02/15/1916 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Tuesday February 15th.-9,1916. Continued. Board met in regular session at 7:45 P.M. All members present. Petition presented to the Board for grade on. Poka.gon Street from Tecumseh .%Avenue to the right of way of the Michigan Central'Ry. Company. The same was referred to the City Engineer for a resolution for grade with a three inch wearing surface of gravel. Guarantee Bond. on Fray¢; lin Street Brick pavement from Sample- Street to ,( Indiana Avenue signed by C.H. De Frees was approved by the Board. In regard to the hearing can Vacation Resolution No. 20 for the vacation of a Plat known as Stover-Longley Addition to South Bend, Indiana was deferred until Tuesday February 22nd 1916 at 7:45 P-M- The following communication was approved by the Board. To the Hon. Board of Public Mort, s of the City of South Bend, Indiana. Gent l emen: - Regarding the filing case which we ak s your Beard to install in the City Court Room will state 'that we have carefully examined the prices and sketches submitted to you by the firm of Herr h Herr, local agents of the Art Metal Construction. Co. and find that the steel stacks at $74.00 (eliminating base) is the most desirable and we again ask that you order same installed in said Court Room. We firmly #)elieve that this will be both convenient and economical. Yours re sp ect telly, Herbert D. warner City judge.; H F.Rostiser City Clerk. LOCAL SEWER IMP ROVER NT RE SOL . `T ION N0. 4181 Resolved by the Board of Public worts of the City of South Bend, Indiana County of St. Joseph.i That the construction of a local sewer, intended and. adapted - only for local use by =the property holders whose property abuts thereon, and not intended or adapted for receiving sewerage from collateral drains, be and t1ee same is, hereby ordered in and along goose Court -from Chapin Street to a point 100 feet west of the west line of Scott Street as follows, to -wit;' - Beginning at the intersection of the center line of Chapin :street and Hoose Court; thence east along the center line of Hoose Court to a point 100 feet west of the west line of Scott Street with a 12 inch vitrified pipe sewer. Together with tine necessary manholes, inlets, conduits 'and house connections to the curb' line along the line of said improvement. All as shown on the plans, and in acerdance with the profiles, detail drawings and specs ications on file in the office of the Department of Public works. of the City of South Bend, Indiana, --nd said sewer, with sill its appurtenances shall -be -constructed in accordance with t he profile and specifications now on file in tie o fice of the Department of Public woks of said City. The cost of said improvement shall be apportioned against and paid by the property holders whose property abuts theren, and upon the City of South Bend, if the City is benefited by, said improvement, all according to the method and manner provided for in Act of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, entitled,* An Act Concerning Municipal Corpor- ations,* approved March 6,1905• Assessments, if deferred,' are to be paid in ten equal annual installments, with interest at the rate of Six per cent per annum. A bond - or bonds shall be issued to the contractor in payment for such work, unless the pro- perty owners pay said assessments before said bond or bonds are issued.