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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/01/1924 Board of Public Works MinutesTi?esday April 1, 1924. Board met ln.,pegular 'session at 9:00 A.M. L. B. Slaughter, President, absent. L. P. Hardy, .Vice president, acting President, F. J. Anderson, City Engineer, present. Mr. OR. A. Pershing with Mr. K_ronewitter appeared in regard to petition filed for improvement of Ru§kin Street. Resolutions wel� adopted as follows: SIDEII'ALK IMPROVEMPNT RESOLD -ION. No. 1333 RESOLVED BY -THE BOA cL OP PUBLIC "IORKS OF 'HE CITY OF SOUTIi BEND,ST, JfOSEPH COUNTY, STATE 07 TNDIANA, That it _is deemed necessary to improve 9gmpson Street from "Bowman Street to Ewing Avenua,as follows, to -wit:- Said Street shall be graded from property line to property line to the e st blishecl grade on, said Sampson Street from Bowman Street to Pwinq Avenue. All as is more par. ticuiarly shown and s.11 in accordance with the plans, profiles, detail drawings and specifications on file in the Office of the Department of public Works Of the City of South Bend, Indiana. , it accorlance with the P'Ia s, profiles, detail drawings and specifications on, file in the o_f L.ce of the Derartlyont of the Board of Public Works of sO7..d. City; and cu.ch i pr overexit r, now drd_e.re-d • The ec-t, of SF I.d;.-r.,cl, c�ir t,�_e cost of stxe t l 4 9 € e �d alley It e, r S F` C "_ n i ^. 1 l r ,� n '1'i !� n �- ?,. P e �q r ^� ., -�- n'L�. .r ........�... ° ... > j..- a q Act t (', _Ic °t ry^ - .• JS '�: ., ,f •'� Lip. `_' I -:�. .. O.. -. -_.. ,� ...'. -��.. 6 6 J�. y1 r..t_ /v ...-�?. C,F ,'}�-} � 1F, .. ..�:r� (i�.. . E,' o -T .� ( n (� t I - .. T I- ic_ap �� „c l..' . ten equal G Y. _... .J "'> 5 n 'F. �.';• .at per oar-�'uI. �1 rCn� o:� i. :`-' � f''.2�,�!_ be i� ,`t'+.c:J. to t110 :GO`�.tYaCLCr J_7k ]� yJ �' f such work, unless the pro per-Gf O'.7_1-_ s pay sa `? ' e' a s _ v_ Y ld e,I ti��. ;eX.1 17 fl „a.id. b,^nit ^ a a, : e F1 �, _.: • I ^, �, n c� q ' - l 1 .}. a 7 � . ,ti- - ,Cl ., bon;.", are. � :.:;�: ,,o.. L��.-.E .�.... ,.,_ v.,,.� _t.,.n,,e._� L_n_��__ . ,.:_�,-� C- t•.. o- . ,� , be held respon JJble for a.ny. surf or sums, due from said property ovmer, c)-w oNhiers for said work or for the collection of the same, or fmr the payment e bond bonds certificate or certificates, issued to•sai& 0ditt..a. tor in meot for such work-, except for such moneys as shall have been otued1 rd-o Ceiv' ed by the City Orom the assessments fot- such improvement e ar suah monk. ,0 as said City is by said above entitled Act regt._ired to pay. A11,'p deedinffp�:w fiad, and work done in the r ^'zing of said improvement, asseserment of prc;��rtp, collection of asset: _r-F„ s . �.� �_�:. l�.ar^e oft �d-; therefor, shall be as provided ?or in -,ai_e3 ?.Y�o�. 3 ",. t� -:'. ".c ti �,� ,�• , t��ereto, Notice of the �� o�, +ici-q,,,17 b=. c oi. t'he�, 12�,h .......day..af. Apri l��/ ,c' i t; ....r y7 ..", .. ur?:. , .... . ° .. ; 19.2` in the South Rend I - , 7-; Tr bunee&Nears, Ttnle s fi,;_ �3 will give � nt—'.: Ling on thi:a reso�!.u��ion in its cf.1 �e ; � ,,,a City H �_1 cn tha.. , , . , t_ y _ 7 �.,...da, of r7.1 r- P ,.....y ........ 6 19 . ?4 . , at .Adopted this. A.st..........Jay of. . Qprll 194 I:. P. , zIAPfY.,, Vice, Presider}; . BOARD OF PUBLIC WOTL ; ALB -FRS . F., uOA ?p.....................:. . BAtusted wIero:niea S�eer� OZei'kojPBoard .1} ' }i F"I}�F,ipr t�tih e cTaFrm OR AT,T,FY TMPF0177-MENT RESOLUTION No. 1774. RF IT RESOLVED BY Tq^ R04t?.D OF PUBLIC WORKS OF T`?E CITY OF SOUTH BEND, ST. JOS7PH COUNTY, STATF-OF INDIANA, that it .is desired and deemed necessary to improve Tgylor Street from Indiana Avenue to Calve.r_t Street as follows, to -wit: - Said Street shall be araled and the roadway thereof " shall be paved, and also the redway of certain portions of the streets -;and alleys Ahieh enter or inter- sect said street shall be graded and paved. The paving material to be used in mak- ing said improvement shall be."She('t- Asphalt, Bitulithic, Asphaltic Concrete, Brick or PortlAnd Cement Concrete Pave_rFinnt aw'cwb (7) inches thick, %nd the foundation shall be portland cement concrete six (6) inches thick for the sheet asphalt, bltullthic, -asphaltic concrete and brick, orrolled gravel six (6) inches thick for the brick, also cement curb shall be constructed along said street where same is necessary and not already construe-ted,'manhdiles, storm water inlets and conduits shall be con- structed where necessary, all manhdle tops and storm waster inlets shall be set, tp ,.the Proper grade, cement marginal curb shall -be constructed "at all street and alley Intersections whRre necessary, all as is more particularly shown and all in accord- ance with the plans,,profiies, detail drawings and specifications on file in the Office of the Department of Public IWorks of the City of South Bend, Indiana, T140s.c34 Apr it 1, 1y?:+ . C muinuad . =vftt'bt°ftd­1-=prcvernent hey 'n rro-• 1 f tr, ex .f" t rtroet and alley intersections, shall be padd.Upy s_pee[al-assessment to be levied up i Vae v.rty :r. v bi-,' t_d, to t'.ie amount that the same may be Ieg- ally assessed therefor, in ac-�orda ce wi.i as A.., o: G.. .<.1 A_s:-utly of the State of Indiana, entitled "An Act Concerning 1lMun° ipal 6, 1905, ami in aceardauce with and pltrammt t�s.#tid,jw6> 'of'Aa acts amendatory and supplemental thereto. The cost of all street r•x d ^? ey ,tf of tr.a� Ot&Lstreet and alleys wh;-�h run L. > '. r:>:....-; 1" -=�:n props ad to be improved and tit prrticn of �vch street or �lre�, ab, T. .,� N t1 � .d City, cr :>pon y:ope:ty uut ye'-�ject to saph "&accent; shall be pzid Ly t' Y C: c:it 1 f4-W, if a?a to do so, or from a find ere- &0d. by a :r ;1 aa. s me to b ^d r r t P:,v iP � f :i 1t;8 of the €tiove entitled Act. Awes &enO of tali dell. rs and r. „r.. t u: t ,mot, .i ,., t.:. ,d, are to be -:;;d in ten equal annual in- sta:IIvenus, w. h interest at t:;e ra.e of ;4 p;r UIU p t :;._ . A b.•-_d or bond-- v711 be issued to the e m- tr%ctor to the amount of such deferred as ___t4 in pro r:;ta pa.m :.t for such i proaE.ment. ,... ,, h e' r ..crz°ble for any sum or suisi gat _ tre! said pro_ e:Sy ^�^ ..r c .... ;.1 .v or Y.-r the "collection of the same, or for the paymeat of any lwzd, bwds, certifleste yor ca 1 t s xi :; _ - p rent r src`t work, except for sock, =Anaeys as shall have actually k:: + :...e3 by t;a� C tv f:C^t tl" r, ..=.ants for such improvemeat, or sueC, sc says as said City i✓ by aid c >d .i _ i , : d _, r.P^.ts th= '.n required to Pay. AN ` nti,,7ae,ifacs had, and work d­.e t 0- -e t of Fa'd t =t, ant cf z rcTerty, collection of alF s+wdaier-ts and: issu._nce of b 1s t. _ :f r, s;:Al be as y. .:: f..r in zzld alma c_-=ed Act, asd Aeta &=go* ftsttt3►eseof r., I Il SOLZ .:D, T+a+ th jErorl of P NJF�Ikx fib t`:� 7tr1,9,.ee�:,,,.�flS �t a T ti T r gi of ? 5 r. P4f at tot r of the§ 15nPd of Pr 1@ Ffxr;. cf tl? s citt 29 tl e tit^�s i : e .e f^' . cc, or tion jai P" .. err litflPc�rr arst, at irt'i1(si aid l yard of F iil'1 c 4t o_ as w:11 •il r �« e d, oa ilc F nr _ _Arty is to be azesed tor a !# z3lrrn t r l W.•il dr 'e R h .r t a be *3.�, to t:.^ pro,: ztY liable to be a�.;es,sed Sor said X*aA>eFl lid }it a._u�l tree '.:T stsfl c r �. " BF IT FtIRlIi ::' t xr3 That r.o}ice of ttt tin'e a d rl of s^oh 12'_!ie cn"iderati@! �� h��2 an ma.'e i e k I. sv. h st a Cf t' �.to't::,r_ p1"ali t,r , z•l.lis' ed on tise,., «.+F+.. r p a�t�l dk7 of..d .ti�r'.�a .1d on tls,s xlsy eY. _. 19.4. in t'.s ,>outh lend yrj'riunc' _. Adopiad tkis.......... ... ........Ely a2..;. .,. .......6..........,....Y 11 ;s & News Times L. P. HARDY Vice President (vi D 0 PUBLIC 11 CR I S : A LBER 2. HONER �,t,testad : Veronica C. Sweeney C le r k 6f Board. Ins pa c t or . The following paL it ions were received., read and referred to pole and hire For Li�;rlt on Liberty Street at corner of Washington Avenue. For Light at corner of Division Street and Liberty Street: Excavation bnd of John G. Kestier in the sum of A1,000 was filed and ppr ova . The t'ollo:ring c olmlunication ws,s race ived, read and p1+Iced on file: NORTHERN IND IANA GIBS °- ELEC`rR IC COMPANY Sour. Lend, Ind. March 261, 1924. Board of Public Works,, C i-L,v Hail, - - S ouh.h Be nd , Ind is na . Ga n t la lrlr n Ala das"ire to confirm in wit -Ling Lha verbal sgreament entered into be- tween the Honorable Board of Public If rks and our Messrs. Nichols and Brodbeck on March 199 1924 , regarding &is main and services that, were laid in Streets prior to the in- stallation of sewers. a',irst - That the Northern Indiana Css & Electric Company, when notified by the sawer"contri.otors mark as near as possible. the location of service. Said :lurk to be placed upon curb or side wall. Secnnd -- Let the sewer contractors notify _tihe consumers t*went -four (24 ) hours ahead ihs,L they willbe. opt of gas and that it ':vial be forty-eight (48� hours before service is restored. Third Contractors shall out uhe- service pipe with angular pipe cutters, driving a wooden plug in the -end to stop" escaping gas and not tear it loose from the main, Fourth -- Contractors -should rtfuse to allow any of their workmen n .a llirin holy if tiara is the least trace of escaping gas but re part, .a11 cuts:, leaks ,and breaks Lo our office at once instead of w-iitint, until night, being careful: to give --the correct l oca t ion -s o we ca n d is ]a tc h a rea pr i crew at once. _ Fifth - contractors should r,ot nuke their. Own recchheQttdns ss they do not hKve the, tools or the workwn to do this' class of work, also they know nothing about shutting off meters before turnAng on gas and if Lhe meter is not shut off and a person sick or asleep and a jai, ar burner was left open you can readily see what would happen. Sixth - The Northern Indiana s & Electric Company will char a the sum of three (3) d.ollars for all reconnections wren it simply means putting bac the old pipe and hooking same up with couplings and long se revs But in ease a service or main: is damaged by carelessness or with intent on the part of the machine operator, we will render bill fo Ime and material used in making necessary repairs. Tuesday April 1, 1924. Seventh - If for any reason the Northern Indiana Gas & Electric Company fail to properly mark the location of its service lines or give the wrong location or use new pipe when the trio. pipe could be used, no charges shall be made against the sewer cantraetors and furthermore if for any reason we should lay gas mains or services between the time of the passing of the resolution and the actual con- struction of the sewer all damage of said mains or service shall be taken care of by this company. Gentlemen, this is a rather lengthy proposal and we really feel that if the sewer cantractors and this company closely cooperate along the lines set forth in this letters most of the troubles of lash, season will be eliminated. - Trusting that this proposal will meet with your apprval, we are Yours very truly, "G. M. Johnson Manager. Contractor's Bond of Alex Bukewski approved. The request of Indiana Bell Telephone Company to place 2 duct clay con- duit from the manhole on Michigan Street at Bartlett Street east to ekisting pole in the rear of 802 North.Michigan Street and to place three 25 foot poles on Pok- agon Street, east from Tecumseh Street approved as.recommended by the .Inspector. Petition filed for Pavement on Twenty -Seventh Street from Mishdwaka n Avenue to Pleasant Street. Supplementary petition filed for sewer on South Main Street from Ewing AVWnut to Woodside Street. Avenue. . Petition filed for'Grading of Sampson Street from Bowman Street to Ewing Petition file* for Pavement on. Taylor Street from Indiana--4venue to Calvert Street,. The fdllowing contract for Garbage Removal was approved: GARBAGE REMOVAL,CONTRACT This agreement executed this first day of April, 1924, by and between the Xity of South Bend, -Indiana by and through�lts Board of Public Works, hereinafter designated as the City, and Ephriam Lantz, and Alva Lantz, and Christ Schrock, a partnership doing business under the name, style and title of Lantz Brothers and Schrock, hereinafter designated as the contractor, witnesseth that: In easideration of the promises and agreements hereinafter contained, the City promises and agrees as follows, to -wit:- - 1. That All of the household garbage collected by the City from and after the First day of May, 1924 to and including the3lst day of December, 1924, shall be delivered to the contractor on the premises now owned or.00ntrolled by said contractors commonly known as the "Old Birdsell Farm" lying north and east of said City. Ali -such garbage shai_l be Collected by said city by trucks equipped with water tight tanks furnished by Said city and the time and manner of such collection and all of the employees engaged in the work of collecting shall be: -under the con- trol and subject to the orders of the Board of Public Works of said city, through its Street Department. 3. Household garbage is defined to mean all garbage that may be collected by said city whether from homes, stores,, wholesale houses, restaurants or from any other source, but the city does not undertake to deliver any specified amount of .garbage or guarantee that all of the garbage created or being within. the city from restaurants, hotels and wholesale houses. will be collected. In consideration of the foregoing agreements on the part of the city, the contractor. agrees as fellows, to -wit: 1. To furbish at its own expense one-third of all the -trucks necessary to make such collection and delivery.and to furnish competent mento drive the trucks furnished by said contractor. It is,contemplated that such eollectian and delivery can be made by six (6) trucks, and in which event the contractor is to furnish two (2) of said six (6) trucks, but if it becomes necessary to use one or more addition- al trucks, the eontra'at;or agrees to pay one-third of the expense of furnishing, maintaining and the driving of said additional equipment. 2. If the contractor shall fail or refuse to furnish said trucks or to pay its share,*f the expense of said additional equipment as above provided, it is agreed that the city may furnish the same and than, the contractor shall be liable far the expense entailed by reason of their said failure or refusal. N. 217,, T ado A- jX 11 1: 19!4 . C ont inued . 3 .. _' a ny of the dr ivers of truo ks furnished by the c untrac tor, shall in t o :jnjSn C Lbe $ (%rd of 'Pub lie W orks be unf itted f or sa id work, the c ontrsc ter -pin be Ilib, s o not if ied- in wr it ink;, t o re pla ce its a mployees w ith other mein 13 q& rd of Pula 1. is W. or ks of . ,sa id c iiq r fitness where of, the arties Pave hereunto set their hands this first of A pr i3, 3,924 L. P. HARDY Vice President ALBERT F. HONER Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend , Ind is na . Lantz Brothers and Schr&ck By E . C. LA NTZ IZ ALIA CHRISTANT SHROCK Tetitions were PlAced on rile and, resolutions ordered in the following: Sewer on Ostemo Avenue 'from thrquette Avenue to IroQuois Street; also A %4e 1la A'Va nue �r om Ir of lio is Street t o the S t . Joseph River. 'tlVi:eh was placed on file fro¢ sewer and pavement on Robinson Street from Llnr oln 'Wa Y W t to the New York Central Ra i lr oa d tracks; same a ppr ove d and resolution ordered as to sewer only. Rtition was placed on rile for grade, curb and walk on Ruskin Street :Cr em Emerson Ave nue t o (h kla nd Street , C it)t C iv it Engineer finders on f iled EStims ted Costs as fellows sewer -on Poland Street from Olive Street to Mease Street at S awe r on ;.; le nn S tX`* lii re a t from Pro it fie Ave nue t ® g Ave nue a t $2 1 515 , 00 Sewer on Kos c ius z ko S tre e t f r om Ina] iana Ave nue t o Pra it ie Avenue at t200.00. Bra de , Curb and. Wa lk .on Gertrude Street from Pra iris Avenue to Ewing Ave nue a t `+ 0 80.00 . pavement and Widening of Lafayette Street from New York Central Railroad -�o a Point 703. feet south at $15,e28,00 Sewer on Broadway from Dale Avenue to 1st alley west of Miami Street at $1, 775 .00 . Ac knw ledge ments of receipt of letters of March 38th and March 21st, respectively, were received from Welsbach Street Lighting Company of America and The Western Union Te legra ph Company; same were placed on file. Grade of a lley west of M ami Street from Broadway to 'Pennsylvania Avenue was approved. Communication read and placed on file from Indiana Bell Telephone Com- pany in re underground work Remonstrance received and placed on file against Grade, Curb and Walk on Ruskin Street from Emerson Avenue to uakland STREET. Renewal oertificate of Naryland Casualty Company of Marvel B. McGirr approved, Grade of Grant Street from Washington Avenue to New York Central RAIL$1, . roAd tight of way approved. Claims were approved as follows: Miscellaneous Fund $20.00 „ M 50.00 F. J. Anderson 125.00 1171.66 - Engineering DepArtment 467.33 Street Department Salaries Building Department 574.98 Salary Department 30.00 Hugh Hubbard 6.00 The Tuytle Corporation 5071 Durfee Company Gee. A. Davis 30.00 30.00 Edmund LaFortun* 30.00 W. A. Henry 60.00 F. J. Anderson Tuesday Spril 11 1924. Continued. H.ibberd Pri # n ink Company .flt Thia'> Clihic '' 46 .00 Northern Indiana Gas & Electric Company Nathan S. Marsh r 00 30. Shilling & Svoboda Company ._ Cemetery Department, 30.50 62.50 Attest: Clerk of Boarder c ng Preside r Wednesday April 2, 1924. Beard met in special .session at 9:00 A.M. L. B. S1Aughter, President, absent. L. P. Hardy, Vice President, Acting President. This being date set for deferred hearing on Resolution No. 4 for Grade. Se aeration of New York Central Railroad, Attaruey Buozkowski aPpeared and presented Petition -for property owners requesting change in Resolution. No other interested parties were present. Hearing continued until Wednesday, APRIL 19,L 1924 at 9:00 A.M. Attest: Clerk of Board Acting President Wednesday, April 2, 1924, 7:15 P. M. Board met in regular session at 7:15 P.M. L. B. SLAUGHTER, President, Absent. L. P. HARDY, Vice President, Acting President. Petitition filed and approved for sewer and from Lincoln WayEast to New York Central tracks Pavement an wring Robertson Street , property owners appearing and re- questing both improvements. Hearing had an Improvement Resolution No. 1327 for Pipe Sewer on Poland Street from Meade Street to Olive Street in the City of South Bend, Indiana. Upon said hearing no remonstrators appeared and no written remonstrance was filed. The Board being fully advised in the premises, decides that the benefits to property liable to be assessed for said improvement are equal to the estimated cost of the same, as reported by the Vity Civil Engineer, and thereupon takes final action on said resolution as originally adopted and the same is hereby in all things ratified, cafifirmed and approved. Resolved further, that notices be published on the 30th day of Aril, 1924 and on the 7th3a day o f ' is ti�a, 1924 in the Sough Bend News Times and Scutt b� And Tribune in said Cityq stating that this Board will receive bids for the construction flf said improvement up to 10:00 .A.M. on the 20th day of May, 1924. THE Board reserves the right .ro reject sny and all bids. 'fir. Walter Fassnaeht appeared in regard to having alleywest of Miami STreet between Broadway and Pennsylvania Avenue vacated. No aaction was taken Hearing had on Resolution No. 1324 foR Sewer on Broadway from the manhole at East end of thq Broadway sewer to the first i ley west of Miami Street. Irwin .-Jackson appeared 4n,d remonstrated against sewer for the reason he mould. not be bon - because of being unable to build on back of lots. Hearing deferred until Wednesday, April 1924 .At 7:15 P.M. Hearing had on Improvement Resolution No. 1325 for Pipe Sewer on Koscuiszko Street from the south line of Indiana Avenue to the alley north of Prairie Avenue in the City of , South Bend, Id. .