02/08/1916 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Communication received by City Engineer Anderson from E.F.Seebirt,City Attorney in regard to power of . cieaning out and deepening a natural stream running through the City was presented to the Board. The same placed on file to be called up for consideration intwo weeks or February 22nd. 1916 at 10:00 A.M. Com munication received from Chief Kerr requesting that lumber be supplied for the making of a cupboard in the Police station. The Clerk was instructed to give the Chidf an order for the necessary lumber. Engineer filed assessment roll of awards of damages an assessments of benefits under Vacation Resolution No. 25 for the Vacation of a part of Lafayette St. between'Broadway and Indiana Avenue, In the City of South Bend, Indiana. Tae Board has ordered that notices of such awards of damages and assess- ments of benefits be served according to law, and that a hearing be given on same on 29th. day of February 1916 at the office of the Board in the City Mall at 7:45 P.M. for the purpose of nearing or receiving objections of any person or persons interested in said matter. The City Engineer submitted the list of property owners in the matter of the appropriation oC bertain� property under condemnation Resolution No. 43 for the Opening of Lafayette Street from 149 feet north of Indiana Avenue to Indiana Avenue, as stated in resolution on page No.Iz wick list includes the names of the owners and: holders of property and of interests therein sought to be taken or beneficially or injuriously effected, and the description of the several pieces of property which is affected by the said appropriation proceedings. Thereupon the Board proceeded to award the damages sustained and to assess the benefits accruing to each piece of property upon said list. It was thereupon, upon motion duly made and seconded and unanimously adopted, resolved that said list, together with the amounts of benefits and damages and net benefits and net damages therein set forth as to the several parcels of land be adopted and that the respective amount of benefits contained in said list be and are hereby assessed against the several tracts of land as specifically set forth in said list, and that the respective amounts of damages contained in the said list be and are hereby awarded to the several tracts of land as specifically set forth in said list and that the net benefits or net damages, as tyle case may be as to the respective tract s of land, contained in said list are hereby awarded or assessed, as the case may be as to the said several tracts of land. The Board hereby further sets off the benefits and damages each against the other Y&ere Yhoth benefits and damages are assessed against the same piece of pro- perty, tract of land or interest, and hereby fixes said respective n_etbetefits as the amount that shall be paid by the respective owners as benefits, and further hereby fixes the respective net damages as to the several tracts as the amount that shall be paid to the owners of the respective tracts as damages. _ Thereupon, upon motion duly made and seended and unanimously adopted, the 29t . day of February 1916 at 7:45 P.M. was fixed as the day on which this Board will receive or hear remonstrances Pror persons with regard to the amount of their respective awards or assessments, and the Clem; of this Board was instructed to pre- pare and cause to be duly and legally given, notices to the owners of each parcel of property, showing the amount of the assessment or award, wif h a description of the, property affected, akW the date of said hearing.