07/25/1916 Board of Public Works Minutes

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JulY 25th..1916. Board met in regular session at 7:45 P.M. All members present. In the matter of the deferred hearing 'on sidewalk 6mprovement on the west side of Oakland Street from Mishawaka Avenue to Ruskin Street, under Improvement Resolution No. 453, remonstrators appeared further written remonstrance was filed. Attorney F. E. Lambert appeared before the Board in the interest of the remonstrators and objected to said improvement. The Board having said matter under advisement find that the remonstrance filed July llth. ,191e'. and July 25th. ,1916. should be sustained and that the resolution should be and the same is hereby and in all things rescinded. p Hearing had on assessment roll and final estimate for pipe sewer on Caroline Street from Southerly line of Lincoln Way East to center line of Dayton Street Under Improvement Res oliation No. 414. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. In the above matter a remonstrators a peared but no written remonstrance was filed. The Board therefore find that the property assessed in said rolls filed July 5th.,19166. is benef itted in the amount df assessments as shown on said rolls, and the Board further find that the assessment roll filed July 5th.,1916 and the final estimate allowed July 5th.,1916.'should be and the same are hereby in all things ratified, .confirmed and approved. Hearirf had r�r !;.ssessment roll and final estimate for pipe sewer on Indiana A venue from Prairie Avenue to -:a point 110 feet west of the west line of Kemble Avenue, under Improvement Resolutions No. 420. In the City of South Bend, Indiana . In the above matter a remonstrator appeared but no written remonstrance was filed. The Board therefore find tha the property assessed in said roll filed July 5th. 1916 and is benefitted in the amount of assess wens as shown on said rolls , and the Board further find th...t the assessment rolls filed July 5th.,1916 and the final estimate allowed July 5th.,1916 should be and the same are hereby in all things ratified, confirmed and approved. Hearing given on Condemnation Reolution No. 44 for the purpose of appropriat a strip of land for the opening of an alley from Corby Street to Lot 23 in Sorin s 2nd. Addition. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. In the above matter a remonstrator appeared but no written remonstrance was filed. The Board after uue consideriTecided to tak-final action on said resolution by modifying said resolution by cutting off the following described property( thence southerly parallel to and 172 feet west of the westerly line of Notre Dame Avenue to the south line of lot 19 in said Addition 14.56 feet; thence southerly parallel to and 186.56 feet west of the westerly line of Notre Dame Avenue to the south line of lot 20 in Sorin's Second Addition; thence east on the south line of said lot 20, Fourteen and fifty six hundreths !(14.56) feet to a point 172 feet west of the westerly line of Notre Dame Avenue, (The above strip being 14.56 feet off of lot belonging to Honer and Price. Said alley to be 14 foot straight thru. A nd the Board confirms with above modification all former action taken -on the same. The Board therefore declares the above property in all Vhings con— demned and appropriated for public use, the Board now orders that a list or roll be prepared of all the owners or holders or property and of valuable interests therein sought to be taken or to be injuriously affected, which list or roll shall also describe the property benefically affected. Petitions received for light on Carroll and E. Donald Street, also one on Roquet ground at Shetterly Park. Same read and placed on file, The contract for printing of five hundred improvement contracts and bonds was awareed to L. P. Hardy, for uhe amount of ..... $12.50 Communication received from the Park Commissioner extending their thanks to the Board for the furnishing o?their office in the City Hall Same placed on file, The Board instructed the Clerk to call up the matter of moving the Michigan Central Turn table, on Cedar Street in a month or Tuesday August 22nd. 1916. at 10: 00 A .M. Petition for grade, curb walk and grgvel pavement on Dubail Avenue from South Marine Street to Leeer Street. The same was referred to the City Engineer for investigation.