10/10/1916 Board of Public Works Minutes

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268 Tuesday Ogtober loth: Board met J& regular* session at 16:00 A.M. All members present. :Petition filed on ° Friday October.6th.,1916. and the opening of same continued until -this date,;for the kind of.pavement on Euclid Avenue from La Porte Avenue to walnut Street, were opened by the Board and referred to the City Engineer for tabulat ion to be reported on at 7: 45 P.M. this loth. day of 0etber 19161. Bids -were received, opened and read for water connections on Euclid Avenue from La Porte Avenue to W lnut Street, a d on L P to AA e e remrLii® en ve u to Washington Avenue, The same were referred o i ie Ci y ngfin f r abu�`a ion to be reported at 7: 45 P.M. this loth., day of :October 1916:. No bids were received for --sidewalk on Lincoln Way West .from Fremont Street to west line of Kensington . This matter deferred until 7:45 P.M.,. this loth. day of October 1916#. This being, the date set for deferred hearing on Resolution No. 2 for Track Separation of the Few York Central Railroad Company from Chapin Street this C ity to Michigan. Street th is C ity. In the above matter the following representatives of the various railroads and railway companies appeared. Attorneys Van Fleet and Hubbell, Mr. G..C.. Cl1feland, Civil Engineer, H. B. Reinsagen, Asst. Princ.. C. Engineer, Mr. D. C. Moen General Mgr. Mr. Walker and Mr. E. H. Potter, Agent all for the New York Central Railroad Company,.Attorney W. G. Crabill and H. L. Going,Citil Engineer for the Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company and F. I. Hardy for°the Chicago, South Bend & Northern Indiana Ry. Company. This natter having been duly considered, the Board indicated and announced to the various companies interested that their findings will be these. ✓The lift` at the interlocker should be Five and one half;'fe-et (5j) feet and one ` more foot (1) of depression at Chapin Street from Resolution No. 2 and Fifteen (15) feet of clearance for the Chicago, South Bend & Northern Indiana Ry. Company and that the formal order should be prepared by the legal department of the various companies, anti the Cityts and to be ready for adoption next Tuesday October 17th. ,1916 at 10: 00 A.M. City Engineer filed estimated cost of pipe sewer improvement on McPherson Street from Thomas Street to Division Street at...............$1,040.00 City Engineer filed estimated cost of pipe sewer improvement on Poster Street from Howard Street to St. Vincent Street at...............$850.00 Contract approved by the Board with the Brilliant Electric Division for the amount of $300.00 for electric light bulbs to be used by various City Departments. The City Engineer reported on the moving of the posts for the ci Welsbach Street 1 ight ing system on Mishawaka Avenue as 8ollowe: - Board of Public Works:- Gentlemen:- Purusant to your request in the above matter, I beg to report the dame has been carefully investigated by this department, I have taken this matter` up with Mr. Schlagel of the Northern Indiana Gas & Electric Company and he stated that it was difficult to make an estimate of this work, but if it did not prove to be too expensive that the company would do the work as they went along with their tape and not make a charge for the work. Frederick J. Anderson. City Engineer. Ordered by the Board. Partial est mate allowed Henry $lot on contract for deepening and cleaning McCartney Creek in the amount of................................5%.00