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.
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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
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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
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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*
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& 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
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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. .