09/05/1916 Board of Public Works Minutes

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242. 16. Board met in regular session at 7:45 P.M. Mr. A. H. Rice absent, Mr. Shirk appeared before the Board and complained of the size of sewer that was to be laid on Miami Strut between Fox Street and Ewing Avenuee The Board informed Mr. Shirk that nothing could be done now as the contract had been let for the said sewer. Hearing had on Improvement Resolution No. 468. for pavement on ✓ Euclid. Avenue from La Porte Avenue to Walnut Street. In the City of -South Bend, Indiana. Upon said hearing no remonstrators appeared and no written remon- strance was filed. And the Board being; fully advised in the premises, decides that the benefits to property, liable to be assessed for said improvements are equal to the esti-. mated cost of the same, as re-orted by the City Civil Engineer, and thereupon takes final action on said resolution. as originally adopted, and the same is hereby in all things ratified, confirmed `and a^proved. Resolved further, that notices be published on the 7th. day of September 1916 and or the 14th day of Setember 1916 in a newspaper of general circulation in said City, stating that this Board will receive bids for the construction of said improvements up to 10:00 A.M. on the 26th. day of September 1916. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Hearing or, improvement Resolution No. 469 for Grade, curb and walk on west side of Chapin Street and gravel pa.vmJWt on 'Chapin Street from Calvert Street to Ewing Avenue. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. Upon said hearingno remonstrators appreared and no written remon�- strance was filed. And the Board beng fully advised In tha p remises decides thgt the benefits to property liable to be assessed for said improvements are equal to the estimated cost of the same, as reorted by the City Civil Engineer, and thereupon takes final action on said resolution as originally adopted and the same is hereby in all things -ratified, confirmed and approved. Resolved further , that rotices be .ublished or, the 7th. day of September 191�. and on the 14th. day of Seotem ber 1916 in a newspaper of general circualation in said City, stating that this Board will receive bids f o t erhe con- 1916. struction of said improvements up to 10:00 A M. on the 26th. day o_ Sep The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Deferred hearing on assessment roll and final estimate for Ashaltic Concrete navement on K_easey Street from Carrolll Street to Michigan Street, under. 1-1 Improvement Resolution No. 407. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. Tn the above matter no remonstrators appeared and no written remonstrance was filed. The Board therefore find that the roperty assessed in said roll filed August 15th. 1916 is benefitted i^ the amount of assessments as shown on said rolls, and the Board further find that the assessment roll filed August 15th, 1916 should be and the same is hereby in all things t atified, confirmed and approved. Petition for a pipe sewer or. High Street from center of Bowman Street to Fwing Avenue and or, Ewing Avenue from High Street to Miami Street and Miami Street from Ewing Avenue south 1250 feet. The same was referred to the City Engineer for investigtion. Petition for a grade on Catalpo. Avenue from Indiana Avenue to Calvert Street. Same reff�rred to the City Engi-neer for invesigation. Petition received from property owners in the square bounded by Main, Mayne, Lafayette and Division Streets petitioning for the installation of an electric lamp of not less than 80 candle bower, at the junction of the alley which runs north and south, and Place Court, which runs east and west through the above described square. The same read and placed on file.