02/21/1913 Board of Public Works Minutes

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_' 716 Engineer filed assessment road and final estimate for Grade, curb and walk on Eleventh Street from Mishawaka Avenue to Pleasant Street, under Improvement Resoluti resolution No. 170. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. Resolved, that notices as to the amounts of assessments vbe published for six consecutive days in the South Bend Daily Times, commencing on the 24th. day of February' 1913, stating that this Board will give shearing on the amount of such assessments at its office in the City Mali on the 14th. day of March21913 at.7:45P.M. Resolved further, that the entire work under the above contracts be accepted and approved and the final estimate thereon allowed. Notice of this resolution shell be published on the 24th. day of February 1913 in the South Bend Daily Times$ stating that this Board will give a hearing on the acceptance of such work at its office in the City Hall on the 14th. day of March 1913 at 7:45P.M. LOCAL SEWER IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 227. ` Resolved by the Board of Public forks of the City of South Bend, County of St. Joseph, State of Indiana, That the construction of a local sewer, intended and adapted only for local use by the property holders whose property abuts thereon, and not intended or adapted for receiving sewerage from collateral drains, be and the same is, hereby 6ndered in and along BIRDSELL STREET FROM THE FIRST ALLEY SOUTH OF FASSNACHT AVENUE TO A POINT ABOUT 80 FEET NORTH OF LINDEN AVENUE as follows,to-wit:- Beginning at the manhole in the center of Birdsell Street and the first alley South of Fassnacht Avenue thence south along the center of Birdsell Street to the second Alley South of Fassnacht Avenue with a 12 inch vitrified pipe sewer, thence still south along the center of Birdsell Street to a point about gO feet north of the north line of Linden Avenue with a 10 inch vitrified pipe sewer. Together with the necessary Manholes, Inlets and Mouse Connections to the. curb line along the line of said improvement, all as shown on the plans and in accordance with the profiles, 'detail drawings and speci- fications on Pile in the office -of the Department of Public Works of said City. And such improvement is now ordered and said sewer, with 'all its appurtenances shall be constructed in accordance with the profile and specifications now on file in the Office of the Department of Publie forks of said City. The cost of said improvement shall be apportioned against and paid by the property holders whose property abuts thereon, and upon the City of South Bend if the City is benefited by said improvement, all according to the method and manner provided for in Act of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, entitled *An Act Concerning Municipal Corporations,," approved March 611905• Assessments, if deferred, are to be paid in ten equal annual installment with interest at the rate. of Six per cent per annum. A bond or bonds shall be issued to the contractor in payment for such work, unless the property owners pay said assessments before said bond or bonds are issued. Under no circumstances shall the City of South Bend be or be held responsible for any sum or sums due from said pro- perty owner or owners for said work, or for the collection of same, or for the pay ment of any bond or bonds, certificates or certificates, issued to said contractor in psymeAt for such work, except for such moneys as shall have been actually received by the City from the assessments for such improvement, or such moneys as said City is by said above entitled Act required to pay. All proceedings had, and work done in the making of said Ampr6veiaent, assessment of property, collections of assessments and issuance of bonds therefor, shall be as provided for in said above entitled Act. Notice of this resolution shall be published on the 25th* day of February 1913 and on the 4th. daft .Mare141913 in the South Bend Daily Times. This Board will give- a hearing on this resoles- at its office in the City Hall on the llth. day of April 1913 at 7:45 P.M. Adopted, this 21st. day of February 1913, BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.