06/24/1919 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Vote Of the Beard taken in regard to awarding of contract on East , Mad is on Street Trunk sewer. Q: ,A. Elliott and Jahn P. De Haven vo tt ing for the awarding of the conitraet to Hoban d Reach, Harvey F. Rostleor voting against the contract to Hoban & Reach, his reason for same, ` irresponsibility of contractors Contract awarded to Hoban & Roach at ....... #31 232 90 Cor Unieat ion received 'fro! -Welsbach Street Lighting Company daknegledg ing receipt of notice Of ap -intment oaf - Gilmers Aifong aa, aaretsker of River .Park lights.` The following contract with plan of ,Calvert Stot pavement through Sttudebaker, Park vae signed and approved. bythe Beard. THIS MMIORANDIM, 'is designed and intended to state the agreelftnt tint waa reached -on the evening of Way l4, ;Gips at the office of the Park Board of the City, of south: --gend 4n -the -C-ity H 11, by and between The Board of Public Works of the- City -of -Sauth Bead, and the Board of Park �©mmiss ieners of the City of South Bcntl,' °rd1Qtve to` tlte' Imps©vemen`t` of Calvert street in said City across Studebaker' Nii ....... ......:...... It was. known and understood at the time of this meeting, by the Board of Park COMmiss inners, that the Board v -Publ is Works h ad already let a contract to Western Construction Company for the IMProvement of. said Calvert Street, from Michigan''Street 6n the west to High Street on the East including the part thereof within said Studebaker Park., It was agreed between the two Boards that the Board of Pub1le Works should improve Calvert Street from Mle higan Street to the west line of Studebaker Park, and that,it ehobld #mpreve said Calvsrt Street from the east like of said park to High Street*, It was, further agreed that the Board of -Park Cam- ' missloners should - lay out -and improve a park way or boulevard from the west line Of the park there cehnect ng with said Calvert Street as the said Calvert Street will be Improved under said contract, or as the same will be impr ved by the Board of Public Works under s e other contract, and extending to the East line of said Park and connecting. therewith Calvert Street as ther�ame may be improved by the Board of Public Werke under said, or another,, cflnti�,;a It was also agreed that if the contractor, Western Construction C®mpauy, will not, agree .toy` the modification of its contract se as to Include attti cover the construction of the parkway or boulevard through the park, as the same may be laid out and provided . for. by the Board of Perk Coamiss loners then the cen- tract with the Western Construction Company will be rescinded and new resolutions ' b e adopted by the tom► boards and - by the ir- aeeperat ion one contract be let f-e-rthe impre`vement•'of both said st'z4ot . and : the parkway of boulevard It was` further'; agreed- that the ' Board -of Park Commissioner$ shall prscesd immediately to lay out said parkway° or boulevard through the park and provide . plans and specifications for improving the same; and that said parkway . or boulevard shall` be made and constructed in accordance with, said plans and Spec ifications.: �It was also agreed that such pr0000dings as may be necessary shall betaken by the two Board 9--so that the work of improving the street, and also the parkway'or boulevard shall be done under one contract, the one now existing with Western Construction Company,, if that company will agree to the modi- fications thereof that will be necessary by reason of the agreements. stated''ai oye. dated this bth.., day of June 1919. Signed June 24r 1919. BOARD OF PARK COMMISS IOMM , CITY OF SOtM BEND. by Richard Elbe.l, Pros. E W. W. Widenour I. W. Jackson C: D. Britton. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS, CITY OP SOUTH BEND GILBERT A. ELLIOTT HARVEY P. ROSTISLR - JOHN F. DEHAVEN