02/1907 Board of Public Works Minutes

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631 Tuesda February•26th, 19007. SPECIAL SESSION TUESDAY EVENING FEBRUARY 26TH, 1907, AT 7:15 P. 14. The Board met in Special session at 7:15.P. M. All members present. Hearing on_the-Declaratory Resolution.for Pipe Sewer on Bronson street from Marietta & Bronson street west 120 feet, under Improvement Resolution No. 421, was deferred until Friday Hatch lst, 19072 at 10 A. M. ' Remonstrance filed against the Howard street Pixie Sewer, same was OVER -RULED. Petition filed for sand filler on the Michigan avenue Brick Pavement, instead of ?cement filler as specifications call for. Petition was granted and the Engineer instructed.to amend the specifications. • I Hearing on Declaratory Resolutiono- for Brick Pavement on East Washington street from Emerick street to Eddy street, under Improvement Resolution No.416 was deferred until Tuesday March 12th, 1907, at 7:15 P.•M. Hearing given on Declaratory Resolutions for the following improvements: Brick Pavement on West Je fferson street from Chapin street to Walnut street; Brick Pavement on Michigan avenue from the alley West of Johnson street to the east line of Olive street; Brick Pavement on East Bronson -ptreet from Michigan street to Marietta street; Brick Pavement on Crescent avenue from Hill street.to Emrick street, Pipe Sewer on Howard street from the St. Jos.River at Leeper avenue to St. Louis street. All under Improvement Resolutions Nos. 417, 418, 419, 420, 422 respectively. In the above matter no further remonstrators appeared and no further remonstrances were filed. All other remonstrances were over -ruled. 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. Engineer filed estimated cost as -follows: Howard street Pipe Sewer, 6,946.00 Crescent avenue Brick Pavement 19625.00 West Jefferson street Do. 139122.00 Michigan avenue Do. 11,912.00 Bronson street Do. 112517.00 East Washington street. Do. 20,065.00 Be it resolved that notices be published in the South Bend Daily Times on the 2nd day of March and on the 9th day of March, 1907, to the effect that this Board wi&l receive bids for said improvements up to 10 A. M. on the 19th day of March, 1907. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. ,% - , . n , .