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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/28/1914 Board of Public Works Minutes476 Board met in regular session. at 10: 00 A:M. All members present. Mr. Sheets of Stewart —Sheets ConpaiW, Contractors on the Bowman Creek Trunk sewer appeared before the Board petitioning them to have the poles moved f on South Michigan Street to the west side of sidewalk so that traffic would not be impeded, aild so that he could operate his sewer work from Ewing Avenue to Jay°Street. No action was taken by the Board. Communication received from the South Bend Hone Telephone Compa4Y-,petitionig^ the Board for permission to set an anchor north of the lst. alley north Of. Lamonte Terrace and Forest Avenue.. The sake was referred to the poleand wire inspector for investigation. J regardCommunication received from H. L. Greene, President of the Park Board in to the placing of lights on Riverside Drive. The same was read and placed'on file. Petition Filed with the Board for a pavement on Colfax Avenue from Walnut JStreet to Birdsell Street. The same was referred to the City Civil Engineer for investigation. Remonstrance filed with the Board from property' owners on Sherman Avenue 1 remonstrancing against a pavement on said street from Michigan Avenue to Portage Avenue. The saner was read and placed on file. In the natter of the deferred hearing on the Paving of Blaine Avenue J from La Porte Avenue to Van Buren Street, under Improvement Resolution No. 336,in the City of South Bend, Indiana. The Board having said natter under advisement find -that, there was a majority of remonstrators against said pavement, and that the remonstrance filed August 25th. , and 26th. , . should be sustained and that the resolution should be and the same is hereby and in all things rescinded. The Board ordered that the horses of the Engineering Dept., be transferred August 31st. , 1914 to John C. Barrbtt's Barn, from John Holloway's Barn, LOCAL SEWER IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION N0. 356. RESOLVED BY q`HE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORDS OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BE?�COUNTY OF J ST JOSEPH,STATE OF INDIANA, That the construction of a local sewer, inten4d and adapted only for local use by the property holders vihose property abuts thereon, not intended or adapted for -receiving sewerage from eallateral drains, be and the same is, hereby ordered in and along EDDY STREET,PARRY STREET, FRANCIS STREET AND DIVISION STREET, as follows to wit:_ Beginning at the center of Mishawaka Avenue and Eddy Street; thence north along the center of Eddy Street to the center of the alley along the north line of Beyer's First Addition with an 18 inch vitrified pipe sewer; thence still north along the center line of Eddy Street to the south line of the Grand Trunk Western Ry. Co's right of way with a 15 inch vitrified pipe sewer. Also beginoat the intersection of the Mishawaka Avenue Trunk Sewer and the center of Parry Street; thence north along the center sine of Parry Street to the cettter of the Boulevard with an 19 inch vitrified pipe sewer; thence still north along the center of Parry Street to the center of alley between lots 17 and 20 Parry's 2nd. Addition with a4n. 15 Inch vitrified pipe sewer, thence still north along the center of Parry Street to the center of Division Street with a 12 inch vitri- pipe sewer; thence west along the center of Division Street to the First alley east of Frances Street with a 10 inch v_'_trified pipe sewer. Also began at the center of Parry Street and. the Boulevard; thence westerly along the center of the Boulevard to the center of Francis Street with a 15 inch vitrified pipe sewer; thence north along the center_ of Francis Street to the center of Division Street with a 15 vitrified pipe sewer: Together with the necessary manholes, inlets conduits and house connections to the curb line along the line of said improvement, All as shown on the plans and in accordance with the profiles and detail. drawings on file in the office of the Department of Public Works$ and said sewer, with all its appurtenances shall be constructed in accordance with the profile and specifications now on file in the office of the Department of 477 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 if the Ci y is benefited by said improvement, all according to the method and manner provided for in Act. of t e General Assembly of the State of Indiana entitled "An Act Concern— ing 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 such work, unless the propert; owners pay said assessments before said bond or bonds are issued. Under no circumstances shall the City of South Bend be or be 11eld responsible for any sum or sums due from said property owner -or owners for said work, or for the collection of same, or for the payment of any bond or 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 work done in the making of said improvement,, assessment of property, collections of assessments and issuance of bonds therefor, shall be as provided for in said above entitled Act. Notice of this resolution shall be published on the lst. day of September,1914 and on the 8th., day of September,1914 in the South Bend Daily Tribune. This Board will give a hearing on this resolution at its office in the City Hall on the 29th., day of September 1914 at 7:45 P. Adopted this 28th.2 day of August,1914 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. STREET OR ALLEY IMPROVElyENT RESOLUTION NO. 355-: Be It Resolved by the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, d St. Joseph County, State of Indiana, that it is desired and deemed necessary to improve dunnyside Avenue from Jefferson Boulevard to a point 310 feet north of said Jefferson Boulevard as follows,to—wit:— By grading and paving the roadway, also grading and paving the roadway of all intersecting and entering street and alleys, lying within said portion of said Sunnyside Avenue not included in the roadway to be improved wit}j a.Concrete Pavement seven (7) inches indepth. Placing the necessary marginal cement curb, curbing the roadway with cement curb where same is not already constructed. Also the construction of the necessary storm water inlets, conduits and resetting all manholes and inlets to the proper grade, All as shown on the plans and in accordancewith the profiles detail drawing and speci— fications on file in the office of the Department,of Public Works. The cost of the improvement herein provided for, except street and alley intersections, shall be paid by special assessme it to be levied upon the property secially benefitted, to the amount that the same may be_legally assessed therefor, in accordance with an Act of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, entitled "An Act Concerning Municipal Corporations," approved March 6,1905, and in accordance with and pursuant to the provisions of all acts amendatory and supplemental thereto. The cost of all street and alley intersections, in::luding one—half of the width of the improvement opposite street and alleys which run into, but do not cross said roadway herein proposed to be improved and that portion of such street or alley abutting upon property belonging to said City, or upon property not subject to such assessment, shall be paid by the City in cash out of its general fund, if able to do so, or from a fund created by a special assessment to be levied ul.ider the provisions of Section 108 of the above entitled Act. Assessments of ten dollars and more against each lot, if deferred , are t be paid in ten equal annual installments, with interest at the rate of Six per cent per. annum. A bond or bonds will be issued to the contractor to the amount of such deferred assessments in pro rata payment for such improvement. .Under no circumstances shall the City of South Bend Be, or be held responsible 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, or bonds, certificates or certi— ficates, issued to said w ntraetor in payment for such work, except for such moneys as shall have actually been received by the City from the assessments for such imp m vements, or such moneys (over ) 478 or such moneys as said Cit is by said entitled Act and amendments and supplements thereto required to pay. AT1 proceedings had, and work done in the making 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 Acts ar.endatory thereof and supplemental thereto. Adopted this' 29th. 9day, of August 1a14 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. J It was agreed by the two property holders Mr. J. C. Birdsell and Mr. 91 A. Miller interested in the above improvement to file a waiver with the Board against publication fora hearing or for bids. President.