04/11/1913 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Board met in regular session at 10:00 A.M. All members present. Petition for grade, curb and walk and sewer on Portage Avenue from Kinyon. to City Limits, received, read and referred to the City Civil Engineer to be reported as to the assessed value of abutting property. Petition received and read for light at corner of Hastings Street and. Sixth Street was referred to the Street Commissioners. '✓ Mr. Hugh Anderson, Contractor appeared before the Board and asked for an extention of time, t'oveomplete grade; curb and walk on Corby Street, Under Improvement Resolution No. 141. Same was granted until May 15th. 1913s, and was approved by the Board. In the matter of hearing on Declaratory Resolution No. 221 for Grade, curb and walk and Concrete Pavenue on Prairie Avenue from Webster Street to Grant Street. . In the above matter remonstrators appeared but no remonstrances was filed. The Board therefore find in each and every case in said improvements that the benefits to the property and to the City of South Bend are equal to the estimated cost of said improvement and the same are hereby in all things ratified, co -firmed firmed and approved. Resolved further that notices be published on the 23rdt 4ay of , April 1913 and on the 30tho, day of April 1913 do the, South Bend Daily Dimes, stating that this Board will receive bids for the construction of said improvement up to 10: 00 A.M. on the 13th.gay of May 1913- The Board reserves the right to . re ject any and all bids. ✓Contractors bond for One Thousand ($1,000.00)Dollars signed by Joseph Szweda as prinicipal and W. R. Grzesk and Chas. V. Korpal as sureties, was approved by the Board. ,/ Excavation bond for One Thousand ( 1,000.00)Dollars signed by Aslin Pl-umbing Co. as prinicipal and John H. Mitchell and John F. Macht as sureties, was approved by the Board. ZBids were received and opened and read for the Street Lighting in River Park for the ensuing five years and the same were referred to the City Attorney with duplicate contracts for his inspection. The Board approved of the replacing of four Central Union Telephone Company poles on the south side of Kenyon Street, starting with the first pole at Portage Avenue and Kenyon Street.West from Portage Avenue. Permission granted Ind. &.Mich. Elea. Co. The Board approved of the setting of one 35t pole in the first alley south of Indiana Avenue just east of Kendall Street, to the Indiana and Michigan Electtfc Co. / Contract band for the amount of One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars signed by Joseph E. Archambeault,of South Bend, Indiana as principal and the Title Guaranty & Surety Company, as sureties, was approved by the Board for grading the 1st. alley South of .Madison Street from Notre Dame Street to Francis Street also the grading of the alley south from Madison Street to the aforesaid intersecting east and west alley . ,/The contract for the Bovmsax Creek Trunk sewer, under Improvement Resolution No. 1Q1, was awarded to The Inter —State Construction Company.