06/30/1911 Board of Public Works Minutes

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1_78 SP PRO�TEIIET�tT RESOLUTION NO.95. ''� Rc solved.,by the Board of Public Works of the City -of South Bend, Indiana - That an improvement be made of the kind., size -,location and termini- points as follows; That it is deemed necessary to irilpro've Vassar Avenue from the first Alley. Nest of Cleveland avenue to Wilber Street. By grading said Street from property. line to property line and constructing oement walks and curb on both sides of same. All as shown on the plkns,detail drawing s,profiles and specifications which are on file d d r rvy be seen at t-ye office of s-aid Board and all work in the making of a said public ilnprove'ment must be done in ,a,ccordr..raee t'lerewi_th Said improvement shall be known and desi�n.ated as VASSAR AVENUE GRX)E?CURB , A TD WALK IMPROVEMENT. Said Board has fixed the 29th. day of July 1911 as a date upon which remonstrances may be filed or heard by persons into ested or affected by. said public improvement and on said day at;7 15 P.M. said Board. will at its said office hear .d consider any remonstrators and person interested or whose property is affected by said public improvement and will deseide whether the benefits that will accrue* to the property,abotting and adjacent to the proposed improvement and b to . ^aid City,wi ll be equal to ,or exceed the estimated cost of t-ie proposed impr. ovm -ments,'&s estimated by the City Civil Engineer. A Bond or Bonds to be issued to tee contractor in payment of such work where the property owner si ones waiver required, -as according.to law. Which said Bonds shall bear interest at the rate of six per. cent per Annum,payable as provided by law. Notice of 'tliis resolution shall be published- on the 3nd.. day.of July and on lOtn d/f,��,y ;, f july 1911. in the Soutri-Bend Daily Times. CONDEM"41TION RESOLUTION NO. 11 ResolveD;by the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend,Indiana.Thea,t the following described property be appropriated for the use of said City; That it'is deemed and desired necessary to open Vassar Avenue across the right -of -way of the Chiesa,;.o,Indiana, and southern Railroad,ift the City of South Bend,indiana,by the condemnation and appropriation of sufficient land for such opening,specifieally described as follows, to -wit Beginning on the North line of Vassar Avenue, as dedicated by deed to t,�ie City,and the Easterly line'of t°e Right -Of -way of said Chica�o7Indiana,'and.Southern R.R. ; thence Vest along the North line of Vassar Avenue. produced to the Westerly line of the said eompan*'s right-of-way; thence Southwesterly along the westerly line of said Company's right-of-way to a point in lime with the South line of said Vassar Avenue; thence East to the Easterly line of said Company's Easterly line of 4aid' right-of-way; thence Northeasterly along the s;,id Easterly line of said ri glut-of-wa.y tb the place of beginning_,. The property which nay be injuriosly or benefi�ca,lly affected in the City of South Bend Indiana. by the proposed opening and extention of said Vassar avenues as above described is known and described as the ground herein proposed to be condemned and appropriated tierefore,and also all the lots and land lying within the following described. territory in the City of Soutn Benxi Indian&. to -wit: - Beginning on t-ie Westerly line of Porttb-,e avenue and Quincy thenee tivest along the i line of said Quincy Street and shid Quincy Street produced west to the West line of Wilber street: thence North along the Said xilber Street to a point in line with Humboldt street if produced west ;thence east in line with id proposed. Humboldt. Street to Portage Avenue; thence Southeasterly along raid Portage avenue to Quincy@ Street to place of Biginnin a. All as shown by plat of said territory now on file in the office! of the Department of Public Works of said City. The purpose of appropriation is for' the opening and extention of Vassar Avenue across•the right-of-way of t,ihe Chicago,Indiana, and southern R.R. Notice of this resolution shall be published on the and. day of duly and on the 10th. day of July 1911 in the South Bend Daily Tiries. This Board, at i,ts office in A the City hall on the 29th, day of July 1911 at 7:15 P.m. will hear ants receives remonstrances frc>om all persons interessted In or affected by these proceedings. Adopted June 30th. 1911,,.