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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/07/1915 Board of Public Works MinutesBoard met in rema.lar session at 10:-00 A.M. All members present. Bids were received, opened and read on the folloiv-i.ng improvement s and were referred to the City Engineer for tabulation, grading and Pavement on Bartlett Street From E. line of St.Joseph St. "-o Riverside Drive, under Improvement Resolution No. 401. Graveling of Prairie Avenue from Grant Street to Ewirig.*Avenue, with an l$ ft. roadway under Improvement Resolution No. 400. Curb and sidewalk on Robinson Street from South line lot S in M. S. Robinson's 2nd. Plat to the Lake Shore a d Michigan Southern Ry. Co.' Under Improvement Resolution No. 399• The City Engineer reported as follows on Peti-tion for sideteack From the VanDalia Railway tra-ek in the public alley between Main a -,d lafayette Streets end Sample and Garst Streets. To the Hon. Board of Pub -lie Works, of the City of South Bend, Indiana- Gentlemen:- I have investigated the petition of Jacob Reamer relative, to the placing of a side track in the alley west of Main Street from Sample Street` to Garst Street. The construction of this track would so obstruct the alley that it would` no longer be used for street purposes, and would also necessitate the removal of a pole line belonging to the Indiana and Michigan Electric Co. I t is the opinion of the City Attorney that this petition should be'signed by all the abutting property owners; it is his opinion that otherwise'the construction of such a track could' readily be enjoined. A contract of this nature must be in all cases be submitted by the Board, to the Common Council and be approved by -ordinance before the same shall take effect. Respectfully Submitted, Frederick J. Anderson, City Engineer. The Board ordered-ithat the petition for the above mentioned sidetrrack be returned to petitioners for an Ordinance. Complaint received of defective walk and curb on West Ford Street from South Scott Street to South Chapin Street. The Street Commissioner reported that walk and curb should be repaired at 601 South Scott cor. Ford Street, and 705 W. Ford Street and 561 South Scott Streets 712 west Nord Street714 and 721 W. Ford. Street. Contractors bond for the sum ag One Thousand.($1000.00)Dollars signed by Perkins and Perkins, was approvdd by the Board. President. 760 Board met in regular session at 7:45 P.M. All members present. In regard to the deferred hearing on Widening of Indiana Avenue and Webster Street under Condemnation Resolution No. 39, the same was deferred until Tuesdp September 21st. 1915. at 7:45 P.N, In regard to deferred hearing on V€cation Resolution No. 23 for the vacation of 4 ft. of alley at rear of 1,0t 35 Original Plat of South Bend. The same was deferred until'Tuesday September 21st. 1915 at 7:45 P.M. Communication received and read and placed on file from the Postal Telegraph —Cable Company- in regard to poles in City, on Michigan Avenue. Engineer filed assessment roll and final estimate for PipPsewer on k/Jaquith Court from Prairie Avenue to Alley east of Chapin Street, under ,Improvement Resolution No. 394. In the City of South Bend, Indlana.- Resolved, that notices as to the amounts of assessments be publihed on th the 19th. day of September,1915. and oi the 25th. day of September,1915. in the South Bend Daily Tribune, stating tha- this Board will give a hearing on the aamount of such assessments at its of ice in the City Hall on the 5th. day of October,1915 at 7:45 P.M. Resolved further, that the entire work under the above contracts be accepted and approved and the final estimate thereon allowed. Notice of this resolu- tion shall be published on the 18th. day of September,1915 andon the 25th. day of September,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 5th. day of October,1915. at 7:45 P.M. Engineer filed assessment roll and final estimate for Water con— nections on Franklin Street from Sample Street to Indiana Avenue, under Improvement Resolution No. 352. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. Resolved, that notices to the amounts of.assessments be published on the 18th. day of September 1915 and on the 25th. day of September,1915. in the South Bend Daily Tribune, stating that this Board will give a hearing on the amount of such assessments at its office in the City Hall on the 5tn. day of October,1915 at 7:45 P.M. Resolved, further, that 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 18th. day of September,1915. and on the 25th. day of September,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 5th. day of October,1915. at 7:45 P.M. Cont racto for gravel pavement on Prairie Avenue from Grant Street to Ewing Avenue, was awarded to Perkins & Perkins, Contractors. Conbl7act for curb and walk on Rofs'in Street from South line lot 8 in M. S. Robinson's 2nd Plat t the Lake Shore e & Michigan . Southern Ry. Co. was awarded to H. 17. Bar-,ies. The avvaarding of the contract for grading and paving Bartlett Street from E. line of St. Joseph Street to Riverside Drive was deferred until Tuesday September 14th. ,1915. at 10: 00 A.M. Partial estimate allowed H L. Davis on Grade, curb walk and grave* ilig of dill Street for the amount of .......4628.05 761 Sentembe r 7th.19z 5. Permission was granted to the Central Union Telepnone Company,to set one 30 foot pole on the south side of alley east of Blaine Ave. hetween McCartney and King Street. 40 ft. from Home Tel. Co. pole opposite side of alley. Tile Follow;~ig letter was received from the City Attorney. Board of Publi Works, South Bend, Ind. Gent lemen: — I herewith returning to you a certain remonstrance signed by 34 citizens against the asphalt plant located on yards of Vandalia Railway Co., and I advise you as follows: — There is no -ordinance declaring an asphalt plant to be a nuisance, therefore I` can bring no prosecution for the same'. If this plant is a nuisance to the citizens within that locality, they doubtless would have a cause t)f action for injunction which they or any of them could bring in the Circuit of Superior Court. . However, I presume that the business of this plant is to furnish asphalt for street improvements, which are within the control of the Board of Public Works, and a sugges— tion from you to these peope to the effect that it night be desirable for them to move t,e _r pl2..nt 'P�rould probe.bly have some effect. Yours very trtzl_Y, ELI F. SEEBIRT. President.