09/24/1918 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Board met in regular session at 10:00 A.M. All members present. Petition received read and.placed on file for a grade, curb and walk on West Dubail Avenue from Kemble Avenue to Prairie Avenue. The Board of Public Works decided to have kdyor F. R. Carson go to Washington, D. C. to p�&,ce J'he matter of the paving of Portage Avenue before the proper committee of the Highway Council to obtain favorable action by the Committee for the release of sufficient materials to complete this improvement this year, and the Board allowed an expense of $200.00 to cover this trip.. Mr.- Kelsey appeared before the Board and presented a Flat of the Replat of Lots 17,18 and 19 and Sub. Division of Out Lot "A." in Henry Leer s Sub. of the West part of Lot #4 in the partition ion of the estate of Samuel Leer in Section 18 in Township 37 N. R.. 3 East. Same approved by the Board. The following bond and contract was approved by the Board for the installing of radiation and pipe covering the police station. CONTRACT. AGREEMENT between the Board of Public. Worts of the City of South Bend, Indiana, and Wm. H. Burke of the City of South Bend, Indiana, For.the installing of radiation and pipe covering in the police garage and detective office in the City- Hall as per specifications and according to bid filed September 9th. ,1918 as follows: and made a part of this contract: - Radiation .................................717.00 Pipe covering...: .......................... 89.17 Asbestos: cement:.. . . . . .. . ........... , ....... 21.74 All work to becompleted within five weeks from date of this contract contingent upon conditions beyond our control. WITNESS, our hands and seals this 24th., day of Sept.,1918. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA. G. A. ELLIOTT H. F. ROSTISER JOHN F. DEHAVEN WM. H. BURKE Contractor. BOND, KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That we Wm. H. Burke of the County of St. Joseph State of Indiana, as principal and Jno. E. Fisher of the County of St. Joseph and State of Indiana as sureties, are held and firmly bound tto the City of South Bend, Indiana, in the sum of One Thousand ($1,000.00)Dollars For the payment of which, well and truly to be made, we jointly and severally bind ourselves, our heirs, executors, adminstrators and assigns , firmly by these presents. The conditions of the obligation are such that if the above named Wm. H. Burke shall faithfully comply with the foregoing contract, .made and entered into the 24th. , day of September 1918 with the City of South Bend, Indiana, and shall fulfill all the a and it ions and at ipul at ions therein c oat aired, according to the true intent and meaning thereof, in all respects, then this obligation .to be void, otherwise to be and remain in full force and virtue in law. In the event the said City shall extend the time for the completion of said work, such extension shall not in any way release the sureties on this bond. This shall be A construction bond, and the sureties on the same shall not be held responsible for the faithful compliance with all other cond it ions stipulations and requirements covered by or set out in the contract. WITNESS our hands and seals this 24th.9 day of Sept.,1918. The above bond approved.this 24th., WU. H. BURKE JNO. E. FISHER day of September 1918. G. A. EL LIOTT H. F. ROSTISER JOHN P. DEHAVEN Board of Public Works.