02/15/1916 Board of Public Works Minutes

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That, 1hereas, on the 29th., day of April 1913, the parties hereto entered into a written contract and agreement which, among other things,,provided for the use by the party of. the first part, of certain land in the southeast corner of La Salle Avenue and La Pete Avenues in the City of South and thet by said written agreement,.the'party of the -first part agreed that certain of its land at said corne^ mif%t be used for street.purpQses, a.nd that said corner should be rounded off and improved with curb and sidewalk in a manner to be approved by the Board of Public !forks of the party ofthe second part. And mhereas, said innprovement has never been made, and said parties have never agreed and determined upon the manner and method of making said.improvement, and it is desired to fix and determine the same, in order that its construction may be safe to both parties hereto and to the public. THEREFORE, it is agreed between parties hereto, that the parties ofthe � first :part shall on or before June lst.,1916 cause a part of the old curb and walk at said cornerof La Porte Avenue and -La Salle Avenues to be taken up and anew curb an.4 wales shall be constructed to as nneet th a old curb and walk as shown on. blue print hereto ` Piled, and made a part of this contract, and the space shown thereon between the curb now.existing anti -the one to be constructed, shall be paved W_ th new brie.. ' Parties of the Tirst part shall.grade and sod the space bouhded on the west side by the new curb lime, on the south by the sidewalk line and right of way of the Chicago, Lake Shore and South Bend Ry. Company and on the north by present curb line.;,, Parties of the first part agreed to fill the triangular space between the track and the present sidewalk line with four (40) inches of crushed stone, If at any time hereafter the Board of Public WoPA s finds that the appearance of the grass plot between the curb and sidewalk on La Salle Avenue adjacent to -the track and right of way of the Chicago, _Lake Shore and South Bend Ry. Co. -is unsatisfactory, then, upon written notice from said Board of.Public Works said Company agrees to fill Rdth Broken lime stone to a depth of four inches, all to the satifaction of said Board of Public Work s • ' The sidewalk to be constructed by the party of the first part shall be five feet wide connecting the walks of La Porte Avenue and La Salle Avenues and shall be built according ,to the specifications used by the City Engineer of said Ci%r in construc- tion of sidewalks in said City. Also, said party of the first part agrees to move the storm inlet located near the southeast corner of said avenues to a point near the new curb, and at a location to be designated by -the City Engineer. A blue print of said streets and of such intersecting point is hereto attached, which shows the location -of -such new curb and side- walk, and also showing parts -of streets to bepaved and parts to be filled in with crushed lime stone. It is agreed that all of said work is to be done -according to such drawing, n and blue print, and also the approval of the City Engineer of said City and trie Board of Public Works. _ IN WITNESS WHEREOF, The parties have hereunto set their 2:Ends in duplicate the day and year first above mentioned. C-RI CAG0 9LAK E SHORE & SO. BEND RY. CO.. BY C. N. WILCOXEN, Prest. & General Manager. CITY OF SOUTH BEND,INDIANA BY E. M. MORK S t A. H. RICE JOHN B. 'WEBER BOARD OF PUBLIC ?F[S. The 4th. Plat of the North-west Addition to the Pity of South Bend was presented to the Board and the same was referred to the City Engineer for investigation. President.