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Home My WebLink About10/26/1926 Board of Public Works Minutes218 Tuesday,, October 26th,, 1926. The Board met in regular session at 9 A M. All members present. Minutes of meetings held October I9th., and October 20th., I926, read and apprcged. City Engineer, fir. H. G. 'dray,- f fled plans and specifications and the Board adopted_a resolution for the construction of a sewer on Frederickson Street and Prast Street from Johnson Street to OtBrien Street. Also O'Brien Street from Prast Street to first alley south. of Frederickson Street under Improvement Resolution Vo.I759. In "the above matter, the Board hereby orders that on the I7th. , day of November, 1926, this Board at it's office in the City Hall at 7-I5 P. M i will meet to hear and receive remonstrances from all persons whose property will be ! affebted by said improvement and will decide whether or not the lots or tracts of ; land will be benefited to the extent of the estimated cost of the. improvement, Board;, further orders that notices of said hearing be published on the 28th., dap of October; and on the 4th., day of November, 1926 in the South Bend News Times and Vribune. Board further orders that notices of said hearing be mailed to all property owners according to law. -Upon the recommendation of City Attorney, I. S. Roming, • the Board skgned a contract for the construction of a tee side track across Calvert, Bowman and Donald Streets and Ewing A*wnue between the ity and The Pennsylvania Railroad Co. Upon the recommendation of City Attorney, I. S. Romig., the Board signed a contract for the relocation and construction of the track of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company across Chapin Street and the laying of a track from Chapin Street across Catalpa Avenue, Kemble Avenue and Prairie Avenue, between the City and The Pennsylvania Railroad Co. Both of the above contracts subject to ratification by The Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana. l The Board signed the following contracts and approved the II following construction bonds: Hoban & Roach for the construction of concrete pavement i on the first alley south of Jefferson Blvd., from St. Joseph Street to the alley yeast of St. Joseph <treet under Improvement Resolution Ao.I757. Construction Bond' for I001 of the contract, 627.00, signed by the American Surety co. , alsO approved. (� L. H: V`debster for the construction of a local sewer on "iagnolia Street from Indiana Avenue to a point 462 feet north of the north line � Bf Indiana Avenue under Improvement Resolution.No.I739. Construction Bond for I00% of the contract, I,023.60, signed by the Massachusetts Bonding Co., also approved. I Reith Riley Construction Co., for tl^e construction of sheet asphalt pavement on Catalp Street from Calvert Street to Ewing Avenue under'Improve- went Resolution No.169I. onstruction Bond for I00'� of the contract, I3,648.76, signed by Southern Surety Co., also approved. The Board approved the drive way the corner of Michigan Street and Irvington Avenue, belonging to Ozmun A. Laven. The Board approved the drive way at the corner of Indiana hQenue and Prairie Avenue. j� The Board approved the petition of The Indiana Bell ' Telephone Co., for setting 4 poles in the alley between Bendier Drive and Elliott Strut north of Humbolt Street in Lincoln Terrace. Poles to be used jointly by the Indiana Bell Telephone Co., and The Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. �i In the matter of the bids for the bavement on Angella Avenue from Lafayette Street to Yarquette Avenue, the Board hereby cl-�acid'es'. to -r:e ject said -improvement_, due to the fact that the bids received were in excess of 50 % of the assessed valuation of the property and the promoters of the improvement were unable to obtain the consent of 8@% of the property owners who were willing to have the improvement. I Upon the recommendation of City Ingineer, H.'". 111ray, the Board approved the following Partial estimates: Partial estimate No.IO for the grade, curb, walk,pavement and sewer improvement in Coquillard Yoods Addition in accordance with -the t-rms`of (� the contract between the City and The V-11liston Construction Co., under Improvement �( resolution No.I652. Board approved and signed same in the amount of 29,254.85. I Partial estimate No.2 for the grade, curb, walk and pavement on Sunnyside "venue from Sunnymede Avenue to South Street in accordance with; the terms of the contract between the City and the Williston Construction Co., under Improvement Resolution No.I653. Board approved and signed same in the amount of 3,699.74. Tuesday., Octob-er. 26th..1 1926. MR • 0 x. The;, Board,-.ap.provedc-, copies of the following contracts: Pavement on. Sunnyside-'lenue from- south line - of McKinley Avenge `to - Sorin Street under .improvement resolution No.17I3. Arlount of contract 11,606.I2. Pavement on LaSalle Avenue from Eddy Street to Sunnyside Avenue under Improvement resolution No.17II. Amount of contract I8,550.37. The Board approved and signed the following Guarantee Bonds: P veri�ent on PF a arietta Street from Keasey Street to Broadway uner Improvement rem lution No..I7I6. Guarantee bond for I0! of the contract price, 986.42, signed by Inland Bonding �'o., for The Albert Construftion Co. P vement on California 1 I a venue from Blaine Avenue to Saneo±te Street under Improvement Resolution No.I695. Guarantee Bond f or.IOo of the contract price, 924.I6 signed by Inland Bonding Co., for the Albert Construction Co. Pavement in Woodlawn Addition, on Beverley Street, Berkley Placej Irglewood Place, Kessler Blvd., & V4'oodlawn Blvd., under Improvement Resolution No.1669. 'Guarantee Bond for IOo of the contract price,6,987.05 signed by the Inland i Bonding Co., for the Albert Construction Co. ravement on Colfax Avenue from Harriett Street to Greenlawn Avenue under Improvement Resolution No.I681. Guarantee'Bon.d for IO% of the amount i of the contract-, I,420.06 signed by Inland Bonding Co., for the W.11liston Construction CO. Pavement on Colfax Avenue from Sunnyside -venue to Harriett Street under Improvement -Resolution No.I694. Guarantee bond for I0% of the amount of the contract price, I,302.07 signed by Inland Bonding Co., for the v'illiston Constructionjl Co. Pavement on Sunnyside -venue-from Sunnymede Avenue to Wayne Street south under Improvement resolution No 1676. Guarantee bond for' I0% of j the amount of the contract price, 3I6.06 signed by Inland Bonding Co., for the .Williston Construction Co. Pavement on Jacob Street from Viashington Avenue to McKinley Street under Improvement resolution No.I7I8/ Guarantee bond for IOo' of the amount of -the contract, 958.7I signed by Inland Bonding Co., for the W;lliston Construction _Co. Pavement on a Walnut Street from Indiana avenue to Prairie � Avenue under Improvement resolution No.I6I6. Guarantee bond for I0% of the contract i price, I0087.60 signed by Sputhern SW ety Co., for Reith Riley Construction Co. Y Sewer on Sunnyside Avenue from Belmont Avenue to Yonroe Street, under'Improvement resolution No.1647. Guarantee bond for-IO% of the contract price, 323,00 signed by Inland Bonding o., for John F. Hipskind, Contractor. Sewer on Monroe Street from Sunnyside Avenue to Harriett Street under Improvement resolution No.1648. Guarantee Bond for I0% of the contract price 523.0I signed by Inland Bonding Co., for John F. Hipskind, Contractor. Sewer on Longfellow Avenue from Mishawaka Avenue to South Street under Improvement Resolution No.I639. Guarantee Bond for I0% of the contract price 877429 signed by Inland Bonding Co., for John F. Hipskind, Contractor. Sewer on South Street from Sunnyside Avenue to Longfellow'Avenue under Improvement Resolution No.I649. Guarantee bond for I0% of the contract price 462,321, signed by Inland Bonding Co., for John F. Contractor. Board also approved the following bonds: Albert Edgell for I,000.00. Sylvester ?viariel for I,000.00. Claims amounting to 3,286.64 approved and signed as follows: nazel A. Turner 50.00 Building Lept. I80.00 Oliver D. Kise 62.50 Salaries Dept. I25.00 Femington Typewriter 20.00 Independent Tank Line 9I.84 McClave Printing Uo 27.50 0. V1. Rpy 652.00 McClave Printing Co I4.25 ler�. oo the , Board Building Dept. 630.01 Janitors Salaries I30.00 Board members 499,98 Street Lept. Salaries657033 U. % Lumber Co. I.55 Barry C. Elmore 2,00 Ind. Bell Tel Co 30.28 Taggert Freight Co. I0304.0 John Beyrer & Sons 9.00 r