05/29/1917 Board of Public Works Minutes

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LOCAL SEINER IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 524. / Resolved by the Board of Public Works of th City of South Bend, County v of St..Joseph, State of Indiana, That the construction of a. local sewer, intended and adapted`.only for local use by the property holders whose property abuts there on, and not, intended or adapted for receiving sewerage from collateral drains, be and the same is hereby ordered in and along , Beginning at the intersection of the centerldne of, Chapin Street with the brick pewer in Prairie A venue; thence south along; the center line of Chapin Street to the center line of Garst Street with an 18 inch vitrified pipe sewer; thence still south along the center line of Chap -in Street to the center of Stull Str yet with a 15 inch vitrified pipe sewer; thence still south along the center line of Chapin Street wto a point 100 feet north of the north line of Indiana Avenue with a 12 inch vitrified pipe sewer. ALSO: Beginning at the inersection of the center line of Chapin Street and Garst Street; thence east along the center line of Garst Street to the center line of Kendall Street with an 18 inch vitrified pipe sewer; thence south along the center line of Kendall Stret to the center of Leon Court with a 15 inch vitrified pipe sewer; thence still south along the center line of Kendall Street to a point 100 feet noth o the north line of Indiana Avenue with a 12 inch vitrified pipe sewer. ALSO: Beginning at the intersection of the center line of Garst Street and Kendall Street; thence north along the center line of Kendall Street 370 feet with a 12 inch vitrified pipe sewer, Together with the necessary manholes, storm water inlets, conduits, flush tanks 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, drawings and specifications on file in the office Sf the department of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana, and said sewer, with all ite.appurtenances shall be constructed in accordance with them -profiles and specifications now on file in the office of the Department of Public Works of said City. The cost of said improvement 'shall be apportioned against and paid by the property holders whose property abuts thereon, and upon the City of South Bend if the City is benef fitted by said improvement, all according to the method and manner provided for in Act of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, entitled, " An Act Concerning Municipal Corporations," approved March 6,1905. Assessments, if deferred, • areto be paid in ten equalannua,l 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 such work, unless the property owners pay said assessments before said bond or bonds are issued. Under no circumstances shall the City of South Bend be or be held responsible for any sum or sums due from said property owne r or owners for said work, or for the` collection of saipe, or for the payment of any bond or bonds, certificate or certificates issud to said contractor in payment for such work, except tor 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 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, 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 1st. dpy of June 1917 and on the 8th. day of June 1.917 in the South Bend Daily Tribune. This Board will give a hearing on this resolution at its office in the City Hall on the 19th. day of June 1917 at 7:45 P.M. Adopted this 29th. day of May 1917. Attested: - BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. Veronica C. Sweeney, Clerk $fthe Board. E. M. MO RR IS A. H. RICE JOHN B.WEBER