02/1905 Board of Public Works Minutes

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day - February 24th, 1905. 14 The Board met in regular session at 10 A. M. All members present. Contractor Bond of John Baer filed and approved. South Bend Electric Company were notified to discontinue the light at the Park Skating Rinks. South Bend Electric Company were order th istall the following lights. Cor Grant & Ford street Cor Franklin street and Indiana avenue. Petition filed Tuesday February 21st, 1905 asking that Scott street be narrowed two feet so as to make both sides of t .,e street uniform, was GRANTED. Postponed hearing given on the following Declaratory resolutions for the following street improvements, to -wit; -- Brick pavement on N. Hill street, N. Scott street and E. Monroe street under Improvement Resolutions Nos. 229, 231 and 227 respectively. In the above matter remonstrances were filed and remonstrators appeared. After due consideration the Board find that said remonstrances should be over -ruled, and therefore find in each and. every case in said improvements that the benefits to the property and to the City are equal to the estimated cost of the said improvements and th same are hereby in all things ratified, confirmed and ap1-.roved. Engineer filed his estimated cost of the improvements as follows. Hill street Brick pavement.............$262163.00 Monroe street, Brick pavement........... 14,036.00 Scott street Brick pavement............ 4,774.00 Be it resolved that notices be published in the South Bend Daily Times and the South Bend Daily Tribune on the 25th day of February and on the 4th day of March 1905, to the effect that this Board will receive bids for said improvements up to 10 A. M. .on the 15th day of March, 1905. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. President.