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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/19/1915 Board of Public Works Special Meeting MinutesAugust l8th..1915. Board met in special session at 11:00 A.M. All members present. Representatives of the South Bend Home Telephone Company and. of the Central Union Telephone Company appeared before the Board. Mrs, E. C. Daicey of the South Bend Home Telephone Company agreed with the Central Union Telephone Compan*'s representative that they should build the line on Michigan Avenue from Wilber Street to Olive Street and that they 'should send hime a bill Or his one third and he would pay same Mr. Daicey of the South Bench Home Tel. Company agreed to confirm this by letter both to the Board of Public Works and the Central Union Telephone Company. President. Thursday August 19th.91915. The Board met in special session, Mr. J. B. Weber absent, The Following lights were ordered placed by the Board. Indiana and Michigan Elec. Co. ordered to place lights at the following `1 locations. A 80 C.P. Light in the 1st. alley east of High St, on Bowman St. A 90 C.P. light on Ernsperger Street Pbout one half way between Lincoln Play east and the Ernspergizr Street bridge. -Also-ordered arc. light lowered on the Frnsperger Street bridge so Ithat the lamp will hang just below cross beams on the bridge. A 90 C.P. light at the corner of Walsh and Madison Street, or on the lst. pole just east thereof. A 80 C.P.light at the corner of South Fellows St. and E. Donlad St. An Are light at the corner of Ewing Avenue and Carroll Sts. A 60 C.P. light at the corner of Kirby and Paris St. A 60 C.P. light at the corner of 'lildreth and Clover Sts. Also request said company to turn on the lights an the Lafayette Street Blvd and East Je-'ferson Blvd. as this had been called to their attention in the past and insist that the contract executed sometime ago must be fulfilled. The Board ordered that the Welsbach Street Lighting Company of America was ordered notified to placed lights at the following �ldcaiions. Gas light at the corner of l8th. St. and Wall St.,, 0 at the corner o 9th. St. and Wall St. , " M at the corner ff Sth. St. and Hastings St. M at the corner of 17th. St. and Vine Street. The following report was approved by the Board and referred to the Common Council for rat i f i cat ion. REPORT OF THE, BOARD OF PUBLIC vD RKS Of the City of South Bend, Indiana. Sewer, Water and Gas Connections on Indiana Avenue from Miami Street to Franklin Street. To the Honorable Council: Gentlemen:— The Board of Publie Works, herewith p esents its report for the follwoing sewer, gas and water connections. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. E.M. MORRIS -sdav Aup?ust 19th..1915. Continued RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. No 406. / On motion duly made and seconded, the following preamble and resolutions were unanimously adopted:— Wiereas, This Board did on,the loth. day of August,1915 deem it expedient and of public utility to premanently improve Indiana Avenue from Franklin Street to Mimai Street, by paving the roadway of the same, and did on said -date pass and adopt a resolution authorizing said permanent improvement, and WHEREAS, The City Engineer has prepared and filed wt.11 this Board a report showing the number and location, as well as the material to be used and the mariner of laying the same, of the service pipes, mains, conduits, laterals and connections which are, or will be, necessary to accommodate the a��-utting property owners with gas, water, heat, steam or any other peoduct for which any person, firm or coporation has been granted a franchise for supplying the citizens of the City of South Bend, Indiana, which report, is on file innthe Board of Public Works office. Be It Resolved, That said report of said City Engineer be and is hereby adopted. And be it further Resolved, That it is contemplated by this Board to improve Indiana Avenue from Franklin Street to Miami Street all in said City of South Bend, by pavement and that it is , and is hereby so declared, necessary for the Northern Indiana Gas & Electric Company, which has, and operates under a franchise from said City to supply gas to the citizens of said city, to provide and install mains, laterals service pipes and connections for gas in said party of said street, of the description location and number set forth in said report of said City Engineer, vilich mains, service pipes and connections are hereby declared necessary for the immediate us of sad said Company in supplying gas to the owners of property abutting upon said part of said street. BOARD OF PUBLIC V RKS. E. M. MORRIS JOHN B. WEBER President.