02/27/1912 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Board met in regular session at 10:00 A. PA. All members present. ✓ The Following petition was received by the Board. The undersigned hereby represent to your honorable body that they are the owners of the eleven (11) arse tract of land located in the City of Mishawaka, south of the right of way of the Grand Trunk Western Rai lw,,by Company and east of Nineteenth Street. They further represent that the jurisdiction of the Ctty of Mishawaka over the improvement of Nineteenth ,Street extends only over the east half f said street, to the center line thereof;. Chet jurisdiction over the west half of said Street sect in the City of South. Benci. It will ,there fore,be nece-,sary,in the improve ;rent of s<<id street for_ the Board, of Public Works of the Cities of Micha"Takrt and Seut.1" Bend to act `,ointly in the imi-)rovement thereof. The undersig-red petition .your :ionor•— <<b1P body to take such stepa,as soon as practicable�as may be requisite to effect the €;racing, curbing and side —walking of said street from Joseph Street to Jeff,ersora Street. Respectfully submitted. HARRY R. W -J R STAjILEY A. CLANK P. J. HOULIHAN. Dated this 22nd.da,y of rebruary,1912. Sthme w�G referred to the City Enp�inepr for investigation. Petition received from the Central Union, Telephone Corupany asking permi :clop to set. ocLe anchor on the east side of the Alley betWeell Michigan Avenue and Madison Street east of Wood Street, approved with p.errdrsion of the prof)--Ity Owner, a,nId one anchor on t6hd south side of alley between Mi chi gan Avenue and Madison street east of Wood Street and west of the second alley west of Lafayette Street. Approved. =Bond and contract of L. H. Webster for Pipe Sewer on Elwood Avenue,signed and approved ✓ Communication veceivea. from Vernon C. Hastings re arr'in7 Sewer connecti nn Inn Got 91 Snetterin Place Addition to South Bend. Same was referred to City Engineer for° investigation. Engineer reported as follows: In regard to the petition for paving College ,Street f-^m from Washington Avenue to Mic-P-1gan Avenue. I find there are seven property owners on the petition and 19 on a remonstrance which was filed on Bleb. 2.0th. In view of such a large remonstrance and the fact that there is no sewer on College St. from Passnac It Ave. to Rupel Street I recommend= that the petition be placed ort file. 'Respectfully, WILL19-a S. MOORE City Engineer. ,/Motion made, seconded end uneniirnr-isly carried to the effect that the foregoing report be accepted raiA the petition and remonstrance be placed on rile /En�°ineer made oral re_,ort on petition on graveling; the roadway on Cearpr�vu Street. An�extensJ_on of time was gdven the Engineer for t'urther invest 1!7 tion President.