07/17/1918 Board of Public Works Minutes

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%4:i -Board met in regular hearing at 7:15 P M ...All members present. Hearing bad on assessment roll and final est iaate. for Sheet Asphalt pavement on Eddy Street and Mishawaka Avenue from Jefferson Boulevard to center of Nineteenth Street, under Improvement Resolution No. 544. In the City of South Bend, Ind Tana. In the above matter a number of property owners appeared in regard to their assessments, but as written remonstrance was filed. OR account of the .large assessments of some of the property owners along the line of this improvement and at their request, the Beard continued the hearing on, this assessment roll in order to give these property owners a chance to check dp their assessments., the Board therefore deferred the hearing on. said roll until Tuesday July 23rd. ,1918 at 10: 00 A.M. Hearing had on, assessment roll and final estimate for Akphilic. Concrete pavement on Blaine Avenue from Lincoln Way West to La Porte Avenue under improvement'L Res olut ion No. 569.. In the City of South Bend,_ Indiana. In_the above matter no remonstrators appeared and no written remon- strance was tiled. The Board therefore find that the property assessed in said roll filed July and. ,1918 is benef itted in the 'amount of assessments as shown on said rolls, and the Board further find that the assessment roll filed July 2nd. ,1918 and the final estimate allowed July2nd.,1918 should be and -the same are hereby in all things c4on- f irmed and approved with the f ollowing mod if icat ion. Attorney Wm. Mclnerny appeared before, the Board An regard to lot No. owned by Mc Inery & Summers on Blaine Avenue. And the following order was made. The C'1t7 gineer instructed to make an a-i-c-- with a loft, radius on Lot No. 59 in the B irner Rlave Add it ins,, in the name of Mc Ineiy & Summers. Said pro- perty within said radius on the corner to be deeded to the City of South Bend, Ind, and the City of South Bend -in acceptance of this deed will reimburse -,to Mcfinery & Summers an amount on the basis of 10 ft. This is tentative and the City engineer instructed to submit a blue print to Attorney ScInery for his approval. Hearing had on resolution for Widening of Oakland Street from Mishawaka Avnue to the St. Joseph River,, under Condemnation Resolution No. 51. In the City of South Bead, Indiana. In the above matter a written remonstrance, was filed by Attorney A. E. Martin, representing John Hibberd, after due consideration the Board deferred said hearing until Wednesday July 31st. ,1918 at 7:15 P.M. The Board instructed ' the City Engineer to stake out the east and west line on the present Oakland Street, and report on same at next hearing Wednesday July 313t.,1918 at 7:15 P.M. The City Engineer filed the following estimated cost of Portage Avenue pavement improvement. July 16th.,1918. To the Hon.. Board of Pub 1 ie Works, of the City of South Bend Indiana. Gentlemen: - I herewith estimate the cast of the pavement improvement on Portage Avenue from Keller Street to the north City Limits at 56.100000 Respectfully submitted. FREDERICK J. ANDERSON, City Engineer. The Board instructed the Clerk to notify Wm . Weber who bid on grading of Mimai Street from Ewing Avenue to the City Limits, to appeare before the Board Tuesday July 23rd., 1918 at 10:00 • sX, The awarding of contract on said improvement deferred until at this t ime.