08/12/1918 Board of Public Works Special Meeting Minutes

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2 6 g Boexd met in special session At 1:30 P.M. All members present. The matter of condition of rant LaSalle Avenue sewer between Notre Dame Avenue and St. Peter Street, in regard to repair of same as per contract let to Bruno De Peape was discussed by the Board with the City Engineer. Mr. Bruno DePaepe having contract for repair of same appeared before the. Board and explained about the c and it ion of the sewer and it was mutually agreed that both parties agree to release each other from the contract as per the following release. R E L E A S Be This agreement made this 12th., day of August 1918 between the City of South Bend by and thr=g1r its Board of Pub1 ieWorks party of the first part and Bruno De Pkppe- of `uSouth BBend, party of the second part. WITNESSETII: Wheread, said first party did on the 16th., day of July 1918 let a certain public improvement contract to.said Brunei De Peape, party of the second part to relau the. sewer on East La Salle Avenue between St.'Peter Street and Notre Dame Avenue in the City of South Bend, and Whereas, said parties hereto are willing to proceed with said contract, but the condition of said sewer make the carrying out of said contract useless and the contractor reports that my further work that he might do would be of no value. NOW THEREFORE; Each of said parties hereto mutually release each otherfrom any liability -under any of the terms of the contract. It is further agreed that , the contractor will stop work as ofthis date, leave all materials in their present conditions and that the City of South Bend will relief the contract from any future l iab it ity under any City Ordinance for the guarding of any dpenings in the streets. IN WINTESS WHEREOF, the parties hereunto set their hands and seals this.l2th., day of August 1918. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS, BY G. A. ELLIOTT BRUNO DE PEAPE.. It is further agreed that the Board of Public Works will allow Bruno De Peape the sum of 50 cents ($.50) per day from this date for the use of the material as it stands on the job until a contract i '. lot for the installing of said sewer. The Board adopted the following Trunk sewer. TRUNK SEWER IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 583. RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORK OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, COUNTY OF ST. JOSEPH, STATE OF Indiana, That is desired and deemed necessary to construct a sewer in La Salle Avenue from the alley east of St. Louis Blvd. to the alley east of St. Peter Street, all in said City, which, from its size and character, is.not only intended and adapted for use by property owners whose property abuts along the line of said sewer, but is klos intended and adapted for receiving sewage from collateral drains already constructed or whisk may be hereafter con- structed, and the same is hereby ordered constructed inand along the following line in said City, to -wit: - Beginning at the intersection of the center line of the First alley east of St. Louis Boulevard and La Salle Avenue; thence east along the center line of La Salle Avenue to the first alley east of St. Peter Street with an 18 inch vitrfied pipe sewer. Together with the necessary manholes, storm water inlets, and conduits. Existing house connections shall be connected with the new sewer along the line of said improvement, all as is more particularlly shown and all In accordance with the plans, profiles, detail drawings and specifications an file in the office of the Department =of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana. And to be built in accordance with the profiles, specifications detail plans, maps and estimates now on file in the office of the Department of Public Works of said City, which includes an estimate of the proportion that the cost of an