01/23/1912 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Tuesday January 23rd. 1912 Continued. IMPRUVENT RESOLUTION NO. 113. A. .RESOLVED, By the Board. of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana: That an improvement be made of the kind, size, location and terminal points as follows: That : Whereas, A petition has been submitted to the i.::oard of Public Works by the re -i dent freeholders on Portage i.venue ..from the Mi chi gan Central R. R. right -of-way to the Alley North of Kinyon ,Street, prop sed to be improved, pursuant to ImproveAent Resolution .No. 113 passed by the Board of Public works on the 9th. day of January 1912; and, WHEREAS, this Board of Public Works find that said petitioners have complie, with all steps required by law, and that said petition contains tr,e signatures of a majority of the resident freeholders on said Avenue to be improved;now,THEREFORE, Be it resolved, by the Board of Public Works of the City of ,South Bend, Indiana, that the said preliminary resolution be €,nd is hereby modified in accordance with said pet- ition so as to include 'said pavement so petitioned for, and the detail plans and speci fications for said pavement as prepared by the City Engineer, are hereby approved and adopted, and same are hereby incorporated herein, and made a part of said preliminary resolution for the improvement of Portage Avenue from the Michigan Central R.R. right- of-way to he Alley north of Kinyon Street. Said improvement shall be known and designated as PORTAGE AVENE FROM MIC'=II;.JAN CENTRAL R.R. RIGHT OF WA Y TO A!:,LEY NORTH OF KINYON STREET BRICK PAVEMENT IMPROVEMENT, and shall be constructed according to the plans and specifications prepared by the City Ci"vil Engineer,filed herewith. This Board will give a hearing on this resolution at its of-f'ice in the City Hall on the 9th. day of February. 1912 at,7:15 P.M. A Bond or Bonds to be issued to the Contractor in payment for such work where the property owner signs waiver required, as according to law. Which said bonds shall bear interest at the rate of six per cent per annum,payable as pro- vided by law. Adopted this 23rd. day of January 1912. IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 116. A. RESOLVED, by the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana: That:WHEREAS,Apetition has been submitted to the Board of Public Works by tie resident freeholders on Carroll Court from Sample.Street to Tutt Street, propsed to be improved pursuant to Improvment Resolution No. 116-passed by the Board of Public Works -on the loth. day of January 19122and, WHEREAS,This Board of Public Works find that said petitioners have complied with all steps required by law, and that said petition con- tains tie signatures of a majority of the resident freeholders on said street to be improved; now, THEREMRE, Be it resolved, by the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana, that the said preliminary resolution be and is hereby modified in accordance wit , said petition so as to include said pavement so petitioned for, and thf detail plans and specifications for said pavement as prepared by the City Engineer, arf hereby approved and adopted, and s€,sne are hereby incorporated herein, and made a part of said preliminary resolution for the improvement of Caroll-Court from Tutt Street to Sample St reet . .Said improvement shall be known and designated as CARROLL COURT FROM TUTT STREET TO St3:MPLE STREET BRICK PAVRIENT IMPROVEMENT. NO. 116 and shall be con- structed according to the plans and specifications prepared by the City Civil Engin- eer,filed herewith. This Board will give a hearing on this resolution at its office in the City Ball on the 13th. day of February at 10:00 A.-M. A Bond or Bonds to be issued to the Contractor in payment for such work where the property owner signs Waiver required, as according to law. Which said bonds shall bear interest atthe rate of six per cent per annum,payable as provided by law. Adopted this .23rd. day of January 1912.