HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/18/1913 Board of Public Works MinutesBoard met in regular session at 10:00 A.M. All members present.
Delagation of resident property o-Nners living on Vistula, Avenue appeared before
the Board in regard to the re —setting of poles 'in and along Vistula Avenue. The a
same was taken under advisement.
Petition was filed with the Board from property owners on Pennsylvania Avenue from
Michigan Street to Miami Street. The same was referred to the City Engineer- for
investigation.
Petition riled with the Board for Street Light to to placed at 2122 Marry Avenue.
The same was referred to the Street Commissioner for investigation.
Engineer filed the following estimate$ and the some was approved by the Board.
To the Hon. Board of Public Works
of the City of South Bend., Indiana.
Gentlemen: —
I herewith submit tine estimated cost of the Eddy Street, Perry Street
and Francis Street pine sewer iiumrovenient at 811.100. ^
Re sp e atf'ully,
City Engineer.
Bids were opened_ for pipe sewer on Birdsell Street from lst. alley So. of
Fassnaeht Avenue to a point about SO feet north of Linden Avenue,under Improvement
Resolution No 227. The same was referred to the City Engineer for tabulation.
Bids for water and sewer connections on Kemble Avenue under Improvement Resolution
No. 274. The same was referred- to the City Enineer for tabulation.
J Engineer files assessment roll and final estimate for Pipe sewer on Marietta
Street from Wenger Street tie Pennsylvania Avenue, under Improvement Resolution N
No. 214. In the City of Sout'ti bend, Indiana.
Resolved, that notices as to the amounts of asses eR�
lisped on the 19t h. , day of June and on the 26th. , day of June1913;tating t t
this Board will give a hearing on the amount of such assessments at its office in
ttbe city Hall on the llt1l- , day of July,1913 at 7:45 P.M.
Resolved further, that the entire work under the above eontrab
contraet's .be accepted and approved and the final estimate thereoli a.11ovied— Notice
of this resolution shall be published on the 19th.1, day of June,1913 and on the
26th.7 day of June21913 in tie' South,Bend Daily News —Times stating that this Board
will give a hearing on the acceptance of sueh work at its Office in the City Hall
on the llth., day of July21913. at 7:45 P.M.
d Petition filed with the Board for sewer on E�,Madison Street from Sunnysid.e Ave.
to Eddy -Street on June 6th. ,1913 was referred back from the City Engineer
and recommended to be placed on file until next year•
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LOCAL SEVER IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 2a1.
Resolved by the. Board of Public Works of . the City of South Bend, County of
/St. Joseph.)State of Indiana. That the construction of a local sewer, intended and adapted
only for local use by the property holders whose property abuts th reon, and not intended
or adapted for receiving sewerage from collateral drains, be and the same is,hereby ordered
in and along SUNNYSIDE AVE. LASALLE AVE. AND COLFAX AVE. AS FOLLOWS,to@wit:-
Beginning at the
intersection o.f Jefferson Blvd. s:nc? Sunnyside Ave. thence north along the center line of
said Sunnyside Ave. to the .center of LaSalle. Ave. with a. 15 ineh vitrified. serer pipe. Also
begin at the -center of Sunnyside Ave. and Colfax Ave. thence west e,long the center Line of
said Colfax Avenue to the center of lot 32 Kuhn's Add. with a 10 inch pip sewer. Also be-
gin;at the center of Sunnyside Ave. and LaSalle Avenue. thence west along the_ center line of
said. LaSalle Ave. a. distance of 676 ft. to the center line of Lot 52 in Kuhn's Add-. with a
ICJ inch vitrified pipe sewer, together with the house conneetions to the curb line along the
line of said improvement, and said sewer,. with} all its appurtenances shall be constructed in
accordance *ith the profile and specifications now on file in the offiee,of the Department
of Public Works of said City. The cost of said improvement shall be apportioned against
and paid by the property holders whose property abuts thereon, and -upon the City of South
Bend of the City is bensftt*d by.said improvement, all according to .the method and manner
provided for in Act of trle General Assembly of the State of Indiana, entitled "An Act Con-
cerning Municipal Corporations," approved March 6,1905. Assessments, if deferred, are to be.
paid in ten equal annual installments, with interest at .the rate of Six per cent per annum, ,
A bond or bonds shall be issued to the Contractor in payment for property owner or ow ers
for work,orpfor the eolleation of same, or for the payment of any bond or bonds, certificate
or certificates, issued to said contractor in payment dor such work, except for such honeys
as shall ha, ve been actually received by the City from the assessments for such improvement,
or such moneys as said City is by said above entitled Act required to pay. All proceedings
had, and work done in themaking of said improvement, asses spient of property, collections of
a,ssessuie a,ts and ibsuance of bonds therefor, shall be as provided for in said above entitled
Act.
Notice of this resolution shall be published. ^n the, -2,a,9(, day_ of June,
1913 and on the �? 7 m day of June,1913 in the South Bend Daily News -Times. This Board 411
give a hearing on this resolutioneet its office in the City Hail on the 25th.2 day of July,
1913. at 7:45 P.M.
Adopted this l8th. , day of June,1913.
A_RTI?UR P. PERLEY, Clerk.
BOARD OF PUBLIC :WORKS.
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President.