09/28/1920 Board of Public Works Minutes

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U 1 2 Tuemdau Cente 3020 Beard met in regularsession at 10: 00 A.M. All members preemot. Mr. Southworth of the Chicago,* South Bond & Northern .Indlane Railway Company appeared before the, Board -and requested permission to place guy .wire from pales 4'vr safety °dev leas at their crossing ci' the New York Central Railway Companies o:rass ing aft Chapin_ Street as per blue print and plan .submitted, game approved. The Board Ordered an iron post at the northeast' corner of Lafayette Blvd and Colfax Avenue removed entirely until finishing of .pavement work is. dose. Board ordered C. P. Light at Church'Plaae changed to Arc light,, Mr, L.E. 'Couter of Oliver Chilled Plow. Works and E. A. Coates of the` Williston Construction Company appeared before the Board, Mr. Couter requested the Board to have the Williston Construction Company start on. Walnut Street Pavement improvement, and Mr. Coates.advised the Board that Mr. Fredericks#& of the Oliver Chilled Plow Works stated he would sell the cement to the Williston Construction Company for the Walnut Street Improvement and then decided he would not sell said eemeat'for Walnut Street. Mr. Coates explained to the Board how he would have to a±oer order cement for Walnut Street and stated to the Board that his Company intended is put in pavement contract in order let to -them and unless the Board ordered other- wise., Mr. L.' E. Couter stated he would find out about the cement. Partial estimate allowed for asphaltic concrete pavement on Beale Street from Portage Avenue to Kessler Blvd to the * Williston Construction Company at., ...,.,................ 22013.86 Matter of contract for grade, curb and walk on Wayne -Street from St. Louis Blvd . to -1st. alley West deferred until Wednesday September 29th. ,1920 at 7:15 P.M. Ind isna Bell Tel. Company .granted pe.rmiss ionto place conduit tile Inside. of curb an Lincoln Way East and alley between South and Bronson Street. Grade approved on allay south of Sample Streit from Main Street to alley west of Main Street. Grade approved on alley east.of St: Joseph Street from South Street to Bronson Street. Petition filed for curb, grad ing and electric lights on Huey Street From Lincoln `Fay West to Elwod Avenue. Same read and placed on file. Petition foe 8 inch c.oacncte pavement on, Emerick Street from Cresecent Avenue Iterth 650 feet Same read and placed on file. Concerning the Improvement of the roadway of EwdngAAvenue from Michigan Street to Miami Street with asphalt, asphaltic concrete, bitulithic, ,or brick iu pursuan ee to Resolution No. 836 this being the day set for the making of the preliminary award des ignat ing the kind of pavement, the Board at 10: 00 A.M. Friday September 24,1920 publicly opened read and considered all bids, and then continued their meeting to Tuesday September 28,1920 at 10: 00 A.M. Now on last named date the Board designated Asphaltic concrete as the kind of pavement with which said street is to be improved and fixes the 9th, day of October 1920 at 10: 00 A.M. as the time when petitions for changing the kind of pav'ement must be f ileds and -the -Board hereby continues this matter until the 12th. day of October 1920 at 1&-. 00 A.M. as the time when petitions for changing the kind of._pavement must be filed, add the Board hereby continues this, matter until the-' 12th. day Of October 1920 at 10: DO A.M. on the day abovenaned the Board. will either "as''On petitions let said 'contract or reject all bids. Attested; G. A. ELLIOTT ted ee `ce ward. 1i.\ FROSTZSER 8_1 V�eronierC S 1924pte�be' ity P Sa: