05/1905 Board of Public Works Minutes

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205 The Board met.in regular session at 10 A. M. All members present, Bond of C. H. Defrees filed and approved on Portage avenue Brick Pavement. Contract signed for same. Application filed by John DeWilde for position as Inspector on City Work. Application filed by Leonard Kalimiski for position as Inspector on City Work. I. I. & I. R. R. Co were notified to bring their tracks to grade at the intersection of Michigan avenue. Engineer filed Assessnent :rolls and final estimates for the following improvements,- Gra�i�n on Michigan avenue from Wilber street to a point 120 ft west of Johnson street, SewernConnections on Laurel street from Washington street to Colfax avenue, Scott street from Michigan avenue to Colfax avenue, Studebaker street from Washington street to Linden avenue, Water Connections on Laurel street from Washington street to Colfax avenue, Robertson street from Chapin street to Prairie avenue, Studebaker street from Washington street to Linden avenue. . Resolved, that notices as to the amounts of assessments be published for six con- secutive days in the South Bend Daily Times and the South Bend Daily Tribune, commencing on the loth day of May, 1905, stating that this Board will give a hearing on the amount of such assessments at its office in the City Hall on the 23rd, day of May, 1905, at 27;15 P.M Resolved further, that the entire work under the above contracts be accepted and approved and the final estimate thereon allowed. Notice of this resolution shall be published on the loth day of May, 1905, in the South Bend Daily Times and the South Bend Daily Tribune, stating that this Board will give a hearing on the acceptance of such work at its office in the City _Hall on the 23rd, day of May, 1905 at 7:15 P. M. President. TUESDAY EVENING SPECIAL SESSION AT 7:15 P. M. MAY 9TH9 1905. The Board met in Special Session at 7:15 P. M. All members present. Hearing given on Assessment Roll for awards of:damages and assessment of benefits in the matter of the condemnation of property for the opening of William street, under Condemnation Resolution No. 19, adopted on the 4th day of March, 1905. In the above matter a remonstrance was filed by Chas A. Nobile--Wilhelmina Ginz, by her attorney F. M. Jackson, remonstrated against the amount of her assessment --Caroline C. Matthews, by her attorney Daniel Rich, remonstrated against.the amount of her award. The Board find that the property affected is damaged and benefitted respectively in the amounts shown on the.assessment roll adopted on the 9th day of April, 1905. The Board therefore find that the above and all other remonstrances should be in all things over- rulled. The Board further find that the assessment roll adopted on the Sth day of April, 1905, should be and the same is hereby in all things, ratified, confirmed and approved. President.