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Tuesday June 8th.,1915.
Board met in regular session at 10:00 A.M. All members present.
Bids were received, opened and read on the following improvements.
Grading, graveling, curbing and sidewalk o n Dayton Street from Leer to
`Marine Streets.
Macadam Pavement on Fulton Court from La Salle Avenue to the first alley
v North.
Macadam Pavement onHamden Court from La Salle Avenue to the lst. alley
north.
Macadam'Pavement on Tecumseh Street from Wakewa Avenue to Pokagon Street.
The above bids were referred to the City Engineer for tabulation to be
reported back at :7:45 P.M. this Sth. day of June1915.
Deahl & Hammersehmidt filed a list of the amount for labor and repairs
P. which W.S. Benham is making for the Stewart -Sheets & Company on the Bowman Creek Trunk
sewer improvement; and requested that Three Hundred ($300.00)Dollars be allowed him,
to pay the bills contracted during the week ending June 5th.91915. The following ivas
signed,by the Board.
To the St. Joseph Loan and Trust Co. 4
You are hereby directed to withdraw the sum of $300.00 from the fund in the
sum of $1550.00 now on deposit with you in the joint control of the Southern Surety
Company and the Board of Public Works, and to credit said sum to W.S. Benham and honor
his checks to that amount.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF SOUTH BEND.
By E.M. MODRIS.
President.
Renewal certificate of Joseph Colbert Bond for the year of 1915 for
v excavation in the City Streets for the sum of One Thousand ($1,000.00)Dollars was
approved by the Board.
Petition received from the business men having places of business at
and near the intersection of Michigan Street and Division Street, petitioning the Board
to replace the electric street light recently removed from 'said corner. The same was
read and placed on file.
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Petition received and read for sidewalk, curb and grade on Blaine
Avemze from Vassar Avenue to Portage Avenue. The same was referred to the City
Engineer for investigation.
President.
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gth..1915.
Board met in regular session at 7:45 P.M. All members present.
In regard to the hearing on resolution for the vacation of four (4) feet
off of alley at rear of lot 35, Original Plat of South Bend, The Board -decided to
defer same until Tuesday June 15th.,1915. at 7;45 P.M.
In regard to the .deferred hearing on Fesolution for pipe sewer on Division
,-'Street from Meade Street to Olive Street under Improvement Resolution No. 359, the
Board decided to defer same until Tuesday June 15th.,1915 at 7:45 P.M.
Partial estimate allowed Harry N. Barnes,Contractor on Pavement on Division '
✓Street from Michigan to the lst. alley east for the amunt of ......$513.85
Permission was granted to the Indiana & Michigan Elea. Co. to set poles
✓ as follows:-
1-40 ft. pole on the south side of Foot St -at the S.E. corner of the alley
west.of Main St. Jointly with the Home Telephone Co. and remove one Home Telephone
pole.
1-40 ft. pble on`the property line on the east side of the alley west of
Main Street about 120 ft. south of Foot St. Jointly with the Central Union :Tel. Co.
1-40 ft. pale on the N.E. alley vorner west of Main Street and"south of
Foot Street. Jointly With the Central Union Tel. Co'*
1-40 ft. pole on the east side of the alley west of Main St. on the property
line about 200 ft. North of Bartlett St. Jointly with the Central Union Tel. Co. Remove
all Central Union Telephone Company's poles at those same places.
1-40 Dole on the north side of Bartlett St. at the N.E. corner of the
alley west of Men St.
In regard to trimming trees in Leeper Park this matter was referred to the
-,""'Park Board.
Report on the City Hall boilers was received from the Fidelity and
,,-Casualty Company of New York, same reed and placed on file.
The following letter was received, read and placed on file.
June 5,1915.
Hon. Board of Public Works,
✓ South Bend, Ind.
Gent lemdq : —
With reference to the proposed sewer on Michigan Street extending from
La Salle Ave., to Monroe Street, I wish �,o advise you that I, at my own expense.
have heretofore constructed a sewer upon my own property without encroaching upon
public property at all or upon the property of any other real estate owner and have
connected my property through said sewer direct to the river.
The property in which I am interested is known on the City maps as No.
.32 North Michigan Street. In view of the fact that this sewer is of ample size and
can always be maintained by me upon my own property, I do not desire any connection
to be made with the Michigan Street sewer and do not believe that I should be assessed
for any benefits accruing to me from the construction of the said sewer
Inasmuch as I am intending to contest any assessment against this pro—
perty for the construction of this sewer,for reason of the above stated facts, I am
writing this letter to the end that the additional expense for tap may be eliminated.
Yours very truly,
E. A. IRELAND.
Complaints filed with the Board in regard to accidents caused by oiled
Streets in the City. The same were referred to the City Attorney. From E.E.Ringer
of Elea. Service Co, Earl Holem of 2013 Hastings Street River Park and Herman Streit
of 1032 E. Wayne St.
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Financial report of the City Cemetery Sexton was received, read and approved.
Application for the erecting of a billboard by the South Bend Billposting
Co. on 229 So. St. Joe. Street was approved by the Board.
Communication received from the,South Bend Home Telephone Company stating
1/that 56 poles had been removed during the month of May -'.was read and placed on file.
Blond and contract signed by Western Construction Co. as principal and
London & Lancashire Guarantee & Acaident Co, as sureties for pavement on Vassar Ave.from
to Riverside Drive.to Portage Avenue . was approved by the Board.
Contract for pavements. on Fulton Court from La Salle Avenue to lst. alley
North and on Hamden Court from La Salle Avenue to the lst. alley north was awarded to
Hoban and Roach with water bound macadam for the amount
and $309-85—
Ooptract for the pavement on Tecumseh Avenue from Wakewa Avenue to
Pokagon Street, warded to H. N. Barnes for the sum
Contract.for-grade, curb,, walk and gravel roadway on Dayton Street from
Leer Street to Marine Street was awarded to H. N..Barnes for the amount of...$735-30
President*