03/13/1917 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Hear ing .given on Vaca,t ion Resolut ion No. 33 for the, Vacation of Four a'lley's in Elliott Tutt's Addition to the City of South -Bend between Tutt Street and Dunham Street also Dunh?.m.Street from. -Lot 8 to Lot lS in Elliott Tutt's Add:; In. the City of South Bend, Indiana. Tr the above matter no remenstrators Rnp-tired and 'to wr, it ten remora- : strence was fi!..-d The Beard therefore .sustain all former action taken and declare the above described property in all things vacated dnd this resolution in all things rat if ied,. :onf irmed and approved, Resolved further that the City Engineer be instructed to prepares a roll'shoving awards of 'damages and assessments of benefits to all' parties and pro-- pert-ies interested in th- above matt-r. Hearing given on Vacation Resolution No. 34 for the Vac at ion of Scott -Street from alley north of Leon Court to poi#t 30 feet north of S.S.B& S. Ry. Co.and Leon Court from Scott 'Street to alley west of Scott Street and alley north of Leon Court from Sett Street to alley west of Scott Street, Ix the City of Southo0 of South Bend, Indiana. In the above matter remonstrators appeared but no written remok- strance was filed, the Board therefore sustain all former action taken and declare the above described_property,in all things .vacated and this resolution in all ;things rati4- f ied, confirmed and approved. Resolved further that the City Engineer be instructed to prepare a roll showing awards of damages and assessments of benefits to all parties and pro- perties interested in the above matter. .Deferred hearing had on gravel pavement, curb and walk on Dubail Avenues from Leer Street to liar ine Street, under ` Improvement Resolution Ni. 467. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. Upon said hearing no remonstrators appeared and no remonstrance was. f iled and the Board being fully advised in the premises, decides that the benefits to property liable to be 'assessed for said improvements are equal to the estimated Most of the same, as reported by the City Civil Engineer, and thereupon takes f hRal ;act ion on said resolution as or ig inaly adopted, and the same is hereby in all things, ratified, c onf irmed and approved. Resolved further, that notices be published on the 21st. day of March 1917 and on the 28th. day of March 1917 in a newspaper of general circulation in said City, stating that this Board will receive bids for the construction of said improvements tip to 10:00 A.Y. on the loth. day of April 1917. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Hearing given on roll showing awards of damages and assessments of vbenef its ( same equal) in the matter of Vacation Resolution No. 32 for the Vacation of alley north of Madison Street from Lafayette Street to first alley west of Lafayette Street, in the City of South Bend, Indiana. No remonstrators appeared and no written remonstrance was filed. The Board therefore declare the above roll filed February 6th.,1917 in all things ratified, c onf irmed and approved and the proceedings closed; Tabulation of bids received at 10:00 A.M. 'this 13th. day of March 1917 filed by the Building Commissioner. The Board ordered that the same be held up for dese is iex until Tuesday Larch 20th. ,1917 at 10:00 A. M. Dr, E. J. Lent President of the Park Board appeared before the Board &Ad requested that Boulevard lights be placed on Carty Blvd, in this City. She Board took this matter under advisement kndtto take the same up with the Finance Department, Attorney Vitus Jones, representing the Harter Realty Company appeared before the Board and presented a petition in regard to the intersections at V Harter Heights. The said petition is as follows: