05/03/1912 Board of Public Works Minutes

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5 Board met in regular session at 10:00 A. M. =-Mr._ N.edbalski absent. i/In the matter of the Olive Street Pipe Sewer Under, Improvement Resolution No. 142, the ' Board after due consideration inanimously approved of the rescinding of all former action on the same* petition received and read petitioning for a Pipe Sewer on Michigan Avenue to Olive St. to East line of Shelbman purchase. This petition is presented with the understanding that the OlivenStreet Sewer,is to be censtruIcted during the fall of 1912 and the Michigan A1V#hue to bs constructed during the spring of 1913. The same was referred to the City Engineer fe investigestion. '✓Petition received and read petitioning for'Grade on Michigan Avenue from Olive Street to East line of Shelbman purchase. The same was referred to the City Engineer for inve,,sti9$& Tian, A fetition received and read petitioning for, Pavement on ,Frst. Alley North :of North.Shore Drive from Michigan Street to La.fpyette Street. The same referred to the City Engineer for investigation. o "ontr&ctors bond signed by W. H.. Fries and approved by the Board. //In the matter of the awarding of the street signs for the City, The same was awarded to Ralph Smith. At the rate of 12 cents each complete. GRADE, CURB ;AND SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT RESOLUT ON NO. 169. RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, ST JOSEPH COI-NTY.XST.ATE OF INDIANA, That it is, deemed necessary to improve St. Vincent Street from liotre:=Dxme Avenue to Eddy Street by grading said St. Vincent Street from property line to property line to the established grade, and constructing cement curb and cement sidewalk on both sides of said .street where not already constructed, in accordance with the profile,, details, drawings and specifications on file in the office of the Department-. of the Board of Public Works, of said City; and such improvement is now ordered. The cost of said improvement,including the cost of street and alley inter- sections, shall be assessed upon the real estate abutting on said St.. VINCENT STREET FROM NOTRE DAME AVENUE TO. EDDY STREET UNDER IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 165. In the City of South Bend, Indiana., all according to the method and manner- provided for in an Act of fthe �aener&l Assembly if the State of Indiana,entitled "An A ct Concerning Municipal Corporation approved March 6,19051 and in accordance with and pursuant to t he provisions of. all amena- t or"y and 'supplemental acts thereto, passed by the General Assembly,of the State of Indiana. Assessments, if deferred, are to be paid in ten equal annual installments, vdth interest at .the rate of Six per cent per annum. A Bond or bonds shall be issued to the contractor in paymeht of such vark, unless the property owners pay said assessment before said bond or bonds are issued. 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 owners for such work or for the collection of the same, or for the payment of any bond, bonds-, certificate or certi- ficates,i ssued to said cant racter- in payment for such via rk, except ier such moneys as sh all have been .actually received by the City from the assessments for such improvement, or sa ch moneysas_staid City is by said above entitled Act required to.pay. All proceedings had, an and work done in the making of said improvement, assessment of property, collection of asses assessments and issuance of bonds therefor., shall be as provided for.in said above en- titled Act and amendments thereto. Notice of this resolution shall be published on the %th. day of May and on the 14th. day of May 1912, in the South Bend Daily Times. This Board will give a hearing on this resolution in its office in the City Hall on the 14th. day of June 1912 at LO:00 A.M. Adopted this 3rd. day of May,1912. Motion made... and carried, that the foregoing resolution be unanimously adopted by the Board."