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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/17/1915 Board of Public Works Minutes740 Board met in regular session at 10:00 A.A. All members present. Mr. Irvin Jackson appeared befor the Board and presented a petit.on foe water main, the same was referred to the Water Works Dept., - Bids were received, opened and read for curb and sidewalk on Dubail Avenu efrom the west line of High St. to West Line of Dale Avenue: The same were referred. to the City Engineer for tabulation. Mr. 'Geo. M. Urey appeared beforethe Board and petitioned in the -interest of the Trustees of the Brethern Chuech of South Michigan to elose for a period of two ,--'weeks the alley between Paris and Pennsylvania Avenue and between Michigan and the first alley east thereof. The permission was granted. Contrators bond for the amount of One Thousand ($1,000.00)Dollars was filed by C.L.Headley and approved. Remonstrance filed against pavement on Allen Street from Van Buren Street to v Portage A venue . The Board ordered same placed on file. Mr. Forest Hillier en-DPared before the Board, in regard to assessment on High; Street Trunk sewer. The Board advised Mr. Hillier that they would reduce Martha E . Hillier assessment to One Thousand Dollars, the same was agreeable with Mr. Hillier. Communication received and placed on file from Central Union Tel. Co. / advising Board that pole at 705 W. Wayne Ste was removed. In regard to complaint about pole in way of cement sidewalk in .fron tof 622 We Division St. The` Pole` anti wire inspector reported that this is a Grand Trunk Tel. 00. pole and should be removed entirely and the wires put underground. Recommended holding same up for a while. The following communications was received and placed on file. To the Honorable Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana. Gentlemen: - please find communication presented to our Board at its regular meeting he__ d_ last Friday Morning from Chief Kerr. We respectfully refer this request for more office room to your Honorable Board, trusting that you will see the matter in the same light we do, and the nec- essity and impeetance of providing more room for this departemtn in the near future. Hoping that you will take favorab�e action on this matter as soon as pos- sible, I am, Yours truly, B. F'.AUGUSTINE, The following letter from Chief Kerr. President Board of Public Safety. To the Honorable Board of Public Safety, of the City of South Bend, Indiana.' Gentlemen:- I wish to call your .attention to the Bertillion and Finger Print Department The fact is that this room is all together two small for the work being donein it,and / the records have been tampered with, and it is necessary to keep the index cards and ✓ records in perfect order, and this can be done only by keeping them in a room where the general public cannot handle them,and I would respectfully suggest that the matter of more room be taken up by your Honorable Body with the Honorable Board of Public Works. I beg to remain, Respectfully yours, NILLARD F. KERR, Chief of Police. Mr C. D. Emmons of the Chicago, South Bend & Northern Indiana Ry. Company ,/ appeared before the Board, and informed the Board that he had no underground wiring to do, but that he would clean up his wires in the underground district. He also submitted a blue print of changing his tracks from Lincoln Way East along Ennsperger Street east, and making the necessary repairs in the street and placing curb and gravel sidewalk and putting everything in good condition. The same was agreeable with the Board. 741 Contract for water connections on Franklin Street from Sample Street to Indiana Avenue, signed by Thilman Borthers was approved by the Board. Permission granted the Central Union. Tel. Company to place one 9 foot anchor south of the first pole north of Washington St. west- side of the alley between Huey and Sadie Streets, same to be a few feet north of Washington St. property line. In regard to complaint received about pole in the way of drive to garage in alley at 515 Dubail Avenue, the Board ordered that the Indiana & Michigan Elec. Co. be ordered to move said pole Wo the south about 20 feet. Contract for heating presented by the St. JosephHeating Company Fans received and placed on file. President. 747 s Board met in regular session at 7:45 P.M. All members present. Deferred hearing; had on Improvement Resolution No. 400 for Paving and grading Prairie Avenue from rant Street to Western City Limits with gravel. In the city of South Bend, Indiana. Upon said hearing no remonstrators appeared and no remonstrances were filed. And the Board being fully advised in the premises, decided to modify said resolutiO4 to read as Follows, To pave with gravel the roadway 18 feet wide from Grant Street WEwing Avenue. And decides that'the property liable to be assessed for said improvement are equal to the estimated cost of the same, as reported by the,City Civil Engineer, and thereupon takes final action on said resolution as modified, and the same is hereby in all things ratified, confirmed and approved. Resolved further, that noti ces be published on the'20th. day of Aug-. 1915 and on the 27th. day of August,1915 in a newspaper of -general circulation in said City, stating that this Board w_ ll receive bids for the construction of said improve- ment -to 10:00 A.M. on the nth. day of September,1915. f The Board reserves the right to re ject any and all bids. Hearing had on Improvement resolution No. 399- for grade, curb and sidewalk on Robinson Street from South lot S' in M.S. Robinson's 2nd. Plat to Lake Shore & M. S. Ry. Co. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. Upon said hearing no remonstrators appeared and no remonstrances were filed. And the Board being Silly advised in the premises, decides that the benefits to property liable to be assessed for said improvement are equal to the estimated cost of the same, as reported by the City Civil Engineer, and thereupon takes final action on said resolution as orignally adopted, and the same is hereby in all things rati- fied, a> nfirmed and approved. Resolved further, that notices be published on the 20th. day of August,1915 and on the 27th. day of August,1915 in a newspaper of general circulation in said city,.stating that this.Board will receive bids for the construction of said improvements up to 10:00 A.M. on the 7th. day of September,1915. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Deferred hearing had on Condemnation Resolution No. 3$ for the purpose of appropriating a strip of land for the Widening of Eddy Street and Mishawaka Avenue from Jefferson Blvd. to the east line of Pottowatomie Park, In the City of South Bend, Indiana. -:'The .Board having,the.: above - natter under advisement decided to Widen Eddy Street and Mishawaka Avenue from Jefferson Blvd. to east line of rotto- watamie $rk` :(The cost of ;same to be; about Eig?,-teeen hundred (f ,900.00 per acre�j) and hereby takes final action on said resolution, confirming without modifyc'tion, all former action taken on the same. The Board therefore declares the above condemned and appropriated for public use, The board now be prepared of all the owners or holders of property and therein sought to be taken or to be injuriously affected, shall also describe the property beneficially affected* property in all things c orders that a list or roll of valuable interests of which said list dr roll n 748 Hea ring had o a e s e nt o f land f3dna 1 estimate P i a ewe on nt In Street from Huron treet o Zvi s on S ree , un er Irlprovement� eso�ut on Ro. the City of duth Bend, Indiana. > In the above matter remonstrators appeared and no written remonstrance was filed.. The Boardafter due consideration decided to modify said assessment roll as follows: To cut off 120 Peet on Grant Street from Division Street south, and `the assessment for same to be paid out of the General Mind, this being about One hundred and thirty two ($132.00)Dollars. The 120 feet cut off being general benefit and not benefits to locality. D The Board now finds that the property assessed in said rolls filed July 27th.1915 is benefited in the amount as shown on modified assessment roll written in red, and the Board further find that the assessment rolls filed July 27th.1915 and as modified on this 17th. day of August,1915 and the final estimate allowed July i419�.5,,:.shoud be and the same are hereby in all things ratified, confirmed and approved. Rearing had on assessment roll and final estimate for Trunk sewer V on High Street from Dayton Street to Bowman Street under Improvemt Resolution No, 349. In the City of South Bend, Indiana* the same being continued until to -day, was considered by the Board and all interested persons appeared were heard acid the Board modified the said assessment roll as follows: By withdrawing the assessments from lots 16#to 34 and 41 to 62 inclusive 1n Oak Park -4th. addition owned by Martha' E. Hillier. The amount de— - ducted being $ 505.75 and the same to be paid by the City through its Board of Public Works. - And the Board now finds that the several parcels and lots of land as assessed in said modified assessment roll are specially benefited in the amounts assessed against them in said modified assessment roll. And the Board now approves and confirms said assessment roll as modified in all things. Hearing given on rolls of awards of damages and assessments of ---benefits in the matter of appropriating a strip fo land for the Opening of alley east of St. Peter Street from: Howard Street to First alley North of -Howard Street under Condemnation Resolution No. 35; In the City of South Bend, Indiana. In the above matter no remonstrators appeared and no remonstrance was filed. The Board find t:iat the property mentioned in said rolls are benefited and damaged respectfully as shown in said roll and said roll is hereby in all things ratified, confirmed and app roved. And all action under Condemnation Resolution No. 35, is hereby concluded. Hearing given on m Us of awards of damages and assessments of Y benefits in the matter of appropriating for public use a strip of land for the opening of all between Notre Dame and St. Peter Street from Corby Street to Howard Street, in the City of South Bend, Indiana. In the above matter remonstrators appeared but no written remon— strance was filed. The Board find that the property mentioned in said rolls are benefited and damaged respectfully as shown in said roll, and -said roll is hereby in all things ratified, confirmed and approved. And all action under Condemnation Resolution No. a6 is hereby concluded. Hearing had on assessment rolls for Madam Pa verve t on Fulton ---and Hamden Court from La Salle Avenue to the 1st. alley north, under Improvement Resolutions Nos. 3799 and 351. In the above matter no remonstrators appeared, there being a waiver siigned and on pages 676,677 and 678 of this record, waiving all right to advertisig and remonstrating. The Board confirmed and approved the above assessment rolls. Hearing on assessment rolls for the water connections on Hamden and Fulton Court from La Salle Avenue to the 1st. alley north, under Improvement resolutions Nos. 395 and 3$4.° In the above no reonstrators appeared, therebeing a waiver signed and on file on pages .676,677 and 678 of this record, waiving all right to remonstrate. The Board approved said assessment rolls. 744 In regrard to complaint about two poles at..S.E. corner of Walnut St.. and Division St. The Pole and wire inspector reported.that a;tall pole should be set at the corner where the Home Tel. Company pole now stands and be used jointly and remove two poles and anchor to theneast.with a guy slug. The said.repo rt was approved and notice ordered sent to The South Bend Dome Tel. Co. and Indiana, & Mich.. Elea. Co. Pole and wire inspector reported on complaint about pole with defOe-rent companies wires on in lot at south Francis Street S.E. corner of ,Jefferson Blvd. This Is a joint pole. Indiana & Michigan Elea. Co. &ome Tel. Co. Central Union Tel. Company the pole standsnon private grounds. The wires passes through an Oak S treet. The limbs of the tree are dying caused by a guy wire tied around the trunk of the tree. Tlie limbs of the tree have been cut off to clear the wires. One pair Elea. wires with a drop. One pair C.U. Tele and two pairs of Home Tel. Co. wires, a guy wire from Pole to the tree. The Board approved of the above rcpprt ' and the property ov�mer to be notified that this is private grounds and the City has no jurisdiction over same. By motion of Mr. J.B.Weberand seconded by Xr. A.H. Rice,,,,,.-., c:ontract for ✓ curb and walk on Dubail Avenue from West line of High Street to west line of Dale Avenue was aiverded to C.L. Headley for the amount Of....:..........4765.25 Petition filed for pavement on Keasey Street from ' Street to ✓ Carroll Street. Resolution was ordered prepared on came. Mr. E. T. Bonds and representatives appeared before the Board in regard ✓ to the Central Union Tel. Cols pole brine on Lincoln Way West. r re s ident .