02/06/1917 Board of Public Works Minutes

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37'l Board met in regular session at 7:45 P.M. All members present. Hearing had on assessment roll and final estimate for Asphalt pavement on Michigan Street from La Salle Avenue toSouthStreet under Improvement Resolution No 415. In the` City of South Bend, Indiana. In the above matter no remonstrators appeared( a few property owners attended said hearing) and no written remonstrance was filed. The Board therefore find that the property assessed in said rolls -filed January 24th.,1917 is bene- f itted in the amount of assessments as shown on said rolls, and the Board further find that the assessment rolls filed January 24th. ,1917 and the f inAl estimate allowed January 24th.,1917 should be and the same are hereby in all things rati- fied, confirmed and approved. The Board ordered that the City Controller be notified to hold out of funds owing The Western Construction Company, contractors on said improvement, the sum of Five hundred ($500.00)Dollars until further order from the Board. Clerk instructed to send copy of said order to Controller maintenance agreement of the Burrough'w Adding:ltachine Co. for care of adding machine. in Cif Engineer's office for ensuing year submitted to the Board, name was not agreed to by the Boardip mdnthly report of the 'Building Department for the month of Ranuary 1917 signed by C. A. Perkins building.commissioner filed with the Board. Monthly report of the Cemetery Department signed by G. M. Urey , Sext on f i1 ed with the Board. Complaint file d by Herman Arndt of 121 W. Sample Street about two -poles in front of 1306 Miami.Street. Pole and Wire Inspector reports as follows on said'compkiint.*. These are Central`Union Telephone Company poles. The poles are properly placed the°best they can be done as the cable crosses the New York Central Railway on -Maimi Street. The Central Union Tel. Company has a permit granted tg set these poles. The poles are already placed. The following claims were presented to the Board. Engineering Dept. payroll 99 $94.12 The Typewr it er Shop 100 .25 Northern Indiana Abstract Co. 101 102 1.40 4,00 Johnson & Br illhart The Wesley biller Flour & Feed Co. 103 9.00 D. C. Layton, St. Com. 104 1.65 Studebaker Corporation 105 4.00 Ind. & Mich. Elea. Co. 106 •85 .W.-F. Stockford 107 50.51 Inq iana Engraving Co. 108 37.64 Aaily & Elliott Printing Co. log 27.00 Welsbach Street Lighting Co. 110 5P.67 Cemeter Dept. payroll n« y "" ": ill 2.50 49.60 112 C. S. B. & No. Ind. Ry Co. 113 4.00 City Water Works 114 115 1.71 7.s8 C. H. De Frees R. N. Dickey, Elea. 116 10.00 $ 356.48 President.