04/11/1916 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Board met in regular session at 10:00 A.M. Xr. A. H. Rice absent. Mr. E. C. Witwer appeared before the Board in regard to the final award of con— tract on Keasey Street, and in regard to petition filed with Board on April 10th.,1916 as follows: r Aril Sth. 1916. HONORABLE BOARD OF PUBLIC CORKS, p City of South Bend, Indiana. Gentlemen:— We hereby earnestly petition your Honorable Body to throw out ell bids for pavement on Keasey Street and a,�vertise for new bids with the view of getting better prices and more satisfactory results any we all _Prefer and want asphaltic concrete sied by 24 property holders. T):e following resolution was approved by the Board. On the llth. day of April 1916 a petition w s filed with the Board of Public Yorks by resident free holders on Keasey Street asking that all bids be rejected and that the Board re —advertise for new bids on the several -sets of specifications on file. And .there having been no final award made in s id ten(10) day period and the Board being of the opinion that the bids filed with said Boy=. rd are unreasonablly high and does hereby grant said petition and does hereby reject all bids and ordered that new bids should be re —advertised for on the several sets of specifications on file. Resolved further, that bids be advertised for on the 13th. day of April 1916 and on the 20th. day of A p ril 1916 in the South Bend Daily T ribumn in said City, stating that this Board will receive bids for the consi. raction of said improvements, up to 10:00 A.M. on the 2nd. day of May 1916 The Board reserves the right to re jest .any a°?.d all bids. The Board instructed the City Civil Engineer to take up the matter of the Vacation of East Division Streetqwhich the Cutter Company have obstructed with tracks and report to the Board. The following reportes were received and placed on file. MONTHLY REPORT. BUILDING DEPA RTMENT, :SOUTH BEND! INDI NA. To the Honorable Board of Public Works, The Report of the Commissioner of Buildings for the Month ending March 311191E> is respectfully submitted as follows; Number Building permits issued 27 Total Value of work covered by Permits....... 120529- 00 Amount collected in Fees.. .....•••.•....•• Materiels of 54.00 wage, • No • Bld s. Type of Can— g st ruct ion, Classi-- Construction. in feet. Value 2 fication,ete. Ordinary Brick Not taken $2200.00 21 Frame Wood ° 8990.00 01.0ccupency a s 690.00 2 Semi—public Brick 2 N Frame " * 2000.00 1 Dwe lling Brick " 1600.00 . 12 no Frame °" " 5941.00 10 Mise.Alterations,ete " " 2265.00 1 Moving Permit; frame barn. Permit fee $10.00 107 Electric permits, Fees! $90.00 Respectfully , C. A. PERKINS, Commissioner of Buildings.