02/26/1919 Board of Public Works Minutes

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r Board met inregular session at 7:15 P.M. Mr. G. A. Elliott absent. Mr. H. F. Rost iser, Vice .President of the Board Acting President, Mr.. F:: J. Anderson, City -Civil Engineer absent: Mr.-W. E. Graves, Assistant City Engineer present. Hearing had on Improvement Resolution No. 595 for pavement on Haney Avenue from Michigan Street 'to High Street, in the City of South Bend, Inds ans. Upon said hearing property owners appeared and objected -to the present curb being .taken out. and objected; to combination curb and gutter. No written remonstrance filed. And. the Board being fully advised in the premises decides that the bone its to propaerty-liable to be assessed for said impro-'*4.ent are equal to the estimated cost of the same, as reported by the City Civil Engineer, and thereupon takes final action on said resolution as modified. Present curb to remain in, comb inat ion curb and gutter to be eliminated from resolution abd specifi- cations: -.and the same is hereby in all things ratified, confirmed and approved as modified. Resolved further, that notices be published on the 28th.9 day of February 1919 and on the 7th., day of March 1919 in the South Bend Daily Tribune, in said City, stating that this Board will receive bids for the construction of said improvements up'to 10:00 A.M. on the 25th., day of -March 1919. The Board reserves the right to reject" any and all bids* Hearing given on Improvement Resolution No. 596 for the pavement of lst. alley east of Carroll Street from Mornoe Street to South Street and the 1st. alley south of Monroe Street from Carroll Street to Columbia Street, in the City of South Bend, Indiana. Upon said hearing remonstrators appeared -and written remonstrance filed January 7th. ,1919 was considered. Remonstrance being against the pavement of alley ea&t of Carroll Streeb from Monroe Street to South Street. In written remonstrance filed, there being a number less than the majority of the resident freeholders whohave signed the remonstrance, the Board now over -ruled said written remonstrance and being- fully' advised in the preaahses, dec ides that the benefits to property liable to be assessed for said improvements are equal to the estimated cost f the same, as reported by the City Civil Engineer, and thereupon takes final action on said - resolution as orlganally adopted; and thesame is hereby in all things ratified, _conformed and approved. ..Resolved further, that notices be published on the 28th., day of February 1919 and on the 7th.0 day of March 1919 in the South Bend 'tribune, in said City, stating that this Board will receive bids for the construction of said improvements up to 10:00 A.M. on the 25th., day of March 1919. The Board - reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Hearing given on Improvement Resolution No. 602 for the pavement of Elder Street from Michigan Street to Carroll Street and Carroll Street from North line of Elder Street ti the north line of Wenger Street, in the Cityof South Bend, Indiana. Upon said hearing property owners appeared and o1jjeeted to the present curb being removed, and objected to c omb inat ion curb and gutter being constructed, no written remonstrance filed. And the Board being fully advised on the premises, decides that the benefits to property liable to be assessed for said improvements are equal to the estimated cost of the same, as reported by the City Civil Egineer , and thereupon takes final action on said resolution as modified:- Said resolution to read present curb to remain, combination gurb and gutter to be eliminated. And the same is hereity in all things, ratified, conirmed -and approved as mod if ied.