04/08/1919 Board of Public Works Minutes

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515 7 _� _ _._ • - __ 11 Al 4_ 1 Al A i. _ __ 1 1-_- _ ... � .. 9 - _ � And Whereas, we, the undersigned,, are the only persons �iig %property on said street to -b.e improved, and that we alone are affected in any way by said proposed, improvements , That we are the sole owners of the separate, parcels of . land bordering upon said street proposed to be improved. Therefore,, in c on.s iderat ion that said Beard of Public Works proceed to improve said street as proposed in •said res olut ion and for the, further purpose of saving time and expense, we, -the undersilined,. do hereby waive 'all ob;ject,ions and defense to any defect in sa id proceed, ings, and to any v oolat ion � in procedure f or the improvement of streets as fixed by Section 8722 of Burns Revised Statutes of ;,1914.' We further waive any right to abject to .the fora" of said resolution. We further waive any and all objections to the fact that no advertisement for -hearing was published am .required by law, and. that no notices were mailed to the owners of property and that no hearing was had by said Board. We., also consent that said Board mall proceed to. let the contract for d oblig sa id work in 'the f ollowing. manner: - That . ,the y -shall not ify; by mail: responsible contractors in the City of South Bend, Indiana, of.. sa id work t Q be done under said. res olut ion, :and . that., they , shall receive bids frnm'."id.contract, ors, for, the doing of said work to the lowest responsible bidder. :nd we vu_ ive, any f orin and manner other than provided by law. Aru we further consent that the cost of doing said work dhall be assessed against the different parcels of real estate owned by us as provided by Sections 8722.8723a., 8'2598726,87279 8728 and all acts and laws amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto. And we further agree that' not ice given us by mail shall be suff is ient notice of the hearing upon the assessment made for said improvement. In Witness Whereof, said Whitcomb & Keller, by Fred W. Keller its President, and Leslie C . Whitcomb, its Secretary, duly authorised by resolution adopted by the Board of Directors of said Company, has hereto signed the said Company's name and affixed its seal this 4th. , day of April 1919. WHITCOMB & KELLER ( SEAL ). BY FRED W. KELLER President. LES LIE C . WH ITC OMB Secretary. The matter of opening bids for the lumber for the Street Repair Department for the year 1919 deferred until Wednesday April 16th 1919. The bill of Wm. N. Burke for repairing sewer connection at 808 No, Cushing Street for $100:00° referred• to° the,Street • Commiss inner • for investigation. and re port . o The •Board • instru.eted clerk to notify -Harry A. Josephson Clerk of the Safety Board to purchase a chair for the Chief of Police , game not to exceed $25.00 The old Chkir in the Chief l s . off iae . to .go •the •Sergeant'• s •room in police station. . Also the City .Controller to purchase a table for his office. Petition received from Councilman W�s�iewski; of .the 2nd., Ward for an electric' light at the corner of Liberty & Divi. ion St�eet.Same read and placed on file. Application received , read .and placed on file from Alice Charters as Clerk inthe Building Department.: Petition received for a pipe sewer on Sixth Street from Grand Trunk Railroad to Mishawaka Avenue. Same read and placed on file. Financial report of the Building Dept., for the month of March 1919 rea dwWdplaced on 'f ile Contractors bond for the sum of $19000.00 signed by Elias G. Metz and as Pr inc ipal and John Wala and Mary E. Ullery as sureties was appraysd by the Board.