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Board met in regular session at 10:00 A.E. All members present.
✓.In regard to Bids received on Michigan Avenue gra veling ,and curb, Under Improvement
Resolution No. 205. Hoban & Roach the;-lo*:bidders 'were. unable to complete the work
In:mediately and as Ninety (90%)per cent of the property owners appeared before the Board,
.asking that thid be Awarded to the second lowest bidder who agreed to start the work im—
inediately. We. therefore decided to award the ' contrast to Shipe & Turner.
"ontraet for grade, curb and walk off, Harris Street from Ford Street to G.T.- Western Ry.
Under Improvement Resolution No. 258. was awarded to Joseph Szweda.
In the matter of awarding contract for pipe sewer on Eddy ,Parry .and Francis Street,
under Improvement Resolution No. 2626 The Bids received were rejected, and the .same
ordered .re —let after January 15th.,1914,
,/Contract for Brick pavement on Marion Street from Leland Avenue to Scott Street under
Improvement Resolution No. 272. was awarded to Hoban & Roach with Wabash Block.
The awarding of .the contract for Pavement
August lst. ,1913. at 10:00 A.M.
on Webster Street was deferred until Friday
v'In the matter of awarding oontract for Pipe sewer on Parkovash Avenue from Iroquois Street to
Lafayette., under Improvement Resolution No. 259. All bids on same were re—jected and
ordered re —let after January 15th. ,1914.
t/ In the matter of awarding contract for Grade, curb and walk on Tonti Avenue from Lafayette
Street to Iroquois Street, under Improvement Resolution No. 267. `fhe same was awarded to
0 L..Headley.
,/In the matter of the awarde�(ing of contract for pipe sewer on Tonti Avenue from Iroquois
Street to Lafayette Street, under Improvement Resolution No. 260. All bids on same were
rejected and the same ordered re —advertised after January 15th.,1914.
,/Petition received for Pipe sewer on Blaine Avenue from. Van Buren Street to Quincy Street
The same was referred to the Engineer for investigation.
,,-,Partial estimate allowed Harry N. Barnes on Brick Pavement on Kemble Avenue from Prairie
Avenue to Ewing Avenue, for the amount of......................................$1,117.54
Partial estimate allowed L.H.lebster for pipe sewer on Jackson,Poland and Harris Streets
known as the Dunham Street Sewer System, for the amount of ........... ...-..e— 439321.$9
,/In regard to Petition for the removing of a light at the corner of Fassnacht Avenue and
Studebaker Street on Studebaker Street at the 2nd. alley north of Linden, which was filed
with the Board on July Eth.,1913. The Board approved of said removal and ordered the Clerk
to notify the Indiana & Michigan Electric Company to move same immediately.
Permission was granted the Indiana & Michigan Elec. Company to set poles as follows: —
To set four 401 poles on the south side of Kalarama Avenue from Hill Street to St. Louis
These were approved jointly with the Home Telephone Co. poles on the South side of
Ka la rama Street.
In the matter of the awarding of contract for ffrade, curb and walk on Parkovash Avenue
from Lafayette Street to Tecumseh Avenue,under Improvement Resolution No265. The bids were
rejected on, same, The same: ate Vei raadvertised, February 16th:,,1:914,
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Engineer filed assessment roll and final estimate for" grade, curb and ilk on
Elmer Street from Michigan Avenue to North line Mayr's Mich. Avenue Addition, under,
Improvement Resolution No, 194. In the City of South Bend, Indina. ,
Resolved that notices as to the amount of assessments be published for
six consecutive days in the_ South Bend Daily News —Times, commencing on the 4th.,
day of August;l9l3, -stating that this Board will give a hearing on the amount -of
such assessments at its office in the City Half. on the 22nd. 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 4th. , day of August21913 in t 1v South Bend
Daily News —Times, stating that this Board will give a hearing on the ac c� tance of
such work at its office in the City Hall on the 22nd. day of August ,1913, at 7 95 P.M
'Engineer filed assessment roll and final, estimate for walk and curb on Herd Street -
from Notre Dame Avenue to Eddy Street, under Improvement Resolution No. 153. In the
City of South Bend, Indiana.
Resolved, that notices as to the amounts 'of assessments be published -
for six consecutive days in the South Bend Daily News —Times, commencing on the'
4th. , day of August, 1913, stating that this Board will giv- e a ,hearing on the a—
mount of such assessmerts at its office in the City Hall 'oh the '22nd. clay of August
1913 at 7:45 P.M.
resolved further, that the entire work under tha bove contract
be accpeted and approved and the fiij,l estimate *thereon allowed. Notice of this
resolution shall be published on the 4th., day of August, 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 22nd. day of August,1913 at:7`45P.M.
President.