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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/14/1914 Board of Public Works Minutes212 Board met in regular session at 10:00 A.M. All members present. The Beard instructed the -Clerk to Quick Claim the -south two thirds (2/3). J of Lot 12-Range 1 West. Block 1 in the City Cemetery to Mrs. Susie Purse, also with. the understanding that Mrs. Susie Morse transfer her, title to lot No. 12 Range 1 Test Block 9 to the '14unicipal City of South Bend, Indiana. Mr. 'B. Ff. Miller, appeared, before the Board and- presented a petition Jfor the appropriation of 10 feet lying along Portage Avenue to Woodward on Terrace Avenue. The same was read and referred to the City Civil Engineer for investigation ����President. Board met in regular session at 7:45 P.M. -All members present. Hearing given on Improvement Resolution No. 300 :for -Concrete Pavement k1 on First a'I-iey West. cif Park Avenue from Navarre Sti!eet to Lac Monte Terrace. I the City of South Bend, Indisna. In the above matter no remonstrators appearedand no remonstrance was filed. The Board thereforefind in each and every case in said Improvement that the Benefits to the property and to the. City, of South Bend are equal to the .estimated cost. of said improvement and the same are hereby in all things ratified, confirmed end ap- proved. Resolved, that notices be published on the 17th., day of April,,1914 and on the 24th., day of April,,1914 in the South Bend Daily News -Times, stating that this Board will receive bids for the construction of said improvements up to 10:00 A.M. on the 5th., day of May 1914. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. 0. An additional petition was filed by property holders on Blaine Avenue from Portage Avenue to La Porte Avenue. The same was read-an'd placed on file. The following communication was filed with the Board and duplicates of same ordered sent to the 6hicagO. South Bend & Northern Indiana R,,%,;,. Company and the Chicago, Lake Shore and South Bend Ry. Company TO THE, HONORABLE BOARD OF PUBLIC'WOPXS. OF the -City of South Bend.) Indiana- Gentlemen: - The matter of bad condition of pavement along the street car tracks in various parts of the down -town district especially has been called to the attention of the Board of Public Safety, by the Fire Department. In some places the condition is such that it is dangerous to the apparatus when crossing at the speed they must -necessatily take in responding to an alarm* We merely call this to your attention, thinking that you may desire to investigate, if you are not already doing so. Yours very tr-uly2 B. F. AUGUSTINE2° President of Board of Public Satiety. The City Civil Engineer reported favoably on the petition for walks ,on Pennsylvania Avenue from High Street to Miami Street. The-Clerl was instructed. to prepare resolution on the sameg and set for a hearing. A remonstrance was filed with the Board against the appropriating of a strip of land lying from lst. alley North of Miner Street to Sorin Street for the extention of Frances Street. Bond and contract signed by McGrath and Luther as principal and Equitable Surety Company of St. Louis,, Mo. for the sum of Eighty ($90.00)Dollars was approved Vby the Board. or Water connections on St. Louis Street f.rom South Bend Avenue to Corby Street, under Improvement Resolution No. 299. Bond and contract shed by McGrath and Luther as principal and Equitable 'Surety 'Company, of St. Louis, Mo. as sutetiesl, for the sum of Two Handred. and tx�n ($202-00)Dollars for water connections on Ford Street from Arnold Street to I.I.&I. Ry. Company right of.way 1, under improvement Resolution No. 299,, was approved by the Bar-, Contractors bond of Louis E. Zeiger signed as principal and J6seph Zeiger, henry C. Eckler and Walter G. Eckler as sureties for the sum of one Tnousand ($1.)0000.00) V Dollars was approved by the Board. 214 Th,e following report was received from the City Civil Engineer. To the Hon. Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana. Ge ntleraen: - Regarding the attached petition for a sewer on Penniylvana A venue from High St. to Miami Street. I recommend that the petition be placed on file. All the property on Pennsylvania Ave. I between High St. and Miami,Street can be accommodated with sewerage without a sewer on Pennsylvania Avenue* Very respectfully, VIM. S. MOORE CITY ENGINEER. ,%Petition received from the property holders on Orange Street -from Sadie St. to Olive Street, soliciting a grade,, curb and walk on same. The same was read and referred to the City Civil Engineer for investigation* Petition received for a pipe sewer on..Tecumseh Avenue from Parkovash Ave. to Pokagon Street. The sewer to serve only the lots on the east side and need to be only below the line of first drains, 'should. also be constructed to catch the water at two or three points along the side hill vdth drain behind ttie walk. The same was read and a resolution was ordered prepared and.set for a hearing. To the Hen. Board of Public Works, of the City of South Bend, Indii6na. Gentlemen:- Regarding the attached petition of Geo. H. g on Vassar Avenue from Portage Ave. to Riversid6 Drives be granted. Cregier and others for a sewer I recommend that the petition Very respectfully, WM. S. Moore, City Engineer. The Clerk was instructed to prepare resolution for abov6 improvement and set for a hearing. Excavation bond for the sum of One Thousand ($12000.00)Dollars signed by Aslin Plumbing Co.,, as pr-inciapl and John H. Mitchell & John Y. Slick.Jr. as sureties was approved by the Board. Excavation bond for the sun of One Thousand ($12000.00)Doliars signed by Arthur V. Meyer as principal and The Illinois Surety Co. of Chicago, Illinois as. sureties, was approved by the Board. Excavation bond for the sum of One Thousand ($12000.00)Dollars signed by Jacob M. Single- as principal and Frank J. Singler, Chas. E. Singler as sureties, was approved by the Board. Bond and contract signed by Matthius Feser as principal and Globe Indemnity Company of New York as sureties for the improvement of Grade, curb and walk on Dale Avenue from Dayton Street to Bovman Street, under ImprovementResolutionNo. 294. was approved by the Board. Bond and contract signed by Matthius Feser as principal and The Globe Indemnity Company of New York as sureties, for the #qprovement of Various Streets in the, City of South Bend, Indiana , Under improvement Resolution No. 294. was approved by the Board. Contractors bond for the sum of One Thousand ($17000.00)Dollars signed by Matthius Feser as principal and Globe Indmenity �Company of New York as sureties was. approved, by the Board. Permission was granted the Indiana & Michigan Electric Company to set p-oles as follows: - To reset 5 -351 poles on Leer Street, north of Calvert Street, on the east side of Leer Street2 also 4-a-35t poles on Calvert Street east of Leer Street, to be placed on south side of Calvert Street. 315 Tuesday April 14th.,1914. Continued. The:�Clerk was` instructed to prepare a resolution for a sewer on Adams Street from Michigan Ave. to Vassar Avenue and set the same for a hearing. Tie follov.ng report 1was filed by the City Civil Engineer. To the Hon. Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana. Gentlemen: - Regarding the attached petition of Geo. H. Cregier and others for Asphaltic Concrete Pavement on Vassar Ave. from Riverside Drive to Portage Avenue. I remommend that the petition. Be granted. Very respectfully, City Engineer. Cost nf street and. alley will amount to about $goo.00< All action on the above report and petition was deferred until Tuesday June 16t_ri. ,1914 at 10:00 A.M. SIDEWALK I��.PROVEMEIITT RESOLUTION. No. 307. RESOLVED BY TflE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND`: ,3T.* :�JO '3EPH, COUNTY,STATE OF INDIANA, That it is deemed necessary to improve EAST SIDE OF PRAIRIE AVENTjE FROM StiIIPLE STREET TO LST. ALLEY NORTH OF LEON COURT. By grading said street from property line to property line, and con- structing cement sidewalk and cement curb on east side of said Prairie Avenue were not already constructed. All as shown on plans, profiles and detail drawings on file in the office of the Board of Public Works. And such improvement is now ordered, in accordance with the profile, details, drawings and specifications on file in the office oaf the Department of the Board of Public Works of said City; add such i mprovement is now ordered.. The cost of said improvement, including the cast of street and alley inter- sections, shall be assessed upon the real estate abutting on -said East side of Prairie Avenue, all according to the method and manner provided for in an Act of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, entitled "An Act Concerning Muncipal Corporations," approved March 6,1905, and in accordance with, and pursuant to the provisions of all amendatory and suplle- mental acts thereto, passed by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana. Assessents if deferred, are to be pair, in ten equal annual installments:, with interest at the rate of Six per cent per annum. A bond or bonds shall he issued to the contractor in payment of such work, unless the proprty owners pay said assess tints before said bond or bonds are issued. Under no circumstances shall the City of South Bend, be, or be held responsb ble for any sum or sums due from said property owner or owners for said work or for the collection of the same, or for the payment of any bond, bonds certificate or certificates, issued to said contractor in payment for such work, except for such moneys as shall have 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 York done in the makinf-; of said improvement, assessment of property, collection of assessments and issuance ,of bonds therefor, shall be as provided for in said above entitled Act and amendments thereto. Notice of this resolution shall be published on the 16th., day of April.1914 and on the 23rd. day of April,1914 in the South Bend Daily News -Times. This Board will give a hearing on this resolution in its dffice in the City Hall onnthe 12th., day of May,1914 at 7:45 P.M. Adopted this 14t.?1.2 day of Apri1,1914. 61 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. The Board of Public Works ordered that the following walks be con- ✓ structed under Improvement Resolution No. 294, for the construction of cement walks and curbs, on Various Street in the City of South Bend, Indiana. In Front of Lot 29 Taylor's Add. owtied by ,-F. _R. Lot 30 Taylor's Ad.dition, owned by -il;,,,,,P-;,j4�vjXo Bjdlq:&-'Noan 31, Taylor's Add ition, owned by, W. Wroblewskil I Lot #32 in:- Takla rt 8''Adajtion ovvned_-by Stanisla*`& -'A'*! Franz -h ot, 33 TLyloi-Is Addition, owned by Stanislaw Garsticke -., ftruziliski 1so l ­,oV'jo40 ,\T-' - - 3;_ Lot 34'111aylorls AddiitJ o n owned by Jan' & M. Taylor Addition, owned by Kosciuszko Bldr-;. & Loan ijund.i-i663ciatio' ri2 Lot_�5L in TaylOr/'1,-s ACditiox�i ovined b : 111aria A. Casaday�, � also ZuOt 371 May! or I s Add. it- i o owned. by .rj Lot 38 Taylor's Adcuition,, owned by friary E. a t, Paftcher2'; lot'- C _U � Taylor's Addition, owned J,A.W6rwl*nskil',, No. 2/3 of Lot 40 Taylor's Addition, 1W, ' owned by Maria CasadaySo. 1/3 of Lot 40 Taylor's Addition2owned by F.&J.Lyezynski No l/ _3 of lot 41 Taylor's A(-dition o ipmed by F. & J. Lyczynski, So. 2/3 od lot 41 Taylor's Addition, oikned V F.&J*Lyc Lot 42 Taylor's Addition,, ovfned by Piotr Dysziewicz,' Lot 43 Taylor's Addition, owned by Stanislaw Kelka, Lot 44 Taylor's Addition, owned by Jos. Luczynski, Lot 45 Taylor's Addition, owned by Stanislaw & Ml-wyan ana Luczyk. All of above lots being- on Lincoln Street, between (Z", C4 Aj President.