03/28/1916 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Board -met in regular session ast 7:45 P.M. All members present. Board held first part of session in the Council Chambers, owing to the crowd of property owners on Mishawaka Avenue nand Eddy Street pavement improvement hearing* The, decision of the Board being held up until this date on the Eddy Street and Mishawka Avenue pavement improvement from Jefferson Blvd. to Sample Street Bridge and from Eddy Street to the center of Nineteenth Street, under Improvement Resolut=ion No.- 417 in the City of South Benxi , Indian-.. In the above matter a few remonstrator s appeared against the putting in of the pavement this year. Also over one hundred p rope rty owners on Mis haw ka Avenue and Eddy Street and in River Park appeared` for the pavement to be put in thisyear.(Mr. C. D. Emmons requested that, the -improvement be postponed one year on f:.ccount of the settlment of the sewer,also that they were unable: to get steel rails very so on) And the Board being fully advised in the premises, decides that the benefits to the property liable to be assessed for soid improvements are equal to the estimated cost of ,the same, as reported by the City Civil Engineer, t-.nd thereupon takes final action on said resolution as modified. Pavement on Eddy Street from Je_ferson Blvd. to Mishawaka Avenue and on Mishawaka Avenue from Eddy Street to tie center of Nineteenth Street, and the —se —me is hereby in all things ratified, confirmed and approved. Resolved further, that notices be published on the 7th-day of April and on the l4 _"i of April 1916 in a. newspeper of gener{,l circulation in said City, stating that this Board will receive bids for the constructionof said improvements up to 10:00 A.M.. on the 16 day of May,1916. The Board reserves the. right to reject any and all bids. Clerk instructed. to advertise in outside journals for bids. In the matter of the defefd hearing on the assessment roll for the Widening of Webster Street and Indiana Avenue. Mr. Noland appeared before the Board and stated ne A interested .in having Indiana Avenge opened up. Mr. Ryell T. Miller, represe— nting Mrs. Mary L. Hoover ppposed to the widening of the Street. Mr. - Carbinier did not think his dhmages should be reduced any. The Board after due consideration decided to . defer all action on said assessment roll until tuesday April 4th.,1916. at 7.45 P.M. . Mr. Lindner appeared before the Board in regard to having an alley in his plat crAnged opposite Linder Street so as to interesteet. . The Board instructed him to take this matter up with some of the other property holdera and see if same was agreeable to them. Contract for the repair And construction of cement sidewalks on Various Streets in the City undo r Improvement Resolution No. 422, was awarded to H. N. Barnes. The following w< s filed by the City Engineer. To the Board of Public Works, of the City of South. Bend, Indiana. Gentlemew— Referring to the complaint of Mr. John Emberlain of Haney Ave. in regard to Michigan Street Trunk.sevver assessment. I have taken this matter up with -Messrs Bugbee and Sehock, Abstractors, and they -,hi ve promised to pay the -Treasurer- Mr. Emberlains penalties and; I have noti ied ;ors. Emberlin to pay_ their portion of the assessment immediately. She promised that this would be done Saturday. April lst . ,1916. Respectfully submitted, FREDERICK J. ANDERSON, City Engineer. ( over)