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Home My WebLink About08/24/1926 Board of Public Works Minutes0 • • Tuesday, August 24th., 1926. Board net in regular session at 9 A. 15. All members present. Yinutes of meetings held August I7th., and August I8th., I926, read and approved.. Board signed the contract with the Smoger Lumber for the construction of the Hose House No.9 in River Park at the cost of 14.9643.00. The Board also approved the construction bond for said contract signed by,The United States Fidelity 2w Guaranty o., for I00% of the contract price. 111fter due consideration by the Board, the Board hereby rejects all bids on the heating of Fire Station No.9 and decides to readvertise for bids. Same to be received .September 7th..., I926, in the office of the Board in the City Hall at I0:00 A. Y. Board orders that notices of said proposals be published in the !) South Bend Tribune and News Times on the 25th..; day of August, I926 end on the Ist. , day of 'eptember, I926, according to law. The Board approved the Guarantee Bond of the "illiston construction Co., on the grade, curb, walk and pavement improvement on 5,,uth Street under Improvement Resolution. No.I568.- The Board approved the Guarantee Bond of The '.7illiston Construction Co- on the grade, curb, walk and pavement improvement on Diagonal Street under Improvement Resolution 14o.I5IB, The Board approved the Excavation Bond of 1liam Otterstein &; Son signed by the Aetna Casualty and Surety Company. The Board signed the contract with the '."illiston Construction Co., for the pavement on lairview Avenue from T- ichigan Street to i�'ain Street under Improvement Resolution No.I682 for 3,804.I6. Board also approved the construction Vond for said work for I001? of the total amount of the contract and signed by the Inland Bonding Co. j The Board signed the contract with the ri lliston Construction Co. , for the construction of grade, curb, walk and pavement on South Street from Sunnyside _Avenue to Longfellow Avenue under Improvement Resolution No.I725. The amount of the contract being I9,674.22. The Board also approved tT-e construction bond for said contract, it being I00`' of the total amount of the contract and signed by the Inland Bonding Co. Bids having been received for the improvement of Palmer Blvd„ from Sunnyside -venue to the East line of r.adison Park Addition, under Imp-rovemnt Resolution No. I7I2, and no petitions having been filed for a change of the type of pavement other than that stated in the preliminary order, the Board this 24th. , day of August, I926, hereby makes •a final order for sheet asphhalt as the type of pavement with which s aid street shall be improved and awards contract for said impro-T�mi ent to the Albert Construction Co., at their low bid of 8,IQ3.66. No petitions having been filed for the charge of t'-.e type of pavement other than that specified in the preliminary order, the Board this 24th.., day of August, I926, hereby makes a final order for sheet asphalt as the type of pavement with which Portage Avenue from Keller to '�°ilson Street, shall be improved, under improvemen resolution No I692, and awards tl-e contract for sdd improvement to the Albert Construction Co., at their low bid of I41,455.56. No petitions having been filed for a change of the type of pavement other than that specified in the preliminary order, the Board this 24th., dayof August, 1926, herebyWakes a final order for sheet asphalt as the type of ' p � p pavement ��. it n which LaSalle A,,enue from Eddy Street to Sunnyside Avenue, shall be improved, under Improvement Resolution Tdo.I7II, and rereby awards the contract for said improvement to the. Albert Construction Co., at their low bid of I8,550.37. 1To peitions having beer_ filed for a change of type of pavement other than that specified in the preliminary order, the Board this 24th., day of August, 1926, hereby makes a f inal order for sheet asphalt as the type of pavement with which Lsther Street from Jefferson Blvd., to P,cKinley Street, under Improvement Resolution No.1693, shall be improved and awards the contract for said improvem;nt to the Albert Construction Co., at their low bid of 22, 342.98/ City Engineer filed tabulation of bids -for the g ade curb and walk improvement on Sunnyside -venue from South Street to Longfellow Avenue under Improvement Resolutio No.I729. Harry N. Barnes 2,242.54. Board hereby awards contract for the above improvement to Harry 11T. Barnes at his bid of 2, 242.54. This being the only bid received and the improvement being waivere d. City Erginerr,Tr. F. G. T: ray, filed tabulation of bids on the Twenty Second Street Sewer under Improvement Resolution No.I726. A. Spadoni & Co. John F. Hipskind 3,708.75 3,994.85 Board hereby awards the contract for said improvement to A. Spadoni Pc Co., F 174 Tuesday, August 24th., 1926 at their low bid of 3,708.75. City Engineer, P°r. H. G. 71ray, subri .ted partial .estimate No.I for the pavement improvement on Colfax ?venue from Harriett Street to Greenlawn t-venue, in accordance withthe terms of the contract between the City and the *711liston Construction Go . , under Improvement Resolution No,168I. Board approved same and signed in the amount of 6,266.22. City E gineer, rrr. H. G. 7.ray, Submitted partial estimate No. I for the grade, curb, w aU ffaalirovement on Phillppa Street fr6m Indiana Avenue to Deleware Street in accordance with the terms of the contract between the City and Alex Bukowski, under Improvement Resolution No.I555. Board signed and approved same in the amount of 2, 459.02. City Engineer, Mr. H. G. 72ray, submitted popy"_o.f cQntr et fop the p-Rvement in V oodlawn Addition under Improvement Resolution No.1669. City Engineer filed Assessment Rolls as follows: Pipe sewer on Yorris Street from Prairie Avenue to Ewing +.venue under, Improvement Resolution No.I539. Grade, Curb and Balk on Randolph Street from 1.'arine Street to Leer Street under Improvement Resolution No.I578. Pipe Severer on Grade Street from the Alley East of i"'alnut Street to the West line of Oliver Chilled Plow Co.'s property. In all of t'r_e above matters, the Board hereby decides that on September 8th., I926, at 7-I5 P. r,?., this Board at it's office in the City Hall will hear and receive remonstrances from all persons whose property is affected by. said improvement and will decide whether the benefits to the property so assessed are equal to assessments as shoeFn on said rolls. Board further orders that notices of said hearings be published according to lava in the South Bend Tribune and News Times. City Engineer filed Assessment Rr,lls as follows: Brick pavement on Cit?r Nall Court from Rain Street to the second alley "Vest of Scott Street under Improvement Resolution No,1292. Trunk_ Sewer on Harriett Street End Hildreth Street under Improvement Resolution No.I545. Ili. both of the above matters, the Board hereby decides that on the I5th. , day of September, I926, at 7-I5 P. r. , this Board at it's office in the City Hall, will hear and receive all remonstrances from persons whose property is affected by said improvement and will decide whether the benefits to the property so assessed are equal to the assessments as shown on said rolls. Board further orders that notices of said hearings be publibhed a ccording to law in the South fiend Tribune and News Times. Claims amounting to 477I.50 approved and signed as follows: Howard Cranfill L'o. 3.50 International Harvester 4.00 Ilew Jersey R. R. I3.55 Grand Leader 4.95 Elkhart Brass Co. I5.48 International Harbester 3.34 International Harvester 9.I4 State Auto Ins. Co. 23.00 Elliott Fisher Co. I.62 Singer r:Tfg. Co 5.00 S. B. Foundry I8.75 General Sheet 1:7etal ',ks 87.04 Van Trump Tesing Co. 529.44 R. L. Polk e.00 Spenner Co. 2.67 Spenner Co. 3.87 S. B. Foundry I0.80 Chas. Solloway 34.17 Yirror Press I70.40 '.-irror Press I7.50 Ind. Bell Tel Co .75 Indiana Bell Tel Co I2.76 Ind. Bell Tel Co. 66.25 Ind. Bell Tel Co 27.00 Bldg. Dept I80.00 Bldg. Dopt 567.50 Sala.ries D pt 499.98 Salaries Dept I25.00 Street--liep?. Salaries 567.33 razel Turner 50000 Eng. D pt 1440.38 H. G. -7ray 60.00 H. G. 'ray 208.33 Board approved the repair of the Elgin Street Sweeper at a cost of 3250.00, payable after January 4th., I927. T eetn adjourned 1°- ig ad '� at I2 OClock. le of � �he Boa'�r- Pr t Presiden • •' •