05/01/1917 Board of Public Works Minutes

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5li Board met in regular sesdion at 7:45 P.k. All members present. v Hearing given on Vacation Resolution No.36 for vaeat ion of alley between lots 22 and 23 in Original Plat of.,Lwell from Bridge Street to east Race, in the City of South Bend, Indiana. In the above matter Attorney Wm. Bergan appeared and objected to said vacation but no written remonstrance was filed, and the Board therefore sustain all former action taken and declare the above described property in all things rati- fied c onf irmed and approved. Resolved further that the City Engineer be instructed toprepare a roll showing awards of damages and asessments of beneits to all parties and properties interested in the bbove matter. . Hearing had on Improvement Resolution No. 504 for pavement on Niles Avenue from Howard Street to Leeper Avenue, In the City of South Bend, Indiana. v In the above matter Attorney Drummond appeared against said improve- ment and Attorney V. Jones for said improvement, but no written remonstrance wars filed. ANdthe '.Board:being fully advised in the premises, decided that the benefits to property liable to be assessed for said improvement are equal to the estimated cost of the sa e, as re orted by the City Civil Eng ineex, and thereupon "takes final action on said resolution as originally adonteu, and the same is hereby in all things rati- fied c onf irmed and approved. The Board reconsidered theta action on the above resolution for paving Niles Avenue from Leeper Avenue to Napoleon Blvd. to Howard Street and decided that the assessed valuation exceeded the estimated cost of the improvement and therefore rejected said improvement. Hearing given on Vacation Resolution No.35 for Vacation of South Main Street from Jay Street to Ewing Avenue, in the City of South Bend, Indiana. the above matter remonstrators appeared and no further remon- strance was filed than one of March 28th. ,1917. Councilman Wm. Gobel appeared against said vacation, representing property owners in sutth end of City, also Chester A. Perkins and a number of other property owners appeared objecting to said vacation. W. K. McHenry, Attorney A. G. Graham with ?sir. W. Ripple of the George Cutter Company Attorney Vitus Jones, Herman A. Tohulka and Attorney Floyd Jellison appeared for said vacation Attorney A. G. Graham representing Geo. Cutter Company, also fir. Ripple of Geo. Cutter Company explained why the closing of South Main Street would be necessary in order for them to build a factory or, property adjoing said Uain Street which they would like to have;af or factory purposes. The Board after due consideration-deodd4d to defer all action on said resolution until Tuesday May 9th. ,1917 at 7: 45 P.M. Hearin; had on Improvement Resolution No. 505 for pavement on alleZ between lots 6 and 7 Burrough's Sub -Division of Bank Out Lots 115 and between lots 56 and 57 in Henrl4k s & Grant's Addition from Marion Street to Navarre Street, in v the City of South Bend, Indiana. In the above matter remonstrators appearedbut no written remon- strance , was filed. The Board having said matter under advisement find that Three resident property owners appeared in person and remonstrated and the fourth property Mrs. Mary E. Elbel represented by Attorney F. E. Lambert all objected to said improvement and the Board decided that their objections should be sustained and that the resolution should be and the same is hereby and ir' all things rescinded. Hearing had on assessment roll and final estimate for pipe sewer on` b�4Pherson Street from Thomas Street to Division Street, under Improvement Resolution No. 477. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. in th, above matter remonstrators appeared but no written remon- strance was filed. The Board therefore find that the property assessed in said rolls filed April 17th. ,1917 is benef itted in the amount of assessments as shown on said rolls and the Board further find that the assessment rolls filed April 17th. ,1917 and the final estimate allowed April 17th.,1917 should be and the same are hereby in all things ratified,, c onf irmed and approved.