07/28/1916 Board of Public Works Minutes

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212 STREET OR ALLEY IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 466. 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 LINDSEY STREET FROM PORTAGE AVENUE TO BLAINE AVENUE as followsmto- it: - By grading and paving the roadway, also grading and paving the roadway of all. intersecting end entering streets and alleys not already paved lying within said portion of said Lindsey Street not included in the roadway. To be improved with Asphalt,, Asuhaltic Concrete, Brick or Bithuli-chic laid on a five (5) inch portland cement concrete foundation. Or with Brick laid on a six (6) inch rolled gravel foundation. Placing the necessary marginal cement curb, curbir_g the roadway where same is not already con- structed. Also the Instruction of the necessary storm water.inlets and conduits. All as sho m on the plans and in accordance with the profiles, detail drawingin and speci- fications 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 alley intersections, shall be -paid by special assessment to be levied upon the•property specially benef°itted, to the amount that the same may be legally assessed therefor,in accordance with an Act of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, entitled "An Act Concerning Municipal Corporations," aproved 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 street and alleys which run into, but, do not cross said roadway herein proposed to be impvuvdd and that portion of such street or alley abutting upon property beloning 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 Section 108 of the above entitled Act. Assessments of Ten Dollars and move against each lot, if deferred, are to be paid in ten equal annual instiliments, with interest at the rate of Six per cep cent per annum. A bond or bonds will be issued to the contractor to the amount of such deferred assessments in pro r�ta payment for such improvement. Under no circumstances shall the dity of South Bend be, or beheld 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 actually been received by the City from the assessments, for such improvement, or such moneys as said City is by said entitled Act and amendments and supplements thereto required to pay. All proceedings had, and work done in the making of said improvement, assessment of property, collection of assessments and issuance of bonds therefor, shall be as provided for in said above entitled Act, and -Acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto. Be It Further Resolution, That the Board of Public Works fix the 22nd. day of August 1916 at the hour or 7:45 P.M. at the office of the Board of Public Works, of this City, as the time and place for the public consideration of said proposed improvement, at which said Board f Public Works will hear all persons interested, or whose property is liable to be assessed for said improvement, and will decide whether the ebenfits to the property liable to be assessed for said improvment will equal the estimated cost thereof. Be It Further Resolved, That notice of the time and place of such public consideration be published and mailed in the mznner provided by law. Notice of this resolution shall be published on the 29th. day of July 1916 and on the 5th. day of August 1916 in the Suth Bend Daily Tribune. Adopted this 28th. day of July 1916. BOARD OF PUBLI^, WORKS. E. M. MORRIS JOHN B. WEBER At ;ebted: Veronica C. Sweeney, Clerk of Board.