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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/15/1913 Board of Public Works MinutesBoard met in regular session at 10:00 A.M. All members present ✓Bids were received and opened on dater Connections on St. Louis .Street from - Jefferson Blvd. to South Bend Avenue ,under I provement Resolution No. 283. In, the City of South Bend, Indiana. The same were referred to the City Engineer for- tablulation to be reported Friday Duly 18th. ,1913 at 10:00 A.M. ,/Bids were received and opened on water connections on Lindner Street from LaPorte Avenue to Michigan Avenue, under Improvement Resolution No. 292. The same were re- ferred to the City Engineer for tabulation to be reported back Friday July 18th.,193 ✓ P.1at of Edward Perkins Addition presented to the Board. The same was referred back to Mr. Perkins with instructions that the interested parties get together regarding State Street. ✓Plat of E. Louis Kuhns 1st. S nnyside Sub -Division presented to the Board, and the same was referred to the City Engineer for investigation. ✓Petition presented to the Board for grade St. Louis Street to St. Peter Street. The investigation. on alley North of Madison Street - from same was referred to the City Engineer for (Petition presented.'to the Board for sewer on St. Peter Street from Sorin Street to South Bend Avenue. The same was referred to the City Engineer for investigation. Partial estimate allowed to Joseph Szweda on Grade, curb and walk on Huron Street Under Improvement Resolution No. 186. -to the amount of...................$2W.48 The Board approved of the Plat of Chapoton's Place, . in the City of South Bend, / St. Joseph County, Indiana. f Communication received and read from A. H. Rice, regarding the petition for Trunk sewer on Leer Street. The same was placed on file. /Order for seven (7) eight (81) foot -brooms for the street sweepers was approved by the Board and ordered from the Studebaker Corporation, at the rate .of Ten ($10.00) Dollars each, or Seventy (1670.00)Dollars for the lot. 7 Permission was granted the Indiana & Michigan Elec. Co. to set poles as follows: To set 3 - 45' poles on the east side of Lafayette St. south of Broadway. These are to replace the poles damaged during the fire at the South Bend Oil Co. To reset one 35' pole on Eddy Street at the first alley north of Jefferson also to reset one 35' pole 1201. west of Eddy St. inthe'first alley north of Jefferson Bld To reset two 45' poles, one 120' east of Chapin St. on Robinson, and one 2401` east of Chapin St., on Robinson. Report of the Balances for the month of June,1913 presented to tke Board. ,/Bond of Thomas "-Cusak Company (A Corporation of Indiana) as Prinicipal and The United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company of Baltimore,Maryland as surety, wfor a surety for sign boards, was approved by the Board. Amount ($2,000.00) Bond. ✓Bond and contract for pavement on High Street, signed by C. H. Defrees as principal and American Surety Co. of New York as surety, was approved by the Board. Remonstrance filed aginst the Pavement on Pennsylvania Avenue The same was placed on file. 0't T 40 ,/The following release was approved by the Board. WBEREAS, George Headley, asprinicipal,.and the American Surety Company of New York, as surety, did on the lst. day of Apri1,A.D. 19121 execute and deliver to the City of South Bend, a contractor's bond in the penal sum of One Thousand (1,000.00)Dollars. And, whereas, the said George Headley has filed a new bond with said City with sureties approved by this Board. It is, thereforev ordered by the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend that said bond dated April 1st., A.D. 1912 with the American surety Company as surety thereon be canceled. It is,therefore, ordered by the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend that said Bond dated April lst. , A.D. 1912 vtt th the American Surety Company as surety thereon be canceled. And the Board of Public W orks of the City of South. Bend, Indiana, do hereby release and discharge said American Surety Company, the surety thereon, and the said George Headley, the prinicipal therein, from any and all further liability. Dated at South Bend, Indiana this 15th. , day of- July,A. H. 1913. OTTO C. BASTIAN BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. F. E..LAMBERT CHAS. F. NIEDBALSKI ✓Engineer filed assessment roll and final estimate for Trunk Sewer on Michigan Avenue and Olive Street from Longley Avenue to 1436 feet west of Olive Street, under Improvement Resolution No. 153. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. Resolved, that notices as to the amounts of assessments be published on the l8th. , daynof July 19131 and on the 25th., day of July,1913 int he South Bend Daily News - Times, stating that this Board will give a hearing on the amount of such assessments at its office in the City Hall on the 8tk. , day of August,1913 at 7:45 P.M. Resolved further, that the entire work under the above contracts be ac- cepted and approved and the final estimate thereon allowed. Notice of this resolution shall ke published on the l8th. , day of July21913 and on the 25t h. , day of July91913 in the . south Bend Daily News,Times ,Stating that this Board will give a hearing on the acceptance of such work at its office in the City Hall on the 8th.,, day of August,1913. at 1:45 P.M. eEngineer filed assessment roll and final estimate for grade, curb and walk on Broadway St. from Franklin Street to Vandalia Railroad, under Improvement Resolution No. 246. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. Resolved, that notices as to the amounts of asse sments be published for six consecft the days innthe South Bend Daily News -Times., commencing on _the 21st. , day of July 1913 stating that this Board will give a hearing on the amount of such assessments at its office in the City Hall on the Sth. , day of August,1913. at 7:45 P.M. Resolved further that the entire work under the above contract be accepted and approved and the final estimate thereon allowed. Notice of this resolution shall be published on the 21st. , day of July 1913 in the South Bend Daily News -Times, stating that this Board will give a hearing on the acceptance of such work at its office in the City Hall on the 8th., day of August,1913 at 7:45 P.M. ,/Engineer filed assessment roll and final estimate for grade, curb and_walk on Van Buren St. from Howard Avenue to Sancome Avenue, under Improvement Resolution No_. 234. In the City of South Bend , Indiana. ,q, * Resolved, that notices as to the amounts of assessments be published ofor six consecutive days in the South Bend Daily Times, commencing on the 21st. ,. day of July91913 stating that this Board will give a hearing on the amount of such assessments at its office in the City Hall on the 8th., day of August,1913 at 7:45 P.M. Resolved further, that the entire work under the above contracts be ac- cepted and approved and the final estimate thereon allowed. Notice of t is resolution shall b be published on the 219t., day of July21913 in the South Bend Daily News.simes, stating that this Boardwill give a ]gearing on the acceptance of such work at its office in the City Hall on the 8th.,, day of August,1913. at 7:45 P.Y. KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the THOS. CUSAK COMPANY (corporatim of Indiana) as Principal and the UNITED STATES F'IDELTI & GUARANTY COMPANY OF BA LTIMORE,MARYLAND, as Surety, are .held and firmly 'found unto the City of South Bn Bend, Indiana, in the penal sum of Two Thousand ( 2,000.00)Dollars fornthe payment of which said Prinieipal 'binds himself his heirs, assigns and personal representa— tives, and said Surety 'binds itself and its successors .firmly 'by these presents. Dated at South Bend, Indiana this'14th., day of July 1913. THE CONDITION OF. THIS BOND IS SUCH, That,, whereas the said THOS. CUSAK COMPANY, Prinicipal herein,, is engaged in the 'business of erecting and Maintaining sign—'soards and 'bill 'boards within the City, limits of the City of South Bend -Indiana And, whereas, the said THOS. CUSAK-COMPANY has heretofore and will . hereafter require permits for the. erection and alteration of such sign -'boards and bill 'boards.' NOW,THEREFORE, if the said TBOS. CUSAK COMPANY principal `herein shall. sage . and keep. harmless the City of South mend from any and all cost ,Loss, damages or expenses of any Find whatsoever which may 'be suffered 'by .the City of South Bend, Indiana or which it may be put to or which may accrue against it by charging` to or recovering from it., from or by reason of the granting. of permission to erect or aiter.sign 'boards and 'bill -'boards, or from or by reason of any acts or things done under oft by authority of permission granted by its to erect sign— boards or 'bill 'boards in the .City of South Bend, and to idemnify any and allpersons who may suffer injury or damages by reason of the erection and construction of such sign —'boards and 'bill —'boards, all -for and during the term or period of time from this date until July 14th., 1914, then this obligation to be void; else in full force an d effect. T HO S CUSAK CMPANY - BY CHAS. S. BARNES LOCAL AGENT. UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY COMPANY BY CHAS. A. HAGERTY, Attorney in fact. f President.