09/08/1920 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Certified c opu of court findings in John A. Hibbard vs City on the Widening of Oakland Street was filed with the Board.. The sum of $227- 99 plus 6% interest allowed paid by the Board out of Miscellaneous fund of the Board, this making John Hibbard's damages on widening of Oakland Street $ 633.33 Resolution was then ordered prepared on the Oakland Street Grade, curb and walk improvement. Cert if ied copy of proceedings of New Jersey Indiana & Illinois Ry. Co. vs City of South Bend, Indiana for damages for opening of Huron Street across right of way was filed with the Board and placed on file. Suit d ismissef no damages The Board ordered that the New Jersey, Illinois and IndAna Ry." Co. Grand Trunk R.:_ R. Co..,and New York Central Ry. Company: plank Huron Street crossing where said. Huron Street was opened across their right of way. Financ ial report of the Building Dept. f iled. Complaint about guy wire in way Of garage at 416 South 'Saylor Street Centre Union Telephone Company ordered to move this ;bole to the north about. 80 feet, Part ial est ima.te allowed. L. H. Webster Contractor on Trunk 'sewer on Division Street from Meade Street to Chicago Street at ............ $10,899.20 The following resolution adopted QIDEWALK WROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 842. Resolved by the Board of Public Works of the City .of South Bend, St. 'Joseph County, State of Indiana, that it is deeemed necessary to improve the first alley east of Fellows Street from Indiana Avenue to Haney Avenue as fell follows:- to -wit: - Said alley shall be graded from property line to property line to:.the established grade from IrLdiana Avenue to Haney Avenue, all as is more particularly shown and all in accordance with the plans, profiles, detail drawings, and specifications on file in the Office of the Department of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana in accordance with the profiles, details, drawings and specifications or, file in the office of. the Departament of the Board of PI blic Wei^ks of said City.; and such improvement is now ordered. The cost of said improvement, including the cost of the street and alley intersections, shall be assessed upon the real estate abutting on said alley east of Fellows 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 Municipal Corporations, " approved March 6,190% and in accordance with and pursuant to the provisions of all amendatory and supplemental acts.t.hereto passed by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana. Assessments, if deferred are to loe paid: in ten equal annual installments, with interest at the rate of Six per cent per annum. A bond or bonds shall be issued to the contractor in payment of such work, unless the property owners pay said assessment before said bond or bands are issued. Under no circumstances shall the 'City of South Bend, be or be }iald' respons ible for tknx any sum or sums , due from said property owner or owners for said work or for the collection of the same, or for the payment of any bond bonds certificate or certificates, issued to said contractor in payment for such work, except for such moneys as shall have been actually received by the City from the assessments for such improvement, or such moneys as said City is by said above entitled Act .required to pay All proceedings had, and work done in the making of said improvement, . assessment of property, collection * ollection, of assessments and issuanec of bonds therefor, shall be as provided for in said above entitled. Act