05/08/1917 Board of Public Works Minutes

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54U Hearing had or Improvement Resolution No. 506 for Pavement on alley lying between Bank Out Lots 14 and 15 and between lots 3 and 4 in Miller's Sub. Div. og bank out lots 8 and 9 and between Lots 11 and 13 and lots 10 and 12 in Chapin's Sub. Div, of Bank Out lots 1 and 2 from south line of Lincoln Way Test to -north line of Colfax Avenue, In the City of South Bend, - Indiana. Upon said hearing a remonstrator appeared but no written remonstrance was filed. And the Board being fully advised in the premises, decides that -the benefits to property liable to be assessed for chid improvement are equal to the estimated cost cif th 9 same, as reported by the City Civil Eng ineerm and thereupon takes final action on said resolution as originally adopted, and the same is hereby in all things ratified, confirmed and approved. Resolved further, that not•i es be published on the 22nd day of May 1917 and on the 29th. day of Uay 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.U. on the 5th. day of June 1917. The Board reser1ges the right to re j'ect any or all bids. ° / Hearing had on assessment roll andf inal est ima,te on pipe sewer on N -Foster Street from Howard Street to St. Vincent Street, under Improvement Resolution No. 476. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. Ira. the above°matter no remonstrators appeared and no written remon- strance wa.s filed. The Board therefore find that the property assessed in said rollsClf fled April 24th. ,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 24th. 1917 and the final estimate allowedApril 24th.°1917 should be and the same is hereby in all things ratified, confir-ed and Approved. ° Hearing given on Vacation' Resolution No. 38 for Vacation of Scott Street from point 30 feet north of the south - line of lot 7 in Raff's First Add. to the northerly line of Raff's 3rd. Addition, in the City of South Bend, Indiana. In the above matterno_.:_r:em.onstra.tors a,ppearea and no written remon- 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 ratified, confirmed and approved. ° Resolved further that the City Engineer be instructed to prepare 4 roll showing awards of damages and assessments of benefits toall parties and properties interested in the above matter. Complaint received from property owners on South kichiga,n, that said street is in bad condition. This matter was referred to the Street Commissioner for invest igat ion. Councilman --Seifert appeared before- the Board in regard to water mains being placed on Foster Street from Howard Street one block. Same referred to the Water . Department for investigation. 'In regard to the hearing on south Main Street from Ewing Avenue to . Jay Street , the vacation of same, The Board decided, to hold up said decision until their made trip to investigation said street. ' Same deferred until Tuesday Uay 15th. ,1917 at 7: 45 P.U. The Width of roadways in. Harter Heights Addition was discussed by the Board, and it was decided to leave said roadwaysat wuidth of Thirty (30) feet as v.-platted. The Board decided to discuss this further at Water Works meeting to be held Wednesday Uay 9th. ,1917, when they would take up the matter of where taps were placed in said stbeets. The Board ordered that the City Attorney be requested to draw up an -notice to be served on the Chicago, South Bend & Northern Indiana Railway Co]ppaay to start work on Mishawaka Avenue within Ten tlO) days after notice is served.