04/03/1917 Board of Public Works Minutes

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437� Tuesd Continue STREET OR ALLEY IMPROVIE%- --,NT RESOLUTION NO. 506.1917. 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 imVrove the alley lying between Bank Out Lots 14,and 15 and between lots 3 and 4 in Diller s Sub-D iv is.ion of Bank out Lots 8 and 9 ,and between lots 11 and 13 and lots 10 and 12 in Chap in's Sub -Division of Bank Out lots 1 and 2 from the south line of L ine oln Way West to the north line of .Colfax Avenue as. follows, towit:- By grading and paving the roadway, also §rad ing and paving the roadways of all intersecting and entering streets and alleys lying within the property lines of said alley not included in the roadways; by paving said roadways with either asphalt, Bitulithic, Aslbhaltic Concrete or Brick laid on a f ive ' (5) inch Portland Cement concrete f oundat ion, or with brick laid on a six (6) inch rolled gravel f oundat ion, or by constructing a Portland cement concrete pavement seven (7) inches in depth; by placing the ,necessary marginal cwment curb; by placing all manholes and inlets to the proper grade; by constructing cement curb where same is not already constructed, 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 itpproveinent herein provided for, ,except street and alley intersect ions, shall be paid by special assessment to be levied upon the property specially benefitted, to the amount that t1le same may be legally assessed, therefor, in accordance with an Act of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, entitled " An Act Concerning Municia,pl Corporations, approved 1krch 6,1905, and in accordance with and pursuant to the prov is ions of all acts amendatory and; supplemental thereto. 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 arndthat 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 a special assessment to be levied under the prov is ions 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 contractor to the amount of such deferred assessments in pro rata payment for such improvement. Under no circumstances shall the City of South Bend be, or be held re- sponsible for -any sum or sums 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, cert•if-icate or certi- ficates, 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 improvement, or such moneys as said City is - by said entitled Act and amendments and suppbements thereto required to pay. All proceedings had and work done in the making of said improve- ment, assessment of property, collection of assessments and issuance of bonds therefor, shall be as aprovided 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 8th. day of Uay 1917 at the hour of 7:45 P.M. -at the office of the Board of Public Works, of this City, as the time and place for the public consideration of said proposed improvements, at which said Board of Public Works will hear all persons interested, or whose property is= liable to be assessed for said improvement, and will decide whether the benefits to the property liable to be assessed for aaid improvement will equal the estimated cost thereof. Be It Further Resolved, That notice of the time and of such public con- sideration be published and mailed in the manner provided by law. Notice of this resolu- tion shall be published on the 9th. day of April 1917 and on the 16th. day of April 1917 in the South Bend Daily Tribune. Adopted this 3rd. day of April 1917. Attested: Veronica C. Sweeney, Clerk of the Board. E. M. MORRIS BOARD OF PUBLIC WORTS. A. H. RICE JOHN B. WEBER President.