12/12/1916 Board of Public Works Minutes

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`2 3 Board met in regular session at 7:45 P.M. All members present. Hearing had. on Improvement 4esolut ion No. 482 'for Pa vement on Portage Court from Portage Avenue to Ashland Avenue, In the City of South Bend, Indiana."' - upon said hearing no remonstrators appe�7-.ared and no written remora- stra.nce was filed. And the Board being fully advised in thA premises, decides that the benefits to propertyliable to be assessed for said improvements are --equal to the estimated cost of the same, as reported by the.City Civil Engineer, end the-reupon• takes final act ton on said resolution as Originally adopted, and the same is hereby in all things ratified, confirmed and approved. Resolved further, that'notices be published on the 15th. day of December 1916 and on the 22nd, day of ➢eiember 1916 in a ne:�spaper of general circulation in said city, stating that this Board will receive bids for the construction of said improvements to 10:00 A.k. on the 2nd. day of January 1917. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Mr. Samuel Perley and Mr. I. D4. VanGorder appeared in interest of above pavement and stated that they wanted anconcrete pavement. Hearing had on assessment roll and final estimate for Pipf sewer on ,f,_f,iston Street from Studeabker Street to point 70 feet west of the west line of Walnut Street,under Improvement resolution No. 438. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. In the above matter a remonstrator appeared but no written remonstrance was filed. The Board therefore find that the property assessed in said rollsfiled , November 14th. ,1916 is 1-bnef itted in the amount of assessments as shown on said rolls, and thm Board -further find that the assessment rolls filed November 14th. ,1916 and the fini1, estimate allowed November 14ta.,1915 should be and the same are hereby inall things ratified, condirmed and approved. Hearing had on assessment roll and final estimate for cement sidewalk on west side of Kemble Avenue from Olive Street to Ewing Avenue under Improvement resolution No. 460. In the City of .South Bend, Indiana. In the above matter no remonstrators appeared and no remonstrance was filed. The Board therefore find that the property assessed in said rolls filed November 14th.,1916 is benefittad in the amount of assessments as shown on said rolls and the Board further find that the assessment r.oll filed November 14th.,1916 and the final estimate allowed November 14th.01916 should be and the same is hereby in all things ratified, confirmed and approved. Attorney Otis Romine and Dr. La Pierre appeared before tee Board in regard to the petition on file for the Opening of William Street from Colfax Avenue to Lincoln Way West. The Board ordered tixat a resolution be drawn up and set for hearing for the Opening of William Street from Colfax Avenue to Navarre Street, The Board ordered that the Following letter be sent to all public ut it it ies in the City of South Bend, To Public Utilities of the City of South Send, Ind. ifou are hereby notified that -it is the request of the Board of Public Works that the downtown district b e cleaned up of wires crossing this streets, ,,,-Complaints are being received because of this condition. We hope that this Will be attended to on or before February lat., 1917. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. Mr..Irwin W. Jackson, President of the Board of Park Commissioners appeared. before the Board and request permission to close Ewing A venue at point where "toboggan crosses said street from Rum Village. the following resolution was adopted and the Clerk instructed .to send copy of same to Board of Park Commissioners.