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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/19/1914 Board of Public Works MinutesBoard net in regular session at 10:00 A.M. All members present. ✓ Bond and contract( signed by Rankert & Eggleston as, principal and The Fidelity & Casualty Company of New York as sureties for the pavement on Pennsylvania Avenue, under Improvement Resolution No. 296 In the City of South „end, Indiana was approved by the Board. Bond and contract signed by C. H. De Frees as principal and American Surety Company of New York as sureties for pavement on 1st. alley west of Park Avenue under Improvement Resolution INTO. 300. In the City of South Bend, Indiana, was approved by the Board. Mot:on made by -Mr. Rice and seconded by Mr. Weber that the City agree ✓ to dismiss the suit now in court in regard to the lst. alley North of Madison Street, under Improvement Resolution No. 29F.10'13 at the cost of the City., and that the aforesaid improvement be rescinded. Communication received read and placed on file from Birdsell Mfg. Company in regard to their fence along the right of way of tiie Bowman Creek Trunk sewer. f The Bard ordered a Ten (10) day notice served on Stewart -Sheets Company. The Board instructed Mr. Lester Reyer to present a bill and statement of the amount of over paid assessments by 'aim on the- Corby Street, grade, curb and. walk the bill to be presented. to Willis A. Bugbee and Harry G. Smock and made payable to Lester Reyer. Petition Filed with the Board for a pipe sewer on Broadway Street from f Carroll Street to Bowman Creek Trunk sewer. The same was re&d and the Clerk was in- structed to prepare a resolution on same and set for hearing. Sanders and. Egbert Col_.pany was c-we:rded the contract ror the plank cross- ing lumber for the Street and Alley Dept., The Street Commissioner made the following reporte on Street Light. at Madison & Wa..lcsh Sts. On investigating the above I find a light, one snort block west of JMadison 8- Walsh Street therefore I do not recommend the granting of the petition. The same was read and placed on file. Bond and contract signed by Staples & Ackerman as principal and / American Surety Company of New York as sureties for water connections on Pennsylvania V Avenue, under Improvement Resolutioni No. 306. and was approved by the Board. Mr. J. Hibberd appeared before the Board at their solicitation and -the matter of a pipe sewer on Oakland Avenue was discussed. President. 254 Board met in regular session at 7:45 P.11,2. Mr. Rice absent. 1 Rearing given on Improvement resolution No.310 for .grade, curb and walk on Pe �nsylvania Avenue from High Street to Miami Street. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. In the above matter no remonstrators appeared, and no remonstrances were filed. The Board therefore find in each and every case in said improvement that the benefits to the property and to the City of South Bend are equal t(; the estimated cost of said improvement, and the same are hereby tin all things ratified, confirmed and approved. Resolved further, that notices be published on the 22nd. day of May 1914 and on the 29th•., day of May,1914 in the South Bend Daily News -Times, stating that this Board gill receive bids for the construction of sail improvement up to 10:00 A.11. on the 9th.,- day of June,1914. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Hearing given on Tmprovement Resolution No. 308 for pipe sewer on f CGmpau Street from center of Walsh Street to center of lst. alley east of Walsh Street, In the City of South Bend, Indiana. In the above matter no remonstrators appeared and no remonstrances were filed. The Board therefore find in each and every case in said improvement that the benefits to the property and. to the the City of South Bend are equal to the estimated cost of said improvement, and the same are hereby in all things ratified, confirmed and approved. Resolved further, that notices be published *n the 22n.d.. day of May, 1914 and on the 29th., day of May,1914 in the South Bend Daily News -Times, -stating that this Board will receive bids for the construction of said improvement up to 10:00 A.1u1. on the 9th., day of June219146 The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Hearing riven on Improvement.Resoiution No. 309. for Trunk sewer on Leer and. Calverts Street from St. Joseph River td Vernon Street,tln the City of South Bend, Indiana. In the above matter remonstrators appeared and a remonstrance was filed. The Board therefore after due consideration decided to deferr all action on the same until May 26th. ,1914 at 7:45 P.1ti1. Hearing given on Improvement Resolution No. 301 for pavement'on Sherman Avenue from Michigan Avenue to south end of said Street, I ? the City of South Bend, Indiana. The Board after due consideration decided to defer a_1 action on the same until Tuesday June 2nd.21914 at 7:45 P.M. / The City Civil Engin=-er riled the following estimates on improvements. I herewith submit the estimated cost of the walk and curb improve- ment on Wilber Street from Linden Avenue to Michigan Avenue at $3,166.50 I herewith submit the estimated cost of the cement walk and cement curb improvement on Orange Street from Sad e Street to Olive St. at ..... $640.00 I herewith submit the estimated cost of the cement walk and cement curb improvement on East Calvert Street from Leer Street to Kline Street at.$461.50 Pa^tial estimate allowed Stewart Sheet Company on the Bowman Creep Trunk sewer at ........................................... ..........,....$2,600.0 Partial estimate allowed M. Feaser on Dale•Avenue,under Improvement Resolution No. 2£�4. for the amount of.......................................$166.93 t'J55 Tuesday May 19th ,1914• "n�,+.;r / Communication received and read from the Lake Snore & ili c ti gan Southern d Ry. Co. seating that the sidewalk on South Scott Street according to thirty day notice se,it on May 13th.9 191A would soon be completed. Contractors bond for the sum of One Thousand ($J,000.00)Dollars signed J by Joseph Zeiger as principal and Henry C. Eckler and J.F. McEndarfer as sureties was a;,)proved by the .Board. LOCAL SEWER IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION N0. 319. Resolved by the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend,County Jof St. Joseph, State of Indiana., That the construction of local sewer, intended and a- dapted only for local use by the property holders whose property abuts thereon, and not intended or adapted for receiving sewerage from collateral drains, be and the same is, hereby ordered in and along TALBOT AVENUE TO SOUTH BEND AVENUE TO HOWARD STRFET,viz:- Beginning at the nahole at the intersection of South Bend Avenue and Talbot Avenue thence south on the center line of Talbot Avenue 310 feet with an`12 inch vitrified pipe sewer; thence still south on the centerline of said Talbot Avenue 290 feet to Howard Street with a 10 inch vitrified pipe sewer. Together with the, necessary man- holes, inlets, conduits and house connections to the curb line along; the line of said improvement. AND such improvement is now ordered and said sewer with all its appur- tenances shall b constructed in accordance with the profile ,_end specifications now on file in the office of the Departnent. of Public 'Works of said City.' The cost of said im- provement shall be apportioned against and paid by the property holders whose property abuts thereon, and upon the City of South Bend if the City is benefited by said improve- inent, all according to the .method and manner provided for in Act of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, eneitlted "An Act Concerning Municipal Corporations," approved, March 6,1905.' .Assessrlents, if deferred, are to be paid in ten equal annual insta i lments with interest at the rate of Six per cent per a.nnum. A bond or bod-s shall be issued to the c ntractor in payment for such work, unless the property owners pay said assessments before said bond or bonds are issued. Under no circumstances shall the City of South Bend be or be :held responsible for any sum or sums due -from said property ojr,F_zer or owners for said work, or for the collection of same, or for he payment of any bond or bonds, certificate or certificates, issued to s_ id. contractor in payment for such work, except for such moneys as shall have been actaully received by the City from the assessments for such improvement, or such moneys as said -City is by said entitled Act required to pay. All proceedings had, : nd work done in the making of said. improvement, assessment of pro- perty, collections of assessr ents and issuance of' bonds therefor, shall be as provided �'or in said above entitled Act. Notice of t1_-1is resolution sna-11 be published ontiie 21st . , day of May, 1914 and on tn.e 28ti_. , day of May 21914 in the South Be id Daily News -Times. This Board will give a nearing on this resolution at its office i.i tree City Hall on the 16ti1., day of June21914 at 7:45 P.M. Adopted t.ais 19th., day of May,1914. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. 256, T_ie following persons were ordered notified to construetesidewa.lks in front of their property within thirty M) days or •same will be put in Under Improvement Resolution No. 294 for the construction of sidewalks on Various Streets in this City,1914. In Front of Lot 296 O.P.South Bend City on South Michigan St. owned. by R.G.Iniftood. In fron tof S.O. Cor. Dayton & Rush St. on Lot 120 Henry Studebaker Add. owned by C.M.&I.M.Martin. In front of 414 E. Indiana Avenue on W.1/2 of lot 77 in Bo an's lst. add. owned. by Chas. Huff. In front of 614 & 618 E. Indiana Avenue on lot 14 Tnry Studebaker Add. owned by Mary Beuter. In front of 414 E. Indiana Avenue on -Lot' 13 Henry Studebake`r's Addition' avoied by Samuel Frye. In front of 304 E. Indiana Avenue on E.1/2 of lot 72 Bowman's Addiiton,owned by J.M. &I.M. Wilson. In front of 216 E. Indiana Avenue on lot 68 Bowman's lst. Addition, owned by Mary J . Amni s . In front of 209 and 210 E. Indiana Avenue on lot 66 Bowman's 1st. addition owned by Frank & P.M. Pennell. Cement curb in front of Lot 10 Hutchings addition at corner of Keasey and Carroll Streets owned by R. M. & E. Kollar. In front of 1.001 So. Main Street nn Lot 31 South Bend City, owned. by C.O. Eldried. In front of 916 and 919 So. Lafayette Street. owned by Mr. Haeske. - w President.