06/14/1921 Board of Public Works Minutes

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-480 Mo. SSA a jrivia 1921- E Board met in regular session at 10:00 A.M. All members present. The Board appointed Fiske'0'Hara as Assistant Cit�r Electrician at the.rate of 100.00 oer months. Same affected from Monday June 13ih., 1921. The Board allowed Wm.,A. Henry an increase to $2.00 pper day for auto allowance and this is to take care of and including all expenses oi' up -keep to his roar while on City business. Same affective from Junk' 15th., 1921. The Board allowed Fis4e O'Hara street ngr'-ickets for transportion for inspection work in the event' -he is not fdrnished a btpy�le T e Board p.11owed-the allowance of the Building Commissioners car increased to ` 2. 0 er dray. This allowance to include any and all ,expenses together with up -keep of.the car fgr City business. Mr.•D.- C. Layton, Street Commissioner reported on tap at 1010 South Michigan Street`in front of property owned by Wm. Mow, and reported that no=„ tap was put in on this property. The Board ordered Mr. Layton to get Wm. Sibley to put in new sewer tap at $3 00 p;er foot. Same to be put in under the supervision of the Street Commissioner an'd the City to pay for this tarp and take care of the pavement. a . The City Civil Engineer filed the following estimated costs - Estimated cost of resurfacing f Hudson Avenue from Portage Avenue to Riverside Drive at .....................17.920.00 Estimated cost of pavement on Benton Court from Milton Street to 1st. -alley north of Milton Street at..............019450.00 Estimated cost of pavement on Milton Street from Fellows Street -to Michigan Steet'at..,..........................0$19,488.00 Grade, curb and walk on Elmer Street from Keller Street to North 1 ne, of Mayr' s Michigan Avenue Addition, at ...... $79400.00 Grade, curb and walk on Duey Avenue from South Bend Avenue to North City Limits at ........ .....................2,200.00 Engineer filed assessment -roll and final estimate Vvr sidewalk, on Anderson Avenue fron Keller Street to the°south line of said -Anderson Avenue under Improvement Resolution No. 862. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. Resolved that notices as to the assessMets be published for six consecutive days commencingg on.the 27th. day of June 1921, in the South Basid News Tines, stating that this Soard will give a hearing on tihe amount of such P,ssessment. i +ip the 6th. day of July 1921 at 7:15 P.M. Resolved further that the entire work under the above contract be accepted and approved and the final estimate thereon allowed. Engineer filed assessment roll and finale stimete for..cement sd.dewalk on south side of Sam le Street from Walnut Street to Washin ton School, under Improvement Resolution No. 829. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. - _ I { Resolved that notices as to the assessments be publishdd for six consecutive days commencin on the 27th. dayy of June 1921 in the South Bend News Times, stating that.this Board will give a he gring on the amount of such assessments at its office in the City Hall on the bth. day of July 1921 at 7*15 P.M. Resolved further that the entire work under the above contract be accepted and approved and:the final estimated thereon allowed. Theo. Krause of Whiteman Court filed petition Monday —June 13th., 1921 at 9:55 A. M. $tined by property owners residing on Whiteman Court from Pennsylvania Avenue to Wenger Street stating that said street be improved with a concrete pavement, same placed on file and the following resolution' approved by the Board. Concerning the improvement of the roadway of Whiteman Court from Wenger Street to Pennsylvania Avenue in pursuan&e to -Resolution No. the petition of freeholders residing on said street its considered, and the report of the City Engineer is received and all evidence is heard and the Board finds that said petitioner constitute a majority in number of the freeholders residing upon said street to be improved, and that said petition is sufficient and iYs therefore cansidereo,and adjudged that -said improvement be made with Seven inch concrete the kind of pavement requested in -said petition; and the City Engineer reports that Hoban & Roach is the lowest and best bidder for said kind of pavement, and the Board so finds, andtlets the contract for said improvement to him, and orders said improvement be made with 7 inch concrete pavement, and all proceedings heretofore p had in this matter are hereby confirmed and ratified. G. A. ELLIOTT BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. H. F. ROSTISER Attested.- , Veronica C. Sweeney JOHN F. 1EHAVEN, Clerk of the Board. Dated this 14th. day of -June 1921.