02/28/1922 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Tuesday February 28th. , 1922. Continued. ' V The 'oll iin i on fr m �he Ci AA to ne ree iivied re d and place n file, and etitionle $i me H. �. Woodsalyo.�'for he vaca3Qn of five5g feet of south side of La Monte Terr€�ee was placed on file and not granted. February 25,1922. Board of Public Works, City of Sou th Bend, Indiana. Gentlemen: In reply to your requ est for an opinion upon the annexed petition, I be to advise that I have examined the law with respect to vacation proceedings and whfie I am ndt informed as to the exact question on which you want an opinion, I can say nnerally that the Board of Works has power to order the vacation of a street or part hereof as provided by Clause 5,Section 8696 Barns Rev. St. If the Board desires to vacate this strap it will be necessary to pass a preliminary resolution giving notice of the same by publication fixing & time for hearing on remonstrances and at fuch hearing -take final action confirming , modifying or rescinding such resolutions, 'Thereafter, the Statute provides for the necessary steps as shown by the sections of the St4tu to following Section 8696. All of the proceedings relating to vacation of streets appear in Thornton's Law of Cities and Towns Sections 97 to 104 inclusive., Since this vacation seems to be for•the benefit of the property ovmers on the South side.of La Monte Terrace, I think it *oa ld be entirely proper for the Board to require them to pay the costs of sUch proceedings if the Board so desires. FILED ° FEB. 21,1922; PETITION NOT GRANTED BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS BY L. B. SLA GHTER President. Respectfully submitted, L. W. HAMMOND ° City Attorney. Opinion received from City Attorney in regard to advertising for Street lights in River Park. Same read and placed on file and bids ordered advertised for. . February 23,1922, Board of Public forks. Sou th Bend, Indiana. Gentlemen: - I have been asked for an opinion as to the necessity of publish ng notices fo; bidding for street lighting,°referring parttdularly to the contract of the Welsbach Street, Lighting Company for lights in River Park Clause 9, of Section 8696 Barns Rev. St. provides as follows: " The Department of Public Works at least twelve months before the expiration of any Such contract or contracts which are or may hereafter be in force shall be published once each week for two successive weeks in a newspaper of general cireu lation in such City, give notice that it will receive bids for such supplies" . I can not find that this requirement of the law has ever been changed excep- that this notice will now be required to.be published in two newspapers of opposite Political faith. FILED Respectfully yours, FEb. 26,1922. L. W. HAMMOND BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. L. B. SLAUGHTER - President. Advertise for bids. , } Mr. Greer of the Welsbach Street Lighting Co. of American appeared before°the Board in regard to complaint about defective gas lights -in River Park, and explained to the Board about gas lights freezing up in.winter and mthervvise did not see that lights were de.fp,ctive.