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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/27/1915 Board of Public Works Minutes6-7 Board met in regular session at 10:00 A.M. All members present. A delegation of property owners residing on East Jefferson Blvd. appeared before the Board in ' regard $ro having boulevard lighting system installed on said Street to Greenlawn Avenue. Those being present were as follows.: Mr. Stepkhn.son, Mr., George Tit*er, Mr. Frank Mayr,Jr. Mr. Birdsell. end Mr. Richard Elbel,representing the Park Board. The Board took this matter under advisement. Midge Ford appeared before the Board in regard to the opening of Franklin Street from Jefferson Street to 'Mayne Street. The Board took this matterunder advisement. At. the ' request of the Board Mr. C.D. Emmons of. the Chicago, South Bend & y Northern Indiana *- Company appeared before the Board and agreed -to repair p€+:verient between tracks on north Michigan Street , near new bridge. Mr. Thomas Slicb appeared befor. d the Board in regard to plaeing underground conduit on west side of North SRoee Drive. The following resolution was approved by the Board. R E S O L U T I O N. Be it Resolved, by the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana, this 271h. day of April,1915 that an order be issued to all public utilities having poles in the streets or other public places in the City, to remove all unused poles ,in said public places within Thirty (30) days: from this day, otherwise, if sysh poles are not removed, the City will proceed to remove them at the expense of .the utility aeving such poles in such public places. E. M. IHORRI S A. H. RICE JOHN B VIEBER Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana. .,,"The following communieation was sent to Mr. E. Daicey Mgr. The South Bend Home Tel. Co. The South Bend Home Telephone Company, South Bend, Indiana, Gentemen:@ Attention of Mr. E. Daicey. The Board of Public Works at their morning session held April 27th. '1915 passed a resolution ordering that all public utilities rjaving poles in the ser- streets or other public places in the City, to remov€� all unused poles in said public places w-ithin Thirty (30) days from this day,6therwise, if such poles are not removed the City gill proceed to remov- them at the expense of the utility having such poles in such public places. Very Truly, BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC VORKS. President. 68 Board met•, in regular session. at 7:445 P.M. All members present. Communication received :from the Standard. Oil Company relative to roadoils, same was read and placed on file. Communication reeeived from the Royal Typewriter Company vdth bid for Royal Typewriter machine for. Engineer's office, same was read and placed on file. Copies of notices of Liens against Stewart -Sheets Company, aoritrae*tors on ✓ the Bowman CreeKTrunk sewer, was filed -with -the Board by Lenn J. Oare, attorney for Indiana Lumber Company, Sibley Machine Tool Company and McErlain and' Jackson Lbr._ Co. Contractors bond for the sum of One Thousand ($11000.00)Dollars. was: P"-zigned by Lewis W.. Krieder, was approved. by the Board. Excavation bond for the sum of One Thousand (19000.00)Dollars signed by 1M9 Collmer as principal and American Surety Company as surety, was approved by•the Board. Bill presented by C.H.DeFrees against Stewart -Sheets Company for the sum of 60..60 for crushed stone to repair Michigan Street road was placed on file by the Board. `Petition presented to the Board for an electric lighton Lincoln Street iat corner of Dunham Street and Sample Street. The same was placed on file. Petition presented to the Board for the placing of a light on alley between 1 ria Salle Avenue and Colfax Avenue in 900 block, said alley is between, Cushing Street and Cottage Grove Avenue and runs north and south. The same was read and placed on file for further eonside-ration•. Sidewalk extension ordered placed at northwest cornerof Yukon Avenue and Portage Avenue. This was left over from last year. Waiver received from the Michigan Central Icy. Company in regard to sup- porting their tracks for Leeper avenue sewer. The same was referred to the City Attorney and City Civil Engineer- for a repo'-t.' Hearing on. Pipe sewer on. Division Street from Meade Street to Olive f Street, under Improvement Resolution No. 359, was deferred until Tuesday May 4th. , 1915 at 7:45 P.M. Plat of Stull's SixthnAddition presented to the Board by Herman I Toiulka was referred to the City Civil Engineer for investigation to be reported on at `meeting held Tuesday May 4th.,1915. at 10 .000 A.M. Engineer filed assessment roll for grading of,Dubail Avenue from A High Street to Dale Avenue, under Improvement Resolution No. 346. In the City of Soulb South Bend, Indiana. Resolved, that notices as to trio amounts of assessments be published fe for six consecutive days in the South Bend Daily Tribune, eommeneing May 3rd.1915 stating that this Board will :give hearing on t'^E amount of such assessments at its offee in the City Hall on the 1$th. day of May,1915 at 7:45 P.A. Resolved further, that the entire work under the Above contract be accepted and approved and the final estimate thereon allowed. Notice of this resolution shall be pubished on the 3rd. day of May,1915 in the South Bend Daily Tribune, stating that this Board vd ll give a hearing on the acceptance of such work at its dffice in the City Hall on the leth., day of May,1915 at 7:45 P.M, 6e3q Engineer filed assessment roll and final estimate for pipe sewer on Nineteenth Street from St. Joseph River to Mishawaka Avenue, under Improvement Resolution No. 360. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. Resolved, that nbbices as to the amounts of assessments be published on the 29th day of Apri1,1915 and on the 6th. day of May,1915* in the South Bead Deily Tribune, stating that this Board will give a hearing on the amount of such assessments at its office in the City Hall at 19th. day of May,1915 at 7:45 P.M. Resolved further, that the entire work under the above contrasts be accepted and approved and the final estimate thereon allowed. Notice of this resolution -shall be published on the'29th. day of.Apri1,1915 and on the 6th. day of May,1915 in the South Bend Daily Tribune , stating that this Board will give a hearing on the acceptance of sue m rk at its office in the City Hall on the l8th. day of May,1915 at 7:45 P.M. Engineer filed assessment roll and final estimate for pipe sewer on Adams Street from .Michigan Avenue to Vassar Avenue, under Improvement Resolution No. 514. In the City of South Bend, Indiana.. Resolved, that notices as to the amounts of assessments be published on the 29th. day, of April-1915 and on the 6th. day of May,1915 in the South Bead Daily Tribune stating that this Board vi ll . give a hearng on the amount of such assessments at its office in the City Hall on the 6th. day of May,1915 at 7:4.5 P.M. Resolved further that the entire work under, the above contracts be aeeep red and approved and the final estimate thereon allowed. Notice -of this resoution shall be published on the 29h. day of April,1915 and on the 6th. day of May,1915 in the South. Bend Daily Tribune, stating that this Board will give a, hearing on the acceptance of such vo rk at its office in the City Hall on the l8th. day of May,1915 a,t,7:45 P.M. Engineer filed assessment roll anf final estimate for PiPe sewer on. ✓ Fellows Street from Dubail Avenue to the 1st. alley NO th of Dube.il Avenue, under Improvement Resolution No. 350. In the City of South Bend, In.d.isna. Resolved, that notices as to to amounts of assessments be published) on the 29th. day of April,1915 and on the 6th.- day of May21915 in the South Pend Daily Tribune, stating that this Board vd ll give a, hearing o the amount of such assessments at its orrice in the City Hall on the 18th. day of May,1915 at 7:45_P.M. Resolved further, thatthat the entire work under the above contracts be accepted and approved and the final estimate thereon allowed. Notice of this Resolution shall be published on the 29th day of April,1915 and on the 6th. day of May,1915 in the South Bend Daily Tribune, stating; that this Board will give a hearing on the acceptance of such work at its office ,in the City Hall on the 18th. day of May,1915 at 7:45 P.M. STREET AND -A-.-,LEY IMP ROVERENT RESOLUTION N0. 379 Be It Resolved by the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, ✓St. Joseph County, State of Indiana, that it is desired and'deemed necessary to improve ALLEN STREET FROM OAK STREET TO VAN BUREN STREET, as follows,to—wit ` — By grading and pavi ng the roadway, also grading and paving of all intersecting and entering streets and alleys lying within said portion of said Allep Street not included in the roadway to be improved with ASPHALT 2 ASPHALT ICE CONCRETE, BITUDITHIC: CREOSOTED WOODEN BLOCKS OR R;RI(K LAID on a five (5) inch Portland Cement Gravel foundaion. Or with Brick laid ek aL ikix(6) inch Rolled. Gravel foundation. Placing the necessary marginal cement curb, curbing the roadway with cement eurb where same is not already constructed. Also the construction of the necessary storm water inlets and conduits. All as shown on the plans and in accordance with the profiles, detail drawing and specifications on file in the office of the Depart' merit of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana. The cost of the improvement herein provided for, except street a'nd alley intersections, shall be paid by special assessment tone levied upon the property specially bet.,efitted j to the amount that the eamemay 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 supplemntal thereto. 640 Tuesday April 27th.,1915. Continued. The cost of all street and alley intersections, including one -halt' of the width of the improvement opposite street .and alleys which run into, but do' not cross said roadway herein purposed to be improved and that portion of such street or alley - abutting upon property belonging to said City, or upon property not subjeet to such assessment, shall be padd by the City in cash out of its general fund, if able to do sq or from a fund created by s, spe-eial assessment to be levied under the provisions of Section 108 of the above entitled Act. Assessments of ten dollars and more against each lot, if deferred., are to be paid in ten ec_aual annual. installments, with interest at the rate of Six per cent per antrum. A bond or bonds will be issued to the contractor to the amount of such de- ferred assessments in pro rata payment for such improvement.. - Under,nc circumstances..shall the City of South Ben.O be, or beheld.respon sible ' for an-y sum or sums due from said property owner or pwners for said wo*, or for the collection of the same, or for the payment of any bona, bonds, certificate or certificates', issued to said contractor in payment for such work, exceptCor such moneys as shall have aetually been received by the City from the assessments for such improvements, or such moneys as said City is by said entitled Act and amendments and supplements thereto required to pay. All 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 Aets amend- atory thereof and supplemental thereto. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Board of Public Works fix the 25th. day of May21915 at the hour of 7:45 P*M. at the office of the Board of Public Works,of this City, as the time and ,place for t a public consideration of said propsed improvement at which said Board of Public Works will hear all persons interested, or whose pro - perms is liable to be as"for said improvement and will decide whether the bone-- fits to the proerty liable to be assessed for said ImprovemetLt * 11 equal the esti- mated cost thereof. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That notice public consideration be published and mailed in the this resolution shall be published on the lst. day of May,1915 in the South Rend. Daily Tribune. ,t Adopted this 27th. day of April,1915. ,4. f the time and place of such manner provided by law. Notice of of May,1915 andon the Sth. day BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. STREET OR ALL IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 379. I BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, ST. JOSEPH COUNTY,STATE OF INJIANA, that it is desired and deemed necessary to improve Fulton Court from LaSalle Avenue to the First Alley north of La Salle Avenue as follows ,to -wit: - By grading and maeadamizing the roadway with a water Bound Macadam eight (9) inches in depth from the north line of LaSalle Avenue to the first alley north of LaSalle Avenue. `Placing the necessary cement marginal curb, curbing the roadway with cement curb where not already constructed. Also the co struction of the necessary storm water inlets and conduits. All as shown on the plan and in accord- ance with the profiles and detail drawings on file.in the Office of the Department of Public Works of the City of South Mend, Indiana. The cost of the improvement herein provided for, gxeept street and alley intersections, shall be peAd by special assessment to be levied upon the property specially benefited, to the amount that Yahat the same mey be legally assessed therefor, in accordance with an Act of the General Assembly of the State of -Indiana, entitled "An Act Concernin= Municipal Corporations," approved Harch 6,1905, and in accordance with and pursuant to the provisions of all acts amendatory and supplemental thereto. G41 The cost of all street and alley intersections, including one-half of the with of the ir, into, but do not cross .�rovement opposite street and alleys which run said roadway herein proposed to be' J.1uprovJad and that portion o.10 such street or alley abutting upon property belonging to said City, or upon property not subject to such assessment, shall '11)e paid by the City in cash out of its general fund, if able to do so, or froTn a fund created. by a special assessment to be le ied under trhe provisions of Section 108 of the above entitled Act. Assessments of ten dollars and more against each lot,, if deferred.,, are to be paid in ten equal annual installments, with interest attherate of Si 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 rield % responsi- 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 Aave actually been received by the City from the assessments or such improvement, or such moneys as said City is by said entitled Act and amendments and supplements thereto required to pay. All proceedings had, and work done in the making of said -improvement assessments of property., colleation of assessments and issuance of bonds thereform shall be as provided for in said above entitled Act, and Acts amendatory thereof -and supple- mental thereto. BE IT'FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Board of Public Works fix the 25th. day A'.D. 1915 at the hour of 7:45 P.M. at the office o the Board of Public Works, of this City2 as the '!..ime and place for the public consideration of said proposed improvement,, at which said Board of Public Works will hear all persons interested, or whose property is liable to be assessedfor said improvement, and will decide whether the benefits to the propdrty liable to be assessed for said improvement will be equal -to the estimated, costthereof. I BE IT FURTTTRR RESOLVED. That notice of the time and place of such public con- sideiation be published and mailed in the manner provided by law. Notice of this resolu- tion shall be published on tlre Ist. day of May,1915 and on the 9th. day of May,1915 in the South Bend Daily Tribune.,,_-- Arl I opted this 27th. day of Apri1.1015. BOARD OF PUBLIC VORKS. Communication revived from H.M. Kauffman, for the Trustees of the 4 estate of Clem. Studebaker, in regard to paving Hamden Court. Tile same was reffrred to the City Civil Engine4r. for investigation.' President.