10/01/1918 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Board met in regular session at 10:00 A.M. All members present. Mr. Z. Thilmax , plumber appeared before the Board in regard to being unable to locate sewer tap at 423 South Nilliam Street. The Board instructed the Street Commissioner to see if his department could locate sewer tap at this address and if Ao tam ,is. 'thee J40 put one On account.:o-f, a -Leak .in .the wat,e.r. m&in, An the 400 block South Michigan Street, pexmiss-ion, was. granted by -the Board to the. :Water. Works Department of the City to out into the as, pavement- .at• the. •ebeve. memnt ironed number. The City Engineer was instructed• ato6 grant. & p.e=rmIt-,. ,and, -.the. Street Commissioner was instruct- ed to be present. when s-a, id° gs veMe nt is. nut..., City C4metery Sexton filed financial -report of the month of September 1918. Same read and placed on file. The City Engineer filed estimated cost of grade, curb and walk on east side of Brookfield Street from California Street to the first alley north of Brookfield Street at.....................$450.00 Pole and wire inspector reported as follows on compkniant about telephone pole ar rear of 326 W. Nasarre Street being broke off at and of,pole near grouald. This is a Home Tel. Co. pole and.this pole should be removed entirely the wires should be placed on the pole across the alley. The pole across the alley is the Indiana & Michigan Light Co. pole which was ordered reset to the south west about 3 to 5 feet. The order to remove this light pole was given about two months ago. The pole has not yet been removed. No action taken on same. The following c ommunicat ion received by W. D. Teeple Building Commissioner from City Attorney T. W. Slick referred to the Board read and placed on file. September 7th.,1918. Mr. W. D. Teeple, Commissioner of Buildings, City Hall, South Bado, Ind. Dear Sir :- In re Taggart Transfer Co., I herewith enclose -letters and report in reference tothe moving of a building for Mrs. Nevins by the Taggart Transfer Company. In connection with this matter I herewIth report to your department and to the Board of Public Works that I have made an invest igat ion of this matter and find that the statments made in your report are correct. The Taggart Freight and Transfer Co., is not owned or operated by Mr. Taggart, but has been owned and operated by A. M. Russell and John. Russell for a number of years past. Mr. John Russell being the manager..I called Mr. John Russell to my office and explained the matter to him, and he assured me and con- vinced me that he did not know that it was necessary to obtain a permit to move a small building as this was moved on a dray. He informed me that.the building was loaded on one of the companys drays and that be personally saw that the dray did not interfere with traffic and that be moved this building without any damage to the City or to anyone else. He also assured me that in the future the company would make every effort to comply with the rules and ordinances of the City and of all departments. Under the circumstances therefor I recommend that no prosecution be nstituted. Yours very truly, THOS . W. SLICK City Attorney,