10/09/1917 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Board met in regular session 8,t 7:45 P.M.,All members present. Mr.;Greening appeared before the Board and took up the matter of. a sewer can Pleasant Street. The Board informed him that a news resolution with a higher estimate would be adopted, and set for a hearing. Hearing given on Condemnation Resolution No. 49. for the Widening of Miami Street from Ewing Avenue to City Limits, in the City of"South Bend, Indiana. - In the above matter no remonstrators appeared and no written remon- strance was filed. The Board therefore declare the above property in all things condemned and appropriated for public use. The Board further ordered that the City Engineer be instructed to .prepare a roll showing awards of damages and assessments of benefits in the hbove matter. Defferred hearing had on Vacation resolution No. 42 for the vacation of the lat. alley south of.Stull Street from main Street to 1st. alley went of train ,/ Street, in the City of South Bend, Indiana. In•the above matter remonstrators appeared but no further written remon- strance was filed. The Board after due consideration decided to defer all action on same until Tuesday October 16th.,1917 at 7:45 P.U. Hearing given on 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. In the above matter no remonstrators appeared and no written remonstrance was filed. The Board thereto& find that the property assessed in said roll filed September 18th.91917 is benefitted'in the amount of assessments as shown on said rolls filed September 18th.,1917 and the Board further find that the assessment rmll filed September 18th.,1917 and the final estimate allowed September 18th.,1917 should be and the same are hereby in all things ratified, confirmed and approved. Plat of McHenry Baker Addition presented to the Board by WP. K. McHenry was ordered held up until 10:00 A.M. October 16th.,1917 . Mr. Heber P. Harter of the Harter• Realty Company appeared before the Board in regard to assessment roll for pavement on streets in Harter Heights. Engineer filed assessment roll and final estimate for pavement`s on Streets: in Harter Heights Addition , under Improvement Resolution No. 507. In the City of ci South Bend, Indiana. •R;esolved'by the Board that they would accept a waiver signed by the Hater Realty Company&Heber P. Harter waiving all sdtirtisemeiits for notices for hearing on $aid roll and that a notice send by mail shall be sufficient notice of the hearing upon the assessment made for said improvements, also stating that this Board will give a hearing in its office on the amount of suchassessments in the City Hall on the 16th. day of October 1917 at 7:45 P.M. Resolved further, that the entire work under the above contract be accepted and approved and the final estimate thereon allowed. The Board ordered that the the resolution for pipe sewer on Chestnut Street from Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Ry. Company to Napier Street be called up on October 23rd.1917 at:. 10:00 A.M. The Board finds that the bids received October 2nd.1917 for.the pipe sewer on Dayton Street from Marine Street to Ist. alley west of Leer Street undet Improvement Resolution No. 557, the same being deferred for consideration to this date are above the engineeres estimate, resolved by unanious consent that the resolution for same be rescinded and new resolution _ ande.stimate adopted. Also bids for the pipe sewer on Pleasant Street from Nineth Street to Eighth Street, under Improvement Resolution No. 547, the same being deferred until this date for consideration, are above the engineer's estimate, and it,,is hereby resolved by the unjnimuus consent of the Board that the said resolution and bids be rescinded and new resolution ans estimate adopted. Petition received for a sidewalk on Brookfield Street from California Avenue ti lst. alley north. The same read and placed on file. Petition received read and placed on fibe for an electric light on Pleasant Street and Sixteenth Street.