02/11/1913 Board of Public Works Minutes

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v STREET OR ALLEY IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 223. Be it resolved by the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, ;t. Joseph County, State of Indian.a,that it is desired and deemed necessary to improve SOUTH BEND AVENUE FROM EDDY STREET -TO TIE EASTERNCITY LIMITS, as follows,to-wit:- By grading said South Bend Avenue from property line to property line where not already improved,, and paving a strip of the roadway eighteen, (lg) feet wide and seven (7) inches in depth with a Portland Cement Gravel Concrete Pavement. The con- struction of cement curb on, both sides of tine roadway where not already constructed, plae- ing the necessary marginal cement curb andthe construction of the necessary storm water inlets. All as shown on the plans, and in accordance'with the profiles, detail drawings and specifications on file in the office of the Depart ent of Public Works of said City. And such improvement is now ordered. The cost of the improvement herein provided fortexcept except street and alley intersections, shall be paid by special assessment to be levied upon the property specially benefitted, to the amount that the same may be legally assessed therefor, in accordance with an Act of the General Assembly if 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 street 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 abutting upon property belonging to said City, or upon property not subject to such assessment, sall 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 assessments to be levied under the provisions of Section 109 of the above entitled Act. Assessments of ten ddllars and more against each lot, if deferred , are to be padd in ten equal annual installments, with interest at the rate of Sig per cent per annum. A Bond or bonds will be issued to the contractor to the amount of such deferred assessments in pro rate 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 said work, or for the collection f the same, or for the payment of any bond, bonds, certificate or certificates, issued to said cont ractor in payment for such work , except for such moneys as shall have actually been received by the City from the assessments for such improvement; or such moneys as said City is by said entitled Act and amendments and supplements thereto regired to pay.. All proceedings had, and work done in the making of said improvement, 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 forks fix the 2Sth. day March A.D. 19132 at the hour of 7:45 P.I. at the office of the Board of Public Works, of this, as the time and place for the public consideration of said proposed improvement, at which said Board of Public Torks, will hear all persons interested, or whose property 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 notice of the time and place of such public consideration be published and mailed in t e manner provided by law. Notice od this resol- ution 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 llth. day of February,191'75. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.