03/14/1916 Board of Public Works Minutes

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March 14th.,l Board met in re-gular session at 10:00 A.I. All members present. Atty. Ferabaugh and Mr. Chas. Platt appeared before the Board for an the Board's opinion on the sub -dividing of a, tract of land between Caroline Street sand Kline Street south of -Lincoln Way East. No action taken by the Board. Petition presented by Joseph Wypiszynski for a light at corner of Napier Street abd Pine Street.. The same was read and .placed on file for investigation. Mr. Chas. Prast and Mr. Geo. Carll appeared before the Board in regard to the platting of the Chas. Prast property on Lincoln Way West. No action taken by the Board. Petition for the paving of Leer Street from Lincoln Way East to Calvert ✓ Street received by the Board and placed on file fl r s ixty' days. ( Call up May 15t h. , 1916.} The City Civil Engineer submitted the estimated cost of the Gravel roadway and grading of Pokgaon Street from Tecumseh Avenue to the Michigan Central Railroad at 39200.00 Petition for sewer and pavement on West' Indiana Avenue from Kemble Ave. ✓ to ,Prairie Avenue, vms received and placed on file. Report received from the Travelers Indemnity Company, Hartford, Conn.in regard to the City Hall boilers. The s£me was read and placed on file. The following waiver was filed with the Board and permission granted. South Bend, Ind. March 2,1916. TO TBE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS South .Bend, Indiana* We, the undersigned, being the only persons owing property on- Washington Street from Sunnyside Avenue to Jacob Street and we only are affected by improvements made on said street.. We do hereby waive all objections and defense to any defect in these proceedings and to any violation in procedure for the improve- ment of streets as fixed by Section 8710 of Burn's Revised Statute of 1914, and request that a permit be issued to a, duly authorized contractor for the grading of the roadway of said Washington Street from Sunnyside Avenue to Jacob Street. The expense of said grading to be borne by E. Louis Kuhns. The work to be done under supervision of the City Engineer. By private contract. Re sp a ct f'til ly, E. LOUIS KUHNS IDA S. KUHNS HELEN S. HENDERSON BY E. LOUIS KU"S,Agt. F. A. MILLER F. A. BRYAN 4EO. B. BEITNER Mr. Geo. M. Urey, Cemetery Sexton appeared before the Board in regard to having cemetery fence painted. The Board ordered that bids should be received fc r the painting of same at the next re�,uler session of the Board. Mr. D. C. Layton, Street Commissioner reported to the Board the condaltion of the River Bank along the outlet of the Leland Ave-nue sewer. The sayr:e was orete reyd cleaned up. President.