HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/29/1930 Board of Public Works Minutest48 Nedne sd ay Evening, July 23rd. , I930.
The board approved claims for v-arious departments in the
amount of $2,296.417 including bu•ildinp department pay rolls.?
Meeting adjourned at 9 P. M'.
Attested:
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TUESDAY JULYY 29tb., 1930.
Board met in regular session at 9 A. M. John K. Smogor absent,.
Minutes of meetings held July 22nd., and. July 23rd., 1930, read and. approved.
The Board. approved the fblloni ng Guarantee Bonds:
Guarantee Bond of Frame and Zimmer, Inc., for the pavement of
the alley west of Riverside Drive from St. Joseph Street to Navarre Street under Impr
ment Resolution No.2349 in the amount of $I53.66, signed by Southern Surety Co.
Guarantee Bond of Frame and Zimmer, Inc. , for the -o avement o f
the alley vast cf Scott Street from Dubail Avenue to Calvert Street under 'Improvement
resolution No.2350, in the amount of $234.99 , signed by Southern Surety Company.
Guarantee Bond of Frame and Zimmer, Inc. , for the pavement of
the alley rest cif T2yTor Street from Lasalle Avenue to Ist ., alley north of LaSalle
Avenue under, Improvenent Resolution Ivo.2352,) signed by Southern surety Company.
This being the date set, continued hearing was had on the grade,
curb and walk improvement on Sorin street from east line of Madison Park Addition to
Twyckenham Drive under Imp roveme nt resolution No . 2327.
In the above named assessment roll, no remonstretors appeared a.
no written -remonstrances were filed and the Board, being fully advised in the premises
finds that the benefits to the several lots and- parcels of land are equal to the amoun
shown on said assessment roll. The Board, therefore, decides to take final .action on
said assdssmnt roll, and declares sane in all things ratified, confirmed and approved
Without modification and the proceedings closed. The Board now orders said assessment
roll delivered to the Department .of Finance.
This being the de to set, hearing was had on Veca tion Resoluti
No.238I for the vacation of 1�!umboldt Street from the west line of i)ia�nd Avenue to
the east line of the C. I. & S. R. R.' (See files for copy of resolution.)
In the above ramed vacation resolution, no remonstrators appear-
ed and no written remonstrances were filed, and the Board Ding fully advised in the
premises, decides to take final action on said vacation resolution and declares same
in all things ra tified, confirmed and approved. The Board nor orders that a list or
roll be prepared of all owners and holders of property and. of valuable interests there-
in sought to '�e taken, which list or roll shall also describe the property benefieiall$
affected by said vacation.
City -6ngineer, E. G. Wray, submitted a schedule of redistribu-
tion of assessments for river Park sewer y3 for Lot 94, Original plat -diver, Park, owned
by .Anna L. & Fink D. Ka
ley and R. S. Johnston. The Board approved same in, the amounts
shown on said schedule.
The Board approved the fb:11 zwing final estimates:
Final Estimate for the pavement of the alley north of LaSalle
Avenue from bcott Street to west line of Lot 7 Keefer's Sub, and r Improvanent Resolu-
tion N0.2296, in the amount of 2,307,39,
Final Estilm to `for the grade, curb and walk on Nigh Street from
Fairview Avenue to Don1dioyer Avenue under Improvelmnt les olution I- o.I956 in the amount
of 3 , 736.46 j
Final Estima to for the pa vement o f the alley east of Sheri dan
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Avenue from Fcrd Street to Huron Street under Improvement Resolution No.2340 in the
amount of 2,189.40,
Final Estimate for the grade, curb and walk improvement on the
south side of Ruskin Street from alley west of Clover Street to Oakland Street under
Improvement Resolution 1' o. 2311 in the amount of 351.06.
This being the date set, bids were received, opened and read
for the grading of Johnson Street from south line of ±'ershing Street to Wilson Street
under Improvenent Resolution Dlo.23,79. Bids are as follcws:
• Frame and Zimmer 0. L . D'aVis John F. Hipskind
grading .75 .49 .65
This being the da -e set, bids were received, opened_ and. read
for the grade and walk improvement on the scuth side of Indiana avenue from Brookfield
Street to Olive Street under Improvement Resolution 11o.2376. Bids are as follows:
H. N. Earn s frame & Zimmv r E . T. Tranbe rg R. J. socking
concrete walk .I3 .I5 .I3 .I29
• grading .20 .80 .60 .60
All of the bids listed above, ixere handed to City Engineer for
tabulation.
This being the chte set, hearing was had on the assessment roll
shooing the awards of damages and_ the assessments of benefits in the matter of the
opening of Nancy Street from Lincoln ray nest to Crumstown Road under Condemnation
Resolution No.233I.
• In the a-b ove named assessment roll, remonstrators app eared and -
the folloving written remonstrances were f iled:
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State of Ind ianr. )
St. Joseph County) SS: Before the Board of Public ;:orbs
City of South .Lend)
In the ne tte r of Condemnation )
xeso lut i on i%lo.233I . 'fli de ping ) REI`ONS � I TTCE OF LURRT.710E F. SV-,TIONTKO7aSKI
of Nancy btreet )
Laurence F. Swiontkowski new shows to the Board of Public 4Norks
. i of the City of South Bend , It. Jos eph County, Indiana , that he is the owner in fee
dimple of Lot Numbered. eight (8-) in Vogt` s First Addition to the City of South Bend,
State of India n;_ .
He further shows that said Board of Public Yorks, on the 9th.,
day of July, 1930, prepared and filed a list or Assessment Roll, wherein and whereby
it assessed the benefits and dam.a;.ges for lands taken and pr opered to be appropriated
for the widening of Nancy Street in said city.. That among; the lots and lands to and
against which benefits and damages were so assedsed is said. Lot No.8.
That benefits were assessed against said lot, and against him as
the owner thereof, in the smm of. �I20.00; and that dames to said lot, and to him as
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the owner, --thereof, were and are assessed in the sum of 500.00.
He further shows that the contemplated widening of said Nancy
Street will take thirty feet off the east end of said lot.
And he now remonstrates against said assessment of benefits and
damp. ees made in and by said Assessment call, for the following reasons:
I. He says that the benefits so assessed are wholly erroneous,
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in that said lot will not be benefited in any sum whatever,
2. The t the damages assessed to said. lot, and to him as the owner
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thereof, are wholly inadequate and insufficient, and that the damages ought to be, in
#ruth .and in fact, $1,500.00, and that said lot will be damaged in that sum.
VH7,MEFORE; He prays that on a hearing of this, his remonstrance,
the benefits be reduced to nothing, and theLt the benefits be increased to I,500,OOj
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PARKER CRABILL CRUlTACKER AND M&Y
Attorneys for Remonstratar."
STATE OF INDIfiN_? )
ST JOS EPH COUNTY } SS: BEFORE TEE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
CITY OF SOUTH BF IV .
IN TIE HATTER OF C OND- N,NATION }
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RESOLUTION NO,2332. .WIDENING } ?�P;ONSTRAlITCE OF MICHAEL N. SWIONTKOWSKI
0 Tuesday, July 29th , 1930,
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-lehae l N. Swiontkowski nor sh ovas t o the Board o f Public vVo zk s
of the City of South Bend, St. Jose h County, Indiana , that he is to owner in fee simple
of Lot Numbered Nine (9) in Vogt' s irst Addition to the: City of South Bend, State of
In diana .
He further shows that said Board of Public Works on the 9th.
day of July I930, prepared and filed a. list or Assessne nt Roll, -wherein and whereby it
assessed the benefits and damages for lands taken and pr opos ed to be appropriated for
the widening of Nancy Street in said city. Thy: t among the lots and laps to and against
which benefits and damages were so assessed is said Lot No.9.
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That benefits were assessed against said lot, and against him
as the owner thereof, in the sum of �I20.00; and that damages to said lot, .and to him
as the owner thereof, were and are assessed in the szm of $2500.00. �
He further shows that the contemplated widening of said Nancy
Street will take thirty feet off the east end of said lot, and will destroy the improve
ments thereon as a part of said lot.
And he now remonstrates against said assessment of benefits and
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damages made to and by said roll, for ,the following reasons:
I. He sa7s that the benefits so assessed are wholly errone'dus,!
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in that the said. lot will not be benefited in any sum whatever.
2. That the damages assessed to said lot, and to him as the
owner thereof, wre wholly inadequate and insufficient, and that the dar�ages ought to
be, in truth and in fact, 5,000.00, and that said lot will be danaged in that sum.
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WH3TEF-J_;E, he prays that on a hearing of this, his remonstraneei ,
the benefits be reduced to nothing, and that the damages be increased to $5$000.00.
PA RIKER C P.A BILL CRUTt1PAC KER AND MLY
Attorneys for Remonstrator."
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STAB OF INDI."NA )
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY ) SS: BEFORE THE BOARD 7 PUBLIC 7dORKS!
CITY OF SOUTH BEND)
IN T I E TVZA T E R OF C ONDEIM AT I ON )
RESOLUTION 1\70.233I. 1+IIDENING ) RE'T1ONSTRANCE.
OF TtiTANCY STREET )
Konstancy A. Swiontkowski, Laurence F. Swiontkowski, Michael '
N. Swiontkowski, Bessie Tebolski, -Rose Polkowski, Constance Neugebauer, Clementine
Swiontkowski and Stanleu D. Swiontkowski, now represent and show to the Board of Public ! •
Works of the City of South Bend, fit. Joseph County, Indiana, that they are the owners in
fee simple, as tenants in common of the following described panels of land and lots, Ii
to -wit: Lots One (I), Two (2) '-hree (3), Four 4), Five (5) and Six (6) in Vogt's
First .Addition to the City of 6outh Bend, said Konstancy A. Swiontkowski being so the
owner of the undivided one-third (I/3) part of each of said lots, and the other persons
above named being the owners each of an undivided one -seventh (I77) of two-thirds (2/3)
of each of said. lots. !
They further re -resent and show that an Assessment Roll, making
an assessment of benefits and of damages against each cC said lots, for and on account ;!
of the widening of a public street in said City of South Bend, known as Nancy Street, ;!
fro, its present width of thirty feet to one hundred feet, was adopted by t-,e Board of !; •
Public Works on July 9 th . , 1930,
That by said Assessment Roll alleged benefits were assessed
against said lots in the foliowing,•amounts: Lot I, except the east 30 feet thereof,
$114.00; Lot 2, $407.77; Lot 3, 5465,75; each of Lots 4, 5, and. 6, except the east
30 feet of each 1 of , $120.00.
That in and by said Assessment troll damages to said lots were j
assessed as follows: Lot I, except the east 30 feet thereof, %5,000.00; Lots 2 and 3
nothing; Lots 4, 5 and 6, except the east 30 feet of each lot, 500.00 each.
They show further that the contemplated and proposed widening
of Nancy Street will take thirty feet off the east end of each of said Lots numbered �� •
I, 49 5 and 6.
And the above named persons now zemonstrate against the assess
men.t of benefits and damages as made in and by the Assessment Roll herein, and say that
the- benefits assessed against each low, as shown above and on said Roll, are excessive, I)
and that neither of said lots will be .benefit-ed to any extent whatever by the widening
of Nancy street. And they further say that the d arme-e s assessed to each lot, and to '
themselves as the owners of said lots, namely: Lots I, 49 5 and 6 except the east 30
feet of each of said lots, are wholly inadequate. That the actual damages to said lots,1!
and to themselves, as the owners of said lots, are as fbllcus: 'I0,000.00 to Lot I,
except the east 30 feet thereof, and I500.00 to each of lots 4, 5 mid. 6, except the ea;
east 30 feet of each lot. II
ARE OF they pray that upon . hearing of this, their remon-
strance, the benefits to each of the lots above mentioned be reduced to nothing, and t
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the damages to each lot be increased in -accordance with the allegation made above.
i PAR F_7!,R CPABILL CRUIOACK R A11 D M&Y
Attorneys for Remons trat ors ."
FTMONSTRA.NCE OF OPT: RIDENOUR.
To The Board of Public Works
• of South Bend., Indiana,
As the cwrjer of the following described real estate sutua ted. in
the City of" South Bend, Indiana, to -wit:
A part of the Northwest I/4 of Section 3 Toqnship 37 North,
Range 2 East, and being a strip of lend h0 feet in width,
adjacent to the west line of said quarter section and. extending
from the south line of Lincoln ti�ay West Southward to the north
line of Crumstown Avenue, excepting, therefrom a strip of land
66 feet in width, ta.-cen off of the entire ldn.gth of the West
Side thereof nom owned by the Chicago,, South Shore and South
• tse Y- R. R. Co. near the East side of that pP rt -of Raney Street;
Which is assessed under Condemnation -resolution No.2331. for the
opening of Nancy Street from Lincoln Highway West to the Crumstown. Road, adopted by
our Board March I8th., 1930, and wherein I and said tract of land have been assessed
ix Hundred and 66/I00 Dollars (600.66) net benefits for the said proposed work.
Now , I hereby respectfully etfully remonstrate against the said assess-
ments of benefits and show tothe Bcard that I and said real estate will not he
benefited in any sun whatsoever by said proposed work and. that said real estate will
be damaged by said proposed improveme nt .
• Wherefore I claim that said proposed work will, in no vvay,
benefit said real e sta to and I ask our Board to modif ty sa id assessment and. that
I be awarded the sum of One -uollar (TI.00) as damages therefor.
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dated July 29 th . , 1930. Ora Eid.enou.r
Remonstrant,
j 11i lle r Guy
Attorney for Remonstrant,"
11 After hearing all persons interested in said assessment roll, the
Board decides to continue hearing on said roll until Tuesday, August I2th . , I930, at
I0 : 00 A. IT.
City Ennineer, H. G. Wray, filed plans, specifications and estimate
-nd the Board adopted saidplans and specifications together with Improvement nesolVtio
No.2384 f cr the pavement of t'he Ist. , a llev east of Scott ''treet from Wayne Street to
ISt. , a11ey Norti of Vi'ayne Street, and Ist., alley north of Wayne Street frcm Ist.,
I; alley east of Scott Street to 2nd. , alley east of Scott Street, and. 2nd. , alley east
of Scott Street from Wayne Street to I st. , alley north of Wayne Street. ( See files for
co-oy of resolution.)
City Engineer, H. G. virav, filed the follo7ing primary assessment
rolls:
Assessment roll for the grade, curb and walk impro ve ment on High
Street from Fairview Avenue to j'onmoyer Avenue under Improvement Resolution No.I956.
Assessment roll for the grade, curb end walk on south side of Ruskin
Street from alley west of Clover Street to Oakland Street under Improvement Resolution
No.23II.
Assessment ---o 11 for the pavement of the a 11ey east of Sheridan
Avenue from cord Street to Huron Street under Improvement Resolution TLTo.2340.
Assessment roll for the pavement of the alley north of LaSalle Ave.,
• from ''cott Street to west line of Lot 7 Keefer's Sub., under Improvement Resolution
No. 2298.
In a 11 of the above named assessment tolls, the Board, hereb-, orde
that on the 6th. , day of August, I930, this Board will meet in their office in the City
Ha.11 at 7-I5 P. IT.. to hear and receive remonstrances from all per sons interested in
or affected by said assessrent rolls and rill decide whether the several lots and
va.reels of land have been or will be benefited in the amounts shown on said rolls or
in a greater or less sum than that shown on said rolls. The Board further orders that
notices of said hearings shall be published on the ISt., day of August and on the 2nd.,
day of August, 1930 , in the South Bend News Times and Tribune according to law and that
notices be railed to property a7Jners according to law.
• j The Board signed and approved claims in the amount of $7,579..98
j for various d Apartment s.
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Tuesday, July 29th.� I93O.
The Board approved c la. i ms of the Grand Trunk W e st e rn R. R.
Co., and of the New York Central Railroad Company for work in connection with Track
-61evation work in the amount of $269659.46 and hereby orders City Controller to pay
same :gut of Track El eva ti on fund. .
Meeting adjourned at 12 0' Clock Noon.
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C rk of the Board
Tue s day , Au�us t 5 th . , 19 3 0.
Board mat in regular session at 9 A. P, . All members p msent . Minutes of
meeting held July 29th . , I930, read and approved. I�
di ty Engineer,. H. G. Wray, filed led plans, specifications and estimates and I
the Board adopted said plans and specifications together with improvement resolution
No.2385 for the pavement of the alley south of Fox street frp, High Street tp Ist.,
alley east of High Street. (See f iles for copy of resolution. )
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the above named improvement resolution, the Board, hereby, orders that
on the 3rd. , day of September, I93O, this Board will meet in the it office in the City.
Hall at 7-I5 P. M. , to hear and re ed.ve remonstrances from all persons interested in or
affected by said improvement and will decide whether the benefits t o the several lots
and p arcels of land liable to be assessed for said improvement cr ill be equal to the
estimated c ost of same a s reported by t he City Engineer. The Board furthe r orders
that notices of said hearing shall be published on the 15th., day of August and on the
22nd., day of August I93O, in the South Bend Tribune and Mirror according to law.
The Board approved the pp grade of Louise Street from Mishawaka Avenue to �
Street
"uskin as submitted by the City Engineer.
The Board approved the: grade of Elmer street from Longley Avenue to Freder-
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ickson Street as submitted. by the City Engineer,
The Board a pr ove d the Excavation Bond of Thomas L. Brinker in the amount
of I,0O0.00 signed by Oun Ind ea.ni ty v crnpaAy of New York. i
{Ihe Board approved the Guarantee Bond of Freme and Zimrar, contractors,
for the pavement of the alley east of Sheridan avenue from Vord Street to Huron "'treet
under Improvement Resolution No.2`340 in the amount of 12I8.94 signed by southern 0urety
Comp any.
City'tngineer, H. G. Wray, filed the fbllcwing estimates for improvements:
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Final Estimate for the local sewer in Carlisle street from Indiana Avenue ;j
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to Pra it ie AvEnu e under Improve �r2t Resolution No. 2374 i n the amount of" 3, 565.20.
Final Estimate for t' e pave mant on Marine Street from Indiana Avenue to
New York Ventral R. R. Co., under Improvement resolution No.2259 in the amount of
4P200.20.
Final Estimate for t1-e pavement on Humboldt street from Allen Street to
Diamond Avenue under Improvement Resolution No.2357 in the amount of 4,900,26.
"ity ngineer, G. Wray filed the folloning repast on the remonstrance 1•
filed against the sidewalk improvement on Aft-o'- ieiA'FV.,,fmm Indiana Avenue to