07/31/1918 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Board met in regular hearing at 7:15 P.M. All members present. Deferredhearing had on Condemnation Resolution No. 5t for the j widening of Oakland Street from South line.of Mishawaka Avenue to the St. Joseph River, in the City of South Bend, Indiana. °In the above matter "remonstrators 'appeared but no further written remonstrance was Piked `and retrionstryice `f ifcd July 17th. ,1918 was over-rdled and thereupon, be inig fuilq Iadvised' 'in the matter the Board takes final act ien OR said resolution, confirming with mad if"ication as follgwq;,nRAgq cation: confirmed on basis .of a fifty (50), feet street with twenty a(20) feet taken off and from the ant ire length of the property .abutting .on cast: aide. of Oakland Street, The Board therefore leolares sthe above property in all things a ondGmt r r•iated for publ i-o use•, the Board,now 'orders that 'a List ©f roll condemned and app op� ne prepared of all the owners or haide-rs of property and of valuable interests there- in sought to be° taken or to be- injur-ioualy zffected', which said list or roll shall also describe the property beneficially affected.°.' ' Mr. John Hibbard, Attorney A'. E. Martin, representing Mr. Hibbard Mr. Pershing and a number of other property ownare on Oakland Street present at said meeting on Oakland Street. ; The matter of ,a Sidewalk on' South Michigan Street between Derunflyer Avenue and City Limits was taken up' by the Board 'and discussed with a number of. property owners on said street. The Board instructed property owners to present a petition for waid sidewalk and same would be giving cons iderat ion at a later date. HeaAAng given on resolution for improvement of Pertgge Avenue from alley north of Kinyon Street to city Limits, hg pavement, under Improvement Resolution No. 579. In the City of South Bend, Indiana., In the above matter a number of resident property owners appeared, but no written remonstrance was filed. The Board after due c ons iderat ion decided to defer said hearing until Wednesday August 7th. ,1918 at 7:15 . P.M. Board advised property owners that they Would have representative of the Chicago South Bend & Northern Indiana Railway Company notified to be present at next hearing, so an to find out about lacing of rails before pavement went in. Property owners residing on Huron Street between Kosouiszko St. and Olive Street met with the Board in regard to petition filed previous for grading of said Huron Street. The Beard advised said parties that they would make a _trip aid investigate said Huron Street. The following Bond and contract was approved by theBoard. PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT CONTRACT. THIS AGREEMENT, Made and entered into this 313t., day of July 1918 by and between fleo. J. Hoffman Co. of the County of St. Joseph, and State of Indiana (hereinafter referred to as the " Contractor") $ and the City of South Bend, in the County of St. Joseph, and State of Indiana, by and through its Board of Public Forks (hereinafter referred to as the " City"). under and by virtue of an Act of the Generk Assembly of the State of Indiana, entitled " An Act Concerning Municipal Corporations i approved March'6,1905, and all amendatory and supplemental acts thereto. W nesseths that the contractor covenants and agrees to do the grading of Miami Street from North line of Ewing Avenue to South City Limits, in the City of South Bend, Indian at and for the following prices:^ 7112 cu. yds. of grading, per cu. yd................. $.68