01/17/1908 Board of Public Works Minutes

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The Board met in regular session -at 10 A.M. All members present. City Engineer was instructed to prepair specifications.for pipe sewer on Olive Street from Kenwood Avenue,'tibrth to the Kaley School. Hearing on Edward Street Pipe Swer improvement Under Improvement Resolution No.509 deferred until Friday morning January 24th, at 10 A.M. Hearing on Condemnation Resolution No.43 for the Opening of a public Thoroughfare along the south side of the C.I & S.R.R. from Sample Street to'Olive Street, Deferred until Friday morning January 24th, at 10 A.M. Hearing given on Condemnation Resolution No.46 Appropriating the following described property.to wit,. `Olive Street to be opened and extended for its full width of Sixty (60) feet from the north line of right of way of the New Jersey, Indiana & Illinois Railroad to the south line of Sample Street,extended crest, crossing and extending over the right of way of the New Jersey, Indiana & Illinois R.R. The Gram Trunk Western Ry and the Indiana,Illinois & Iowa Ry Co, Now Called the C.I & S.R.R. Also opening and extending Sample Street westerly over and across the right of way of said railroads its full width of Sixty Six (661.feet to the west line of Olive Street, as above described. In the above matter no remonstrators appeared and no remonstrances were filed, The Board therefore declare the above described property in all things Condemned and Appropriated for public._nses The Engineer filed roll showing awards of damages and assessments of benefits in the matter of Opening Olive Street its full width of Sixty () feet across the Right of Way of the New Jersey, Indiana & Illinois Ry Co, The Grand Trunk Western Ry Co,& The Indiana, Illinois & Iowa Ry Co, ( Now called the C.I & S.Ry Co,) Also Opening and extending Sample Street westerly over and across the Right of Way of said Railroads its full width.of Sixty—six (66) feet to the west line of Olive Street as above described, Under Condemnation Resolution No.46 The Board having fully considered the matter.of awards,'a damages and assessments of benefits in the matter of Opening Olive Street and the Widening of Sample Street, Under Condemnation Resolution No.46,-It is held that the Benefits and Damages are equal and that none of the real estate mentioned in the assessment roll herein is specially benefitted or damaged and the said assessment roll is hereupon adopted. It is further ordered that notice of such awards of damages and assessment of benefits be served by the Police Department, according to Law, and that a hearing be had on February llth,1909. at 10 A.M., for the purpose of hearing or receiving objections from any person or persons interestert in or effected by these proceedings-. Hearing given on the Roll of awards and assessments Under Condemnation Resolution No.36 Adopted on the llth, Day of September 1907, for the opening of Woodward Avenue and Elwood Avenue, from Portage Avenue to Terrace Avenue$ The Board having heard the remonstrances._; and being fully advised in the matter it is ordered that said Roll be amended by allowing an award of $25.00 Dollars to Ida & Julia Wraase, owners of Lot No.9 in north west Add, and also an award of $25.00 Dollars to Alvina O.Wraase..owner of Lot No-9 in North west Add. And that all other remonstrances be over ruled and the said roll as now amended be in all things Ratified, Confirmed and Approved. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. PRESIDENT.