02/27/1917 Board of Public Works Minutes

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gig STREET OR ALLEY IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION No. 4926 BE IT RESOLVED.BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, c/ ST: JOSEPH COUNTY, STATE OF INDIANA, that it is desired and deemed necessary to improve The Alley -west of Lichigan Street' from Madison Street to Marion Street as follows, to -wit:- - - By grading and paving the roadway, also grading and paving the roadways.of of all intersoct:ing and entering streets and- alleys tying within the, property -lines of said alley west ®f,`Michig'an Street not Includ" in the roadways by p&ving said roadways''tith either Asphalt, `Ritulithic, Asphaltic Concrete, or Brick laid on a five (5) inch portland cement concrete foundation, or with Brick laid on six (6) inch rolled gravel foundation, or by constructing a Portland cement" concrete pavement seven (7) inches in depth; by placing the -necessary ,marginal cement -curb; by'.plac ing .all manholes and inlets to the proper grade;- by constructing c emont, curb. where n;ec essary and the construction of the necessary storm water inlets and conduits. 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. The cost of the improvement herein provided for, except street and alley intersections, shall be'paid by special assessment to be levied upon hhe property specially benefitted, to the amount tkAt 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 thereto. The cost of all street and P.11ey intersections, including one-half of the width of the improvement opposite street and alleys which run into, but do not cross said roadway herein proposedto• be improved and that portion of such street or alley.abutting upon pro arty belonging to said City, or upon pra- perty not. sub j ec t ` to such assessment, _ shall be paid by ' the City in` cash out of its general fund, if able to do so, o,r " from a fund created by a special assessment to be letied 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 -per annum. A bond or bonds will be issued to the cottraetor to the amount of such deferred assessments in prorata payment for such improvement. Under no.cireumstances shall the City of South Bend be, or be )held responsible for any sum or_sume due from said property or owners for said work, or for the collection of the same, or for the payment ,of any bond, bonds, certi- ficate or certificates., *slued to said contractor..tin payment for such work, except for such moneys as shall have actually been received by. the City from the assess- ments for such improvement,. 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 of April 1917 A D. 1917s at the hour of ' 7: 45 P.Y. at the office of the Board of Public Works, of this City, as the time and place for the public consider- ation of said proposed improvement, at which said Board of Public Works will hear all persons interested , or whose property is liable to be assessed for said improvement will equal the estimated cost thereof., - BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That notice of the time and place of such public consideration be published and mailed in the manner provided by law, Notice of this resolution shall be published on the .6th. day of March 1917 and on the 13th. day,of'March 1917 in the South Bend Daily Tribune. Adopted this 27th. day of February 1917. E. M. MORRIS BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. A. H. RICE JOHN B. WEBER ATTEST: - Veronica C. Sweeneyy Clerk of to Board.