12/26/1916 Board of Public Works Minutes

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335 Board met in regular session at 10:00 A M. All members present. City Attorney :resent. The Board instructed the Clerk to notify all printing concerns that bids will be received up to 10:00 A.. January 2nd.1917 for the printing Bf the City's annual reports. Del. Leer a geared before the Board and presented a, net it l c�� t'r!� widening of Leer Street about twenty feet (20) on the west side froth Lincoln Way'East t® Lake Shore and Ir'ichig an Southern Ry. Co. right of way.. The Board ordered a resolution prtep-ared on said petition. The following re ;port approved. DeceT-r�ber 25,1916. To the Hon. Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana. Gentlemen: - In checking the description for the land to be appropriated in the opening Of the highway known as the North side Boulevard , between Notre Dame Avenue and St. Peter Street, I find that an error was, made in the';;bdginning point, and recommend that that nart of the resolution describing the land to be apT�ropriated be amended to read as follows: Beginning on the west line of Notre Dame Avenue at a- point 32 feet south of the south east corner of lot 13 Coquillard's Second Addition; thence northwesterly on a straight line to the southwest corner of lot 7 -r ^,.id .Addition which point is on the east side of St. Peter Street; thence south on the _;east line of St. Peter Street to southwest corner of lot 12 in Coquillard's Seco-nd Addition; t ler-ce south easterly on the southerly line of lots 12 and 14 in said Addition to the south east corner of lot 14 in said Addition; thence .north to the place of beginning. Except north fra south public alley between Lots 10,12 and 13, 14 and except the east and west public alley between lots 7 and 10, Res-ectfully submitted, �'REDER IC J . _AI�TDERS ON, City Engineer. Communication addressed to Frederidk J. Anderson City Engineer and referred to 1-:he Bou,rd read and placed on file. Dec. 22,1916. Frederick J. Anderson, City Engineer. S oth Bend, Indiana. Dear Sir ^Replying to your letter of Dec. 21st., regarding brick taken out along Portage Avenue, just off *of Navarre , w-isb to advise th2,t we filled that with gravel yesterday. I do not believe it is possible to put in the bridle. armed. hold -)hem. When we put Am these BAick back in the a-pring we will expect to concrete them in so as not to have further trouble. I think they- gravel filling will take care of it in good shape until Spring. Yours very .truly, F'. I. Hardy, General Manager, FIH---R. Attorney A. G. Graham appeared before the Board representing -the Geo. Cutter Company in regard to the openinb, of a highway along north River Bank from Notre Dante Street to St. Peter Street and discussed the place of land to be taken for same.