04/26/1921 Board of Public Works Minutes

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77777777 t , { Tuesday April 26th.2 1921. o Board met in regular session.,at 10s0G A.M. A 11 members present. Mr. Samuel Leepp'ers Abe Livingston, A. H. Heller Gee. Whellock Leo Birner, Geo. Bingham and Geo. Plafner appeared before the Board ln regard to the condition of South Mjchigan Streit, and`re quested the City to repair old macadam- ppavement out of City s Funds. The Board advised the men perepent that they could net le all made a new repair on:this street and p id for same out of General Fund of the City, bu that the would be willing to start a resolution to put In the pavement or nepair a l char a the pro ert owner F r same accordin t law. Mr. Lee er advised the Board t at this would We to long-ana this street me9de� a repair imme�iatel , then it eras agreed by the Board that if the Cou4ty Commissioners wanted to go in ani made the improve- ment as far as e<<,Clty is concerne and then send a statement of the City s portion and the same would be put �ap`to the.Common Council and ask for an appro riati0 and_if` the Council rants an a ppropriation the bill will be paid and this committee of men should appear beforN the Council for said appropriation. Mr. Wolf of the Chicago, South Bend & Northern Indiana Railway Company appeared before the Board and asked permission to block off the north side of Portage A venue for the storage of dirt and material for repaving of tracks on Portage Avenue., Same was granted by the Beard. Bids were received, opened and read for pavement on Sorin Street from Emerick Street to Nedd® Court. ° Bid of McCready Constr. Co. Cement curb, per lin ft ..........................$.40 Grading per cu. d............................... .95 Concrete pavement per s . yd.....................2.45 Marginal curb per Yin f .....'Check�Pir� 100.00_� 0 Bidof Hoban & Roach. 7 inch concrete pavement per sq. yd..............$2.50 Grading per cu. yd................................ 1.15 Bid. of Harry N. Barnes. radio per cu. yd ............................... 1.25 Concrete pavement per sqq. yd..................... 2.50 Marginal curb er lin fi......................... .300 Resettinp Resetting manholes .................. 3.00 g Check $100.00 3 AA11 s�w f rred e C ty Engineer for tabulation to be :. reported §iW&dnes.day•IV�y :�� ., : ,1 �2 at �. � Q�: . Communication received from Geo. Hahn relative to condition of pavement appreaeh at So. Main Street and Broadway Street, St. Commissioner Layton, notif led to get action immediately to make the necessary repair and report to the Board. It wasun,animously ordered b�Ewthe Board that all legal advertising from this Board be given to the News -Times from now on. Clerk instructed to,,record same, and give legal advertising to News -Times and not Tribune. Contractor`s Bond for the sum of One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars for William Cleghorn was approved by the Board. Partial estimate allowed Williston Construction Company on Asphaltic, concrete pavement on -Frances Street from Cedar Street to Grand Trunk Western Ry.. at the amount of $ 6,292.00 Renewal certificate of S"Di Ackerman on Exacavation bond approved. Permissi n rafted the *Chico e} SotithxMend d Northern Indiana Railway Company to place a watch�an s shaw-y at Chapin Street an crossing o the New Yokk Central Rallway go.