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Home My WebLink About11/10/1926 Board of Public Works Minutes23ty Wednesday Evening., November. 20th.., 1926. °> present. Board met in regular session at 7-I5 P. M. All members This being the date set, hearings were had on the following improvement resolutions Sewer on Donmoyer Avenue from Michigan Street to Fellows.Street under Improvement resolution No.I756. Grade and walk -on -the North side of Prast Street from Johnson Street to the second alley west of Johnson Street under Improvement resolution No.2758. In both of the above matters, no remonstrators appeared and no written remonstrance was filed and the Board, being fully advised in the premises finds -that the lots and parcels of land liable to be assessed for said improvements are equal to the estimated cost of sane as reported by the City Engineer and, therefor decides to comfirm said resolutions and declare same in all things ratified, confirmed and approved. The Board Ifurther orders that on the 231111., day of November, 1926$ this Board will receive, open -and,, consider dealed proposals for the construction of the sewer on Donmoyer Avenue under Improvement - resoluti on No.I756 and for the construction of grade and walk on the North side of Prast Street under Improvement resolution N6,1758. Board further orders that "notices of said proposals be published; on the I2th., day of yovember and on the I9th., day of November I926 in the S,,uth Beni. News Times and Tribune. ;; The Board si ned the contract and .approved the construction bond of the N°illiston Construction o., for the construction of pavement on Fisher Street from Harris Street to the second alley west of Harris Street under Improvement'; Resolution No,1762. Construction Bond Cor-I00% of the amount of the -contract, 3, 5I0.53, signed by the Inland Bonding o.., also appr owed and signed. The Board signed the contract vtith the Yrilliston Construction Co., for the pavement on Twenty -Second Street from south line of lots 65 ard66 Jefferson Heights Addition to the north line of McKinley Avenue under'Improvement Resolution,No.I742. Con.s�ruction bond for I00I� of the contract price, 6,533.92, signed by Inland Bonding o., also signed and approved. The Board approved the following Guarantee Bonds: Guarantee Bond of A. Spadoni & Co., on -the Twenty -Second Street Sewer from Jeffershn Street to I,1.ashington Avenue under Improvement Resolution No.I726. Bond for I0�g of t ht. f$nah,o.ost of the improvement, 370.69, signed by Standard Accident Insurance o. Guarantee Bond of Williston Construction Co., for the grade, curb, walk, oavement and water connections and sewer in Coquillard-Moods Addition under Improvement Resolution No.I652. Bond for - I019- of the final cost of the improvement, 25,.898.23, signed by Inland Bonding Co... Guarantee Bond of The Albert Oonstruction 'o.., for the pavement on unn€s tie=Avenue from S uth Line of McKinley Avenue to Sorin Street under Improvement -Resolution No.I7I3. Bond for I01 of the final cost of the improvement,I,240.67, signed by Inland Bonding �`o. Guarantee Bond of Williston Construction 000.. for the grade, curb, walk and pavement improvement on hmerson Avenue from Vishawaka Avenue to Wall Street; Wall Street ff=om �'merson Avenue to Harriett Street; Chester Street from Emerson IIvenue to Harriett Street, under Improvement Resolution.No.I668. Bond -for I0% of the final cost of the improvement, 3,905.3I, signed by Inland Bonding o.,, Guarantee Bond of 6illiston Construction Co., for the sewer onO�Brien street from Elwood to Keller Street under Improvement Resolution No,1748. Bond for IO1I of the final cost of the improvement, 66I.47, signed by Inland Bonding Co. Guarantee Bond of Reith Wiley Uonstruction Go., for the pavement on Pokagon Street from Leeper Avenue to Tecumseh Street -under Improvement Resolution No.16I2. -, Bond for I0`9, of the cost of the improvement, I,300.00, signed by Southern Surety �o. This being_ the date set, hearings were had on the following assessment rolls: Grade, Curb and walk on Johnson" Street from Elwood Avenue to Keller "treet under Improvement Resolution No.1746. Amount due contractor, W1111stbia Construction C^ . , 4,557.30. • Grade, curb and walk on Wilson Street from 22nd., Street to 20th., Street under Improvement Resolution No-1743. Ar,ount due Contractor, Eston Ball, I,427.40. e • "edne_sday- , November .10_th.., 2926. V 1- Grade, curb and walk on Brookfield Street from Elwood Street to Keller Street under Improvement Resolution No.I678. Amount due contractor, Eston Ball, 3,980.26. Grade, curb end walk on Bulla Street from Johnson Street to College Street under Improvement Resolution No.I679. 14,ount due contractor, Eston Ball, I,444.36. Grade, curb and walk on Sunnymede Avenue from I8th. , street to lot 302 6unnymede F1ddition'under Improvement Resolution No.I527. Amount due contractor, Vhitcomb and Keller, 5,839'.36. Grade, curb and walk on Douglas Street from Donald Street to Ewing Avenue under Improvement Resolution No.I563. Amount due contractor, J. A. Barnes, I,387.56. Grade, curb and walk on ashington r=venue from 22nd., Street to 20th... Street under Improvement resolution No.I744. Amount due contractor, Eston Ball, I,246.63. Grade, curb and walk in Lincoln Park Addition under Improvement Resolutio No.T632. amount due contractor, Alex Bukowski, I8,697.90. Sewer on- 22nd. , Street from gefferson street to �Ia shington' Street under Improvement Resolution No.I726. Amount due contractor, A. Spadoni & Co., 3,706.86. Sewer on O'Brien Street. from Elwood Avenue to Keller Street under Improvement Resolution No.I748. -amount due contractor, Illilliston Construction Co., 6p6I4.67. Pavement on Sunnyside "venue from South Line of McKinley Avenue to Sorin street under Improvement Resolution No.I7I3. Amount due Contractor, Albert Construction Co., I29406.68. In all of the above assessment rolls, no remonstrators appeared and ! no written remonstrance_ was filed, and the Board being fulling advised in the premises - finds that the benefits to the several lots and pardels of land primarily assessed, ar equal to the amounts set opposite said lots and p arcels,of land on said primary assess- ment roll, and the Board decides to sustain all former action taken on said rolls, and declares same in all things ratified, confirmed and approved, All of the said rolls are forwith ordered delivered to the Department of finance. City Engineer, filed plane and the _Bo and adopted' a resolution for the vacation of the alley between Eldora Court and hobinson 5treO from the North line of Lot 3 in i`obinson's first addition, produced west, to the South line of lot 58 Henry Leer's Sub., produced East. In the above matter, the Board hereby orders that on the Ist., day of December, I926, the Board, at itts office in the City Hall at 7-I5 P. M.,`will meet to hear and receive remonstrances from all persons whose property is affected by said proceedings nd will d ecide'whether the benefits to property affected by said vacatio will be equal to the damages. Board further orders that notices of said hearing be published on the I2th... day of November, and on the I9th., day of November, I926, in the South Bend News Times and Tribune. Board approved_ the drive on Oakside street, lot 7I Queensboro Addition. • j Board a'led the following assessment rolls showing the preliminary assessments against the property affected by the following improvements: Grade, curb and walk on Huey .Street from Elwood Avenue to Keller Street under Improvement Resolution No.I670. Amount due contractor, Eston Ball, 3,155.30. 0,rade, curb, walk.and;pavement on Sunnyside Avenue from Sunnymede. Avenue to South Street under I provement Resolution 14o.I653. Amount due contractors, 141liston Construction o., II.038.66. Pavement on '"ashington Avenue from #T@Lcob Street to Esther Street under Improvement Resolution No.I687. Amount due constractors, Albert Construction Co., I3,979.84. Pavement on Esther Street from Jefferson Blvd. 1 to McKinley Avenue under Improvement Resolution No.I693. Amount due contractors, Albert Construction Co. 20,417.36 j Pavement on Twenty Second Street from North Line of McKinley Avenue to th south line of lots 65 and 66 &eeferson Heights Addition under Improvement Resolution No.I742. A-nount due contractor, Williston Construction Co., 6,709.42. ln`. all of = the-: abpve -matters or assessment rolls, the Board hereby orders that 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 persons whose property has been assessid for said'improvements and will decide whether the beneffits I to the lots or parcels o land are equal to the estimated cost of same as repored by +u"edne.sday, November 20th., I9'26. the City Engineer. Board further orders that -notices of said hearing's be published on the I2th., day of November and"on the I3th., day of November, I926, in the South Bend News times and Tribune. The following primary assessment rolls were filed by city P'ngineer, `'r. H. G. Wray: _ Pavement on Twenty -Second 6treet-from Jefferson Avenue to South line of lots 65 and 66 in Jefferson Heights Addi tio�. under ' Improvement Resolution No.I74I. Amount due contractors, Williston Construction o., 30,524.75. Grade, wurb and walk on Sunnymede Avenue from Stith Street to Longfellow Avenue under Improvement Resolution No.I729. Amount due contractors, Harry N. Barnes, 2,242.54, Grade, curb and walk on Angella _n_nenue ' from Lafayette Street I too Michigan Central R� R:, under'Improvement Resolution No.I560. Amount due contractors, ighways Improvement o., I0,683.69. Pavement on Sunnymede Avenue from Harriett Street to I8th., Street,(now'Greenlawn t'ven7e), under'Improvement resolution No.I594. Amount due contractors, Whitcomb and Keller, II,773.07. In 'all of the above rolls, the Board hereby orders that on the Ifth., 'day of November.. I926, in the office of the Board in the City Hall at 7-I5 P. M., the Board will meet to hear and receive remonstrances from all persons whose property has been assessed for said improvements and will decide whether the lots or parcels of land which are assessed on said rolls, are equal to the estimated cost of same. Meeting adjourned at 9 OtClock. i -2�2,d a ler o the oar Tuesday, November I6th., I926. Board met in regular session at 9 A. M. Mr. 1,11. R. Hinkle absent. Minutes of meetings held November 9th., and November IOth., I926, read and approved. This being the date set, bids were received, -opened and read for the resurfacing of Lafayette Street from North line of alley north of -North Shore Drive to south line of Marquette Avenue under Improvement resolution No.I755. Bids as follows: Albert Gonstruction Go. - 4,6I Williston Construction Go, 4.46 The above bids handed to City Engineer for tabulation. The Board approved excavation bond of Emil -:�promberg for $I,000.00 signed by the Metropolitan Casualty Ins. Go. The Board approved the following Gyarantee Bonds: Pavement on Devon Circle from West line of Esther Street to the west end of Devon ,Circle under Improvement Resolution No.I736. - Bond for 450,62 signed by the Albert construction Co., contractors and Inland Bonding Co., surety. Pavement on Esther Street from Jefferson Blvd., to McKinley Street under Improvement Resolution No.I693, Bond for $2,0I4.74 signed by Albert Construction Co., contractors, and Inland Bonding Co., surety. Pavement on Washington Street from Jacob Street to Esther Stree under Improvement resolution No.I687. Bond for-$I,397.98 signed by Albert Constructio Co., contractors and Inland Bonding Co., surety. The Board approved the recommendation of Vvm. P. walls to allow the Indiana Bell Telephone Co., to erect certain poles in the alley north of •