05/01/1912 Board of Public Works Minutes

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STREEt ."IMPF0 VEMENT' RESOLUTION No. 167. BE IT RESOLVEB BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKSBOF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, ST. JOSEPH COUNTY,STATE OF INDIANA, That it is desired and deemed necessary is im- prove the Roadway 0f W&kew& Avenue from the West line of Michigan Street to the East line of Lafayette Street, by grading and -paving the roadway from curb line to curb line Frith limestone macadam nine (9) inches in the center and six (6) inches on the sides, all as. shown on plank; tin accordance with pro fi:les,det;ails,dravdng add speci- f ications on, file in the office of the Department of Public Works of said City, w ich are.here, adopted; and such improvement is now ordered. The cost ®.f the improvement herein provided for, except street and_ alb Alley intersections, shall be paid by special assessment to belevied upon the proper specially benefitted, to .thy! amount that the same may be legallyassessed therefor, in accordance. with -, Act ,Act of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana entitled An Act Concerning Municipal Corporations," approved March 621905, and in accordance with and pursuant to the provisions of all acts amendatory and supplemet al thereto. The, cost of all street and alley intersections,including one-half of the wi dt h of the improvement Opposite street ,and alleys Vbi ch run into, but do not cros8said, roadway herein proposed to be improved and- that. portion 0f such street or alley abutting upon property belonging to said City,or upon property, not subject, to such assessment, shall. be paid by the. City in cash- out of its general fund, if able b . to-do so, or from a fund created by a special asaossmero to be levied under the pro- visions of Section lO8 of the. above. entitled Act. Assessments of Ten Dollars and more against ewch lot,if deferred, are to be paid in ten equal annual installments, .wt th interest at the rate Of Six per cem cent per annum. A bond •r bonds will be issued to the contractor to t he amount of such deferred' assessments in pro rat& payment for such improvement. Under" no circumstances shall the City of. South Bend be,or be held re- sponsible for any sum or'sums due• from said property owner or owe ers for said work, or for the collection of the sane, or for the payment of any bond, bends eertidi cote or certificates,- issued to said contractor in payment 'for such -work, except for such moneys as shall have been received by the City from the assessments for such improve- ment, or such -moneys as said City is by said entitled Act and amendments sand .supple supplements thereto required to pay. All proceedings had, and w rk done in the mak- ing of 'said improvement, &ssessmant" of prep.erty, collection of assessmetats andis- suance of bonds therefor, shall -be as provided for in said above entitled Act, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Board of Public Wo rk s fix the 31 st . day of May. A.D: 1912 at the hour of 10:00 A.M. at the Office of the Board of Public Forks, of this City, as the time and place for the public consideration of said propd p®oposod improvement, at v� eh said Board of Public Works will .hear all persons iA- terested� or whose property is liable to be assessed for said impmveme�. and ve11, deciwhether the benfit s to the property liable to be assessed for sid d improvemet , ir111 11 equal the estimated eo.st thereof. BE IT ' FTiRTHER RESOLVED, That notice of the time and place of such p public consideration be published and mailed in the manner provided by law. Notice of this resolution shall be published on -the 4th. day of May and on t he llth . day Of M&y 1912 in the South Bend Daily Times. Adopted this 1st. day Of May 191'2. Motion made,,- seconded and carried, that the oregoing resolution be unanimously adopted by the Board: KEA President.