02/27/1917 Board of Public Works Minutes

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i Board met in regular session at`7:45 P.M., All members present. Hasaring had on assessment roll and final estimate for `water connections on Eddy Street and Mishawaka Avenue from Jefferson Blvd. to Nineteenth Street,junder Improvement Resolution No. 442. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. In the wove mutter a remonstrator appeared, but no written rehionstrance was filed. The Board therefore find that the property assessed in said rolls filed February 6th. ,1917 is benaf.itted in t1ae amount of assessments as shown on said rolls, and the Board further find that the assessment roll filed. February 6th.,1917, and the final estimate. allowed.February 6th.,1917 should be and the same are hereby in allthings ratified, c onf irmed and approved,' and the Board ordered that the City Controllerbe notified to hold out of funds ow1n.g Chas. B . Ober le in Company the sum. of Five Hundred ($500.00) Dollars until further notice from the Board. STREET 'OR ALLEY IMPROVEAENT RESOLUTION -NO. 495. 1917. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, STATE OF INDIANA, that it is desired and deemed necessary to improve Harrison Avenue from Lincoln Way West to Fuerbringer Street as follows, towit:- By grading and paving the roadway , also grading and paving the roadways of all intersecting and entering streets and alleys lying within the property lines of said Fuerbringer Str-eet not inctuded in the roadways;'by paving said roadways with either Asphalt, Bi•tulith1c, As-ohaltic Concrete or Brick laid on a five (5) 'inch portland cement concrete foundation, or with brick laid nn a six (6) inch rolled gravel foundation; by Olad-U-g the necessary cement marginal curb, by curbing the roadway with cement curb where same is not already constructed, by placing all storm water inlets and manholes to the proper grade, and thec onstruction of the necessary storm water inlets and conduits. All as shown on the plans and in accordance with the profiles, detail drawings and speci- fications on file in the Office of the Department of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana. The cost of the improvement herein provided for, except street and alley intersections, shall be paid by special assessment to be levied upon the property specially benefitted, to the amount that the same may be legally assessed therefor, in accordance with an Act of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, entitled " An Act Concerning Municipal Corporations, " approved March 6,1905, and in accordance with and pursuant to the provisions of all acts amendatory and supplemental ther-eto. The cost of all street and alley intersections, including one --half of the width of the -improvement opposite street and alleys which run into, but do not - cross -said -roadway herein .proposed to be improved and that portion of such street or alley abutting upon property belonging to said City, or upon property not subject to such assessment shall be paid by the City in cash out of its general fund, if able to do so, or from a fund created by aw, spedlil assessment to be levied under the provisions of Section 108 of the above entitled Act. Assessments of ten dollars and more against each lot, if deferred, are to be paid in ten equal annual installments, with interest at the rate of Six :per cent par annum. A bond or bonds will be issued to the contractor to the amount of such deferred assessments in pro rat& payment for such improvement. Under no circumstances shall -the City of South Bend be, or be held responsible for any sum or sume due from said property owner or owners for said work, or for the collection of the same, or for the payment Of any bond, bonds, certificate or cert if icates, issued to said contractor in payment for such work, except for such moneys as shall have actually been received by the City from the assessments for such improve- ment, or such moneys as said City is by said entitled Act and amendments and supplements thereto required to pay. All proceedings had, and work done in the making of said improvement, assessment of property, collection of assessments and issuance of bonds therefor, shall be as provided for in said above entitled Act, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Board Of Public Works fix the 3rd. day pf April 1917 at the hour of 7:45 P.M. at the office of the Board of Public Worts, of this City, as the time and place for the public consideration of said proposed improve- ment, at which said Board of Public Works will hear all persons interested or whose pro- perty is liable to be assessed for said improvement, and will decide whether the bene- fits to the property liable to be assessed for said improvement will equal the estimated cost thereof.