03/1901 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Petition of property owners for an electric arc light on the corner of north Main and west Marion streets: midnight light granted. Clerk instructed to communicate the order to South Bend ElEctric Company. Engineer instructed to establish a uniform curb line on Leer,.street. Petition of property owners on north Notre Dame street for grading said street from east Water street to east Madison street referred to engineer for specifications. Petition of property owners to grade the alley between south Notre Dame street and south Frances street from east Jefferson street to east Mayne street referred to the engineer for specifications. Petition of W.A. Noland for a rebate of 015. on sewer connections at No. 135 S. Chapin street referred to engineer for advice Drawings and specifications for paving north Lafayette street with brick from west Colfax Avenueto west Navarre -street reported by the engineer and filed. The sewer and water connections were already Ordered in before this board assumed its duties. IMPROVEMEENT RESOLUTION NO.4. Resolved by the Board of Public Works fo the City of South Bend,Indiana: that an improvement be made of the kind,size,location and terminal points as follows: the paving of north Lafayette street with brick from the north line of west Colfax Avenue to the north line of west Navarre street. Said improvement shall be known and designated as "North Lafay— ette Brick"land shaLL be constructed according to the pLans and specifications prepared by the City Civil Engineer, filed herewith -Notice of this resolution and proposals for :bids for the execution of the above work shall be published on the 29th.day of Maxch and on the 5th . day of Apri1,1901, in the South Bend Daily Tribune and in the South Bend Daily Times.. This Board will give -a hearing on this resolution at its office in the City Hall on. the 16thiday of April 1901,at 7:15 p.m -,and will receive bids up to 7 p.m. on the 16th,day of April 1901. President.