04/25/1916 Board of Public Works Minutes

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�9 . Beard met in regular session at 10;)) A.M. All members present. Mr. Ireland appeared bei`ore the Board in regard to a water tap being ordered ✓ placed on prt. of to 13 Michigan Street. Board info rmed- him that they would investi— gate this matter. Atty. L. J. Meyers appeared before the Board in regard to the placing of-' a freight depot. Fop rd. iiist_c-Lletczc, Mr. Neyers to dray up a contract and submit same to the Board, and they would submit the same` to the City Attorney. ?fir. B. 0. Steroehnson aT)Deared before t: Je Board and s.sl-ed the privilege of of meeting with the Board in regard * a the vacation of- Girik Avenue.:: The time for said meeting wasset for 7:30 P.M, Wednesday April 26th;,1916. Plat Of Mille r' s Re Plat of a `part of Lot :92 in 3rd. Plat of Shetterly Place Addition eras approved by the Board. Communication received from E. T. Bonds, Mgr. of Central Union Telephone Company stating that they had sufficient underground conduit in on Michigan Street. Same was read and placed on file. Communication received from Elmer C. Dai cey of th.e South Bend Hone Telephone Company, stating that he had no underground work to do on Michigan Street. Same was ✓ read and placed on file. Petition received for a Asphalt, Brick or Macadam pavement on East Howard ✓ Street from Niles Avenue to North Eddy Street. the Same wa.> read and placed on file. The following petitions were received and approved by the Board. To the Board of Public Works q of the City of South Bend, Indiana. The undersigned, the Chicago, South Bend and. Northern Indiana Railway Company, hereby notifies ,you that it elects to improve that portio=i of Indiana Avenue from Marietta Street to Miami Street in the City of South Bend, being part of the street described in Improvement Resolution No. 416 which is occupied by the tracks of said Company, and that portio n thereof which said Company is bound by con— tract with the said City to improvq. Such improvement will be made and constructed by said Company in the following manners, Metropolitan or other equally good paving brick, to be used, with such detail as to laying of the same as shall be determined by the Bog rd of Pubic Works and the City Engineer, such brick to be laid on tither sand cushion or cement mortar cushion and to be underlaid by sie inches of concrete extending between the ties and underneath the rail; all subject to the further detailed specifications which may be supplied_ by the Cit y Engineer. This notice and election is given and served under and in accordance with the Law of 19099 as set forth in the Published Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana for the year 1909 at pages 412,417 et seg. same being Section 9710 Buzns R.S. 1914, and other laws and parts thereof applicable thereto. The undersigned further hereby req -ests your Honorable Body b to include the paving and improvement above mentioned and described and the cost thereof in the general contract let by your Board for the Improvement of said Indiana Avenue under said Improvement Resolution No. 416. Respectfully submitted, CHICAGO, SOUTH BEND & NORTHRN INDIANA RAILWAY COMPANY, by C.D. E mmons, General Manager.