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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/09/1926 Board of Public Works Minutese . Wednasday,...N:ovember. 3rd. , ' I926, . The Board instructed Dr. J. B. Berteling to purchase office equipment `for the office of the Health Department totaling 295 15, "part- of -which will be paid by the Health Department and the remainder by the Board of Works. -Meeting adjourned at 9-30 P. M. W •Lr_ Tuesday, November 9th., I926. re s en Board met in regular session at 9 A M.- All members present. Minutes of meetings held November 2nd., and -November 3rd., 3926 read and , approved. Board signed the contract with Hoban and Roach for the pavement of the fourth alley East of Michigan Street from Ohio to Keasey Street under improvemen resolution No.I738. Board approved the -construction bond for same in the amount of 749.00 signed by the American Surety Co., of New York. Clair. Board approved the excavation Bond of I1000.00 for D. Co St. Board approved the contractors bond of I man. ,000.00 for?fhite- j City Engineer, M-r. H. r . 11ay, submitted copies of contrafts as follows which were signed and approved by the Board: Pavement on Almond Court from Notre Dame Avenue to first alley ! east of St. Peter under Improvement Resolution No:.I709. Hoban and Roach contract amounting to I.96I.96. Pavement on tYLe first alley South of Jefferson Blvd., from St. Joseph Street to the alley east of St. Joseph under Improvement Resolution No.I757. Hoban and Roach contract amounting to 627.00.. Pavement on the Fourth -alley east of Michigan Street from Ohio to Kea sey Street under Improvement Resolution No.I738. Hoban and Boach contract amounting to 748.60, fnvement on "'lley between Marquette Avenue and 1f4'akewa Avenue from Michigan Street to LaFayette Street, -under Improvement Resolution No.I660. Hoban and Roach contract amounting to 2,876.25. 'ity.Engineerr. H. G. Wray, submitted partial estimate No.I • for the pavement on Twenty second Street from Jefferson Blvd., to the South Line of - lots 65 and 86 Jefferson Heights -Addition.. i a ecordance with the terms of the contract between the ity and Williston Construction o. , under ' Improvement resolution No:174I. Board signed and approved same in the amount of 25,206.75. City Engineer, Mr. H. G. Fray, submitted tabulation of bids on Fisher Street from Harris Street to second alley west of Harris Street under Improve- ment Resolution No.I762. Willistp Construction Co. 3;5I0:53 meet Asphalt .Albert onstruction Co. 319597.78 Sheet Asphalt City Engineer, Mr. H. G. '10,1ray, filed the following Assessment 0 • • 0 n r.,rp win. h -4 - 9 Tuesday, November 9th., i9261 Pavement and water taps on Pokagon Street from Leeper Avenue to Tecumseh Avenue under Improvement Resolution No.I6I2 ' Total amount shown on assessment roll I3,2I9.07, total amount due contractor, §eith Riley Construction Co., 12,996.37. Grade.; Curb and walk on Camden Avenue from Washington 'venue to division Street and r Improvement Resolution N6.I577. Total amount shown on assessment roll V 30489.160 total amount due contractor, Indiana Construction �o., 3,9447.T6. In both of the above rolls, the Board hereby orders that on the I7th.; day of November, I926, 'this Board at itts' office in the City Hall at 7-15 P. M;, will meet to hear and receive remonstrances from all rsersons whose property has been affected by said improvements and will decideawhether the benefits to the property assessed for said improvements, are equal to the cost of same, Board further orders that notices of said hearings be -published on the Ilth., day of November and on the 12th,, day of November, I926; in the News limes and Tribune. City Engineer, Mr. H. G. A&ay, filed the assessment roll for the pavement on -line of Esther street to west line of L'evon Circle under veVon Circle from west Improvement resolution No,1736. Total amount shown on assessment roll is 41506.I3 and total amount due the contractors, Albert Construction Co., 4,268.70. In the above matter, the property owners having waived all right of object. to said xroceedings, the Board hereby orders that on the I7th., day of November, 1926 !� this Board at it's office in the City Hall will meet to decide whether the benefits to the property assessed on said roll are equal to the cost of same. The Board approved a drive way at the corner of Mishawaka. Avenue, Eddy Street and Belmont Avenue. Mr. Fred Keller and her. L. C. ".'hitcomb appeared before the Board in the matter'of the subway under the tracks of the Grand Trunk Railrway Co., at 5unnyside Avenue. Mr. Keller said he realized that there was no immediate'need of this subway at the present time but he thought as the city expanded and grew, there would the urgent need of a subway between Harriett Street and Eddy Street. However, when Mr. Wray explained that the only possible way for this subway to be built at the Ares time was -for the property owners to assume to burden of paying 75% of the cost -of same, Mr. Keller said he would try and arrange a meeting with the School Board,'whose property will be greatly affected by same, and the Grand Trunk officials -and himself, with the Board of Works and possibly -some agreement can be reached whereby the j railway company will pay some of the cost of same. No definite sollution of this problem was reached at this time but the matter will be discussed at a later meeting. Mr. C. J. A llardt, Street gommissioner and Alvin Lantz appeared before the Board in the matter of the contract for the 6airbage for the year 1927. Mr. Allardt was rather skeptical about awarding the contract to Lantz Bros., for the reason that they had failed to live up to their contract during the past year and It was deemed advisable to take the matter under further consideration before making a final award. Claims amounting to 9,I32.88 approed and signed as follows: Eng. J'ept. Pay roF 855;45 Thomas hubber Co. 20;45 Hibber d printing o. II'75 S. B. C1eQn Towels 7.00 Herr and Herr 7.00 Geo. Hoffman 56.85 Janitors salaries I30.00 Cemetery salaries 62.50 S. B. Foundry I3.75 salaries Dept I30,00 Dad Saville- .75 City Welding Co. 2;25 Waller Bros, 347.00 W. D. Boyer 24;50 Staples Hildebrand 62004 W V. Boyer II*15 Brehm r Electric Co. 35.52 Ind. Bell Tel. Co. 66025 Book hop 4.00 Ind- Bell Tel Co. 27.00 Ind. Bell telephone Co. I2.76 Ind. Mich Electric 7,249.76 Board hereby orders the contractors for various streets to construct sidewalks as follows: Lots I67, I681 I69 I75,-176, I46, 2I31, I54, I55, I59 In North pest Addition" ail located on Kinyon 'treet. Property owners were served with a notice to construct same themselves, but have not done so. Payment for said work to be assessed against property. Meeting adjourned at I2 Otclock noon. a-(;lerk of Board .