03/08/1912 Board of Public Works Minutes

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356 Friday March £nth. 1912. Board net in adjourned meeting at 10:00 A. .from 'Tuesday ;March the 5th. 1912 All Members present. IMPROVEMERF RESOLUTION NO. 133 RESOLVED, by The Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend,Indian.a: That it is deemed and. desired necessary to construct a Trunk` Sewer on Sample Street which from its size and eharact e r, i s not only intended and adept ed for the use of the abutting property holders,but is hlso intended and adapted to receive the seer:: age from collateral drains already constructed or which may be hereafter constructd as follows, to, -wit:- Beginning at the intersection of Olive Street and Stimple Street; 1`a2 ,a�,st along the center line of Sample Street to the center of Lincoln Street: .encOstill East along the Center of said Sample to the center of Kusciuzko Street mth a 20 inch pipe; thence still East along the center of said Sample Street to the center of union Street with a 19 inch ;pipe; thence -still East along the center of said Sample Street to the center of Webster Street with a, 15 'inch pipe, together with the house connections to the curb line along the line of said improvement, and said sewer with its appurtenances, shall be constructed in accordance with prof'iles,details, drawings and specifications on rile in the office _of the Department of Board of Public Works of said City. The cost of said sewer shall be divided. as follows: 1. So much of such cost as shall be equivalent to the construction of an adequate local sewer not adapted to receive the sewerage from collateral drains or sewer,if built along the property holders and by the City of South Bend, Indina,if it is determined that the City is benefited by said sewer,in the manner and to the scare extent 'as a local sewer are paid for by them, under the statue in such cases made and provided. 2. The escess cost, over and above what would be equivalent to the cost of a local sewer, if built along the line,shall be assessed against each piece of property in the district or area to be drained, and against the City, if it is determined that the City is benefited by the said sewer, according to the manner and method prescribed by law; all of which described property beneficially affected lies within the follov.ng described terri- tory in the City of South Bend,County of St. Joseph and State of Indiana,tp-Vtt: Beginning at the intersection of the center line of Olive Street and the center line of the right -of way of the Grand Truhk Western Railway; thence northeasterly following the center line of the right-of-way of tr}e Grand Trunk Western to the center line of the first alleY West of Harris Street; thence south along the cen- ter line of the first alley west of Harris Street to the center of the first alley '>outh of F+brd Street;thence East along the center 'line of t&. first alley south of Ford Street to the First Alley East of Union Street;thence South along the center line of the first alley East of Union Street to the first alley North of Sample Street;thence East along the center line of the first alley North of Sample Street to the center of Webster Street;thence South along the center of Webster Street to a point 660 feet south of the south line of Sample Street;thence West parallel with and 660 feet south of the south line of said Sample Street to the center of Olive Street; thence North along the center lime of said Olive Street to the center line of the ri pht -o f-way of the Grand Trunk Western Railway Comp any, whi ch point is the place of beginning. Each piece of property in said district or area above descrbed,including the abut- ting property holders and the City of South Bend,Indiana,if the said City is bene- f'ited,shall be assessed,as beforesaid,to pay t.ne cost over and above what would be equivklentto the cost of a local sewer;all of which will more fully appear by reference to profiles, details, drawiings,and specifications on file in the office of the Department of the Board. of Public 1$1orks of said City; and such improvement is now ordered. Sat. d Improvement shall be known and designated as SAMPLE STREET TRUNK SEWER, under. IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION No. 133,and shall be constructed accrod- ing to the plans and specifications prepared by the City Civil Engineer,filed here-- with. Notice of this resolution shall be published on the 9th, day of March and on the 16th. day of March 1912 in,the South Bend Daily Times. Said Board has fixed the 12t h. day of -Ap ri 1,1912 as a date upon whi eh remonstrances may be filed or heard by persons interested or affected by said _. Public Improvements and on said day at 7:45 P.M. said Board will at its said .o-ffi ce hear and consider any remonstrators and person interested or whose property is affected by said public improvement nd will decide whether the benefits that will accrue to the property, abutting and adjacent to the proposed improvements and to said city will be equal to,or exceed the estimated cost of the proposed improvement as estimated bynthe City Civil Engineer. A Bond or Bonds to be issued to the Contractor in payment of such work where the property owner signs waiver required,, as according to law. Mich said bonds shall bear interest at the rate of six per cent per annum,payable as provided by law. Motion made, seconded and carried,that the roregoing resolution be unanimously adopted by the Board on the £'nth. day of Ma,rch,1912.