10/03/1916 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Board met in regular session at 7:45-1P.M.. All, members present. Hearing had on* assessment roll and final estimate for Brick pavement on alley west of Michigan Street .from La Salle Avenue to Madison. Street and alley north of La Salle Avenue from Main Street to Michigan Street, under Improvement Resolution. No. 440 In the City of ' S outh Bend, Indiana.' In the above smatter no remonstrators appeared and no written remonstrance was filed. The Board therefore find that the property assessed in said roll filed September 19th. ,1916 is benef itted in the amount of assessments as shown on said rolls, and the Board further find tit , the assessment rolls filed September 19th. ,1916 and the final estimate allowed. _Sappbomber 1,9th.1916 should be and the same. are hereby in all things rat if ied , c onf irmed and a ppr oved . Hearing had on assessment roll and final estimate for water connections on Jaquith Court from Prairie Avenue to.Chapin Street under Improvement Resolution No. 441, In the City of South Bend, Indiana. In the above matter remonstrators appeared but no written remonstrance was filed. The Board therefore find that the property assessed in said rolls Piled September 12th ,1916. is benef itted in the amount of assessments as shown on said rolls, and the Board further find that the assessment roll filed September 12th. and the final estimate allowed September 12bh. , 1916. should be *and the same is hereby in all things mat if ied, c onf irmed and approved. Hearing had on assessment roll "and final estimate for pipe sewers on Orchard street -from Scott Street to Kendall Avenue'and on Kendall Street from lat. alley north of Orchard Street to point €30 feet north of Dunham Street, under Improvement Resolution No.451. In the City of South - Bead, Ind iana. . In the above matter remonstrators appeared and remonstrated against amount of assessments against their property, but no written remonstrance was filed. The Board after due ons iderat ion decided to deduct the cost of Orchard Street pipe sewer assessment off, be cause of trunk sewer benefit and unusual circumstances of health c and it ions and abenef it to the C ity. This amount to be paid by the City of South Bend, and the City Engineer was instructed to revise said assessment roll accordingly. The Board therefore find that the property assessed in said roll filed September 19th. , 1916 and mod if ied at -this hearing is benefited in the amount of assessments as shown on said revised assessment roll, and the Board further find that the assessment tells filed September 19th., 1916 and the final estimate allowed September 19th., 1916 should be and the same are hereby in all things ratified, c onf irmed and approved. Hearing had Improvement Resolution No., 472 for -pipe sewer on Dale Avenue from Ind iana Avenue ,t o .Duba it Avenue, In the C ity of S outh Bend, Ind Tana. Upon said hearing a remonstrator appeared bu t nod written remonstrance was filed.. And ,thy Board being fully advised in the premises, decides that the bene- fits to property liable to 'be assessed for said improvement are equal to the estimated ost. of the same, as reported by the City Civil Engineer, and thereupon the Board decided that said resolution was to be mod if ied to read as follows_; Pipe sewer on Dale Avenue from Dubai 1 Avenue to the center of Lot 23 O&k Park Add it ion. This lot belonging to Phillip D.' Rock., and thereupon takes final action on said resolution as modified and the same is hereby in all things ratified, confirmd and approved. Resolved further, that notices be published on the 5th. day of 1916 and on the 12th. day of October 1916. in a newspaper of genera]. circulation said City, stating that this Board will receive bids for the construct ion of said to 10:00 A.M. on the 24th. day of October 1916. The Board reserves the right to any and all b ids . It Plat presented by Charles Waidler was approved by the Board. October in improvements reject President.