08/29/1916 Board of Public Works Minutes

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. Tuesdav Au;p,,ut 29th..1915. Continued. TEE INDIANA ' MICHTGN ELEC. COMANY. Messrs. Bryan amd Kennedy both assured rne about two weeks ago that all of their work or, Michigan St. was taken care of. Since that time they have discovered that some of their conduits crossing the sewer trench needed repairs, and. they are working on these at present. They have their work taken care of as far as Wayne Street and are now working between Wayne Street end Kefferson Blvd. For the location and number o services see attachd blue print. TH: ST. JOSEPH HEATT_NG CO. The mains and services of this company have been installed as shown on the accompanying blue print. THE NORTHERN INDIANA GAS AND ELECTRIC CO. This Company still has some service connectins north of Wayne St. to repair, and are working on them steadily. The accompanying blue print shows the services that have been put in and renf,ired. there there are no services shown the; have no record but will file the location of them as shun as they can be located. WATER DEPARTMENT. Mr. Toyn.e has informed me that he has a number of manholes yet to build around valves in the street. Mr. Burke will have all of the water taps in by the end of next week. There are still about ten -property owners who have not agreed to allww the Traction company to attached their span wires to their buildings. Mr. Brandon is going away and has turned the list over to Mr. Chard. I have arranged with the contractor on the curb to lave out a section where ever there is a #ole. TPEE WESTERN UNION AND GRAND TRUNK R . R . These two companies have wires crossing Michigan St. at Division St. but to date have ignored the orders: of the Board of .Public `forks to place them underground. If the Board intends to com-;,kl these companies to go underground they should put 1 their conduits ahead of the paving. TFE NO-'1HERN INDIANA RY. CO. This company operates overhead telephone lines across Michigan St. and like the two companies mentioned above have made no move to comply with the underground Ordinance. In conclusion will state tht I have notified the variouscompantes that it the desire of the Board that all of the unfinished work in the streets shall be completed b,3fore the week of the lair, and that if this is not possible, that the trenches be filled and no excavations made during that week. Respectfully submitted, Frederldk J. Anderson., City Engineer. T�Ioon a .-pcared bef ore the Board in regard to the opening of alley between Michi_ an St. and Main Street from Indiana Ave. south, a resolution for the same is or, record in this bfflce. The Clerlk was instructed to have the City Attorney make a report on this improvement. Hearing had on assessment roll and final estimate for Macadam pavement on Bartlett Street from St. Joserh St. to Riverside Drive, under Improvement Resolution No. ,401. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. In the ab-oe matter no remonstrators appeared and no remonstrances were filed. The Board therefo-re f indsthat the property assessed in said roll filed August 8th. , 1916 xxLd is benefitted in the amount of assessments as shown on .said rolls, and the Board father find that the assessment roll filed August 8th., 1916 and the final estimate allowed August 8th. ,1916. should be and the same dre hereby in all things ratified, confirmed and a npr ov ed . The Board granted the Western Construction Company an extension of time on their contract for the paving of Michigan Street from La Salle Ave. to South St. under Improvement Resolution No. 415. of Sixty(60) days from September lst.,1916. Contract for piTie sewer on Miami Street from Fox St.' to Ewing Ave. )-'was awarded to L. H. Webster for amount of ....................... $19088. 00 Bids for grade, curb and walk on Ninth St. was _-rejected and ordered rea,dvertised. Same to be receiv= c September 19th.,1913. at 10:00 A.M. City Civil Engin::a. r *as instructed to take up the matter of the Western Union and Grand Tru nk Companies placi ng their wires underground with the City Attorney.