06/13/1916 Board of Public Works Minutes

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TUE SDAY June 13t h. ,1916. Continued. RESOLUTION N0. 456. Resolved by the Board of Public Worksf the City of Srnth Bend, State of Indi nag that it is necessary for the welfare of the people of said City to clean out and deepen a creek known as McCartney Creeksa natural. water course, which creep drains land both within and without the said City of South Bend; said creek to be cleaned out and deepened beginning,at Beek's Lake, sometimes known as La Salle Lakes and running north easterly along .the line of said creek. to a point three hundred (300) feet north of the center of Vassar Avenue in said City. The cost of said improvement shall be apportioned against and paid by the property holders whose property abuts thereon, and upon the City of South Bend, Indiam, if said City is benefitted by said improvements all accordi-xg to the method and manner provided for in an Act of the General Assembly of the State of Indians, entitled ti An Act Con erring Municipal Corporat ions, ° approved March 6th. 919059, And said work is hereby ordered to be made, and the `City Engineer.of said City is hereby directed t o file necessary drawings and specifications for saki work in the office of this Board. "Notice of this resolution shall be published on the 15th. day of June 1916 and on the 22nd. day of June 1916 in the South Bend Daily Tribune. This Board will give ahhearing on this resolution at its office in the City Hall on the 18'th* day of July 1916 at 7:45 P.M. BOARD OF PUBLIC MORKS. E. M. MORRIS SOHN B.'WEBER Attested; Veronica Co Sweeney, Clerk of Board. The following partial estimate gas allowed W. B. Brady Construction Co. I herewith submit partial estimate 'No. 1. for the Asphaltic Concrete ✓ pavement improvement _ on Indianaa Avenue from Leer Street to Prairie Avenue in accordance witli the terms of the contract between the City of South Bend and the W. B. Brady Construction Company. COMPLETED WORK: 7043 sq. yds of concrete at $.40 per sq. yd............. 29817.20 4500 cu. yds of grading at $.50 per cu. yd.............. j2.250.00___ of which amounts to .............. 3s293•6 respectfully submitted, Frederick J. Anderson, City Engineer. The Board ordered that a new Elliott Fisher Book -Typewriter be purchead for the office of the Board at the sum of Two hundred eight dollars with twenty five dollars discount making machine Two hundred fifty 'five dellars. The machine now in the office of the Board to be transferred to the Park Beard office. The awarding of the contract for wee' rouneotions on Michig&n Street from La Salle Avenue 'to South Street was ,deferred until Tuesday die 20th.;1,1916. at 10: 00 A.M. President.