07/25/1916 Board of Public Works Minutes

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207 STREET OR ALLEY IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 463. Be It Resolved By the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, St. Joseph County, State of Indiana, That it is desired and deemed necessary to improve La Porte Avenue from Washington Avenue to the north line of Linden Avenue as follows, to -wit: - By resurfacing the roadway from curb line to curb line and the roadways of the intersecting; and entering streets and a legs, lying with in said portion of said en PerteiAvenn.e.:,n,ot included in the toadway, with Sheet Asphalt, or Asphaltic Concrete laid on the present brick surface, In places where the present brick surface has not the proper cross section and grade, or where there are holes or other irregularities, it s ba ll be brought to the or oper grade by the use of concrete. Placing the necessary marginal cement curbm curbing the roadway with cement curb where same is not already constructed. Also the construction of, the necessary storm water inlets and conduits. AM as shown on the plans, and in accordance with the profiles, detail drawings and specifications on file in the Office of the Department of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana.The cost of the improvement herein provided for , except - street"; and al -ley intersections; shall be paid by secial assessment to be levied upon the pr oerty s pee is lly benef itted, t o the amount that the same may be legally assessed theref or, in acc ordance with Aar Act of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, entitled " An Act Concerning Municipal Corporations," a proved March 6,1905, and in accordance with and pursuant to the provisions of all acts amendatory and supplemental thereto. The cost of all street and alley intersections, including one-half of the width of the improvement opposite stL°eet and a legs which run into, but do not cross said roadway herein proposed t oo be im roved and that portion of such street or alley abutting upon property belonging to said City , or upon property not subject to such assessment, shall be paid by the City in cash out of its general fund, if able to do so, or from a fund created by a special assessment to be levied under the provisions of Seaton 108 of the above entitled Act. ,ssessments of ten dollars and more against each lot, id deferred, are to oa paia ._ . ten equal annual installments, with interest at the rate of Six per oent per annum. A bond or bonds will be issued to the contractor to the amount of such deferred assessments in pro rata payment for such improvement. Under no circumstances shall the City of South Bend be, or be held respa responsible for any sum or sums due from said property owner or owners for said work or f or the c ollect ion of the same, or f or the payment of any bond, bonds, certifi- cate or cert if icates , iss ued t o sa id c ontract or in payment f or such work, except for s uc h moneys as said City is by said entitled Act and amendments and supplements thereb req aired to pay. All proceedings has, and work done in the making of said impr ovemen� assessment of property, collection of assessments and issuance of bonds therefor, shal be as provided for in said above entitled Act, and Acts amendatory thereof and supple mental thereto. Be It Further Resolved, That the Board of Public Works fix the 22nd. day of Au.iist 1916 at the hour of 7:45 P.M. at the office of the Board of Public Works, of this C itu, as the time and place fior the public ensideration of said pro- posed impr ovement, at -,,hih said Board of Public Works will hear all persons inter- -s ted , or jvhos e property is liab le to be assessed for said improvement, and will decide whether t ,e benefits to the property liable to be assessed for said improvement will e'qua.1-11the _edt imated cost thereof. Be It Further Res of-aed, That notice of the time ad place of such -public dens ideration be published and mailed in the manner provided by law. Notice of this resolution shall be published on the 27th. day of July 1966 and on the 3rd. day of August- 1916. In the South Bend Daily Tribune. Adopted this 25th. day of July 191,15. BOARD OF PUBLIC:: WORKS E . M. MORRIS A. H. RICE JOHN B. WEBER Veronica C . Sweeney, Clerk of the Board.