12/30/1910 Board of Public Works Minutes

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30 N Board met in regular session at .10 A.M. all members pre -gent. ,/Petition received and placed On file for the opening, and Appropriating of a strip of ground as an extention of Union St. from Sample st. to Swygart add. south. /Report of the Committee etpointed by the Judge of the St Joseph Circu't Courtthe saiqe consisting Of William Kapp, Frank Ward and Albert Myers.to appraise the following described property to wit',--- Beginning on a line of Washington St. fifty-six (56)feet.East of the Southeast corner of Washington Av6x*de,:and Sty Joseph Street.,tlience East along the South line of said Washington Ave., thirty-four (34)f.'eet thence South at right angles to said Washington Ave. F',,)rty-four and seven tenths (44,7) feet, thence Nor''til, sixty-eight deiw ,tees (69) twenty—six L26)riinutes,west thirty -.seven wrid eight tenths (37.8) feetl,thence North twenty-eiPht(29)feet,'to the place of beginning.containing one thousand two hiindred and thirty --five and nine tenths (1235.9)square I-eetthe same being thirty-four (34) feet frontage on said Washington Avenue, The Committee apprased and fixed the true value of the property at Fifteen Hundred (1500.00) dollars thesamenot to inelu(Re the gunk Wells u on the property.. s Report of the Committee received p1need on. file and the Com.ittee eisnissed. VExcavation bond of the Oliver Clhilled'P-lo*oCo'. approved.. the same for 0100G.,00 p - VPetition received and refered to the City Froineer petitioning for Brick pavement on the First Alley north of washington Ave, from Williams St. to Taylor St. Hearing on the Condemnation of a strip of land for the eytention of Webster St. VResolution No. 6 defered until April 14th. 1911-at 10 A. K. Petition for a Trunk Sewer on Michigan St. from Division St. to La,Salle Avenue received and refered to the City En, inee*r for specifications. VHearing given on Declaratory Resolution No.52 for pavement on the First Alley West of Michigan St. from South St. to Monroe St. In the above matter renonstakors appeared and remonstuances were filed all remonstrance over ruled. Therefore be it Resolved,that the Board find in each and every came in Paid improvements that the benefits to the property,and to th-e City of South Bend are equal to the estimated cost of sa6d improvements and the salkd are hereby in all things ratified, confirmed and approved. Be it Resolved. that notices be published in the South Bend Daily Times on the 7th. Find. 14th. days of January 1911 to the effect that this Board will receive bids for the construction of said improvements up to 10 A. M. on the 27th. day of January 1911 The Board reserves.the right to reject any and all bids. In the above matter City Engineer filed estimated cost of $1518.00