04/29/1913 Board of Public Works Minutes

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79.2 Board met in regular session Wt lOtOO A.M. All members present. ✓ The . Centred Union Telephone Company through their agent petitioned the Board sand pre— sented a blue print for underground conduits on Michigan Avenue. The same was referred to the City Civil Engineer. /Petition received for condemnation of alley from Indiana Avenue to Perley Street. The same was referred to the City Civil Engineer. SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION No. 254. Resolved by the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bendri it Joseph County, State of Indiana, That 'it is deemed necessary to improve ST. LOU.IS STREET FROM CORBY STREET TO ST. 'VINCENT STREET. By "grading the said street from property line to property line and constructing cement curb and cement walks on both sides of said street And such improvement is now ordered, An accordance with the profile, details, 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 the cost of street and alley inter— sections, shall be assessed upon the real estate abutting on said ST LOUIS STREET all # according to the method and manner provided for in an Act of .the General Assembly of the Street of Indiana, entitled "Are Act Concerning Municipal Corporations," approved Larch 61,1905 and in accordance with and pursuant to the provisions of all amendatory and supplemental acts thereon, passed by the General Assembly of the State of Indian,. Assessmenta, if deferred, are to -be pid in ten equal annual installments, 14 th interest at the rateof Six per cent per annum. A Bond or bonds shall be issued to the con. — tractor in payment of such work, unless the property owners gay said assessment before said Bond or bonds are issued. Under no circumstances shall eht City of South Be.d, 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 actually received by the City from the assessment 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 improvement, assess— ments of property, collection of assessments and issuance of bonds therefor, shall be as provided for in said above entitled Act and amendments thereto. Notice of this resolution shall be published on the 3rd. day of ,May ,1913 and on the loth. day of May,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 13th. day of June, 1913 at 7:45 P.M. Adopted this 29th. day of April,1913. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. Contractors bond, for One Thousand ($12000s00)Dollars signed by F.W.Keller and AJ.� Harlin as sureties and C.L.Headley as prinicipal, was approved by the Board. .� Petition for grade, curb and walk on north St. Louis Street from Howard Street to Corby Street, was filed with the Board. Contract for pipe sewer on Quincy Street from Portage Avenue to Blaine Avenue ,under Improvement Resolution No. 222s was awarded to L.H.Webster for amount of ..... 1423.20 Plat of W. A. Lintnery s Addition was approved by the Board. ✓Petitionfiled with the Board for Atreet light on Mishawaka Averse at corner of 7th., Streets The same was referred to -the -Street Commissioners for investigation.