02/11/1913 Board of Public Works Minutes

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-, 699 STREET OR ALLEY IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 217. Be it resolved by the Board of Public !Forks of the City of South Bend, St. Joseph °County, State of Indiana, that it is desired and deemed necessary to improve HOWARD STREET FROM LEEPER AVENUE TO NILES AVENUE as follows,to—wit:— 16 By grading said Howard Street from Curb line to curb line, and paving the roadway its full -width and seven(7) inches in depth with n. Portland Cement gravel Concrete Pavement. Placing the necessary marginal cement curb and the construction of the necessary storm water in— lets.. All as shown on the plans, and in accordance With the profiles, detail drawings and specifications on file in the office of the Department, of.Public Works of said City. And such improvement is now ordered . The cost of the improvement herein provided for, except street and alley intersections, shall be paid by special assessment to be levied upon the property specially benefited, to the amount that the same may be legally assessed therefor, in accordance with an Act of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, entitled "an Act Concerning Municipal Corporations,* approved March 6,_ 1905 , and in accordance with and pursuant to the provisions of all acts amendatory and supplemental thereto. The cost of all streets and alley intersections, including one—half of the width of the improvement opposite street and alleys which run into, but do, not cross said -roadway herein proposed to be improved and that portion of such street or alley abut— ting 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 to do so, or from a fund created by a special assessment to be levied under the provisions of Section 108 of the above entitled Act. Assessments of tel dollars and more against each lot, if deferred, are to be paid in ten equal annual installments, with interest at the rate of Six per cent per anaum. A bond or bonds will be issued to the contractor to the amount of such deferred assessments iri pro rats payment for such improvement. ' Under no circumstances shall the City of South Bend be, or be held responsible for any sum or sums due from said property owner or owners for said work, or for the collection of the same, or for the payment of any bond, bonds, certificate or certificates, issued to said contractor in payment for such work ,except for such moneys as shall have actually 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 and supplements thereto required to pay. All proceedings had, and work done in the making of said impro ve— ment, assessment of property, collection of assessments and issuance 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 Works fix the 2£ith. day of March A.D. 1913, at the hour of 7:45 P.Y. at the office of the Board of Public Works, of this City, as the time and place for the public consideration of said proposed improve— ipent, at which said Board of Public Works will hear all persons interested, or whose propert is liable to be assessed for said improvement, and will decide whether the benefits to the property liable to be assessed for said improvement will equal the estimated cost thereof. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That notices of the time and place of said public consideration be published and mailed in the manner provided by law. Notice of this resolution shall be published on the 14th. day of February 1913 and on the .21st. day of February 1913, in the South Bend Daily Times. Adopted this Eleventh day of February 1913. .BOARD OF PUBLIC 'WORKS.