04/11/1917 Board of Public Works Special Meeting Minutes

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SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 508.1917.. Resolved by the Board Ef Public Works of the City of South Bend, St. J Joseph County, State of Indiana, That it is desired and deemed necessary to im- prove Donald. Street from Miami Street to the East line of High Street as follows, t owit: - By grading said street from property line to property lines to the established grade,•curbing the roadway with cement curb and constructing cement sidewalk on both sides of said Donald Street. All an sho.�T on the plans, and in accordance with thA prof ikes, detail drawings and specifications on file in the Office of the Department of Public Works, of the City of South Bend, Indiana, in accordance with the profile, details, drawings and specifications on file . in the office of the Depa r mtht of Public Works of said City; and such improvement is now ordered. The cost of said improvement, including the cost of street and alley intersections, shall be'.a.ssessed upon the real estate abutting on said Donald Str�,t all according to the method and manner provided for in an Act of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana,entitled " An Act Concerning Municipal Xorpor- ations," approved March 6,1905, and in a.ccorda.nce with and pursuant to the pro- visions of all amendatory and supplemental act thereto, passed by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana. Assessments., if deferred are to be paid in ten equal annual.instic,llments, with interest at the rate of Six per cent perannum. A bond or bonds, shall be --issued to the contractor in payments of such work, unless the property ocaners pay said assessment before said bond or bonds are issued. Unde 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 the same, or for the payment of any bond, 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 said above entitled Act required to pay. All proceedings had, and work done in the making of said improvement, assessment of property, collection of assessments and issuaitoe of bonds therefor, shall be as provided ir., said above entitled Act and amendments thereto. Be -It 'Further Resolved, thet the Board of Public Works has approved of a waiver signed by property owners waiving all notice of advertising and hearing on said resolution and Board hereby fixes the 17th. day of April '1917 at 10:00 A.YL. for receiving bids. Contractors to be ndt if ied by letter of such bids. Adopted this llth. day of April. 1917. o E. U. CIORRIS BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. JOHN B. TEBER �. H. RICE Attested: - Veronica C.-Sweeney, Clerk of the Board. f '