02/27/1917 Board of Public Works Minutes

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379 The following complaints were reported on by the Pole and Wire Inspector and the said reports approved by the Board. ° Complaint about telephone pole in way of new fence at 1608 Fassnacht . Ave, filed by Micheal Golmbowski. Reported on as follows:- This is a Central Union Tel. pole and it stands -on the mains lot about ten (10) inches. The pole, should be trenched into the alley. This' will do when the frost is out of the ground-. I. & M. Elea Co. is jointly , on the pole No. 11869. poleowned by C. U. Tel. C'o. The following complaint received and filed -'by the -'Board'. - To the Honorable Board of Public Works, The Indiana &- Michigan Electric Company have been setting poles in streets r:nd alleys with out permits. The Light Co. has set a long line of poles on South Franklin, Q_treet. Two poles on Fassancht and Wilber and one pole south Scott.,St. by L. S & M. S. R. R. and this pole at Walnut and Dit. St0 in one place the owner of a new storeroom complained about poles and anchors in front off' his'storeroom where -he wanted to build a sidewalk at the corner of Division and Walnut Street. This Board had given the Light & Home Tel. Co. notice to remove. the pole. and anchors from in front of this plee. TEDS `. H. BEANING. Bond of contractor of Rock S imire for the sum of One Thousand ($1, 000. 00 ) Dollars and signed by London & Lancashire Indemnity Company of America as Surety c� was approved by the Board. ' Petition for a pipe sewer on Olive Street from Washington Avenue to Linden Avenue filed with Board. The same , was referred to the City Engineer for a gyres glut ion, . -Ur. James A. Judie appeared before the Board in regard to what position the said Board was to take in the matter of Opening of William Street from Colfax Avenue `tea Lincoln Way West, before he started to build his garage on Colfax Avenue where said proposed street was t-o start. The Board informed Mr. Judie that after considering the matter and con- sulting with the City. Controller U. G. Manning, find that there will be a shortage of funds in the sum of Eighteen Thousand ($189000.00)Dollars because of Liquor licenseeft. and they ,could not take any funds out of the General Treasury to apply on assessments that City would have to pay and by unanimous consent of the Board does hereby abandon this improvement by said opening. The. foll§wing resolutions were adopted by the Board. LOCAL. SEWER IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION No. 485. Resolved.by.the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, County of St. Joseph, State of Indiana, That the c onstruct ionof a local sewer, intended and adapted only for local use by the property holders whose propertyabuts thereon, and not intended or adapted for receiving sewerage from collateral drains,be and the same is, hereby ordered in and along Ostemo Avenue from Iroquois Street to Lafayette Street as follows, to -wit: - Beginning at the intersection of the center line of Iroquois Street and Ostemo Avenue; thence east along the center line of Ostemo Avenue to the center of the first alley east of Iroquois Street with a 12 inch vitrified pipe sower; thence still east along the center of Ostemo Avenue to the center of Lafayette Street with a 10 inch vitrified pipe sewer. Together with the necessary manholes, storm water inlets, enduits and house connections to the curb 1 ine •along the line of said improvement. All as shown on the plans and in accordance with the profiles, detail drawings and specifications on file in the office of the Department of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana,and said sewer, with all its appurtenances shall be constructed in accordance with iihe profile and spec if icat ionsnow on file in the office of the Deartment of Public Works of said City. The cost of said improvement shall be apportioned against and paid by the grope property holders whose property, bbuts thereon, and uon the City of South Bend if the City is be°nef itted in said improvement, all a ccording tq the method and manner provided f orin Act Of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, wntitled " An Act Concerning Municipal Corporations,, " approved Mar ch 6,1905. Assessments, if deferred, are to be paid in ten equal annual installments, with interest at the rate of Six per cent per annum. A bond or bonds shall be issued to the contractor in payment for such work, unless the property owners pay said assessments before said bond or bonds are issued. Under no circumstances shall the City of South. Bend be or be held responsible for any sum or sums due from said property owner or owners for said work, or for the collection of same, or for the payment of any bond or bonds, certificate or certificates, issued to said contractor in payment for such work, except for such moneys as shall have been actually received by the City from the assessments for such improvement, or such moneys as said City Is by