09/13/1921 Board of Public Works Minutes

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a Wuesday September 13th., 1921. Cexti'el' :The F®llewixg'eommuxi`eaion received read a*d placed on File. August 23rd.* 1921. Board of Publis.W'orks, CityHall South Bonk Indiana. Gentlemen: - Owing to the revaLltt hi pri:a of labor nd mat ri 1. we deem, it best that ne further Mork, M I— w l on a 1 any grew .amoun or expense o us, be done on Rat Divisio Stre t where said street is ad� aeenet to our propert The City wixeeessapily nok toilevel the read after a water pi es are.lala and this work 'should be satisfactory for present; heeds. We desire therefore- to -..witkdraw our , signatures. to the . pet tion. whieh you have en file, requesting that the Street be paved. _ - Vern truly,yours, PILED GE©. M. STUDEBAKER SEPT. 1 ,19y21. CLEHM STUDEBAKER , Jr. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS A S. CARLISLE BY G. A. PreELLsident. Trustees Trustees of 'Est. , of C. Stiirdebaker, 4 President. r.. , r r r r . a a• r•... e The following ee ►unieation reeeived, read and placed on file, South Bend, -Ind. U: S A September 8th. 1.9 2-1. Board of Public Works, South Bend, Indiana. a Gentlemen: The Odell Rubber Company contemplates some extensive additions tee its presext*,facterg.-buildiag, and will-, in all probability, in the future extend its buildings to Ewing Avenue on the North•and.acress what is now Lafayette Street on the nest. , This somnan is the owner'ef the laud on both sides of Lafayette Street abeut'a block and a- YC&fr oa. Ewing Avenue and ,extandiXg South about one thousand feet al®hg. the Vaadalia Railroad, f It is sur understanding that West Ewing Avenue will, be improved ii� the. near Mure and ogr attemtian has been called by our architect to the grade at the corner of Lafayette Street and EwingAvenue. As you apppreach. Ewing Avenuefrem the North -on Lafayette Street, and as you.approach Lafayette Street from the east on Ewing Avenue you have.au.lip-grade and if this grade could"be lowered from twelve to eighteen inches at the junetieh of Erring Avenue;and Lafayette Ztreet this would be o considerable value to our Com zy and would not be harmful -to property either; on Lafayette Street or Ewing Avenue. Will you not -investigate this -matter and suggest to the City Engineer Lae possiblity mad practicability of making this change in grade at the present time before any imprevements,are:started? Assur g you .that if this can be done it will be gre&tly appreciated by tke;Management or Company, and further assuring you of our utmost good wishes, we are, Very respectfully yours filed ODELL RUBBER COMPAN�' Sop, 13,1921. GEO. O DELL -. 'President. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS BY G. A. ELLIOTT President. Concerning the. imapprovement df the roadway of Center Street from Main Street to Michigan Street with asphalt, asphaltic ouncrete, bitulithic, concrete or -brink, in pursuance to resolution No. > - _ the Board finds that no petition has been filed.-witk. saia Board by a majority in upuber of the freeholders residing on said street to bey improved, requeisting that Wit' a improved with a different kind of .p-avement- ban t$e -kind heretofore accepted by the Board._inte its preliminary order; and the City Engineer reports that H. N. Barnes is the:.. lowest and best bidder forthe kind of. pavement heretofore adopted by the Board and the Beard find that . said H. N. Barnes is the lowest and best bidder and :hzepeby lets hhe Contract f®r,said improve ent to hiss and orders that said i rovement be made with Brick'with asphalt filler on a t inch concrete base andil pre- seedixgs heretofore had in this outer are hereby confirmed and ratifie . I A.`£LLIOTT • - i,., ` BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. '; H.:•F. �ROSTISER Attested*_; votenisa-C. Sweeuey4 3 C erk ef: t�.e Boards 4 A Dated We 13th., day of Sept., 1921,