03/28/1913 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Fridav March 2$th.. 1913. Continued. GRADE94CURB AND WALK IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 246. Resolved by the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, St. joseph County,State of Indiana, That itis deemed necessary to improve BROADWAY FROM FRANKLIN STREET EAST TO IM VANDA°LIA RAILROAD, as follows,to-wit:- By grading said Street from property line to property line. and the construction of cement sidewalk and cement curb on both sides of said street where not already''constructed. All as shown on the plans and in accordance with the specifications, profiles and detail drawings on file in the Office of the Department ff Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana. And such improvement is now ordered, in accordance 'with the profile,, de- tails,, 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 to cost of street and alley inter- sections, shall be assessed upon the real estate abutting on said. BROADWAY FROM FRANKLIN STREET TO TBE VANDALIA RAILROAD, all according to .the method and manner provided for in 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 amendatory and supplemental acts trjereto, passed by the General Assembly of the State. of Indiana. Assessments, if deferred, are to be paid in ten equal annual installments, with interest at the rate of Six per cent per any. A bond or bo ds shall be issued to the contractor in payment of such work, unless the property owners pa said assessment before said bond or bonds are issued. Under no circumstances shall he 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 been actualy received by the City from the assessments for such improvement, or such moneys as said City is by said above entitled Act required $o pay. All proceedings had, and work done in the making of said improvement, assessment of property, collection of assessments and issuance of bonds therefore, shall be as provided for in said above entitled Act and amendments thereto. Notice of this resolution sball be published on the 31st. day of March 1913 and on the 7th. day of April 1913 in the South Bend Daily Times. This Board will give a hearing on this resolution in its office in the City Hall on the 25th. day of April 1913 at 7:45 t.M. Adopted this 28th.. day of March,1913. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. In the matter of the Trunk sewer on Mishawaka Aveziue, under Improvement Resolution No. 177. The Board having the opening and awarding of these:ntract for said sewer,under advisement do hereby reject all bids and find that improvement Resolution No.177 should be and the same is hereby in all things rescinded.