05/1907 Board of Public Works Minutes

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691 Friday May 17th, 1907. The Board met in regular session at 10 A. 14. All members pre -sent. Hearing on Declaratory Resolution No. 426 for Brick Pavement on East Washington street and Artesian avenue from Dill street to the West Race. In the above matter no remonstrators appeared and no remonstrances were Piled. 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 estmated cost of said improvements and the same are hereby in all things ratified, confirmed and approved. Engineer riled estimated cost as follows: E. Washington St Brick...$ ,57 0 Resolved that notices be pulklished In the South Bend Daily Times on the l9th day of May and on the 25th day of May, 1907, to the effect that this Board will receive bids for $aid improvements up to 10 A. M. on the 41th day of June, 1907. The Board reserves the right to reject.any or all bids. Petition filed for cement walk and Curb on Linden avenue from,lst alley west of Johnson street to Olive street. Referred to the Engineer. Petition of William Geltz and others asking that sidewalk on Carroll street at the intersection of Vistula avenue be made in a uniform line was.referred to the Engineer. Contract with Sanders & Egbert for 20,000 feet of White Oak Lumber was signed. Petition from Auten and Norman Eddy Posts asking for a cemetery lot was filed and referred to the City Cemetery Sexton for action. Contract`"signed with W. H. Burke & Co for water connections on Rush street from Monroe street to Sample streets Woodward avenue from Hudson avenue to Leland avenue. Bond of C. H. Defrees Filed and approved and contract signed for Rush street Brick pavement. Contract signed, Bond filed and approved of Hoban & Roach for the Woodward avenue & California street Brick Pavement. Communication received from Goo Cutter relative to the change of location for sidewalks on Anderson Court. Referred to the Engineer for investigation.