05/14/1919 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Board. met in regular session at 7:15 15. M. All members present. Hear ing bed on Impr ovement Res olut ion No. 659 f or the pavement df Lincoln Way test from Olive Street to the City ►imits, in the City of South Bend, Ind is na Upon said. hearing jpropejrty owners appeared but no written remon- strance was filed. No remonstrators against pavement.) {Property Owners present, residing ,on said street requested the Board to see if the Street car could be but in ahead of pavement improvement, Mr. R . -R. Smith being present on another hearing., wss. requested w explain to property owners about street car conditions. Mr. Smith stated his c ompanyl s c and it ion and said he could not see anyway -possible of getting ahis ' extension at this time or even neat year on account of the f inane ial c and it ion of his company. Mr. Bonds requested that all underground Work be put in ahead of pavement improvement also Mr. C. Hyde. The Board informed the property Owner street car tracks could not be put in if street was to be paved this year. Property where agreeable to have street paved. ). And the Board being fully advised in the premises, decides that the benefits to property liable to be assessed for said improvement are equal to the estimated cost of the same, as reported by the City C iv i1 Eng ineer s and thereupon takes final action on said resolution as or ig inally adopted and the same is hereby in all things bat if ied, a onf irmed and approved. Resolved further, that notices be published on the lath., day of May 1919 , and on the 24th. , day of May 1919 in the South Bend Daily Tribune, stating that this Board will receive bids for the c onstruct icy of said improvements up to 10: 00 A.M. on the 3rd . day of June 1919. The Board reser ♦es the right to reject any and all b ids . > Hearing had on Improvement Res olut ion 80. ' 661 for the pavement on first ,'a11ey cast of Carroll Street from Wayne Street to Division Street, in the City of South Bend, Indiana. Upon said hearing no remonstrators appeared and no written remonstrance was filed. And the Board being fully advised in the premises, decides that the benefits to property liable to be assessed for said improvements are equal to the estimated cost'of the ame, as reported by the City Civil Engineer, and thereupon takes final action on said resolution as originally adopted, and the same is hereby in all things 'ratified, confirmed and approved. Resolved further, that notices be published on the 17th. day of May 1919.' and on the 24th., day of May 1919 in the South Bend Daily Tribune, in said City, stating that this Board Will receive bids to fair the construction of said improvements up to 10:00 A.M. on the 3rd. day of June 1919. The Board reserves- the right to.reject any and all bids. This. being the date set for the deferred hearing on resolution for the paving of Marine Street, remonstrators appeared and the Board after due c ons iderat ion decided to defer this hearing until Wednesday Juice 18th. ,1919. at 7:15 P.M. This being the date set for the deferred hearing on resolution for the paving of Leer Street and Fox Street. Remonstiat©rs appeared, but no further Written remonstrance filed. The Board after due consideration decided to defer all action. on said resolution until Wednesday June 18th. ,1919 at 7:15 P.M. This be ng< the date sat for the deferred hearing on the resolution for the gravel pavement Vn fgnm LdenmS eat to. he a:Yay east of Cldye Street, under Improvement %&solution No.638. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. In the above matter remonstrators appeared against the paving paving of Dayton Street with gravel, wanted good pavement. The Board after due consider t ion decided to sesc ind all action on said resolution.