03/04/1919 Board of Public Works Minutes

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47, The following resolutions were adopted by the Board. SIDEWALK IMPROVEY-ENT RESOLUTION NO. 629. Resolved by the Board of Public Woks of the City of South Bend, St, Joseph County, State of Indiana, That it is deemed heeessary to improveVarious Streets in the City of South Bend, Indiana. That an improvement to be made of the kind s ize, location and terminal points as follows, to --wit: - That bids be received- for the construction and repairing of cement side -walks, curbs and for filling timid excavating; for said sidewalks and ourbs, on different streets in said City,'where the same have already been partly constructed, or defintely constructed, All such work to be done after the owners of abutting. property have been ordered and notified to construct or re- pair such sidewalks and curbs for a period of 30 days from the date. of any such notice, All.work to.be constructed or repaired in accordance with Standard Spec if icat ions on file in the office of the City Engineer of said City. All work to be done and assessments made as provided in Section 1 of an Act entitled " An Act Concerning Municipal Corporations, approved 19091, at pages 412 , 413. in accordance with the profile, details, drawings and specifications on file in the office of the Department of the Board of Public Works of said City; and such improvements is now ordered. ° The cost of said improvement, including the cost of street sand alley intersections a, shall be assessed upon the real estate abutting on Various Street all according to the method and manner provided for ' in an Act of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana,, -entitled " An -Act Concerning Munddopal Corporaiiions, " approved March 6,1905, and in ace ordanee with and pursuant to the prov is is ions- of all amendatory and supplemental acts thereto, passed by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana. Assessments, if deferred, are to be paid in ten equal annual installlmentg, with in- terest -at tiie rate of Six per cent per annum. A bond or bonds shall ba- issued to. the contractor in paymen-t for such work, unless the property owners pay said assessment before said bond or bonds are issued. Under no circumstances shall be City of South Bend, it or be held responsible for any sum or sums due from said property owner or owners f v-P said work or for the collect ion of the Same, or for the payment 6h any bond, bonds, certificate or certificates, aissued to said entractor in payment for such work, exempt for such moneys as shall have been actually received by the City from the assess- ments- for such improvement, or such. moneys as said City is by said above entitled Act -required to pay. All proc-aedings had, and work done in the making of said improve- ment, assessment of property, collection of assessments and issuance of bonds therefor, shall be as provided fn in said above entitled Act and amendments thereto. It was further resolved by the Board that bids be advertised on the %th., day of March 1919 and on the 14th., dayof March 1919 in the South Bend Daily Tribune, stating that this Board will rec.e iye bids on March 25th. ,1919 up to 10: 00 A.M The Board reserzres the right to reject any and all bids. Adapted this 4th., day of March 1919. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. G. A. ELLIOTT A. F. ROSTISER JOHN F. DEHAIN3 Attested: - Veronica C. Sweeney Clerk of the Board. The tdty Engineer filed the following estimated cost. February 28,1919. To the Hon. Board of Public Works, of the City of South Bend, Indians. Gentlemen: - , I herewith estimate the cost of the Sample Street pavement improvement from Walnut Street to Olive Street at ...... 36,-040.00 Respectfully submitted, FREDERICK J. ANDERSON, C ity Engineer.