HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/28/1927 Board of Public Works Special Meeting Minutes300 Monday, March 28th., I927.
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Board r`iet in special session at I0:00 A. M.
Architect presunit.
All members present.
W. Young,
Upon the recommendation of M:r, E.
accepted. and turned over to the Board of� Yong' Architect, the Board formally
new River Park Fire Station No. P4hlie Safety, for occupancy and use, the
` q the building having been completed and is now
ready for occupancy. The acceptance of this building is made by the Board with the
understanding that the General Contractor will do the following work to complete
the contract:
Level the perch
Pointing the brick on the bottom of porch
Clean off the yard of all surplus cement, brick and rubbish
Clean mortor off of brick an front of building
The Board of Works also agrees to fill in the yard with dirt to establish
the proper grade of the lot before the Landscaping is stared by the Board of Safety.
Meeting adjourned at II:00 A. M.
attested:
]Monday, March 28th. , I927.
Board met in special session at 4 P. M.
All members present.
Board signed a contract with The New Jersey, Indiana & Illinois Rail-
way Company and The T. E. Cass Oil Company for the construction and maintainence
of a side track acrross the first alley south of the right of way of said Railway
Company between Magnolia Street and Kosciuszko Street. Contract as follows:
CONTRACT.
THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH and agreement by and between T. E. Cass Oil
Company and New Jersey, Indiana & Illinois Railroad Company,
part, and the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bd, Indiana, parties of the first
Second part, as follows, to wit: party of the
WHEREAS, the said first parties desiring to construct and maintain
a single tract siding across the first alley South of and adjoining the right -of- wat of said Railroad -Company, between Magnolia and Kosciuszko Streets in said City,
which tracks are upon the right-of-way of said Railroad Company and the land of
sand Cass Oil Company, save and except where the same crosses the alley between the
said two streets.
NOw, THIS WITNESSETH: that the second party does hereby grant unto
said first parties the right to construct and maintain said side track across the
said alley and in consideration of said grant, said first parties contract and agree
to carefully and properly lay and maintain its said tracks across said alley at such''
grade as the Civil Engineer of said city may designate and to, at all times, maintain,
either plank or other material as designated by said city on and along the alley where
crossed by said side track and to keep said crossing open, at all times and upon j failure to to do the said grant shall null and void at the option of said second
party and at its request said first parties, or either of them, will forthwith take
up and move said such side tracks. A blue print drawing of the territory affected
by said track is hereto attached and hereby made a part IkOreP.
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eztday, larch 28th. , 1927.
This contract sha,.l not be effective until ratified and approved by an
Ordinance of the Common Council of said City.
WITNESS the hands and seals of the parties hereto this 28th.,d.ay of March,
I927.
T. E. bass Oil Company, by T. E. Cass, President.
New Jersey, Illinois & Indiana R. R. Coo
Approved Board of Works.
W. R. Hinkle, Pres.
John J. Olejniczak, Vice-Pres.
Ralph H. Kuss."
Meeting adjourned at 4-30 P. M.
attested:
J�7
Clerk of the Board
Tuesday, March 29th., I927.
Board met in regular session at 9 A. M. All members present.
Vinutes of meetings held March 22nd., March 23rd., and March 28th., 1927,
read and approved.
The Board approved the following bonds:
Contractors Bond of eI,000.00 ig behalf of A. G. Toothaker, signed by the
Singer Mfg. Co., A. K. Collins, and C. J. Heiser as surities.
George F. Bachman, contractors bond, signed by Ohio Casualty Insurance Co.
Contractors Bond of $I,000.00 signed by United States Fidelity and Guaranty
Co.
- The Board approved the following Insurance policies:
Policy covering automobiles belonging to street department in the amount
of I8,850000.
Policy covering River Park Hose House No.9 for $15,000.00,
Upon the recommendation of Vim. F. Qualls the Board approved the installation
of the following lights:
@hanging the 1000 lumen light located at the corner of Sibley and Brookfield