04/24/1917 Board of Public Works Minutes

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LOCAL SEWER IUIPROVElvENT RESOLUTION NO. 518. v Resoly d by the Board. of Public works of the Citd of South Bend, St, Joseph County, State of Indiana, That the construction of e, local sewer, intended and adapted only for local use -by the property holders whose prap:erty abuts, thereon, and not intended and adapted for receiving sewerage from collateral drains, be and, the same is, hereby ordered in and along Donald Street from k.iemi Street to s. point loo feet west of the west line of Leer` Street as follows:- -to wit: Beginning at the intersection of the center line of Miami Street and Donald Street; thence east along the center line of Donald - ,Street to the center of Y4r ine„ Street with a 12 inch vitrified pipe sewer; thence still east along .the center line of Donald Street to a point 100 feet west of the west line of Leer Street` with a 10 inch vitrified pipe sewer. Together with. the necessary manholes, storm water inlets, conduits and house connections to the curb line along the line of said improvement. All as shown .on the plans and in accordance with the profiles, detail drawing$ and specifications on file in the office of the Department of Public Works of the Cite of South Ben4, Indiana, and said sewer, with all its appur- tenances shall be constructed in accordance with the profiles and specifications now on file in the office of the Department of Public Works ofsaid City. The cost of said improve- ment shall be apportioned against and paid by the property holders whose property abut& thereon., and upon the City of South Bend if th City is benefitted by said improvement, all according to the method and manner prdved for in Act of the General Assembly of the State of %diana, entitled " An Act Concerning Municipal Corporations, ",approved March 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 s.ubh work, unless the ,property owners pay said assessment's before said bond or bonds are issued.. Under no cirumstances shall the City of South Bend be or be held respn.sible for any sum or sums due from said property owner or owners for saaid work, or for the collection of same, or for the' payment .of any bond or bonds, certi- ficate or certificates, issued to said ccntractor in payment for such work, except -for auch moenys 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 im-:)rogement, assessment of property, collections of .assessments and issuance of bonds therefor, shall be as provided for in said above entitled. Act. Notice of this resolution shall be published on the '25th* day of April 1917nd on the 2nd . day of May 1917 in the South Bend Daily Tribune. This Board will give a hearing on this resolution at its office in the City Hall on the 8th. day of May 1917. It 7: 45 P.M. Adopted this 24th. day of April 1917. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. E. M. MORRIS JOHN B. WEBER Attested: - Veronica C. Swee.ney,. The Beard awarded contract for asphalt repair work in the City to L. H. Vander Karr, and approved of the following Bondrtnd oontrsct. C 0 N T R A C T THIS AGREIZNT, Made and entered into this 24th. day - of April 1917, by and between L. H. Vander Karr party of the first part, and the City of South Bend, Indians,, by its Beard of Public Works, party of the second pert, WITNESSETH: That for and in consideration of the prices here inaf ter stated; to be paid to the party. of the first part by the party of the second part, the said party of the first part hereby agrees to repair all asphalt pavements in the streets of said City, %nd-to furnish all materials and labor required in doing said work until March l-t., 1918. All of said requiring is to be done at places as directed by the Street Com- missioner of said ` City, or -by -his deputy. Said party of the first part agrees to use first class material in doing said work, and he further agrees to place barricades and red lights at the places where said reapri work is being —done by him, in such manner as to protect all persons, in using said street, from injury. In consideration of the performaancs of said work by the party of the first part, the said party of the second part agrees .to pay him therefor the sum of Two Dollars and twenty cents ($2.20$ per sq. yd. for all resurfacing and repair work, except the grouting or foundation concrete is kaeken through or is in such condition that is cannot be used, in which instance the party of the first part shall receive Two Dallas and sitky five cents ($2.65) per square yard. Said sums are to be paid after said work has been inspected and approved by the Street Commissioner of aid City, or by the City Civil Engineer.