08/11/1920 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Board met in regular sess ion at 7: 15 P.rl. All members present. Representat ives of the Redpath Ch€a,utauga No, appeared bef ore the Board And requested permission to hang penants for advertising the Redpath Chautaugua ing this City along the different business streets. No p-3rmiss ion granted. Hearing had ; on Improvement Resolution No. 819 for the pavement on Indiana Avenue from Prairie Avenue to East line of Webster 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 estimatedcost of the same, as re --forted by the City Civil Engineer, and t hereupon takes final action on said resolution as originally adopted, and the same is hereby in all things, ratified, c onf irseld I and approved. Resolved further, that notices be published on the 12th. day of August 1920 and on the 19th. day of August 1920 in the South Bar Daily Tribune a newspaper of General circulation in said City, stat ng th-It this Po,?rd.,:will receive bids ror the construction of said improvement up to 10:00 A.M. on the 27th. day of August 1920 The Roard reserves the right to reject any and all bids. ' Hearing hadon Improvement Des slut ion No. 816 for the Pavement of Garst Street from Michigan Street to West line of South Bend City Addition, under Improvement Resolution No. 816. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. In the above matter no wrArtten remonstra,noe was f iled, and no rem6nstr�tors appeared. 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 same, as reportedby the City C iv it Engineer, and thereupon takes f indl 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 12th. day of August 1920 and on the lgth. day of August 1920..in the South Bend Daily Tribune, a newspaper of General circulation in said City, stating that this Board will receive bids for the eoXistruction of said improvements up to 10:00 A.M. on the 27th. day of August 1920. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Mr. Arthur High appeared before the Board and requested that the ;eater connection ordered in on his lot No. 12 in Barmas Sub. Div. on Francis Street be eliminated. Same ordered eliminated by the Board. Nearing had on assessment roll cimcl final estimate for pipe sewer on Wakews Aver.ue from Iroquois Street to Lafayette Street, under Improvement Reslut-ion No. 755. In the Cite of South Bend, Indiana. In the above matter no remonstrators appeared but a. written remonstrance was filed by A. J. Hammond. In the above matter the Board after due consideration decided to defer all action until Wednesday August 18th. ,1920 at 7: 15 P.M. The follovairg communication received from. A. J. Hammond read and placed on file. Hon. Board of Public Works. South Bend, Ind. gentlemen: - 707 Michigan Ave. Evanston, Ill., August ll,1G20. I have your card of 7,127/20 a.dv:is•ing me of a sewer assessment for pipe sewer on Wa,kewa, Avenue from Iroquois St. to Lafayette St. in the amount of $1203.665 Upon investigating I find this assessment is spread over three lots; lot 173 0399.78; Lot 187- $406.11; lot 188- $397.76. As these amounts seemed excessive to me for &,loca.l pipe sewer I.have looked up the work done and find that in addition to providing for the house and street Ira.inage of W kewa Xve. that &.sewer was extended some 145 feet to Marquette Ave. and manholes, street drains, and storm water inlets constructed thereon but no ass_essmen.t has been made against the lots along Marquette Avenue for this portion of the improvemant.