HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/30/1915 Board of Public Works Minutes610
Tuesday March 30th.,1915.
Board T et. in regular se sion .at 10:00 A. I. -A11 members present.
/ Bids were received,opened and read for pipe sewer on Grant Street..
The same were referred to the City Engineer for tabulation to be reported orted back at
7.45 P.M. this 30th. day of Marchm1915.
Complaint received from Chief of Police Kerr in regard to the condi—
tion of the Attic of the City Hall. The janitor was instructed to clean sane.
The fallowing excavation bonds for the sum of One Thousand Dollars
( $1,000.00)was approved by the Board.
Fred P. Futter as principal and Southern. Surety Company of St. Louis
Mo. as sureties.
Henry De Vos, as principal and united States Fidelity & Guranty Co.
of Balttmorq Maryland as sureties.
Thos. williams, as principal and United States Fidelity & Guaranty
J Co. of Balitmorem Aid. as sureties.
Jacob M. Sin,gler, as principal and United States Fidelity & Gura,nty
l Company of Baltimore, Md. as sureties'.
J Arthur V.. Meyer, as principal and The Illinois Surety . Ce. Of
Chicago, Ill as sureties.
Contractors bond for the sum of One Thousand ( $1,000.00)Dollars
signed by Henry De dos as principal and United States Fidelity & Guranty Co. of
J Baltimore, did. was approved by the Beard.
Certificate of renewal for the South Bend Billposting Company's
Bend for the setting and rebulding of billboards in the City was approved by the
Board.
The f olloyd ng release was approved by the Board.
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does hereby releasc�ra�dai�fBun�1�lii�. W"p4,o fdl'�ld��Yiif1�f.��a
C ut ridin. Itdeta ��a �,
of One Thousand ($19400.00)Dollars for the excavation of Streets,, Which bond
/ was executed and delivered on said date, to the City of South Bend, In.diana,, and
f wich bond was made iR favor of Fred P. Futter, as principal , and the American
Surety Company of New York, as surety, hereby releasing and discharging the said
Fred P. Futter add the American, Surety Company of New York fr, m any and all
further liability on said Bond.
Dated at South Bend.,, Indiana, this 30th. day of March,1915.
BOARD OF PUBLIC IRRKS OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH BEND;tn.dia,na
E. M. MORRIS
A. H. RICE
JOHN B. WEBER
COMPla.int received from Homer Taggart of e. fence which has been
Jbuilt between Lots 15 and 17 Witherills Addition on Sherman Avenue eles jtg ,:the
alley at this point. The Board ordered that Mn. J. Moore be notified to re ove
fence at this point as this alley is public and must not be closed.
The Bard orderN ,�t the Indiana & i i chigan Electric Company b
/ be notifie .-to=place are 'light ice. 'was ordered discontinued on Tutt Street -to
J be 'placed at the carver of Kemble Avenue and Ewing Avenue.
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Permission was granted Mr. W.L.Kizer to tap the Colfax A. venue sewer
Eby running a sever sotth on the alley to his property with the understanding that said
sewer is to become a public sewer after installed.
The following petition was granted by the Board.
Petition.
State of Indiana.
County of, St. Joseph, SS
L/Te the Honorible Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend v India 'a.
Your Petitioner Gaylord H. Case says that he is the Secy. of the Farmer's Securtities C0.9
a corporation that Owns the tract of land,, 99 feet wide by 165 feet long at the corner of
.South Main Street, and East Jefferson Boulevard in said City.
That said Company is now engaged in building a modern office building
upon said land. That in order to erect said building it will be necessary that said Com-
pany use and blecade the alley in the rear of said property.,
That the said Company at this time is actively engaged in building
said office building, and that if said alley is closed for,a reasonable length of,time,
said company can erect s&id buuldinng , and 41.-at after said building is erected, said
Company will leave said alley in as good a condition as it formerly was.
WHEREFORE your peTitioner asks that the said Board or -der said alley
closed for a reasonable time until said building is completed and erected.
Dated this 26th. day of March 1915*
GAYLORD H. CASE
SECY (5'F FARMERS SECURITIES COMPANY.
President.
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Board met. in regular session at 7:45 P.M. All members present.
Hearing can assessment real and final estimate for pipe sewer on Calvert St.
from the Bowman Creek Truk sever to Witwer Avenue, under Improvement Resol tion No
330. In the City of South Bend, Indiana.
In the a eve matter no rend nstrators appeared,and no remonstrances were
filed. The Board t leref'ore find that the property assessed in said roll s filed
1915 is benef'itted in, the amount of assessments as shimn on said
rolls, and the Board further finds that the assessment rolls filed,
and the final estimate allowed 1915, sho, .ld be and the same are hereby
in all things ratified, confirmed and approved.
f Hearing on assessment roll for pipe sewer on Virginia Strut from
Indiana Avenue to Broadway Street, under Improvement Resolution No. 349. In the
City of Scour h Bend, Indiaa.rba.
In the above matter no remonstrators appeared and no remenstraLnces were
filed. The Board therefore fnd: that the property assessed in said roll's filed
1915 is benefitted in the amount of assessments as Ehorr on said
rolls, and t e Board further find t taa.t the assessments rolls filed
and the finial estimate a lei-�=ed 1915 should be ad the same are hereby
in a -1_1 things ratified, coca irmed and approved.
Complaint was rece'I"ved from Ralph N. Hewson in regard to pales and
_guy wires on, Woodward Avenue. The same was referred to Mr. Thus Beaning for
investigation.
Resolution ordered for pavement on Vassar Avenue from Woodward Ave to
1 Portage Avenue.
Petition filed with the Board for a pavement on Franklin Street from
fW. Sample Street to W. Calvert Street.. the same was referred to the City Engineer
for investigation.
Change of grade on Dubeil Avenue between High Street and Dale Avenue
✓ was approved by the Beard.
By unanimous consent of the Board the resolution nor the improvement of
IVAllen. Street fromOkk Street to Van Buren Street -is hereby reconsidered and all
previous action rescinded, on account of majority of remonstrabee being; on file.
Contract for pipe surer on Grant Street from Division Street to
Huron, Street was awarded to He;lry De Ves.
In. regard to the hearing on the assessment r;ill for thewir-erring of
Terrace Avenue from Woodward Avenue to Portage, the Board decided to de.f'er all
,action on same until Tuesd4y April 6th.11915 at 7:45 P.I.
The City Engineer made reprt regarding the complaint of Vincent
Jastro :eski relative to defective sidewalk at the SE corner of Huron Street and
Pulaski Sts, hat he finds two blacks defective. The Board instucte3d the Clerk to
notify Joseph Szweda contractor on said work to make tie necessary repirs at once.
All action on potion for grade., curb axis walk on Lafayette Street
from Broadway to Indiana Ave sue was deferred until Tuecitay April 6t.1,1915 at 7:45
P..I�.
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STRET OR ALLEY IMPROVF4ENT RESOLUTION NO. 365.
jlf j tESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF -THE CITY' O F SOUTH BEND, ST.
JOSEPH COUNTY,STATE OF INDIANA, That it is desired and deemed necessary to improve the
FIRST ALLEY EASE' OF ST. JOSEPH STREET FROM" WAYN'E STREET TO THE FIRST ALLEY SOUTH OF WAYNE
STREET: as follows, to -wit: -
By grading said First Alley east of St. Joseph Street from Wayne Street
to the First Alley south of Mayne Street from property line to property line, and paving
siad Alley its full width, *ithASPHALT,ASPHALTIC ONCRETE,. BITULITHIC ,CREOSOTED WOODEN
BLOCK OR BRICK LAID ON A FIVE INCH PORTAND CEMENT GRAVEL CONCRETE FOUNDATION, or with
Brick laid on a six inch rolled Gravel foundation. Placing the hesessary marginal
eemin.t curb, the construction of the necessary storm water inlets and conduits. All as
showk'en the plans, and in aceordance with the profiles, detail drawings and specifications
on _file. in the office of the Department of Public Works ff said ,City. And such improvEment
is now ordered.
The cost of the improvement herein provided far, except street and alley
intersections , shall be paid by special assessment to be -levied.. upon, the property speci-
ally benefitted to the amount that the same m€y be legally assessed therefor, in
accordance with an Act of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, entitled " An
Act Concerning Mutticipal Corporations, 0 approVed March 6219052-_anal in accordance with and
pursuant to, the provisions of all acts amendatory and supplemental thereto.
The cost of all street and alley intersections, inelding one-half of
the width of _the improvement opposite street and alleys which run pinto, but do not
cross said roadway herein, proposed to be improved and that portion of such street orzalley
abutting upon property belonging to said City, or upon property not ssub.ject to such assess-
nent, shallbe paid by the City• in cash out of its general fund, if able to de sty, or, f..0
a fund created by a special assessment to be levied undr the previsions of Section 109.
of the above entitled Act.
Asssessments of ten dollars and more against eaeh lot, if deferred, are
to be paid in tek equal annual installments, with i°iterest at the rate of Six per cent
per annum. A bend. or 'bonds wll be issued to the contractor to the amoub,t ofmsuch
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 ®-- sums due drom said property owner -or owners for said work
or for the collection of the same, or for the payment of any bead, bonds, certificate
or 'bertifica.tes, issued to said Contractor in payment for sual work. -except for such
moneys as shall have actually been received by the City from the a.sst---sments for such
improvement, or such moneys as said City is by sa,dd , entitled Act an.d amendements and
supplements thereto required to pay, All proceedings had, a -id wrk done in the making of
said improvement, assessment of property, collections of assessments s.nd i- suance of
bonds therefor, shill b*e as prov ded for in said above entited Act , a,,�d Acts
amendatory thereof and supplemntal thereto.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Board of Public Works fixed the 4th.o
day of May,1915 at the hour of 7:45 P.M. at the office of the Board of Public @Yorks
of this City, as the time and place for the public consideration of said proposed improve-
ment, at which said Board. of Public Works wll hear all persons ;interested, or whose
property isliable to be assessed for said improvement, and will decide whether the bene-
fits to the property liable to be assessed for said improvement willequal the estimated
cost thereof.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED. That notice of the t i e ad place of su da
Public consideration be published and mailed in the manner provided by law. ?notice of
this resolution shall be published on the 5th. day of April,1915 and on the 12th. day of
April,1915 in the South Bend Deily Tribune.
Adopted this 30th., dey of Ya;rch,1915•
BOARD OF PUBLT C WORKS.
LOCAL SEVER IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 369.
/ Resolved by the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, County
of St. Joseph, State `of, Indiana. That the eonstruct-ion of a local suer, .intended
and adopted only for kcal, use by the property holders whose property abutsthereon,
and not intended , &3r adapted for receiving sewerage from collateral drains, be and
the same is. hereby ordered in and along Fellows Street from Dubaii ,Avenue to the
First Alley south of Dubail Avenue as follows,to—wit:t
Beginning at the center of Dubeil Avenue and Fellows Street thence
south _along the center line of Fellows Street to the north line of the First Alley
south of Dubai:l .Avenue with a 10 inch vitrified pipe serer. Together with the `'neces—
sary manholes, inlets,. conduits and house connections to the . eurb line along the lie
line of said improvement. All as showa on the plans, and in accordance with the
profiles, detail drawings and specifications on file in the office of the Departrent
of Public WorKs of the City. of South Be>Id, Indiana.
And such improvement is now ordered and said sewer, with all its apur—
tenances s1gall be. constructed in accordance with the profile and specifications
now on file in the office of the Department. of Public ®Forks 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 City is bene—
fited by said improvement, all according to the method and manner provided for in
Act of the General Assembly" -.of the State of Indiana, entitled,"An. Act Concerning
Municipal Corporations," approved March 6,1905. Assessments, if deferred, are to be
paid in ten equal annual imstallments, with interest at the rate of Six per cent per
annum. A bond or bonds shill be issued to the contractor 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 paid property owner or owners for. said work;., or for the
collection of samep or for the payment of any bond or bonds, certificate or certi—
ficates issued to said contractor in payment for such work, exopt fornsueh moneys
as shall have been actually received by the City from the assessments for stch
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, assess—
ment of property, collections of assessments and issuance of bonds theeefor, shall
be as provided for in said above entitled Act.
Notice of this resolution shall be published on the 5th day of April
1915 and on the 12th, day of April,1915 in the South Bend Daily Tribune. This Board
will give a hearing on this resolution at its office in the City Hall on the 4th,
day of May,1915 at,7Z45 P.M.
Adopte& this 30th. day of March,1915 .
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
President.°
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