10/1904 Board of Public Works Minutes

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O ss Tuesday October llth, 1904. The Board met in regular session at 10 A. M. All members present. Bond of Tom M. Bauer filed and approved for the following improvements; Bissell street Grade, Curb & Walk , Taylor street Grade, Curb & Walk, William street Grade, Curb & Walk. Contracts were signed for same. Plat of Sub -Division of Out lot D in &lingle's Michigan avenue addition, filed and approved. Communication filed by Hon. Andrew Anderson regarding certain property lying West of Lafayette street adjoining Leeper Park. Referred to the Engineer. Engineer filed assessment rolls and final estimates for the following street improvements, to -wit; Pipe sewer on Marietta street and Bronson street,.Grade, Curb & Walk on Sixth street from Washington street to Linden avenue, Cement walks and Curbs on Frances street from Colfax avenue to LaSalle avenue, all under improvement res. Now 1952 2059 202 respectively. Resolved that notices as to the amount of assessments be published for six consecutive days in the South Bend Daily Times and the South Bend Daily Tribune commencing on the 12th day of October 1904, stating that the Board will give a hearing on the amount of assessments at its office in the City Hall at 7:15 P. M. on the 25th day of October 1904. Resolved further that the entire work under the above contract be accepted and approved and the final estimate thereon allowed. Notice of this resolution shall be published on the 12th day of October 1904 in the South Bend Daily Times and the South Bend Daily Tribune, stating that this Board will give a hearing upon the acceptance of such work at its office in the City Hall on the 25th day of October 1904 at 7:15 P. M. Kankakee, Ills. Oct g. 1904. Board of Public Works, South Bend, Indiana. Gentlemen; -- We herewith submit to you the following proposition, namely; To remove the present structure now maintained over the right of way and tracks of the Indiana, Illinois & Iowa Railroad Company at the point where the same passes under Portage avenue in the City of South Bend, being a frame bridge; and we propose to sub- stitute therefor and to construct and maintain at said point a frame bridge to be built in accordance with the specifications outlined and appearing upon the plat No. 27512 hereto attached and made a part hereof. We further propose to finish the work of constructing said bridge and to complete said structure ready for public use on or before the 15th day of April, 1905. It is understood, however, that the above prop- osition, so far as the time for completing the work is concerned, shall not be binding upon us unless the grades of the respective approaches to the bridge on Portage avenue shall be altered by the proper municipal authorities so that upon the completion of the proposed bridge the same may be property connected with the altered grades in the street required by the changes herein proposed. Yours truly, (Signed) "G. P. Smith." EMOFW # ACCEPTED # This llth day of # # October 1904. # # Board. of Public Works # # W. A. Mcinerny. President. # rr au ►ter rr Jl !! J/ I11/ rrll rr rr n_ruLtr f� rr rr rr a er n r rl !r /I Ir tl7TiT 7T r 7T777T i/7J77 � I President.