02/07/1922 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Mr. White�a property owners residing on Indiana.Avenue and Leer Street appeared before the Board and objected to.the route taken by the Indiana Bell Tel.. Co. under permit issued January 10th., 1922 and requested that the Indiana Bell Tel. Co. be asked to go through the alley and guy on'railroad•property. This matter referred to Beaning Pole and wire inspector for investigation. F. J. Anderson City Civil Engineer made the following report, from County Commissioner s meeting he attended Monday February 6th., 1922. That the County Commissioners agreed to put in a new pavement on' Division Street tothe City Limits and the City agrees to set all manhole covers,&curbs to grade also agrees to permit contractors to put waste.dirt on property omed by the City known as the Wond�Turner Tract, the contractor to level said dirt;. 1h.is report was approved of by the Board. D. C. Layton, Street Commissioner appeared before the Board and took up matter of disposing of garhgge. The Board instructed Mr. Layton to take up this matter with parties and see f the garbage can be sold , if so the Board would arrange for bids. D. C. Layton Street Commissioner made the following report on complaints referred to him January 18th., 1922: Complaint about defective sidewalk at 750 Cottage Grove Avenue, Re above menf,ioned*sidewalk is defective to the extent that I Would recommend notiyin e owner and if not a favorable reply obtained to send a; legal notice and require same repaired. D. C. Layton, Street Comm. FILED Feb. •7,1922. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. - L. B. SLAUGHTER President. Complaint about driveway in 300 block on West side of North Taylor Street. One half of sidewalk is out away by approach of private drive. Suggest standardizing private drive approaches where there is com ination curb and D. C. LAYTON, Street Commissioner. Insurance poicy for the sum of S1 ,250.00 filed by Alex Coquillard in the Girard Fire and Marine Insurance Company for building in. the City Cemetery was approved by the Board. Building Commissioner and City Electrician report for the month of January_1922 filed. Communication received read and placed on file from the Indiana Michigan Electric Company stating the number of lights placed during the 'nth of December 1921. The following permissions granted to the Indiana Bell Telephone Company toset poles and anahors. To set 2 poles in alley between Clyde and Leer Street on eas t side of alley just north of. Calvert Street in line with existing Indiana & Michigan Electric Company poles and to set two anchors on Calvert Street to exisiting poles: All Indiana Bell poles to be removed on Calvert Street from Leer Street to Vernon Street with exception of.1 pole just east of Leer Street, according to corrected blue print. To set one pole at the northwest corner of Leer Street and Indiana Avenue just inside of curb and guyed to the west guy just inside of curb and set one pole at the corner of alley east of Leer Street and one pole between these two poles. To place 3" sewer tile from manhole to west wall of 228 South Lafayette Street a distance of 4 ft. Placing of 4' of sever the in alley between Jefferson Street., and Wayne Street from Indiana Bell Co s manhole to ,Independent Co s. duct run. Placing of 8 ft., of sewer file rrom west side of alley between Jefferson St., and first alley south of wall at the rear of 214 South Lafayette St. APPROVED. Feb . 7,1922. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS L. B. SLAUGHTER President.