01/12/1912 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Board met in re€ular hearing at 7:15:P.14. All members present. Hearing given on the assessment roll and final estimate on the Macadam Pavement on South Michigan Street, under Improvement Resolution no.7F;:ft.nuiqber of re- monstrators appeared and were heard., and the matter was deferred l Hearing given on .: Assessment Roll end final estimate on the Grade, Curb, and Walk on Catalpa Avenue, Under Improvement Resolution no. 72.. All action in this matter was 6eferred. Hearing i.gven on Assessment Roll and final estimate for a Pipe Sewer on Huron Street, Under. Improvement Resolution No 94. On account of the unfinished con- dition of the street the, Board deferred Faction. Hearing; ,,riven on Assessment roll and final esti.Mate for CTrtade, Curb and Walk on. College Street From Michi,�%an Avenue to the north li ne of Pleasant View Addition. Under Improvement Resolution No. 69. No remonstrators appeared and no remonstran ces were filed. The Board therefore find that the property assessed in said rolk rolls filed December the 12th. 1911 is benefited in the amount of assessments as shown on said roll, and the Board further finds that the assessment roll Filed on December the 12th. 1911 and the final estimate allowed on December the 12th. 1911 should be, and the same are hereby in all.things confirmed and approved: .J Hearing given on Declaratory Resolution No 111 for a Pipe Sewer on Elwood Avenue from Portage Avenue west along the center line of Elwood Avenue a distance of Nine Hundred and Fifty (950) ft. In the above natter no remonstrators appeared ti,nd no remonstrances were filed. Therefore be it Resolved that the Board find in each and every ease in said improvements that the benefits to the property and to the City of South Bend are equal to the estimated cost of said i.mprovenent and the same are hereby in all things _ratified, confirmed and approved. Be it resolved that notices be published in the South Bend. Times on the 16th. day of Januarli and on the 23rd. day of January 1912 to the eff'eet that this Board will receive bids for the construction of said improvements up to_10:00 A.M on the 2nd.' dty `of February 1912, The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. J Hearino- given on Roll showing &*a,rds of damages and assessments of Benefits in the matter of Vacation Resolution No 14, For the Vacation of Grant fro m Orange Street to Baker Street, and also to vacate Baker Street from Grant Street to Johnson Street in the City of South Bend, Indiana. Adopted on the 15th. day of September 1911. No remonstrators appeared and no remonstrances were filed.. The Board therefore declare the above roll filed December the 15th. loll in all things ratified,, confirmed approved.. Anti the foregoing; street as affected in this resolution vacated. The Boa.ra further.f'ihd that the property of the O'Brien Varnish Company is bene- fited in the amount of Three Hundred ( 300.00) Dollars. The property of the O'Brien Varnish Company :is therefore assessed Three Hundred ($300.l'10) Dollars. Now comes the O'Brien Varnish Company and waivers all notice of assessment un- der Vacation Resolution No. 14, and pay into the Treasurer of the City of South Bend, Indiana the sum of three Hundred ($300.00) Dollars. President.