04/28/1916 Board of Public Works Special Meeting Minutes

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12- Board met in special session at 5: 00 P.M. All members present. The Board discussed the matter of paving of Michigan Street with Mr. C. D. E mmons Mgr. of the Chicago, South Bend & Northern Indiana, Ry._ Company., Mr. Emmons. informed them, that, lkt would be the lst. of July before %is company could do_ &rW of their work on, the above mentioned Street, as he could. not get shipment of steel before that date. He also informed the Board that he thought his work could be taken care of -in sixty days after that, as he intended to viork ahead of the contractor, Estimated cost of pipe serer improverient on High Street from Broadway to a point 100 feet north of the north line of Indiana Avenue and in Haney Avenue from High Street to Miohigmn Street at $7s, 4006,00 Estimated cost of the pipe sewer improvement i Marietta Street from Dubail Avenue to Dayton Street at* 400. o00 C0NT_RACT TrR CONSTRUCTION OF FV"E,� _VT . 1_�P:IL AGREK4E_1 T, Made and entered into in the City of South Bend, St. Joseph County' State of Indiana, by and between the City of South Bend, Indians-, by acid through its Board of Public Works, party of the first part, and the Western Construction Company a Corporation, party of the second part, WITNESSETH That, whereas, on the 26th. day of January,l9169 the Board of Public Works of said City adopted Declaratory Resolution No. 415 for the improvement of Michigan Street from the North line of La Salle Avenue, to the south line of South Street, by grading and paving the roadway of said street and the roadway of all intersecting streets and alleys, allin accordance with and by virtue of an Act of the General..Assembl_y of the State of Indiana, entitled * An Act Concerning Municipal Corporations," approved March 6th.19052 and all amendatory and suppRiemental acts thereto. And, whereas, the said Board of Public Works thereafter designated sheet asphlat as the kind of material with which said street was to be paved and improved; and Whereas, the said Westeri Construction Company was the lowost and best bidderi for the above meat io~red work; THERE�DRE, it is hereby agreed that the said party of the second part shall do and perform all the work in the prosceution of the above described improvement according to the terms and conditions of said improvement resolution No. 415, and the plans, profile and specifications on file in the office of the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana, which resolution, profile, plans and specifications are made parts of this contract as folly and effectually as if copied herein at full length, and also do all said work in a good and workmanlike manner and under the direction and control of the Civil Engineer of said City, and to the satisfaction and acceptance of the Board of Public Works of said City. It is agreed that the party of the second part shall not assign this con— tract„ or sub —let the work or any part thereof to be done hereunder, without the written consent of the said party of the first part first obtained. Said party of the second part agrees to pay for all labor or materials used in the construction of said pavement or in the performance of this contract, whether done or furnished for the party of the second part, or its agent or any sub —contractor and said party of the first part may reserve the right out of any allowance nade in any estimate in favor of the said party of the second part, or out of the amount due said party of the second part upon the completion of said work, so much as may, be necessary to pay laborers or material men.for amounts due them for work done or materials furnished in the performance of said contract and the construction of said work, and the City Treasurer of said City may require said party of the second part to file receipts from such laborers and material men for amounts so due them.