04/1907 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Friday April 19th, 1 The Board met in regular session at 10 A. M. All members present. Engineer filed assessment rell for grading on St. Louis street from South Bend avenue to Corby street, under Improvement Resolution no. 413. Resolved, that notices as to the amounts of assessments be published for six consecutive days in the South Bend Daily Times, Commencing on the 19th day of April 1907, stating that this Board will give a hearing on the amount of.;such assessments at its office in the City Hall on the 7th day of May, 1907, at 7:15 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 resolutionshall be published on the 19th day o' April 1907, in the.South Bend Daily Times, stating that this Board will give a hearing on the acceptance of such work at its office in the City Hall on the 7th day of May 1907, at 7:15 P. M. . Contract signed with Thomas Williams for water connections on west Jefferson street from Chapin street to Walnut street. Hearing given on Declaratory resolution for Pipe Sewer on Rush street f rom Monroe street South 300 feet, under ii4provement Resolution No. 431. In the above matter no further remonstrators appeared and no further remonstran- ces were filed. All other remonstrances 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 fo.lows: Rush street Pipe Sewer ....... $656.00 Be it resolved that notices be published in the South Bend Daily Times on the 19th day of April and on the 26th day of April 1907, to the effect that this Board will receive bids for said improvements up to 10 A. M. on the 7th day of May 1907. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. John C. Paxson asked that the lst alley south of Jefferson street from Main str- eet to Lafayette street, be paved, with asphalt. Light ordered at the corner of Laurel.& Fisher streets. CONDEMNATION RESOLUTION NO. 2t. Resolved by the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana: That it is desirable to appropriate Var the use of said city. Begin 6.07 feet south, 7 deg: 15 min. west from the south west corner of lot 34 in Lederers Sub of lot "A" John N. Lederer Revised Michigan Avenue Addition; thence north 67 de#. 30 min. west to the center of Blaine avenue, as -now platted, thence south 7 deg. 15 rin.' west 219.37 feet; thence north 67 deg. 30 min. west to the south east corner of Out Lot "F" in Klingels addition ; thence south 7 deg. 15 min. west to the north lineof LaPorte avenue: thence south 47 deg. 50 min. east of the northerly line of LaPorte avenue to a point suth 7 deg. 15 min. east to the place of beginning. The following described property may be injuriously or beneficially affected by such appropriation: