12/10/1909 Board of Public Works Minutes

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542 December 1 The Board met in regular session &,t 10:00 A., M.. Mr. iPapezinski absent. Hearin; on Improvement Resolution No. 622 for Wall, Walk & Curb on Hydraulic Avenue was deferred until 1st Tuesday in February 1910 at 10:00 A. fug. At the request of the Citizens Committee the matter of the William Street open- ing was deferred until Dec. 29th. , 1909 at 10: 00 A. H. Bond of Henry De Von filed and approved and contract signed for the North Eddy Street Pipe Sewer under Improvement Resolution No. 626. x To the Hon. Board of Public Works OP .the City of South Bend, Indiana. Gentlemen: - I hereby authorize the City Controller to hold out the sum of One Hundred ( 100.00) Dollars from the final estimate for the Leland & Hudson Avenue Tarvia- Macadam Improvement. Said sum to be retained until suitable weather permits me to make the necess- ary repairs on said street. C. H. Defrees, Contractor. December 6th.1_1909. Referred to Controller. Hearing on assessment Roll and final estimate for Tarvia Macadam pavement on Leland Ave. and Hudson Ave. under Improvement Resolution No 592 No remonstrators &ppeared and no remonstrances were filed. The Board therefore find that the property assessed in said rolls filed Nov. 9th.9 1909) in benefitted in the amount. of assessments as shown on said rolls, and the Board further find that the assessment rolls filed Nov.-9th., 1909, and the final estimate allowed Nov. 9th2 1909, should be and the sane are hereby in all things ratified, confirmed and approved. Engineer filed roll showing awards of damages and assessment of benefits for the widening; of Rupel street under Condemnation Resolution No. 54. It is hereby ordered that notice of such awards of damages and assessm`nt of benefits be served by t:,e Police Department according to law, and that a hearing be had on said roll on Dec. 24th., 1909 at 10:00 A. M. for the purpose of hearing or receiving objections from any person, or persons interested in said matter. Whereas this board under -Resolution No. 54 has condemned for street purposes certain real estate owned by Karmn & Schellinger Brewing Company & whereas said parties wish to remove the Building on said real estate & have received bids for the cem.e amnunting to $125, now therefore it is ordered that upon the removal of said building from said Real Estate by said parties, they be paid from the Street Improvement Appropriation the gum of $125, or upon their filing a release from the city for any futher claims or allow- ance except the sum of $225. being the appraised value of the land taken the amount allowed them by this Board on the .assessment roll for said condemnation. Whereas the contracting firm of H. Christman & Company are occupying a portion of Main Street between Washington Street & Center Street for the storage of building Material under a color of authority from this"Board aNd whereas it appears to this Board that such use & occupation has been unreasonable' in the extent of space occupied it i is hereby ordered that said use & occupation be modified to provide a protected passageway along the east sidewalk line of said main .street, saie3 passage -way to be not less than Eft