HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/08/1926 Board of Public Works Minutes187
o;ednesday, September 8th., 1926.
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Board met in regular session at 7-I5 P. 'r�. All members present.
Board approved the following Guarantee Bonds:
Sewer on Dorris Street under Improvement Resolution No.T539. S.`U. Ackerman)
contractor. Bond being for I0% of the contract price, 350.00.
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Trunk 'ewer on Harriett and Hildreth Streets under Improvement Resolution
No.1545. Guarantee bond being for 10% of the amount of the contract price, 2,025.00.
I. Staples Contractor.
This being the date set, hearings were had on the following Assessment Roll
Pipe Sewer on Yorris Street under Improvem.en.t Resolution No.I539.
Pipe Sewer on Grace Street under Improvement Resolution No.I592.
Grade, Curb and walk on Randolph street under Improvement Resolution No.I5'7,0.
In all of the above matters, fib �remonstr'ators':pppeared and no written
remonstrance was filed and the Board finds that the lots and tracts of land described
0 in said rolls, have been benefited in the amounts named on said rolls and therefore,
the Board hereby declares said rolls in all things ratified, confirmed and approved
and the proceedings closed.
City Engineer 1!r. H. G. '."Fray, filed Assessment Roll forthe grade and
sidewalk on North Shore Lrive from parkovash to Angella "venue under Improvement
Resolution No.T446. This being a waiver improvement and property owners having
waived all objections to said improvement, the Board this 8th., day of September,I926,
hereby, declares said roll in all things ratified, confirmed and approved and the
proceedings closed.
This being the date set, earings-were had on the following Improvement
Resolutions:
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Pavement on Palmer Boulevard from the Fast line of Harriett Street to the
East line of "adison Park Place Addition under Improvement Resolution No.I723.
Pavement on Broadway from 7Viami street to barine Street under Improvement
Resolution No.I727.
In both of the above matters, no remonstractor s appeared and no written
remonstrance was filed and the ??oard, therefore, finds that the property liable to
be assessed for said ir;provements will be benefited in amounts eaua_l to the astiraated��s'
cost of some, and the Board therefore, declares said Improvement Resolutions in all
things ratified, confirmed and approved.
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Board hereby orders that on the 2Ist., day of September, I926, this
Board, at it's office in the City Hall, will receive, open:iand consider sealed
proposals for the following Improvements:
Psvement on Ps lmer Blvd., from Last Line of Kprriett Street to the East
.Line of Yadison Park Addition under Improvement Resolution No.I723.
Pavement on Broadway from ManiStreet to "-arine Street under Improvement
Resolution No.I727.
_ Board f-r t':,er orders that notices of said proposals be published in the
C uth Bend Tribune and Dews Times on the IOt'n .'- day of September and on the I7th. , day
September I926.
Hearing also had on the pavement of �poger Street from Johnson 6treet to
Olive Street under Improvement Resolution Yo.I728. �
In the above matter, property owners appeared remonstrating against 'said
improvement. The Board, however, decides to confirm said resolution and givo '-he
property owners ten days in which to filed a written remonstrance against the improve-
ment.
Board signed the contract with I. 277.:Staples for the construction of the sew' r
j on Kaley Street under Improvement Resolution No.I7I9. Board approved the construction
Bond for I00% of the contract price, 5,8I9.78, signed by the Fidelity and Deposit Compa'y
of Vnryland, .
1' ray; submitted the following partia.7Lsestimates:
City Engineer, Yr. H. G.
Partial estimate No.8 for the grade, curb, walk, pavement and sewer in
Coquillard ''roods 1-ddition, accIrding to the terms of the contract between the City and
The '"'illiston Construction Co., under Improvement Resolution No,1652. Board approved
same and signed in the amount of 30,727.50.
tartial estimate No.2 for the gra,_de, curb, walk anal pavement improvement
• on Longfellow Street, according to the terms of the contract between the City and
the =':'illiston Construction Co. , under. Improvement Resolution TTo. T667. Board approved
Fame and signed in the amount of 5,009.03.
Partial Estimate No.3 for the grade, curb, walk and pavement on Bronson
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Street in accordance with the terms of the contract between the City and The "'illiston
Construction Co., under Improvement, Resolution No.I570. Board approved same Pnd signed;;
li in the amount of 4,476.78.
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Partial Estimate No. I for the pipe asse-wer on South. Bond Avenue
according to the terms of the contract between the City and A. Spadoni & Co., under
Improvement Resolution No.I720. Board approved same and signed in the amount of
2,I91.05.
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Partial estimate No.2 for the grade, curbi and walk Improvement
on Camden Street, ,ccording to the terms of the contract between the City and The
Indiana. Construction Go., under Improvement Resolution TTo.I577. Board approved same
and signed in the amount'of I , 556. 60 -
Pa.rtia.l estimatd No.I for the pipe sewer on LaSalle Avenue in
it accordance with the terms of the contr ct between the City and A.,tadoni & Co., under
improvement resolution No.I696.. Board approved same and signed in the amount of
I.9280.37.
Partial estimate No.4 for the grad;, curb and walk improvement on
'Wilber Street in a ccordance with the terms of the contract between the city and ;
Carl F. Zimmer under improvement resolution No.I565. Board signed same and approved
in the amount of 558.73.
The Board approved the plat of lmoseland T?eights with the follu,%-ring.
dedication:
"The annexed plat of Roseland Reights is a subdivision of the
following described property:
The Southwest Ouarter (1) of the Northeast 'hzarter HD of Section
Thirteen.(I3), Township Thirty-eight (38) North, Range two (2) Fast, excepting
Twenty (20) rods off of the entire length of the East Side thereof, leaving Thirty
(30) acres, more or Less.
The sizes of the lots and the widths of, the streets and alleys
are marked on the -plat in feet.
Joana :Raton joins in this plat Pnd dedicates that portion of
Barnes Street lying north of t%-e north line of the S uthwest xuarter n of the
Northeast Quarter,( of Section Thirteen (I3) Township Thirty::eight (38) North,
Range Two, (2) East, and the S uth half (2} of Barnes Street extending from Forestbrook
Avenue to June Berry Road.
Signed
State of Indiana
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St. 7oseph. County
Robert F. Boyle
Jacob H. Dorf
Joana Eaton
Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, within and for said
County and State personally came Robert F. Boyle, Jacob 7. Dorf Pnd Joanna Faton and
acknowledged the execution of the annexed plat for ':he uses and purposes therein
mentioned.
In witness whereof, I have '-ereunto set my hand and notarial
I seal this 8th., day of September I926.
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T.1'ayme " oodford, Nrotary Public
�I y commission expires November I7th. 1 I929/
This being the date set, bids were received,
on the f ollo*Ang improvements
opened and considered,
Sewer on Eldora 'Jourt under Improvement Resolution No.I72I.
I2 inch 8 inch
L. H. 'I!ebster 2.00 I.00
I. Tr':i. Staples 2.85 I.00
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6 inch
Nanholes
T.enholes
Curbs & Covers .
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I0.00
20.00
Storm wAer inlets
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7.00
I7.00
I0.00
Pavement of Bivi§ion Street under Improvement Resolution No.I722.
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-Ext. 402 Ft. 47 2 t. Intersec. Z". C.
r• S. S. S. Sewer;
Albert tcr.istructon Co: I5.50: 7.56 7.25 7.00 45.00 32.00 I.50
'rjilliston Construction I0.96 II.60 I0.53 4I.00 3I.00 2.00'
A_11 of the above big; s given to the City E, gineer f or tabulsti can..
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Upon motion duly made and seconded, the Board hereby decides
that all contractors shall file a Guarantee Bond for a period of three years for
all sewers constructed in the Cityof
South. Bend beginning January 4th., 19260
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'."'edn.esday, September 8tr .., 11926.
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This being the date set, hearing was had on the Assess ent Roll
for the Fairview -Hain Street Trunk Sewer under Improvement Resolution No.I544.
In the above matter, remonstrators appeared and written remonstrances
were filed by the Pennsylvania R, ilroad Co. , and the Studebaker Realty Co.
After a full and impartial hearing from all affected pr:og erty owners
present, the Board continued hearing until)September 22nd;, and further agreed that
said assessment roll should be modified as folluvs:
First: Areas of all dedicated streets and alleys in the John E. and Ida
M. 7alz Subdivision to be deducted from the gross area of the benefited district.
above areas were included in the benefited district in the' prima facie assessment
roll in error.
'j Second: The properties of the ,Studebaker Corporation, citizens Home
Co., 'pencer Perfume Co., and Sibley 1-Jachine Tool "orks to be exempt from all indirec
assessment resulting from the cost of that portion of the sewer constructed along
Fairview Avenue between Yain and 1ichigan 6treets, and only that portion of same in
excess of the cost of an adequate local sewer toserve abutting properties.
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The indirect assessment resulting from the cost of the balance S of the sewer project; that is, from the intersection of ' ain Street and Fairview �ivenue to
the southern terminus of same, less the cost of an adequate local sewer, which is
assessed 2gainst above properties, °to be assessed over the balance of the benefited
district; that is, the total area of benefited district less properties of the
. Studebaker Corporation, Citizens domes Company, Spencer Perfume Co., and Sibley
111achine Tool °`orks.
Claims amounting to I,I06.50 signed and approved as follows:
Salaries Dept. I25.00 City Hall Custodians I30.00
Building Dept. 567.50 Building Dept I80.00
Cemetery Dept. 62.50 Ind. Bell Tel. Co. I.60
E. T. Tranberg 29.90 John N. Hunter, Postmaster I0.00
?: eeting adjourned - at 9-30 P. ".'.
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