09/1905 Board of Public Works Minutes

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fe300 Tuesday September 26th, 1905. The following bids were received for Hose Houses. No-. 3 Hose House. Louis A. Hickey $6496.00 E. Burner & Co. 6og4.Oo G. J. Hoffman & Co 5765.00 No. 9 Hose House. E.-Burner & Co $4993.00 G. i.,Gunderman 5430.00 Ile IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 297. Resolved by the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana: That an improvement be made of the kind, size, location and terminal points as follows: Grade, Curb & Walk on Kerr street from Chapin street to Catalpa avenue. Said improvement shall be known and designated as "THE KERR STREET GRADE CURB--& WALK" and shall be constructed according to the plans and specifications prepared by the City Civil Engineer, filed herewith. Notice of this resolution and.Oroposals for bids for the execution of the above work shall be published on the 27th day of September and on the 4th day of October, 1905, in the South Bend Daily Times. This Board will give a hearing on this resolution at its office in the City Hall on the loth day of October, 1905, at 10 A. M. and will receive bids up to 10 a. m. on the llth day of October, 1905. A Bond or Bonds to .be issued to the Contractor in payment for such work where the property owner signs the waiver required as according to haw. Adopted this 26th day of September, 1905. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. President: TUESDAY EVENING SEPTEMBER 26TH, 1905, AT 7:15 P. M. SPECIAL SESSION. The Board met in Special Session at 7:15 P. M. All members present. Hearing given on Declaratory resolutions for Brick Pavement on Ashland avenue from Rex street to Leland avenue, a'aSidewalk on Dayton street from Marietta street to Rush street.All under Improvement resolutions Nos. 295 & 296. Engineer filed estimated cost as follows Ashland avenue Brick Pavement. $2,700.00 Dayton street Sidewalks 175.00 In the above matter no remonstrators appeared and no remonstrances were filed The Board therefore find in each and every case in said improvements that the benefits to the property and to the City of South Bend are equal to the estimated cost of said improvements and the same are hereby in all things ratified, Confirmed and approved. Be it resolved that notices he published in the South Bend Daily Times on the 27th day of September and on the 4th day of October, 1905, to the effect that this Board will receive bids for said improvements up to 10 a. m. on the llth day of October, 1905, The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids.