06/11/1918 Board of Public Works Minutes

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211 Board met in regular Bess ion ,t 10: 00 A.U. All members present. By Uftn imous consent of the Board it was doe ided to have the ,Lnter for of the City Hall painted., and the Clerk was instructed to notify by letter all painters and decorators sending a'copy of the following specifications: Bids for the same to be received up to 10; 00 A.M. Tuesday June 18th.,1918. S PEC IF ICAT IONS . Wash off all- calmom-ine from all walls and ceilings, apply one coat of s ize to a 11 unpwinted -we 11s, and °ce it fags; then to all walls and ce it ings apply two coats of water color (or o�Utto it paint). -The above to include ent ire . ° building of City Hall eac lus ive of boiler room and look -up rooms in basement of City Hall. All toilet rooms to be done in water color(or flat oil paint). All cracks and broken daces in plaster to be neatly filled up. All oak window s ills to be cleaned and ref inished to match old f finish. The dead for the conveyance of property of the Standard Oil Company to the City of South Bend, Indiana located at the S. E. Corner of Lincoln Way`West and Taylor -Street was taken up by the Board and the blue print submitted by the City Engineer was approved and the following communication sent to the Standard Oil Company for action by the City Chicago office. - Standard Oil Company South Bend,, Ind iana . A-ttantlon. D. L. Gu ilf oyle Gent lemen: - In consideration of the Standard Oil Company conveying to the City of South Bend by a proper deed the following described property situated on the southeast corner of Lincoln Way West and Taylor Street in 'the City of South Bend: Beginning at a point on the west line of lot 13 of Rebecca Studebaker's Sub -Division of Bank Out Lot No. 3 thirty (30) feet south of the northwest corner of said lot thirteen (13), thence north thirty feet (30) to the northwest corner of said lot thence south. easterly along the northerly line of said lot thirteen (13) twenty (20) Feet thence southerly on .a curve of thirty three (33) foot radius to the place of beginning. The City of South Bend agrees to enlarge the street intersection and install pavement, side walk and curb as shown by the blue print which is herewith attached and made a part of this communication, and to pay all costs indid.ental to installing new pavement and building sidewalk and curb. Yours respectfully, BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. • The following c ommunicat ion was received read and (laced on file. June 191918. Board of Public Works, South -Bend, Indiana. Gentlemen - I am enc los ing herewith a e ommunicat ion from Mr. E M. Morris who is attorney for the a is imant . I have had a hu mbwr of conferences with Yr. Yorr.1si and have investigated the facts in this connection. -and I am of the op in ion _ that there is no 1 isb it ity, however the claim is for so small an amount that it would seem advisible to make settlemost rather than to permit 1 it igat ion. I would suggest . an offer to settle in the sum of $50. 00. ° Yours very truly, THOS. W. STICK City Attorney.