11/12/1918 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Board met in regular session at 10: 00 A.M. Mr. H. F. ` Rost iser absent. Clerk instructed to write to Universal Concrete Products Co. of Chicago, Ill for prices on light posts. The Beard ordered The South Bend.- Home Telephone Company to remove entirely, the telephone pole art the rear of 326 W. Nava'rre Street, and place the wires aft' same on the pole across the alley, this pole belongs to the Indiana & Michigan Electric Company and has been Ordered to be'reset three to five feet to the south. In regard to request for an electric light at the corner of Portage Avenue and Keller Stre;etY, the Board ordered the .plac ing of a light at this corner held up until further notice. Clerk instructed to notify ,the Northern Indiana Gas & Electric Co.. , to cement hole in sidewalk at Main Street saxthofif Washington Avenue, o The Board ordered the Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. to place an Arc light at the corner of Monroe Street and Meade Street and an 80 C. P. light at the corner of Poland Street and Olive Street. fi At request of the Common Council, the following notice was served or. the Chicago, South Bend & Northern Indiana Ry. Company. TO THE CHICAGO, SOUTH BEND & NORTHERN IND IANA RAILWAY COMPANY, Mr. S. S. Smith, Gent 1. Mgr. South Bend,, Indiana. You are hereby not if ied that the Common Council has . ordered the Board of Public Works to notify you to make the following repairs on your right of way on paved streets, and which you are bound by your franchise to pave and repair, all of which streets are in the City of South Bend, IndIana: - Between your tracks end on either side of rails an Michigan Street Portage Avenue, Chapin Street and on Lincoln Way East to Sample Street. This notice is given pursuant to your agreements contained in. Ordinances Nos. 696 and 871 And upon the fa ilune to repair the same or to ind is ate your readiness to do the same within Ten ( 10) days, the same will .be done by the City and the cost will be recovered from you. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS G. A. ELLIOTT JOHN F. DEHA VEN This notice was served this 14th.9 day of November 1918 on S.S. Smith of the Chicago, South Bend & Northern Indiana Railway Company by me the under- signed, police offdcer of the City pf South Bend, Indiana. SETG.. HOS INISKI, Officer. Complaint received from Frank R. Wis ixewski Councilman of the 2nd., Ward in regard to repair to cross walk at corner of Orange Street and Carlisle St. Same referred to the Street Commissioner for repair. Complaint received from Councilman Luther in regard to repair to pavement an Miami Street near Bowman Cemetery. The same referred to the Street Commis inner. Complaint from Councilman Luther in regard to tilling hales in street on Stull Street. Same referred to the Street Commissioner. The Board ordered the Grand Trunk Western Railway System notified to repair their defective ive crossings on Division Street and othar section sof the City, as numerous complaints have been received about the same.