05/1902 Board of Public Works Minutes

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May 13, -902. 7215 P. M. The Board again took -up --the assessment roll and final estimate hearing on the Wenger street curb, under Improvement Resolution No. 41 such hearing being postponed hearing of December 30th 1901. A committee of property owners appeared before the Board and again remonstrated against the acceptance of the final -estimate and the confirmation of the assessment roll The City Engineer reported that the work had not yet been put 'in a satisfactory condition and had received no substantial changes since the Boardlast in- spected it. The Board accordingly find that the confirmation of this assessment roll and final estimate should be postponed until Tuesday July ist 1902 at 7:15 P. M The board find that if the work is not satisfactory to the Board and Engineer on that date it will be necessary for the board to readvertise for bids and do the work again. Bearing upon the following street improvements: The grading of Eddy and Mish- awaka, streets,, the Harrison Avenue. -Van Buren street, Dayton street and Fellowsstreet improvements, under Improvement .Resolutions Nos. 62, '63) 640 65, and 66 respectively. In regard to Improvement Resolution No. 62, at tl e suggestion of property owners at the hear- ing, the board decided to add cement curbing and the engineer having presented specifi- cations for such curbing at the time this resolution was adopted the board accordingly do hereby incorporate the construction of cement curbing into this improvement resolution; no remonstrators having appeared said improvement resolution No. G2 is accordingly con- firmed. The engineer filed the estimated cost of such improvement, including the cement curbs, at 4300.00 In regard to -the improvements represented by resolutions 03, 64t 65 and 66 no remonstrators appeaud and no remonstrances were filed. The engineer riled the estimated costs as follows: For Harrison Avenue �'511.40 For Van Buren street 1972.00 ''or Dayton street 2550.00 Far Fellows street 250.00 In all of the above cases including Improvement Resolution No. 62 as ruodi f ie d the board find that the benefits, including -the benefits to the city,, are in each case equal to the estimated cost of the respective improvements. President. --"�,