04/18/1916 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Board met in rdgular session at 10:00 A.M. All members present. Atty. L. F. Meyers appeared before the Board in regard to permission to place freight depot at La Porte Avenue and Colfax Avenue. The Board took this matter under advisement until Tuesday April 25th. ,1916 at 10:00 A.M. Mr. Engeldrum appeared before the Board in regard to having an alley between Main Street and Lafayette Blvd nd Bartlett end Navarre Street paved. No action was taken. Instructed to have petition signed for the same. Petition received for brick pavement on Stull Street from Michigan Street to Franklin Street. The same was referred to, _the City Engineer for investigation. Petition for pavement on Fuerbringer Street from Sherman Avenue to Cottage - Grove Avenue. The same was referred to the City Engineer for investigation. Building Commissioner Perkins with Mr. C . Smogor appeared before the Board in regard to tree erection of a hall at 1321 Fisher Street, in accordance with Building Code. No action was taken. The following petition was received and referred to the Common Council as the Board has no jurisdiction over Street cn rs. PETITION. o the Honorable Board of Public Works, ity. At a recent meeting of the Oliver and Sample Civic Centers the question of Street car service has been discussed and the consensus of opinions is that the service is in- adeguate both as to frequency and to size of cars. ` At present there is only half hour service on both the Chopin nd Sample Street lines, and during rush hours the, cars are much too small to accommodate the crowds. We would suggest and reppectfully request fifteen minutes service with larger cars on both lines, Therefore, we the undersigned, residents to the Chapin -,:nd Sample Street districts hereby petition your honorable body for the improvement as above outlined. Signed by about eighty residents. The Clerk was instructed to write to Civic Clubs and inform them that this petition was turned over to the Common Council for consideration. The City Civil Engineer filed the following estimated costs , Estimated cost on Pavement on alley west of Lafayette Street from Colfax Avenue to La Salle Avenue at ... $1.280.00 Estimated cost of pavement improvement on Hoose Court from Chapin Street to Scott Street at ..... $1.540.00 Estimated cost of pipe sewer improvement on Francis Street from South Bend Avenue to Sorin Street at .... $1.900.00 Renewal certificate of Bond No. 975696 sued by Charles Pavey and the American Surety Company approved. Renewal certificate of bond No. 779331 signed by South Bend dome Tel. Company and American Suety Company approved by the Board. Guarantee bond for the' sum of Six hundred and Vventy four dollars signed by 0. H. De Frees on North Michigan Street resurfacing approved by the Board. Excavation bond for the sum of One Thousand ( 1,000.00Dollars signed by the Aslin Plumbigg Company a proved by the Board. Communication from Charles Coonley in regard to type or pavement on RI rst alley west of Lafayette Street between Colfax Avenue and La SallE Avenue was read-�-anal g�aeed on file.