10/1903 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Tuesday ....... Oct. 27th, 1903.. Bids received and opened for the plumbing in +7 Hose House, Voelkers & Wahlen being the lowest bidders were awarded the contract. Price...4457.00. Petitions filed and granted asking for permission to do by private contract the .grading and curbing of Smith street, Sixth street, and Linden avenue through the Smith and Howollelladdddit i on. Plat of Fred Wo Kellers Sub-div. of Lots 16,17,182 and 32 Burroughs add. approved. Petitions filed for a sewer on Howard street from Notre Dame ave* to the river; also for sidewalks on Howard street from Notre Dame avenue to Leeper avenue. The Engineer was inttructed to investigate the property lines at Portage ave.. and Rex street, at lot 34, s.e.corner, and have same changed to correspond with the inter- secting streets. Communication from the L.S.& M.S. asking that High street crossing but 32' in width and that they be the west side onle, was taken under advisement. ................SPECIAL MEETING, 10-27,1903. they be permitted to plank their permitted to run a sidewalk along President. 7:15 P.M............ Hearing given on the assessment roll and final estimates for the improvements on Linden avenue(145), Linden avenue (144)9 Sadie street (146)0 Dayton street (121), Olive street (147) and St. Joseph street (133). I n- the matter of the improvements by cement walks and curbs on Linden ave. (145 ) curbing and walks on Linden ave(144)9 Grading, curbs and walks on Sadie street (146), and grading curbing and cement walks on Dayton street (121); no remonstrants appeared and no remonstrances were filed. The Board find that the property assesed in said roils is benefited in the amount of the assessments as shown on said rolls, and that the assess- ment rolls filed on the 10th. day o_ October, and the Final estimate allowed on the loth. day of October, should be and the same are hereby in all things ratffied, confirmed approved. In the matter of the Grade, curbadn walks on St. Joseph street (133), and ,the same on'Olive street (147).-the hearings were postponed until Friday A:.a. Oct. 30th, 1903. Geo. Barnhardt remonstrated against the buldge in his sidewalk just north of Washington streetq on Olive street. C. Soens remonstrated against the improvement on St.Joseplg street for the reason that the grading along said street and his property in particular had not been done. The Engineer -was instructed to investigate. .> President.