HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/20/1923 Board of Public Works MinutesBoard met in.regular session at 9:00 A.If. All members present.
Chas. Calvert Seey of Indiana & Michigan Electric Company
and filed request trthh blue print attached', requesting permission to construct,
operate, and maintain, a line of poles and wires for the transmission o8 electric
current, over the same, along, over.and upon certain streets in this City.
Permission granted. ( Insert see files.}
Partial estimat4 No. i for the pipe sewer on Howard Street betwen
S0104h Bend Avenue and East City Limits allorod to George Pontarelli,
White Construction Company guarb6ntee bond on the Eddy Street and
Mishawaka Avenue sheet asphalt pavement Improvement is hereby released.
Communication received from Henry A. Petshing requesting cinders'
be placed on various alleys referred to Street Commissioner.
Communication received from Campbell Paper Box Company in re
to property on south Main Street for City Market. Read and placed on file.
Claim for the sum ---of $3,812s50•presented tby Wiilis6nn Construetin
Company for asphalt surface patching over sewer trenches on Nothh Main Street
between -Madison Street and Navarre Street as per agreement, 1525 Sq. yards at
$2.50 per sq. yd. approved,
petition signed by Fred S. Vorn for an electric light at corner
of Portage Avenue and Queen Street. Referred -to -Inspector.
Permission granted to Indiana Bell Tel. Company to set one pole
and anchor to pole in rear -of 1109-Birner Street.
Are light ordered Alaced at northwest corner of Alt,geldt Avenue
and Marine Street. Are light ordered placed at the corner of Ewing Avenue and Scott
Street and at corner of Donald Street and Talor Street after January lst,1924.
Inspector recommended that when there is an are light, placed at
the Meade Street crossing of the New York Central R. R. to place the light
at Merry Avenue to the corner of Washington Avenue and Meade Street.
The New York Central R. R. should pay for and place an are light at the Meade
Street crossing. There is now ordered one fire box to be placed at the corner of
Meade Street and Division Street. Report approved and referred to the Common
Council to request, Railroad to provide light.
Complaint about broken sidewalk at corner of Cushing Street and
Lincoln Way West in 400 block. Read and placed on file for consideration in
February or March of 1924.
Petition filed for paving and Boulevard lights on Victoria St.
from Michigan Street to Fellows Street. Blvd. lights eliminated. Paving to be
taken up for consideration in Spring of 1924.
Engineer signed assessment roll for pipe sewer on Dayton Street
from Caroline Street to a point 384 feet east. Assessment roll adopted and final
estimate allowed. Notice of adoption of the assessment roll and of hearing
upon the same on the 5th. day of December 1923 at 7:15 P.M. ordered published
as provided by law.
Plat of Lincoln Manor Addition to South Bend, Indiana approved
by the City Planning Commission under date of November 1st.0 1923 approved.
( Insert see dedication ra files.).
Contract with Whitcomb and Keller for grade, curb and walk on
Victoria Street from Marine Street to Clyde Street as provided by improvement
Resolution No, 1279 adopted Nov. 6,1923 signed and construction bond in the sum
of $29226.00 with the Indemnity Insurance Company N. A, as sureties approved.
Contract and bond ordered filed.
Tuesday November 20tha t irfed.
IMPROVEMENT RE�SOLUUTION NO. 198n for grade, curb and walk on Angella
Avenue, Iroquoi-s Street, ostemo Street, and West -2 of IroquoisfStreet, adopted and
filed reading as folloArs:- ( Insert see files. )
Contract with -Whitcomb and Keller as contractor for grade curb and
walk on Marine Street from Ewing Avenue to Victoria Street as provided by improvement
Resolution No. 1277 adopted November 6th., 1923 signed, and construction bond in the
sum of $1,14 0.00 attahhed hereto icxxik with the Indemnity Insurance Company of N. A.
approved. Contract and bond ordered filed. 3
Contractwith Whitcomb & Keller as contractlrs for the grading on
Leer Street from Ewing Avenue to'Victoria Street, as provided in improvement Res.
No. 1278 adopted November 6th., 1923 signed and construction bond in the sum of
$913,00 with the Indemnity Insurance Company of N. A, as sureties approved, Contract
and bond ordered filed.
Contrsrct with S. U. Ackerman as contract .for the pipe sewer on
Dorothy Street from Prairie Avenue to Utring Avenue, as provided by improvement Res,
signed avid construction bond attached hereto in the sum 0f0l,404. with American Surety
Company of New York assureties approved. Contract and bond ordered filed.
Claims.as evidenced by vouchers numbered from 1321 to 1327
inclusive allowed.
Attest: -
Clerk of the Board,
PresI ent.