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<br />Board met in regular session at 10:00 A.M."All members present,
<br />Bids were received, opened and `read for grade, curb and vai1k
<br />an Webster Street,a
<br />Bid of H.> N., Barnes.
<br />' Grading per
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<br />ugpin .........
<br />Walk per sq. ft.., ..,.-.........,....... .20
<br />Bid of LewisZeiger
<br />Grading per cu. yd.•••.r....a.•..••....•...v..'•... .6s
<br />Curbing,;per lin ft................................ .30-
<br />Walk per sq. .ft........... ......... ........... .16
<br />gRe rred to the City'Engineer-For tabulation .to be reported on
<br />Wednesday August; ��+th.,' 1921 at 7:15 PI.
<br />Property owners resid n an Mis wake AAvenu beta en 14th. Street
<br />and 13th , Street appeared before t egBoar�' and corn lainea about no sewer tap,
<br />The Boare� advised the, Cit Engineer -to take this maNer up with the Contractor
<br />for the Mishawaka Avenue gewer,. Bruno De Pepe and have said tap•lbut in.
<br />Engineer filed estimated cost -as follows: -
<br />Pa ement I ov went n 4 h. ley w st o L a ett S ee om
<br />Marion Sheet to l�avarre ee, saia .ley a be los �nc �7tnr'cl
<br />a d Grant s.'Addi ion and.lots & 7 1n Burroughs Sub. Division of HHank Out Lot
<br />1 5 at ........ 2.,07000
<br />Grade,.cu b and walk-on Indiana Avenue from'Walnut Street to
<br />olive -Street at......,., 13,243.00 -
<br />north of Fairviewv venuel r vement n ichi�g Street from a point 4 5fe250.00
<br />pO �he soul line o onmoyer Avenue at.....
<br />Company .in regaAetgoil ggL k&o jaPJ9pmgfi%ei'g&#eff@J1dTJJfid J&8 ejo4fitplf&ion
<br />Chicago, Illinois.
<br />August 22,1921.
<br />The Honorable Mayor and Boardof Public Works,
<br />City of South Bend, Indiana.
<br />Gentlemen:-
<br />R fe rin t our recant i ui iesAlyq
<br />t t}�e rQ a rs to a halt
<br />ve ent,on issea vnue one conrm� atiiudeaken bys;mpany
<br />t, a recen meeting a weed your Honors r. Van Trump your chemist.
<br />and the writer,
<br />In our jud ement the White Construction Co. is in no wise responsible
<br />for the present condition of the pavement in question. The condition of'this..
<br />avemsnt is common with the condition of man pavements thruout the country and
<br />:Ano at this time maim to the high penetration, as, determined by your Uemist
<br />m- d the long eriod of extemely hot weather experienced this'su.rumer9 coupled
<br />With the grea increase in the number and weight of motor riven vehicles and
<br />-the absence o any.propeetion of the street against extremely heavy or narrow
<br />tired conveyances.
<br />Nottithstandin. the fact that we are not liable For °the condition of
<br />the street in question, and because we reel, just as you do, that it is unfortunat
<br />.are hard to explain to the layment that such a condition should exist, we propose
<br />at a veasonable time.to make extensive repairs to the street, in an, :.effo.rtq,;;to
<br />correct these conditions, altho they -have. not arisen thru,any faulty_ construction
<br />oIr materials or, other fault of ours.
<br />As you know, and as any one familiar<wiih the: nature of-aspha7:t
<br />pavements know- it would be Poll to make any repairs to this street at this time.
<br />If -the repairs were made now, ang we should get.another,.siege of warm weather,
<br />the pavement would rut up in the same manner as it.is at present. On the other
<br />hand,- as soots" as the weather cools, the trafff8 will iron out mast, of the , present
<br />ruts. We propose to wait until October 1st.1 when the'warm weather wll be over,
<br />and'then make a thoro investigation of the street in conjunction with your re-
<br />presentatives acid at that time determine just what repairs should be made .
<br />We trust that this will meet with the approval of your Honorable
<br />Body.
<br />Yours very truly:
<br />F. J. HERLIHY
<br />FJH-MH. FILED General Manager.
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<br />Aug. 23,1921.
<br />BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
<br />G. A. ELLIOTT
<br />President.
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