07/28/1916 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Board met in regular session at 10:00 A.M. Mr. A. H. Rice absent. ;-- John Foster of 203 Elm Street appeared before the Board and asked the privilege of connecting to the 'City @ewer which is constructed from Colfax Avenue tin Elm St. to the City Cemetery, The following resolution was approved. R E S GLUT I 0 N. Resolved, -by the Board of Public Works, that whereas, °a certain sewer has heen constructed from Colfax Avenue bn Elm Street -into -the City Cemetery and whereas said sewer ds owned by the C-ity and whereas certain property holders now desire to connect on said private- sewer. The Board of Public Works hereby gives permission to such property holders providing that they will rebate in advance their proportionate cost of said sewer , which imounts to-$17.00'for each and every property holder so situated on said sewer. Mr. John Foster agreed to pay to the City Controller the amount of ; 7 bpoefore* connecting to the sewer. The Board instructed the Clerk to send copy of tni.s resolution to the City C'ontr'oller. Communication received by the Board from A. R. Erskine, President of the Studebbger Corporation of America in regard to Track elevation in this City, The same was read and placed on file. Mr. Ge o, Ka lz ins ki appeared before the Board in regard to the closing of West Jefferson Street from Maple Street to 1st. alley east, from July 31st.,1916. to August 5th. ,1916 between the hours of 7: 00 P.M. to ln: nn P.M. the M. R. Falcons Carnival. The same granted, buG the Board stated it would have to be opened up if to many complaints were received, Concerning the improvement of the roadway of Jaquith Court from Chapin Street to Prairie Avenue in pursuance to Resolution No. 432 the Board finds that no petitions 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 Ehgineer reports that H. N. Barnes is the lowest and best bidder for the kind of pavement heretofore adopted by the Board, and the Board finds that said H. N. Barnes is the lowest and best bidder and hereby -lets_ the contract for. -•said improve- ment to him, an orders that said improvements be made with Concrete'and all proceedings heretofore had in this matter are hereby confirmed and ratified. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. E. M. MORRIS JOHN B. WEBER Veronica C . Sweeney, Clerk of Board. Dated July 28th.,1916. The Board instructed the Clerk to notify the Indiana & Michigan Ejee. Company to move Arc lamp now located on the south side of crossing on Chapin Street to a location just north of the main tracks between main tracks and switch tracks on the New York Central Ry. Company. In regard to communication received from the -Central Union Telephone Company July 24th.,1916. asking permission to set polesand anchors bn different streets in the south end of the City. The Board did not allow the setting of poles on Sample Street as requested in this communication as the said street is ti narrow. %he balance of the poles and anchors were permitted to be set.