04/18/1916 Board of Public Works Minutes

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M, Street Commissioner recommended that cement walk extensions be put in at these east and west extensions of Division Street across Meade and Klley Street. also that plank crosswalks will be placed on Division Street across Meade and Klley Streets as soon as possible. The Board approved said. recommendations. Communication frown F. A. Bryan in regard to grade on East Wash. Avenue same read and placed on file. Corrmunicati®n received and read fawm F. A. Bryan in regard to underground work on Michigan Street. Same placed on file. Communication received and read from the Indiana & Michigan Electric Company in regard to the discontinuing of lights in Skating rinks. Same placed on file. Communication received from The. St. Joseph 'Loan- & Trust Company by George U. v Bingham, Secy. in regard to Creosote Block pavement on Michigan Street. Same placed on file. Grade approved on the 2nd. alley west of Miami Street between Indians. Avenue and Dubail Avenue. R E S 0 L U T I 0 N. Resolved, by unanimous consent of the Board, that a Street Flusher be ordered !/ from the Studebaker Corporation of American at the sum of $12350.00. Communication reeeived from the Vaccuum Ice Plant in regard to a street ✓ flusrer, same read and platen on file. in regard to complaint filed of telephone pole in front of a window ,which property owner wants to convert into a dooit in building used as warehouse and owned by J. C. Barrett, the Pole and wire inspector reports and recommends as follows. This pole is an A.T.&T. Pole No. 3 when this window is made into a door the pole will blockade the entrance to the doorway. The pole should be reset to the south about 15 feet. This Building has been built since the pole was set. This work should be finished as soon as the door is built. The Board approved the above recommendation. In regard complaint of pole in the way of the building of a new garage in the rear of 404 E. Indiana Avenue, the pole and wire inspector recorsmends the ,j following. This is a Central Union Telephone Company pole and it should be trenched out into the alley as it now stands on private ground. This wore: should be done at once as it stops the building of a garage. The Board approved tree above recommendation. Permission granted to the Central Union Telephone Company to place one pole on the south west corner of alley between ®edar Street and Madison Strec--t and Francis and. Eddy Streets as per diagram. Company ordered to stencil all poles now standiig. The Street Commissioner reported on the following defective walks which thirty day notices were se it out on and Itad e--p iced, and the Board hereby orders / that the City Contractor be ordered to construct or repair walks according to Resolution No. 422 for the Construction of repairing of Various Walks in the City* A. & J. Czarkowski, Lot 6 Forces Sub Div. at 721 Ford Street. John & J. Nowak, Lot 3 Ford's Sub —Div. on 601 S. Scott Street. E. K. & S. J. Kenna, Lot 19 Ford's Sub —Div. on 712 & 714 Ford Street. Philip Strickler estate Lot 109 Cotrells Original Plat located at 436 North Hill Street. All reported on as nothing done. Notices ordered sent to property owners on defective sidewalk at 711 w. Ford Street and 720 W. Ford Street.