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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/20/1923 Board of Public Works Minutesr Board met in regular session at 9100 A. M. All members present. Mayor E. F. Seebirt present. Mr. Wm. Fury appeared before the Board and presented written petition from property owners requesting a Trunk sewer in the District lying between Keller Street and Vassar Avenue west of Portage Avenue. Same read -and resolution ordered. Petitions filed and resolutions ordered on the following: - Grade, curb and walk on California Avenue from the west line of Lawndale Avenue to the west line of Sancome Avenue. Grade, 'curb and walk on Sancome Avenue from thenor.th line of Ilan wren Street to the south line of California Avenue. Pipe sewer on California Avenue from the west line'of Lawndale Avenue Sxamx to the Sancome Avenue. Pipe sewer on Sancome Avenue from the north line of Van Buren Stree to California Avenue.. . Pipe sewer on Monroe Street from Olive Street to Kaley Street. Charles Calvert; ,end RMr. °English of the Indiana & Michigan Elea. Company appeared before the Board in regard to River Park lights. The Board hereby ordered that the following lights be placed. in River Park. 33-200 C. P. lights on iron posts staggered on Mishawaka Avenue in River Park and 27-400'C. P. lights on other streets in River Park as shown on blueprint in the City Engineer's office and one 100 C. P, light at Ernsperger Street brid a h`. y ' The following bod of the Welsbach Street Lighting Company eceived read and placed on file and the Clerk instructed -to -notify said compa .ny that arrangements had been made to install -electric lights in River Park and that they will therefore remove their equipment at the expiration of their contract. Chicago, I11. February 13,1923. w Board of Publia Works, LL South Bend, Indiana. • A gentlemen: -- In answer' 'to your request of February 2nd. for a bid for gas street lighting in River Park for one year from April 30th., 1923 to April 3091925, we will furnish all the necessary globes, domes and mantles for the sixty four. (64) Welsbach tamps now in use on the streets of River Park Wu tolfurnish the labor to light, extinguish and maintain thesame, for the sum of $23.00 per lamp per year. Trusting the above will meet with your favorable consider&ldnn. Yours respectfully* ,FILED WELSBACH STREET LIGHTING CO. OF FEB. 20,1923. AMERICA. BO,A 2D OF PUBLIC WORKS W. S. GREAR BY L. B. SLAUGHTER Dist. Supt. President.. Board ordered that the salary of John Vernon Street Foreman be increased to $130.00 per month and John Doran Clerk in the Building Department be increased to $150.00 per month from February 1st., 1923. IN"r Grade allowed on Pokagon Street Irtween Teeumsh Street and Grade allowed on Otsego Street between N. W. Corner of Pokagon Street and S. E. Cor. Angella Aveme. Angella Avenue from Lafayette Street to W. Line of alley East of Otsego Streeton south side. Estimated cost of Pipe sewer on Oak Park Court filed at .$29024. 677 Tuesday February 20th,9 1923, Contnued, Riesive& by, Lhe Bt)ard, that notices, be published on the 26th. day of February 1923 and an, the° ° 5-W.� dqy, of, March 1923, in the South Pend 'Fews Tlres an.-d `Tritune 3n this° City= atftVing• that' this Board will receive bids up: -to' 10:.00 A.M T-desday'-March 20th.9 1923 for the construction of the following improvements: - Pipe sewer on Lafayette St eet from Parkovash Avenue to Angella Avenue; and Parkovash Avenue from Lafayette Street to Tecumseh Avenues under Improvement Resolution No. 1019. Pipe sewer on Oak Park Court from Miami Street to the 1st. alley W. of Marine Street , under Improvement Resolution No. 1089. Pipe sewer on Indians Avenue from Leer Street to the alley E. of Clyde Street and Clyde Street from Indiana Avenue to Dubail Avenue, under Improvement Resolution No. 1081. Pipe sewer on Fairview Avenue from Michigan Street to Fellows.Street, under Improvement Resolution No. 1078, Pipe sewer on Brookfield Street from Fassnacht Avenue to Lincoln Way. West under Improvement Resolution No. 1084. Pipe sewer on Calvert Street from Miami Street to Leer Street, under Improvement Resolution No. 1088. Pipe sewer on Kinyon Street from Portage Avenue to fedora Avenue, also Anderson Avenue from Keller Street to the alley south of Kinyon Street,, also-Medors Avenue from.Keller Street to the alley south of Kinyon Street, under Improvement Resolution No. 1079. Pipe sewer on Marietta Street from Pennsylvania Aven to Broadway under Improvement'Resolution No. 1077• Pipe sewer on Victoria Street, from Michigan Street to Fellows Street, under Improvement Resolution No. 1080. Pipe sewer on Williams Street, from Indiana Avenue to Calvert Street, under -Improvement Resolution No. 1065.The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Resolved, that notices be publi heel on the 27th. day of February 1923 and on the 6th. day of March 1923 in the South Bend News Times and Tribune in this City stating that this Board will receive bids up to 10:00 A.M. March 20th. 1923 for the following improvements: - Grade, curb and walk on High Street from Bowman Street to Calvert Street, under Improvement Resolution No. 1085. Cement sidewalk on south side of Keller Street from Portage Avenue to the west line of Morris Park Addition, under Improvement Resolution No. 1064. Cement sidewalk on south side of Corby Street from Walsh Street to the east line of Park Place Third Addition under Improvement Resolution.No. 1062. Grade, curb and walk on W. Dubail Avenue from Webster Street to Walnut Street, under Improvement Resolution No. 1083. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Communication received from Board.of Public Safety requesting desk chair ®1 Police'Sergt's office be repair or replaced. Read and placed on file. Mr. Honer to;investigate said request. The following bond and contract approved:_ PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT CONTRACT. This Agreement, Made and entered into this 16th, day of February 1923 by and between Staples & Ackerman of the County of St. Joseph and State of Indiana, .(hereinafter referred to as the " Contractor"), and the City ,of South Bmdp IN the County of St. Joseph, and State of Indiana, by and through its Boad of Public Works, (hereinafter referred to as the " City"), under and by virtue of an Act of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, entitled " An Act'Concerning Municipal-Corporatiorl, approved March'6,1g050 and all amendatory and supplemental acts thereto+:- Witi:esseth, that the contractor covenants and agrees to construct pipe sewer on Seeberger Drive from Michgan Street to Fellows'Street, in the City of South Bend, Indiana► at and for the following prices: 510 lin. ft. of 15" pipe per liii ft.... .........$3.00 720 lin. ft. og 12" pipe per lin ft............. 2.30 18.5 lin. ft. of 10" pipe per lin ft............. 2.20 Gt"7-,"8- Tues February 20th.9 1923. Continued. 308 1in. feet of 8 inch pipe per lin ft,. ,..•.••,.$.60 944 lin. ft. of 6 inch pipe per lin ft....,,.•,• „1.20 66.1in. ft,. o1.f manholes per lin ft. .........:...•7.00 14 storm water grates, each•.........•.••••.,•..•.,10.00 6 manholes curbs and covers, each.....:..........•Z5.00 died to perform all work in the prosectktioii of said improytinent undt:r and a t4li to a hilt# '4t %Aj di+iot,s of irtptovement adopted by tiye o'rd €a At,. � , � 1922 Owl the, platis, ptofile taid stir cttacafiorss (vi file I'n Ole. o t`d of tilt, Dept �,- ttf 1*0141t NVrtt m, *4 t solution, plans, rode ati'd specifications are xttrad,-. a 'part horeof as fully a�tt�a ad �flttc,ita tl. r � if. lW Ott Set Out.Irerein at fall length. '1'lla contractor further e"reis.0Ncovwtants atid a7reea tbnt in the hroa ttttlrtct of toll VH''oX''u, 01 opfivw A611 and carp Y ,ill be exercist-t, th he .., 4 l , )- -, r- " nit tXt« 1vt3,*+0u,% lmd d,iti e['titst3 plan=e+s 141r1 iIf ill use all due at�d p-:ot` pe.�'+.-e h.ltio:l t ?�r'tv t- iitJcv..y a,.T t.,ZY4y3,:iwC� rTY �..,-. `5},� 'Hitt?_ �*l tl�?j Y`grril ,y>i. a.Ei,7 itijoi-y or d-,) `aga resit1'tir,g fr--;n tIr-, w-vi. - 'or r ?�'" .: �? �v)m „ v rrw-i�},i or tl'l+!qcr '�?..t�?.t:itl ft1 i ;lrtt g therefrom, to any pefs--i or prope.rty,.he n, ar'.1 t1Cr.tiL�f1}W fhe ewtr ti V,, ;", C1ti!'tl �stl�t!ri;ie+, 2rtf:l �:; hurne the liability 'therefor, and in the event of any ciaXi or cicrttrs being t�Titdt; or aiiy at°ti',,)n tit- u,,,tiri,il, brought against the city by reason or on account of or groNving out of ;"iel wnr't or tts GNtt-trigt"tinit, '}h contractor will at his own expense defend the same, and will pay any judgment t'ccovettd fhtrt�,itt, t l-41 w"'I III all respects fully indemnify and `save harmless said city, its officers, agents or represesttativen frbt•tt 011 etTttt: expense, payment or judgment recovered in 'Connection with such claim or claims, action or aefj tllr, Awl:1 'Within teal days after any such action is begun, the city shall notify the carikrac*or of tht; 1)en4 ;!e.,v tht;r -4, t'h.-n any judgment tendered against the city shall be concltisive against the contractor and aga;inq the mu' rklly an his construction bond, as to tb amount, liability and other ina;tters pertaining thereto. And the coninic`or _agrees 'Lu F aiiitarn said ttnprov2.aAt ar.0 Y;l£i4:e such repair.i. as Ill y s.e nrJeca,FY the pc6cd- and to the i-.273ner as fL ie-d by the spc-ci ;cations, and to si cu.re tite m<�,.>i1'�onauce an Yelpalt' tll i 14) Me vr?th the B*q*'al of 'ubli-L Workrs a bond vAith sufficient surety thereon. and In an 3$?1towit ai4 (ivied b_y 411lL gt tit;r' it1L571r. And ii �l :4_rg Such rep -air Nvurk the coritr<Lutor and the, sure y ou hr3 git lS'OSttlla tTot::ttl slirr,ll lyo 06Jji;( [ to thf-, `3 t :e¢s lia illi=y to the: city and any Whet person fOf Ari�JliLlry Ctr, tl+"_l.l :' �U Ll-Tr�. 1.TI t,=,:`I Cr' l+r'ujl- - eJ'ty ic, lb-, same, zriawif:r acid to the saute extent as is fixed in the lust t re&,div l arag is lT.h %tTvcziri t,�e c,rts s<,txttcti+ju tv��r;. A l it i.F, hirther agreed by and between said part-.�s *%t the act efTt tare of ttit iv<.i.r!. trosielc f. for in tt'.i A,r)rTlydet, or t1cC pa�rnrelit; th ereof, Shall riot co iL ifute a waiver on the, 1'C t ft f th" city' elf any I0i t o pr-„t IS iffrt,r Of this, c0;;tract, nor shall it rcleal-e said c,a,__actor or the sureties Jkla leis bond fUr thti. attc°c th r-t'of ; norshall the acceptance he prima facie evide.rrce of the periforinatW e of t;tiy provisisil: ctf i16:.; +,Urtt"tact., 4_,X4 apt to the extent of entitlJng the contractor to the contract price therefor, 11te, c:uiitrsctOr agrees to pay, for all labor and materials used or furnished to bc: used in the trutfmw, of 9tic it ) a.nd in- the performance of this contract, whether done c,'k• �furnl sh�ul. 'for hint, irz- his ftl;c'stf, asl,igrtec, suwcessor or subcontractor; and the city may reserve out of.Ewy allowances tondo oo ,lily t 1,l1Iti;t11! itr Favor of the contractor or assigns, or out of the antount due him or his assigut, tapost the co iphitio"t of Olt 'wolh., so milch as may icessary to pay all laborers or material men for- L anict.sitto (slim,, tlicin for work dwitd or materials used or furnished to be used in the performance' of this contract wqad, the Jolii_l*� of ti:ttll wiT;lf*i:1nd the coitrit')'� tre;a*urer, acting as city treas+trer, ma retain nioru;y coi',;'-te'1 fx'oin plops .i-ty Owlltrc awt�csat-A for said, improvement to pay such debts or until the contractor !sows that tlt.oy, fEava bvv° ;; laQid or satisfied . le c:c, _ - , ) �>.,: �l ry ­.-'sn. earth. and unlised materitt.l. in the streets or sid,!=s t4orec- upon the completion of- the impro­ :mi _A or the repairing thereof. The work of making such 1rfgTrovancent shall be eotxtalet_ed according to the tetras of this contract on or before: the___..------- `-.---..-_------- ----------------- day ot-.._ ______________ unless the time for tllu cor pl :gin of the sa.--e shall b- ex*e did in writr-.g by the Board of Pubbc IvVort-s. And it, is agreed that 'anysuch utter:•=ion --f ti,:­ or any altera.`ion of th s ccn*.,act or of the inartnet or rnethw od of doitig such work shall in no w:ty affect the duties, obligations or liabilities of the contrae tar or his Sure- ties. , It is agreed that the contractor shall not P.ssign this , T-af-t—or s,<b­let the work or any part thereof to be done hereunder, twitho:•t the wri,., -,--n r.s _ t of the i'-;ard of Prblic Works, It is further agreed and stiY_rlat: d tl,"t `'"a, contractor shall give to residents of said city and prrierence in the employrr. nt of all lal er nee_�ssary in the nerforniarice of this contract, and failing to cifi sea,, shall foifeit to the city the sure of ten dollars for each fail,ire to observe this stipulation. And ul on the performance of all the terms and coi.clitions of this contract, and things to be donf; -awl erf,,.`d by said cona,rr tractor the said city rees to (,ruse the cost of doing such work to be %ssessed, co)• tw,ested t lid paid to said contractor in the manner fixed by the statute governing the making of such improve T'creach of the conditions and stipulations of this contract, including all and singular the provisions arlr' terms Of the plans, profile, specificat:ons and resolution aforesaid, the und(;r`3igyjed' blsidti hiEzu; itlf Or its -:U and the. rw"pective successor or assir-,is of Stich In Testimony Whereof, We, the foregoing named parties, hereunto set, our hands this 16th. day of February 1923. STAPLES & ACKERMAN CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA. BY S. U. ACKERMAN BY L. B. SLAUGHTER Contractor ALBERT F. HONER . Its Board of Public Works. , Cra;a 1: .. That we--- ------- S.tad?le a_._S __ A&1 .!.r i) n.............................................. . of Vic Co . -:'.y of_------ S�'�...-_t•T4"p-�1---------------------- State of.------------____._..I2A.... ..._.._.,---........ as princi- pal, ,end ___ .----- .Amerl.aa .___Su,r`e _Comps4y-af_I3ew York of t1sQ County of___.._-_-..___- ------------------ -------and State of ----------- .N.eW- Y0rk................ as sxrcties, are held and firmly bound to the City of South Bend, Indiana, in the srirn of..._.,.Tw_Q....',�'�. q.q gand ---------------------- (� 2, 801 0� .............---- ...................Dollars . for the payment of which, well and truly -to be made, we jointly and severally bind ourselves, os>t It : La, executors, adrninstrators and assigns, firmly by these presents. The conditions of the obligation are such that if the above named ...... ..4S-t&P.]�_.Qr► Pr,1J1an, Tuesday February 20th.t 1923.,Continued. — -- — - — ------ - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- shah faithfuhy comply with Lhe foregoing contract, made and entered into the________________ 1-64 ...... 19 ......... .rlt ----------- -da , of ------ ------ �F 0 with the City oi South Bev_;', Indianp aM sha!l fv,14-11 al conditions --- therein contained, according to the true intent w-._d niea,.'r.- tb--20f, in all ret,, - fs, then this .,bligat;on to be void, otherwise to be and remain in fall force and virtue V.-i law. In 0-le eve the said City shall extend the time for the completion of said work, such extension shall not in < -I * y vmy relcase the sureties on this bored. This -shall be a construction bond, and the sure',es on the sarne shall not be field responsible for the maintenance and repair of the improvement after it ij-,is been accepted by the second pa.rty, but such sureties shall be held responsible for the fait'-ful compliance with all other conditions, stipulations and requirements covered by or set out in Iliac contract, our hands and seals this 1�1.1.1 ----------- W Stapleg. 'RAQ1 _AMERICA� AMTY 4C�MQANY —44 OF .9EAYqRK y ---- m- n ISEAL) Resident Vice Pre qbel ---------- - ------ es dent n ip The above Und approve its ........... .. ..... L.1 ­Wbr Y .....................I.YW—B-r--- L. Pt-_4ARDY HONE&%* Board of Public NVork#4 I Plat of Parker and Allen's Addition to the City of South Bend, Ind. approved by the City Planning Commission February 1st.9 1923 was approved by the Board With the following dedication: - The follow2mg claims were approved: - Underwood Typewriter Co. City Water Works United States Blue Print Co. John A. Swanson National Grocer Co. Andrew Troeger '"" �O�Bend Tribune City Water Works Hibberd Prtg. Co. F. J. Anderson Tribune Circulating Co. Electric Service Co. News Printing Co. At 6 C Clerk of the Board. $10.00 19.33 21.-A6 2.00 .70 4.40 99 _-OT 28.79, 13-75 1 .77' 1.37 1.60 37:45 GG�1 Presid,t.