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Board met in regular session at 10:00 A.M. All members present.
Mr. B. Stover appeared before,th-e Board and presented plat of Stover
✓ Longley Addition to South Bend, Indiana.
I,4r. Crumpacker -attorney for the Vandalia.Ry. Company appeared before
the Board and remonstrated a ;ai.nst their assessment on the Bowman Creek Trunk 'serer.
The Board decided to take the above matter under advisement.
Bids were received, opened and read for pipe sewer on ?Nineteenth Street
under Improvement Resolution No. 360.in the. City of South Bend, Indiana. The saY,ie were
,/r/eferred to the City Engineer for tabulation.
Mr. Baker, at:torhey for the Birdsell Mfg. Company appeared before the
Board and filed remonstrances Ps attorney for the following Persons Birdsel l Mfg.
Compagv, Chas. A. & Lucy J. Tasher, John D. Farnemann, Arthur J. & Wellie S. Eckman,
Charles & Etta 'Whitmore, Eli 1q. & Bessie E. Krou, Marie Eckman & Joseph- I- Anna. Fc?.nan
agahnst their assessments on the Bowman Creek Tru ,, sewer.
Remonsteance filed February 22nd. 1915 by Sibley Machine Fool -Co.
against assessment on Bowman Creek Trunk sewer.
Mr. M. Hartman, Engineer for the Oliver Hotel Company appeared before
the Board in regard to the Heating contract before the Oliver Hotel Company and the
/City. The matter was d.icussed but ho action taken.
Board ordered. a, light on LaPorte Avenue on the west side gust opposite
the lst alley nur.th of Colfax Avenue instead of one ordered in list approved by Board
on February 9th.3.915.,
Deputy Street
Commissioner Fites made
report on Comp4int filed
by Councilman Goebel
in regard to
bad bole at the twitch
of the Northern Indiana Ry.
/company south of
Sample Street on
South Michigan St) that
the Street Ry. will have the
same repaired.
• permission granted the South Bend Home Telephone Company to
reset two stubs
and nne pole,.and
to set one new pole and
one anchor on Walnut Street
✓ the first alley
north of Division
Street. The same being
secommended by the Pole and
wire inspector.
President.
Board met in regular session Rt; 7:4-5 P.H. All me-7bers present.
Defer ed hearin:` on assessment roll for Bowman Creer Trunk server, under
Improvement Resolution No. 181. Mr. R. Donmoyer n;a s present and remonstrated
J against his assessment, Mr. C. R. Aphtorpe, Special Tax An. for the New York
Central Ry. Company also remonstrated against the Ry. Company assessment. The Board
decided to te.l.e the assessment roll under advisement until Tuesday March 2nd.1915
at
/ Mr. Ift. Goebel, Councilman of the Seventh Ward, appeared before the Board
at their request, in regard to petitions for improvemmnts that -he filed.
The following petitions were filed and referred to the City Civil
Engineer for Investigation.
JCement sidewalk on South Franklin Street from East Broadway to East
Calvert S6-reet.
Grade, curb and walk on East Dayton Street from 141a.r_ role 3treE:t to Leer
J Street.
Cement walk on south side of East Broadway from South Main Street to
✓ South Franklin Street.
(.grade, curb and walk on south Lafayette Street from.East Broadway to
JE. Indiana Avenue.
Sidewalk on east side of Sm th Hi Fri Street from East Pennsylva is Ave
to Broadway Street.
The letting of the contract for the pipe sewwer on Nineteenth Street
/ from St. Joseph River to Mishawaka Avenue, under Improvement Resolution No. 360
( was deferred until Tuesday March 2nd.1915 at 10 00 A.M.
Remonstrance was riled by p -:�operty owners oil Indiana Avenue and. Marine
Street against assessment on Bowria.m'Creek sewer .
Petition filed for a street light on Hildreth Ct. and Clwer Street.
J The same was referred, to the Street Commissioner for investigation.
Petition filed by property owners 'on Leeper Avenue for a pipe sewer
on said avenue between Angella Avenue to St. Joseph River. The same was read and
f referred to the City Engineer for investigation.
Plat of Stover—Longley Addition to the City of South Bend,. Indiana
J was approved by the Board.
Communication received from the Studebaker Coloration in regard to
Street Flushers. The same was read and placed oil file.
The Street CommisE ioner filed the following report.
Gentlemen: —
I would recommend a light of some kind at, the corner or Kembel Ave.
,J and Ewing Avnue.
The distance from ot:ier lights is sufficient altrLough this point is at
the end of Kemble Ave -flue at most used entrance to Rum Village Woods. The Board
deferred the placing of t_iis light until a future date.
Deferred hearing on pavement on Division Street from St. Josep�_ St.
f to Michigan Street, under Improvement Resolution No. 361.
Tn the above matter the Foard decided to defer all action until
Tuesday IVi'arch 2nd.1915 at 10:00 A.M.
Tuesday February 23rd.1915
5S5
An Underwood Typewriter was pupchased for the Safety Board at the
folloTuing terms.
Board. of Public Works.
South. Bend, Ind.
Dear Sirs: -
I herewith
Underwood Typewriter.
submit the following proposition in regards to the purchase of an
,One, Underwood Typewriter $102.50
Less 10% discount. 10.25
92.25
We also agree to overhaul one -Underwood typewriter free of charge, also
put two additional tabulator -stops on free of charge. The cost.of overhauling your old
Underwood typewriter would be in the neighborhood of $10.00.
Yours very truly,
K. A. SNODGRASS,
Mgr. ,
Permission,was granted to the South Bend Home Telephone Company to reset
two stubs and one pole, s.nd to set one new pole and one anchor on Walnut Street,,the
first alley north of Division St. as follows:- Replace the pole at the corner of the
alley but place this pole inside of the curb at this is a 14 ft. alley. Place the guypole
o-i the west side of Walnut St. on the property line where the hitching post now stands and.
remove the.hitchin.P ost. Re l:ce gu pone o the east side of Walnut St. Place new pole
on north ssade of al ley, east -f Wa:lnu S reoe
In regard -to gomplaint filed by Councilman Goebel of bad. hole at the switch
of the No thern Indana Ry. Company south of Sample Street on South Micn.igan Street, Deputy
St. Commissioner-d. W. Fites, reports said hole has been taken bare of by the Ry. Co.
Communication received, read and placed on file from Robert W Hunt & Co.
Engineers of C11icago, in regard to testing paving materials.
The City Engineer submitted the list of property owners in tl e matter
lof the appropriation of certain property under condemnation Resolution No. 34according to
Resolution on Page 425 of this record, whinh list includes the names of the o-,ivmers and
holders of property and of interests therein sought to be taken or beneficai_ly or in-
juriously effected, and the description of the several pieces of property Irklich is af-
fected b,7 she said appropriation proceedings.
Thereupon the Board proceeded to award the dams: -°es sustained and to
assess the benefits accruing to'each piece of property upon said list.
It was thereupon, upon motion duly made and seconded and unanimously
adopted, resolved that said list, together with the amounts of benefits and damages and
net benefits and net damages therein set forth as to the several parcels of land be adopted
and ordered spread upon this record by reference, and that the respective amount Of bene-
fits co itaini.d in said list be and are he—bv assessed a.qa nst, th.e sever -al '.-acts of ].and
as specifica7_11r �t 'forth tin -saicd l`wst,and' that the ��et ;be�ief is cr tze� ciaz�ages, as G��e
case_;may be as to the respect-ve tracts of land, contained in said list are hereby awarded
or_ assessed, as the case may be as to the said several tracts ofland.
The Board hereby fdrtlier sets off the benefits and damages each against
the other where :bo'" ' benefits and damages are assessed against the same piece of property,
:.,ract ofmiand or interest, and Hereby fixes said respective net benefits as the amount
that shall be paid by the respective owners as benefits, and further hereby fixes the
respective net -damages as to the several tracts as the amount that shall -be paid to the
owners of,the respective tract, as damages. _
Thereupon, upon otion duly made and seconded and unanimously adopted,
the lEth. day o f , I.Iarch, l915 was fixed as the day on which this Board will receive -or hear
remonstrances from kercons With M' Ard ,o :,he amount of their respective awards or assess-
Hents, and the Clerk of this Board was instructed to prepare and cause to be duly and
1c ga2ly given, notices to the o�tlmers of each parcel of property, showing the amount of
the assessment or award, with a description of the property affected, and the date of
said nearing.
58(3
27)rd.1(;15. Continued.
PROPERTY TAKENT.
Beginning at theintersection of the easterly line
of Portage Avernze and the northerly line of Terrace Avenue; thence easterly on the
nPtherly line of Terrace Avenue to the westerly line of Woodward Avenue; thence
northerly on the westerly line of 'Woodward Avenue ten (10) feet; thence -westerly.
parallel to and ten (10) feet northwesterly from the northerly line of Terrace Ave
to the easterly line of Portage Avenue; the ice south easterly on the easterly line
of Portage Avenue ten (10) feet to the place of beginning.
THE
FOLLOIA'ING
PROPERTY
MAY BE
BENE'FICTALLY OR INJURIOUSLY AFFECTED.
Net
Net
Damages Bene- Dam-
Ba.e-
All
of
lot
110
Portage
Park Add. George J.e^Elizabeth
fits ages
fits
Buchanan.
00.00
00.00
Allof lot
111
do
do
Leon B.&Ida M.Bu^nett
MO.00
00.00
All
of
lot
112
CI
do
The Portage Land Co.
1.00
1.00
All
of
lot
113.
do
do
do do
1.00
1.00
All
of
lot
114
do
do
do do
10.00
10.00
All
of
lot
115
do
do
do do
10.00
10.00
All
of
lot
116
do
do
do do
2.00
2.00
A11
of
lot
117
do
do
do do
2.00
2.00
All
of
lot
119
do
do
do do
n0.00
00.00
All
of.
lot
119
do
do
do do
00.00
0. ,
Alj.
of
lot
124
do
do
Fred W. Keller
00.00
00.00
All
of
lot
125
do
do
Byron B. Miler
00.00
00.00
All
of
lot
126
c?o
do
Byron B. k lher
00.00
00.00
All
of
lot
127
do
do
Bessie II. Baker
00.00
00.00
All
of
lot
129
do
do
Bessie H. Baker
1110. 0
00.00
All
of
lot
129
do
do
The Portage Land Co.
00.00
00.00
All
of
lot
130
do
da
The Portage Land Co.
00.00
00.00
All "of
lot
131
do
do
do do do
100.00
00.00
All
of
lot
132
do
do
John T. Moore
00.00
00.00
All
of
lot
133
do
do
Tillie J. Dimock
00.00
00.00
Except begin at N.E. corner o--' lot 134
Portage Park Addition; thence south
10 feet; thence southwesterly parallel
with northerly line 21 feet; t4lence south
westerly 54 feet to northwest corner thence
northeasterly to place of beginning. John T. Moore 00.00 00.00
Begin at northeast corner of lot 134.
Portage Park Addtiin, thence;:south 10 feet,
thence southwesterly para lel 1*rith northerly
Line 21 feet thence southerlir (-10-1/14
f'e t; thence north westerly 54 feet to north
west corner; thence northeasterly to place of
beginning. Clarence D. Stoudt. 00.00 00.00
All of lot 135 Portage Park Aad.
All of lot 136 Portage Parry 2nd. Ac'.'-
All
of
lot
137
do
do
All
of
lot
13S
do
do
All
of
lot
139
do
do
All
of
lot
140
do
do
All
of
lot
141
do
do
All
of
lot
142
do
do
A1.1
of
lot
143
do
do
addition.
AlllflOf
lot
144
do
do
do
All
of
lot
145
do
do
do
All
of
lot
146
do
do
do
All
of
lot
147
do
Park
2n.d. Add.
All
of
lot
149
do
do
do
A inv K. Poehlman
The Portage Land Co.
do do
do do
do do
do do
00.00
00.00
00.00
00.00
00.00
2.
do do
do do
Thomas Williams115.00
The Portage Land 106.00
do do 106.00
do do 106.00
do do 105.00
do do 105.00
00.00
00.00
00.00
00.00
00.00
2.00 2.00
2.00 2.00
10.00 10.00
h 1157.00
106.00
106.00
106.00
105.00
105.00
587
Tuesday February 23rd.1915. Continued.
Damages Benefits Net
Net
dama
bene—.
25.00 ages
fits
All of
lot 150_ Portage; Park 2_n.d. Add... -..The
,Porta.ge Land Co. .. .
25.00
All of
lot 151 do do Tjie
Portage Land 'Co. 25.00
2.5.00
6 acres
between alley north of Hudson
Avenue,
the River, the Idichigan
Central
R.R. and the alley north
easterly
from Woodward AVe. City of
South Berid.Ind.00.00 00.00
643.00 647.00 115.00
115.00
President.