05/31/1918 Board of Public Works Minutes

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204 Board m-t in regular session at 10:00 A.M. Mr. H. F. Bost ser abserit. ; Dr. Freyermuth , Secretary of the Cit yealth Board appeared before the Board and took up the matter of'a building fAa as City Hospita 1. No action taken on same. r. Contract for water connections on Harvey Street between Aj.11e� St. and Blaine Avenue awarded to John G. Kestler, as per bids received Tues. Uay 26th. ,1916i Yr. W. D. Teeple, Assistant Commissioner of Bldgs. met with the Board and' the fallowing order was approved by the Board. It was resolved by the Board of Public'Works that W. D. Teeple Assistant Commissioner of Buildings in this City, be and is hereby authorized by this Board to take charge of the4Building department temporakily until the filling of the vamancy of the Commtiss ionership, due to the res ignat ion of Mr. CL. A. Perkins. Mr. W. D. Teeple to receive all moneys belong to this department and all fees to be paid ®this department during his temporary arrangements Also action, elative to the sign, ordinance on signs already up - but to enforce the installati",.. of all new signs in conformity with the bode in � all particulars. The Clork' nstiucted`te send notice to W. D. Teepleg by letter, The City Civil Et g ineer filed the following report. May 318t.,1918. Board of Public Works, South Bend, Indiana, Gentlemen: - In eegard to the attadhed petition for s pavement on Kline Street from Lincoln Way East to Calvert St. and on Calvert Street from Kline Street to Leer Street, I wish to report that the assessed valuation, of the property on these streets &a so love that we cannot'legally go ahead with these improvements unlos& at least eight per cent of the freeholders petition for the improvements. There ape about thirty seven freeholders interested in these improve- ments, and only twenty-one names on the petition, some of whom are not freeholders Under •the conditions which exist, I have deferred preparing the resolu- tion Ordered by the Board in order to find out if they still wish to go ahead with the proceedings. . Respectfully submitte The Board ordered the. above mentioned street be held up FREDERICK J.ANDERSON City Engineer. the preparing of the resolution for pving indef initely.