09/18/1917 Board of Public Works Minutes

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er 18th.,1917. Board met in .regular session at 7:45 P. Y°. fir:_ E. yMi ,Vorris:: absent. Mr. A. H.. Rice. Acting President. Hearing had nn Vacation Resolution No. JP for Vacation of a part of Huey -,"Street from Lincoln Way West to south line, -of Lot 40 Melrose Addition, under Vacation Resolution No. 41. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. In the above matter no remonstrators appeared and no written remonstrance was riled. 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, cnf irzAdand- approved. e Resolved further that the City Engineer be instructed to prepare a roll showing awards of damages and assessments of benefits to all parties and properties interested in the above matter. Hearing had on Imiprovement Resolution'No, 557 for pipe sewer on Dayton Street from Marine Street to 1st. alley west of Leer Street, in the City of South Bend, Indiana. Upon said hearing no remonstrators appeared and no written remonstrances were filed. And the Board being fully advised in the premises, decides that the benef i6 to property liable to be assessed for said improvements are equal to the estimated cost of. the 'same, as reported by the City Civil Eng,ineer, and thereupon takes final action on said resolution as originally adopted, and the same are hereby in all things ratified, confirmed and approved. Resolved further, that notices be published on the 19th. day of September 9 1917 and on the 26th. day of September 1917 ina newspaper of general circulation in said City, stating that this Board will receive bids for the, construction Of said improvemens up to 10:00 A.M. on the 2nd.' day of October 1917. The Board reserves the right to reject any and. all bids: 'Hearing had on assessmnt roll andfinal estimate for pipe sewer on Brook- / filed Street -from Lincoln Way West to Vassar avenue, under Improvement Resolution No. 221. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. In the above matter remonstrators appeared but no written remonstrance was filed. The Board therefore find that the property assessed in said roll filed August 316t, ,1917 is benef itted in the amount of assessments as shown on said rolls, and the Board further find that the assessment roll filed August 28th. ,1917 and the final estimate allowed August .3114t.,1917 should be and the same are hereby in all things ratified, cdlf firmed and approved. Engineer filed assessment roll and final estimate,for grade, curb and walk on Leer Street from Calvert Street to Ewing Avenue, under Improvement Resolution No, 531. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. Resolved, that notices as to the assessments be published according to law, for six consecutive days in the South Bend Daily Tribune, commencing on the 24th. day of September 1917 stating that this Board will give a hearing on the amount of such assessments at its office in the City Hall on the 9th. day of October 1917 at 7:45 P.M. Resolved further, that the entire work under the above contracts be accepted and approved and the final estimate thereon allowed. Notice of this resolution shall be published on the 24th. day of September 1917 in the South Bend Daily Tribune stating that this Board will give a hearing on the acceptance of such work at its office in the City Hall'on the 9th. day of October 1917 at 7:45 P.M. Engineer filed assessment roil of awards of damages and assessments of J benefits under Vacation Resolution No. 40. for the Vacation of a part of the alley between lots 10,11.12 and 13 Chapin's Sub. Division of Bank Out Lots 1 and 2. In the CiJr of South Bend, Indiana. That Board has ordered that notices of such awards of damages and assessmen of benefits be served by the police department according to law, and that a hearing be had on the 23rd. day of October 1917 at 7:45 P.M. for the purpose of hearing or receiving objections of any persons interested in said matter.