07/05/1916 Board of Public Works Special Meeting Minutes

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Wednesday July 5th. ,1916. Continued. Engineer filed arse dsment Tolland final a stima:_Ue for pipe sewer on Caroline Street from Lincoln Way East to Dayton Street, under Improvement Resolution No. 414. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. Resolved, that n6bices as to the amounts of assessments as required by statute be pu'01+shed on the Sth. day of July 1916 and on the 15th. day of July 1916 in the South Bend Daily Tribune, Stating that this Board will give a hearing on the amount of such assessments at its office in the City Hall on the 25th. day of July 1916 at 7:45 P-M, Resolved further, that the entire work under the above contracts be accepted and approved and the final estimate thereon allowed. notice of this resolu- tion shall be publis ed on the Sth. day of July 1916 wnd on the 15th. day of July 1916 in the South Bend Daily Tribune, stating t at .,t is Board will give h heaving on the acceptance of such work, at its office in the City Hall on the 25th. day of July 1916 at 7:45 P.M. Concerning the improvement of the roadway. of 1st. alley west of La-fayette Street from Colfax Avenue to La Salle Avenue in pursuance to Resolution No 431.th.e Board finds that no petition has been filed with said Board by a majority in number of the freeholders residing on said street to be improved requesting that it be improved with a different kind of pavement than the kind heretofore adopted by the Board in its preliminary order; and the City Engineer reports that C. H. De Frees is the lowest and best bidder for the kind of pavement heretofore adopted by the Board, and the Board find that said C. H. De gees is the lowest and best bidder and hereby lets thde egntract f r said improvement t hhijn and ordgrs that aid dmproveme t be made with Asphaltic Concrete Tr n daod La �) and a proceedings heretofe had in this natter are hereby confirmed and ratified. E. M. MORRI S A. H. RICE JOLT B. TFF3ER Board of Public Word s of City of South Bend, Indiana. Veronica C. Sweeney, Clerk of Board. Dated July 5th.91916. SIDEWALK IMPROVEUENT RESOLUTION NO. 461. Resolved by the Beard of Public Work - of the sty of South -Bend, St. Joseph County, State of Indiana, That it is deemed necessary: to improve Washington 'Avenue from Sunnyside Avenue to Jacob Street as follows, t-o-wit: By constructing cement curb and cement sidewalk on both ides of said Washington Avenue from Sunayside Ave. to Jacob Street. All as shorn on the plans and in accordance wit the profiles, detail drawingg and specifications on file in the office of the' Department of Public Works, of the City of South Bend, Indiana, in accordance with the profile, details, drawings and 'specifications on file in the office of the Department of the Board of Public W Works of said City, and such improvement is now ordered. The cost of said improvement, including the cost of street and alley intersections, shall be assessed upon the real estate abutting on said Washington. Avenue all according to the method and manner provided for in an Act of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, entitled "An Act Concerning Municipal Corp-- rations," approved March 6,1905, and in accordance wit and pursuant to the .provisions of all amendatory and supplemental acts theretot pa sed by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana. Assessments, if defered, F-re to be padd in ten equal annual installments with interest at the rate of Six per cents per arum. A bond or bo ds shall be issued to the contractor in payment .of such work, unle s the property owners pay said assess— ments before said bond or bonds &re .issued. Under no circumstances shall the City of South Bend be, or be held responsible For any sum or sums due from said property owner or owners for said work or for the collection of the same, or for the payment of any bond, bonds, certificate or certificates, issued to said contractor in payment for such work, except for such moneys as shall have been actually received by the City from the assessments for such improvement, or such moneys as said City is by said above entitled Act required to pay. All proceedings had, and work done in the making