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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/28/1925 Board of Public Works Minutes584, Wednesds Beard met in special session at 9:00 A.M. All members present. rwrogoiutions ordered, One for the paving and widening of Chapin Street'from Washfrgton Avenue to Division Street and one from Division Street to Prairie Avenue. Attest:- . C2 Clerk of the Board. Wednesday'aanuiry 28th,, 1925. Presi ent. 4 pre sastL Board met in regular session at 7:15 P.M. All members preset HeariAg had on assessment roll and final estimate for the water connections an Lincoln Way East Deem. Washington Avenue to $ample Street, under Improvement Resolution No. 1417. e In the above matter remonstrators appeared but no written remonstrance was filed, The Board therefore find that the property assessed in said roll filed January 6th., 1925 is benefitted in the amounts as shown on said roll, and the Board further find, that the assessment roil filed January 6th, 1925 and the final estimate allowed January 6th., 1925 should be and the same are hereby in all things ratified, confirmed and approved and controller requested to with -hold 0100.00 from contractor until it has been shown that the number of taps on Loss 1,293, & 4 Louis Nichols Addition (Herman J. Greening) and Lot 3 in Frantz's Add. in name of Alex H.,Hildebrand as shown on assessment roll were actually put in. Policy on Cemetery Office ordered renewed and allowed to Alexis Coquillard with corrections as shown on policy and with asphalt roof. Petition filed for are lamp,on Division Street from Chapin Street to Scott,Street referred to pcltn and wire inspector for report. The City Engineer submitted the list of property owners in the matter of the appropriation of certain property under Condemnation Resolution No. 90 for the Widening of Webster Street from Indiana Avenue to First alley Norh North of Indiana Avenue, in the City of South Bend, Indiana,, as per resolution adopted October 29th., 1924. Which list includes the names of the owners and holders of property and its interest therein sought to be taken or beneficially or injuriously affected, and the description of the several pieces of property which is affected by the said appropriation proceedings. Thereupon the Board proceeded to award the damages sustained and to assess the benefits accruing to each piece of property upon said list, It was thereupon, Upon motion duly made an4 seconded and un- animously adopted, resolved that said list, together with the amounts of benefits and damages and net benefits and det damages therein set; forth as to the several parcels of land be adopted and that the respective amount of benefits contained in said list be and are hereby assessed against the several tracts of land as ed.- specifically set forth in said list, and that the respective amounts of damages contained in the said list be and are hereby awarded to the several tracts of lend as specifically sat forth in said list, and that net benefits or net damages, as the case may be as to, -the respective tracts of land, contained in said list are hereby awarded or assessed, as the case may be as to the said several tracts of land. T The Board hereby further sets off the benefits and damages each against the other where both benefits and damages are assessedm against the same piece property, tract of land or interests, and hereby fixes the said respective net bene- fits as the amount that shall be paid by the respective owners as benefits, and further hereby fixes the respective net damages as to the several tracts as the amount that shall be paid to the owners of the respective tracts as damages. Thereupon, upon motiondm4eand seconded and unanimously adopted the 11th. day of February 1925 at 7:15 P.M. was fixed as the day on which this Board will receive or hear remonstrances from persons with regard to the amount of their re- spective awards of a,ssessmentav, and the Clerk of this Board Was instructed to prepare and cause to be duly and legally given, notices to the owners of each parcel of property, showing the amount of the assessments or awards, with a description of the property affected, and the date of said hearing. Resolution adopted as follows with. form of notice. RESOLUTION REQUIRING THE FILING OF PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS AND :ESTIMATES UNDER MODIFIED GRADE SEPARATION RESOLUTION No. 4. WHEREAS on the 9th. day of January 1925 modified Resolution No. 4 providing for the separation of grades of the New York Central Rai3Road Company by the elevation of the same over.certain streets in said resolution named, was duly and legally adopted and confirmed by the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana, and WHEREAS, said resolution as so adopted and confirmed was submitted to the Common Council.of the City of South Bend, Indiana for its action thereon and was by Ordinance No. 2452 duly confirmed and approved by said Common Council of the 26th. day of January 1925, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Public Works of said City that In pursuance to Section 2 of an Act of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, approved March ist., 1923, being Chapter 36 of the Aols of 1923, the New York Central Railroad Company be and they are hereby ordered to prepare or caused to be prepared and filed within sixty (60) days after notice as provided by`saud act, complete plans and specifications, the same to be in particular covering all work required by scud resolution to be done except pavement,, sidewalks, drainage and approaches. All other Steam Railroad Companies having tracks connecting with or intersecting the tracks of the New York Central Railroad Company and which said tracks will have to.be changed on, ever or under certain streets if such companies shall desire to maintain such onnection or intersecting tracks shall likewise file plans and specifications in the office of such Board of any changes necessary in. their tracks resulting dfrom said improvement.; Be it further resolved, that the Board of Public Works does hereby order plans and specifications to be prepared by the City Engineer for the Board of Public Works and filed in the office of said' Board for any and all work required to be done in connection with such improvement for pavement, sidewalk, drainage and approaches and such work as shall be required on that part of the streets the grade of which is changed by such improvement. In all -cases where the street or highway is to be carried over the railroad track or tracks, the plans and speeific6tion for approaches shall inloude the work required to be done up to the abutments supporting the super- structure, but shall not include the abutments, and in ail.cases where the street or highway is to be carried under the railroad track or tracks, the plans and specification for approaches. shall only inleude the work required to be done outside of the right of way of the railroads affected. ti- 586 ry 28th., 1925. Continu-e4ow At the same time that such plans and specifications .are filed by any of such railroad companies or by the Board of Public Works, such companies and such board shall also file with the said Board, an itemized estimate of the complete cost of the work specified in the plans and speci- fications so filed by it of them. Be it Further resolved, that the Chicago, South Bend & Northern IndianctRailway Company be and the same is hereby notified to file such plans and specifications in partioularig as are necessary to comply with the requirements of the above mentioned aet. All of 6ki.d plans and speficiations and all estimates shall be plated on file in the office of the Board of Public Works within Sixty (60) days after notice of the adoption, of this resolution. Notice of the adoption of this resolution is hereby ordered to be served personally on all Railroad Companies and all interurban and Street Railway Companies affected by said prIeposed improvement under modified track separation Resolution No, 4. Adopted this 28th. day of January,1925. L. B. SLAUGHTER L. P. X"aY ALBtRT F. HONER Board of Public Works.)SEAL) Clerk is hereby ordered to serve the following farm of notice. NOTICE BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND INDIANA OF THE ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION BY SAID BOARD REQUIRING THE FILING OF COMPLETE PLANS AND B EX;IFICATIONS AND ITEMIZED estimates Of COST FOR ALL WORK REQUIRED TO BE DONE BY MODIFIED GRADE SEPARATION RESOLUTION NO. 4. Notice is hereby given that Whereas, an the 9th. day of January, 1925, the 'Board 'of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana duly and legally adopted modified Grade Separation Resolution No. 4 , for the separation of grades of certain streets in said City and the grade of the New York Central Ra'ilrod Company, and Whereas, the Common Council of said City on the 26th. day o of January, 1925 by Ordinance No. 2452 duly aonfirmed and approved said Resolution, THEREFORE, the Board 6f Public Works of said City diet on the 28th. day of January, 1925, pass and adopt a resolution reading as follow to -wit: RESOLUTION REQUIRING THE FILING OF PLANS- SPECIFICATIONS AND ESTIMES UNDLR MODIFIED GRADE SEPARATION RESOLUTION NO. 4 WHEREAS on the 9th day of January 1925 modified Resolution No. 4 providing for the separation of grades of the New York Central Railroad. Company by the elevation of the same over certain streets in said resolution named, was duly and legally adopted and confirmed by the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana, and WHEREAS, said resolution as so adopted and confirmed was, submitted to the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana fOr its action thereon and was by Ordinance No. 2452 duly confirmed and approved by said Common Council of the 26th.9 day of January 1925,. THEREFORE, 4 BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Public Works of said City that in pursuance to Section 2 of an Act of the General A iembly of the State of Indiana, approved March lst. 1923, being Chapter 36 of the lots of 1923, the New York Central Railroad Company be and they�are hereby ordered to prepare or caused to be prepared and filed within Sixty (60) days after notice as provided by said act, complete plans and specifications, the same to be in particular coveri.ng all work required by sadd Resolution to be dnae except pavement, -sidewalks, drainage and approaches. All other steam railroad companies, having tracks connecting with or intersecting the tracks of the New York Central Railroad company and which said tracks will have to be changed on, over or under certain streets if such companies shall desire to maintain such connection or intersecting tracks shall likewise file plans and specifications in the office of such Board of any changes necessary in thier tracks resulting from said improvement, Be it Further Resolved:, that`the Board of Public Works dues hereby order plans and specifications to be prepared by the City Engineer for the Board of Public Works and filed in the office of said Board for any and all work required to be done in connection with such improvement for pavement, sidewalk, drainage and approaches and such work as shall be required on that .part of the streets the grade of which is changed by �suc improvement. In all eases where the street or highway is to be:`carried over,the::railroad track or tracks, the plans amd spEficiation for approaches shall include the work required to be done.up to the abutments supporting the super- structure, but shall .not include the abutments, and in all eases where the street or highway is to be carried under the railroad track or tracks, the plans and specificatl o for approaches shall only include the work required to be done outside of the right of way of the railroads affected. At the same time that such Plans and specifications are filed by any of,such railroad companies or by the Board of Public Works, such companies and'such board shall also file with the said board, an itemized estimate of the complete cost of the work specified in the pans and specifications so filed by it 033 them. Be it further resolved, that the Chicago, South Bend & Northern Indiana Railway Cmpany be and the same is hereby notified. to file such plans and specifications in particular a`s are necessary to comply with the requirements of the abovementioned act. All of said plans and specifications and all estimates shall be placed on file in the office of the Board of PUblic Works within Sixty (60) days after notice of the adoption of this resolution. Notice of the adoption of this resolution is hereby ordered to be served personally on all Railroad Companies and all interurban and Street Railway Companies affected by said proposed improvement under Modified Track Separation Resolution No. 4. Adopted this 28th. day of January ,1925. L. B. SLAUGHTER L. P. HARDY • ALBLRT F. HONER Board of Public Works (SEAL) Notice is further g1ven 'that in the event that any of `the Railroad Companies or� Sheet Railway Companies affected shall fail, ne'aieet or refuse to file such plans, -specifications and itemized estimates as required in 'said resolution , the said City will cause the same to be prepared and filed as provided by Section 2 of Chapter 36 of the Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, approved March 1,1923. L. B. SLAUGHTER L. P. HARDY ( SEAL) ALBERT.F. HONER Board of Public Works Attest: Veronica C. Sweeney Clerk of said Board. This 'is 'to -certify that a notice of which the above and foregoing Is a full true -and epmplete copy, came to hand and was by me personally served upon agent of the by delivering the same to the said on the day of 1925. Member of the Police Bepar+ment of the City of South Bend, Indiana. Minutes from March 26th., 1924 to June llth., 1924 read°and approved. Minutes of meetings of January 21st „ 27th., and.mmftvigg session of January 28th., 1925 were read and approved. Claims and salaries as evidenced by vouchers numbered from to allowed. Attest: - President. Clerk of the "ffe—aril. Tuesday February 3rd.; 1925. Board met in rogultr session at 9:00 A.M. All members present. Petition filed for light, in 1300 block on Elmer Street. Referr to Inspector for report. Petition filed signed by Petti 'Quirie et al for seweroh Franklin Street from. Donald Street to Eying Avenue. Resolution ordered. Partial estimate- allowed to Highways Impt.-Company for grading and walk Improvement on North Share Drive from Parkovaash Avenue to Angella Avenue. ( See files.) +4 Clerk submitted copies of not;iees served of Resolut,io-n. for the filing of plans and speci:ieations in re Modified Resolution No. 4 for Grade Separation and certificates, from officers filed as follows, to -wit:_ On Chicago, South Bend & Northern Ind. R.R. Co. This is to certify that a notice of which the above and fore- going is a full true and correct and complete copy, came to hand and was by me personally served upon R. R. Smith of Chicago, South Bend & Northern Indiana Ry. Company , Vice Pros. & Gen'1. Mgs..of the Chicago, South Bend & Northern Indiana Ry. Company by delivering the same to the said R. R. Smith an the 30th. day of' January 1925. HERMAN SCHRICKER Member of the Police Department of the City of South Bend, Indiana. • On Terre Haute & Logansport, Railroad Company ( Pennpslvania R. R. Company) This is to certify that a notice of which the above and fore- going is a full true and eeWlete copy, came to hand and was by me person- ally served upon W. E. So-ith Agent o' the Pennysivania R. R. Co. by deliver- ing'the same to the said W. E. Smith on the 30th. day of January 1925. HERMAN Schricker Member of the Police Department of the City 6 of South Bend, Indiana.