, City Engineer. Th a above petition wts placed on file thntil April 4th.11916. at 10:00 A.M. Communi cat ion received from the Common Council instructing the Board to install an incandescent light at the alley between Garst and Stull Streets on Lafayette. Street. The sa.e was read and placed on file with other petitions to be investi- gated when trip is made, for said purpose. The follow ng letter was ordered sent to Mr. U. G. Manning, City Controller. To Mr. U. G. Manning, City Controller, City. Dear Sir You are hereby reT ested to hold out of the funds owing J.H.Oahill Co., Contractor on the Michigan Street Trunk sewer, the sum of Two hundred and fifty (25000)Dollars.- This to be used by the Board of Public Works in repairing and replacing any defects found on sewer. Very truly, BOARD OF PUBLIC W01kS. STREET OR ALLEY IMP ROVEMEIT RESOLUTION NO. 416. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WOFK S OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEN#D,ST. JOSEPH COUNTY,STATE OF IND ANA, that it is desired and deemed necessary to improve Indiana Aveme from Leer Street to Kemble Avenue as followsyto-wit- By grading and paving the roadway, also by grading and paving the road- ways of all intersecting streets and a! legs lying within the property lines of said Inch. ana Avenue not included in the roadway; by paving said roadways wd.th either Asphalt, Asphaltic Concerte, Brick or Bitulithie laid o n a five (5) inch portland cement concrete foundation; or with Brie laid on a six (6) inch , rolled gravel foundation; by placing the necessary margin- al cement curb; curbing the roadway with cement curb where same is not already constructed by placing all manholes and inlets to the proper grade; and by the construction of all storm water inlets and conduits; all as shown on the plans and in accordance with the profiles and detail drawings and specifications on file in the office of the Department of Public Works of toe City of South Bend, Indiana. The cost of the improvement herein provided for, except street and alley - int rsections, shall be paid by special assessment to be levied upon the property speciially benefitted, to the amount that the same may be legally assessed therefor, in accords -ace with an Act of the General Assembly of the Ste to of Indiana, entitled *An Act ConceLning Municipal Corporations, * approved March 6,1905 and in accordance with and pursuant to the provisions of all acts amendatory and supplemental. thereto. The cost of all street and alley intersections, including one-half of the width of the improvement opposite street and alleys rich run into, but do not cross said roadway herein proposed to be improved and that portion of such street or alley abutting upon property belonging to said City, or upon property snot subject to such assessment shall be paid by the City in cash out of its general fund, if able to do so, or from the fund created by a special assessement to be le ied under the provisions of Section 108 of the above entitled Act. Assessments of ten dollE-rs and more against each lot, if deferred, are to be paid in ten equal annual installments,. vdth. interest at the rate of Six per cent. per annum. A bond or bonds will be issued to the contractor to the amount of such deferred assessments in pro rats payment for such improvement.