08/07/1917 Board of Public Works Minutes

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El The City Civil Engineer sub witted tabulation of bids on pavement on Eddy Street and Mishawaka Avenue from Jefferson Blvd. to Center fi Nineteenth Street, also on Pavementen Mishawaka Avenue from Eddy Street to Center of Nineteenth Street and Eddy Street from Jefferson Blvd. to Mishawaka Avenues and the following award was signed by the Board: on pavement improvement on Eddy Street and kishawaka Avenue from Jefferson Blvd. to center of Nineteenth Street. Concerning the improvement of the roadway fi Eddy Street and Mishawaka Avenue from Jefferson Blvd. to Nineteenth Street with asphalt, asphaltic concrete, Bitulithic or brick in pursuance to resolution No. 544 this being the day for receiving and opening bids, the. Beard at 10:00 ovelack. A.M. publicly opebed and read and considered all bids. And thereupon the Board designated Sheet Asphalt as the kind of pavement with which said street is to be improved and fixes the 18th. day of August 1917 as the time when petitions must be filed, and the Board hereby continues this matter until the 18th. day of August 1917 at 10:00 A.M. xxdxxit On the day above Named the Board will either pasts on petitions lab said contract, or reject all bids. E. M. MORRIS A. H. RICE BoardJOHN B. WEBER ' of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana �ttested:� . Veronica C. Sweeney, Clerk. Dated this 7th.9, day of August 1917. The Street Commissioner was instructed to make the following improve - men ts. Fill hole on Michigan Street from Ewing Avenue to City Limits. Fix Por6age.Avenue once over (two months before the sever will be put e`� in). Nail planks down on the Portage Avenue viaduct. Complaint filed by 0. B. Johnson about water tap in ' alley at l310 v Mishawaka Avenue. Water Departmett notified to remove same. Partial estimate allowed L. H. Webster on Chestnut Street pipe v1 sewer at ... 55%. of. vivtLlc�. emo=ts. t©.. $635.60 Partial estimate allowed L. H. Webster on Olive Street sewer V/between Linden and Washington Avenues 65% of which amounts to .......... $1,060.21 Partial estimate allowed W. B. Brady Construction Company on Fuerbri,nger Street ,�65% of which amounts to...........................$1,161.55 Resolved by the Board that resolutions for pavement s on Eddy Street from Jefferson Blvd. to Mishawaka Avenue, under Improvement Resolution No. 539, Mishawaka Avenue from Eddy Street to Center of Nineteenth Street, under Improve- ment resolution No. 546 , Mishawaka Avenue from East line of Eddy Street to East line of Fifth Street, under Improvement Resolution No. 540 and MishQW2,ka Avenue from E. line of Fifth Street to center of Nineteenth Street , bids for which were advertised to be received at 10:00 A.M. th 7 h. day of August 1917 and all actionheretofore taken on said resolutions rescinded. The Board ordered that pavement improvement on alley north of Washington Avenue from William Street to Taylor Street should be readvert ised. as bid received at 10:00 A.M. was irregular. Advertise said bids on the 8th. day b of August 1917 and on the 15th. day of August 1917 in the South Bend Daily Tribune, bids to be received up to' 10: 00 A.M. on the 21st. day of August 1917. The Board ordered that pine sewer improvement or. Pleasant Street from 9th. Street to 8th. Street should be advertised for new bids as bids received at 10:00 A.M. this 7th; day of August 1917 were above the estimate. Advertise for said bids on the 8th. day of August 1917 and on the 15th. day of August (/ 1917 in the South Bend Daily Tribune, stating said bids would be received up to 10!00 A.M. on the 219t. day of August 1917. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Contract for the grading of Portage Avenue from Keller Street to City Limits was awarded to H. N. Barnes for the amount of $5,146.80 at prices j/ received at 10:00 A.M. this 7th. day of August 1917. Awarded with underAtand ing that work is not to be started until just before sewer -o&s in.