11/13/1917 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Board met in regular session at 7:45 P.M. Mr. e}L.; :H Rice absent. Hearing had an assessment tell and final estimate for. p ip a sewrar on r Catalpa Avenue from Prairie Avenue to Indiana Avenue, under Improvement. Resolution No. 525. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. In the above muter ds remonstrators appeased and no wrriten remonstrance was filed. ,,he Board therefore Find that the property assessed in said roll filed October 23rd.1917 is benefitted in the amount of assessments as shown on said rolls,. and the Board further find that the assessment roll filed October 23rd.1917 and the final estimate allowed October 23rd.1917 should be and the same a e hereby in all things ratified, confirmed and a pproved. Hearing had on assessment roll and final estimate for pipe sewer an v/ Niles Avenue from St. Vincent Street to Napoleon Street, under Improvement Resolution No. 555. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. In the above matter no remonstrators appeared and no written remon- strance was filed.. +he Board therefore find that the property assessed in said rolls filed October 30th. ,1917 is benef itted in the amount of assessments as shown on said rolls, and the Board further find.that the assessment rolls filed October 30th.,1917 snd the final estimate allowed octgber'30th.91917 should be an4 the -same are hereby in all things ratified, confirmed and approved. Healing had on assessment roll and final estimate for "pavement on alley north of Washington Avenue from Taylor Street to William Street, under Improvement Resolution No. 520 In the City of South Bend, Indian%. In the above matter no romenstraters appeared and no.written remonstrance was filed. The Board therefore find that the property assessed in said rolls filed 6oteber 23rd.1917 is boneffited in he amount of assessments as shown on said rolls, and the Board further find that the assessment rolls filed October 23rd.1917 and the final estimate allowed October 23rd.1917 should be and the°same are hereby in all things, ratified, c onf irmed and approved. -Ur. Gatos. Platt appeared before the Board in regard to petition filed previous for a wipe sewer on Dayton Street. jhe Board adopted resolution on the same. Partial estimate allowed +he National Company on Portage Avenue trunk sewer, improvement at ........................................ ......$639 May U*lletteof Anderson , Indiana, Npyer Koller and, D. C. Layton City Street Commissioner met with the Beard and discussed the preposgtion�Mayor Mellettee ✓ of Anderson, Indiana had to offer for the purchase of garbage from This City for a use at a piggery. The Board decided to take this matter under consideration . Mr. D. C . Layton instructed to make a trip of investigation in d if f ernet cities in regard to thQ selling of garbage. Guarantee bond of the Western Construction Company for five years filed ✓ on Asphalt pavement on kilten Avenue was approved by the Board, Petition for light at the corner of Baney Avenue and Rush Street and ,.--one at Ewing Avenue was filed. Building Commissioner filed financial report for the month of October 1917. Same read and placed on file. Guarantee bond for the sum of 'wo hundred and seventy dollars for v ,five year guarantee on Miami Street pavement from Fox Street.to Ewin6 Avenue was approved by the Board. Pole and wire inspector reported as follows on complaints about poles. In regard to complaint -about pole at rear of 326 and 326 No. Lafayette Street, this pole is a South Bend Home lel. Company pole and is now standing on the property place, this pole was ordered placed there when the alley was paved. +his pole can be reset to the north about 60 feet at the rear of a house -on kar ton Street. Board approved of said report. In regard to guy pole in alley side of 121 St. Paul Place. ,his is a South Bend Bane telephone Company pole and can be removed and a guy placed in the ground. Board approved of said report.