03/25/1919 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Petition race ived for pipe sewer on South Grant Street from W. Huron Street to W,. Ford Street. Same read and placed on file. Pet it ion race ived from Counc ilpan P. R. Wisn.iewski, of the 2nd. Ward requesting a light at St. Paula Place and Washington Avenue -or St. Paul's Place and 19t. alley north of Washington Avenue. The Board ordered a light placed at the inter- aaation of alley between Washington Avenue and Colfax Avenue on St. Paul's Place. petition requesting Board to place Clever Street from. Mishawaka Avenue to the River is a passable Condition with the use of cinders or other material. Some read and placed on f ile. Pet it ion rece ived for'* 'sewer and pavement on Spaues Street from Washington Avenue to:* Colfax Avenue,. • Same read and placed on file. Petition received For the opening . of . any street either Grant St. or Broakfield.Street from Division Street to Sample Street. Same read and placed on file. petition received for sidewalk and curb on Marine Street from Calvert Street to Bowman. Street. Same read and placed on file. C*WMA44at ion received from Welsbach Street Lighting Company of America acknowla 4t9;reeeipt of nonce elf appeaintment of Wesley A. Stines, as caretaker of River Park Gas l ighta M The, Board ordered " an electric' light -placed at the c oraam of Leland "Avenue "and Riverside Drive, this is to be as electric are light extended from a pale near Goodman f a house. The following communicat ion race ived from City Attjoney Thus. W: Slick under date of Fe.bruary !25th,.,° 1919 was read -and the Board ordered that the City Attorney be not.if ied to nettle For the amount stated in this communication.. February 8th.01919. The Board of Public Works, South Bend, Indiana. Gentlemen; - The Board of Public Works under the former admiAstration widened Leer St. and condemned a strip of lead 20 ft. by 280 ft, off property belonging to iir. Talbott, and I hand you herewith a panelled sketch showing the property condemned. Messrs. Rapp, Judie and Tshulka have appraised the damages as follows: - 280 ft. of sidewalk, 5ft. wide at $.10 per sq. ft. $ 140*00 280 ft,. of curb, at 15cents per lineal foot.. 42.00 30 large.shade trees destroyed. 300.00 Mov ing 280 ft. of iben fence 60.00 20 ft. frontage on Vistula Avenue, 200 ft. ,deep t at $50.00 per front feet. 1, 000.00 80 ft. of front oa Leer Street by 20 ft. deep at $5.00 per front foot. 400.00 Faking a total of damages appraised,. $1s942.00 The former Board of Works allowed $1,113.50 and assessed beenfits in the sumof $80.-00 making a total of damages to be paid to Mr. Taleett in the Gum of $1,.033.50 Mr. Talcott ale* states that a rustic house and a large quantity of shrubbery were necessarily destroyed but he has made no claim for damages for the#= items. Mr. Talcott :appealed from a dec is ies, of the Board of Public Works. The pleadings were argued and settled before the late Judge hordm in the St. Joseph Superior Court, and afterwards the City took a change of venue to the Elkhart Superior Court, where the case is now pending. I have had several conferences with Mr. Talbott end Mr. ShlYsly, his attorney, and also with Mr. Rapes $Ay Mr. Talcott agreed to threw off $200.00 of the above claim and accept $174 . full settlement of the 1 it igat ion.