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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/16/1919 Board of Public Works Minutes49 Board not. in regular seas ion at 7:15 P.M. All members present. Hearing' had on seasement `roll and final estimate for asphaltic conerete .pavement on Elder Street from M.1chiga►n Street t ;o Carroll Street and Carroll Street from .North mine of Felder .Street to north line of Wenger Street, under.Improve- meat Res glut Ion Zlo. 612. In the City of South Bend, 1nd.iaene In the above remonstrators appeared -but so written remonstrance was filed. Property owners an Elder Street remonstrated against some defective pavement in 200 bboek. The Board after due. cons ideret ion dec lded to make trip of invest igat ion and doe ivied ,to defer all _act ion on , said assessment roll ust l Wednesday July 16th. r 1919 at 7:15 P..it. : Rearing had on assessment roll and final estimate for sewer connections on Reasey Street from Carroll Street to High Street, under Improve - meat Res olut ion No. 565. In the t ' C ity _ of South Bead, Indiana. Ina the `above matter no r, remonetrance'was filed. The Board therefore_ roll filed June24th. ;1919 As besef fitted In t said assessment roll 'amid the Board further f i June 24th. ,1919 and the final estimate ` allowe same are hereby in all things , rot 1f led cos Saar ing had on assessm on Edgewater, Drive, River Avenue, Arch Ave Improvement. Resolution No. 655. In the City nonstrators appeared and -no written Ind that the property assessed in said e amount of assesaments as shown on d that 'the assessment roll f filed June 24th. ,1919 should be and the armed and approved. Est roll and final estimate for pips sower$ iue all in Edgewater Place Add ition�. wAder of South Bend, Indiana. . In the above matter so remozstramate was filed. The Board therefore roll. filed 1919 is benef Mad on said assessment: roll and -the Board furthe 1919 and the final estimate the same are hereby in all things ratified, Hearing had on assesse Pipe sewer on Pulaski Street -,from Word Stree Res olut ion No. 631. In the City of South Bea :mosstrators. appeared and no wr itte tind that the property assessed in eaid o the amount of assessments as whom find that the essessmeat roll ,filed Mowed 1919 should be and oaf armed and. approved. at roil and final estimate for to Div is ion Street, under Improvement Ind isita. In the above matter a o remonstrators appeared and so written remonstrance was filed. The Board therefa find that the property assessed In said roll filed Jun 27th., 1919 is beaei"itt is the amount of aasasamants as shams on said .assessment roll and the Board furthe f and that the assessment roll filed June 27th. ,1919 and the final estimate allowed June 27th. ,1919 should be and the same are 'hereby is all 'things, r&Vif ied onfirmed and approved. Rearing had on as"asm Pipe sewer on Jackson Street from Division 9 Resolution No. 616. in the City of South Be In the above matter I remonstrances were filedi The Board thareft said roll, f filed June 27th.,1919 is benef ittf on said assessment roll and .the Board furth< June 27 h. ,1919 and the final estimate, sllov same are hereby in all things, ratified, cm t roll and f insl estimate "for eat to Ford Street, under Improvement , Indiana. remonstrators :appeared and no written f and that. the paparty assessed in In the amount of assessments as s bawn find that the assessment roll filed June 27th.-,1919 should be and the .rmai and approved. 51 Wednesday Tuly 16tb _ 414 rent Intled T Hoar lag had on resolut..on for the pavement on . South Michigan... _ Street -from Ewing Avenue to- a point 40 feetnorth of. the north line of Fairview Avenue; uader. Improvement Resolution No. 692. In the city of South Bend, Indiana. In the above matter no remonstrators appeared end, no written remonstrance _ -ims f led. .Mr. k..R.. Sm1k1Jk Mgr of the Chicago, South, Beal, & Northern. Indiana Railway Cam any appeared And explained to the Board that ,it is impossible . to get new rails for this improvement, as it took over Pour months too got the Sample Street rails for that improvement. . And the Board being fully advised in the premises decides that :the ben fits Ao property liable .to be assessed for ssf'dimprovement are equal: to the- estimated cost of the , same, as reported by the C ity C iv it Eng Ineer, and thereupon takra - f in,a 1 action on. =said .resolution L. as originally adopted, and the same are hereby . in all things, ratified, confirmed. emd approved. Resolved that notices for bids be 'advertis'sd after Aggast 16th. 1919. Deterred hearing had on pavement resolution 'on Leer Street and, Pox Street 'under Improvement- Resfllut ion"No,' ` 635. The Board after due consideration decided to defer all act ion on said r*s olut ion; until Wednesday August 20th. ,1919 at7:15P.M Property owners appeared. and filed petit ion for opening of Spruce Street,,, Sams read and placed on file. Petition received for patememt on Wan Buren Street from Lawndale Avenue to SO=ome Avenue. Same read and .placed on file. Petition for -water main 1800 block Carroll Street"IbetweeA Dayton Street sad Yfli : Atenub, a=& read and referred to the Water Department. j Petition for garde,. curb aid walk ,on Bruce Street from Pre -iris Avenue to Ewing Avenue*- Same read and placed on f ile.. Complaint f it �d by F. W. R ggs about, property oomer at 1819 Carroll Street nameed, KnoElock is making fill on City property outside Qf', ils property line four feet.. Deputy. Street Commissioner J. W. Fites awakes the following report. This whole block -ie terraced to walk except corner, would r.scommarad that [r. Kablock be permitted to to fill' same as all fronts north of him fifty per cent of lots all over , city that are higher than walk have terreoed to walk. Mr;. X:Irkly opposite side of s taeit put in drive way in lso t ten days, grade to walk. Some reeved and placed on file. The following resolutions re s#opted by tbe._ Board. RESOLUTION FOR ERVIC£ CONNECTIONS` WITH MAINS No.;fet ! Whereas, The Board of Pu. Works of the 17th. , day of JUXe 191,9 did adopt a res olut ion .ordering a nd requirthe permanent improvemont of Michigan Street from. Ew lag Avenue to pt. 40 north of Peirview Avenue, by v the roadway of the same, and Whereas, the City Civil Engineer has prepared and riled- in tha office of this Board a report showing the nua4er and location of the servios pipe*- mains, conduit#, "laterals, and connections which are, or will -be necessary to accommodate the Abut-ting property aad the ow4ers thereof with gas, water, s¢ r and other con"Atedus and aecessariett and eels* said City Civil E is prepared and i' lied. in o31-1 office sp C;ii fos tl a wing the ma eriaY to 4 . " 4 ` TRU1JX SRWER UIPROV1=NTRESOLt ttft - No:' 784° s'; Res el- Ted by the ,Board of Public !forks of .the City of South Bead C ousty 'of 'St ' Joseph State of lid iaxaz That it s `'dae fired, aad deemed necessary to .construct a se►�e�er4 1A—Diamond Avenue all. is said Cit which' from its.sise and character, is net,, only :intended and, adapted for use by preperty •owners; wbose -pro- perty abuts `,slot:g the, line .of said sewer, but; is also intended axd=.adapted for rece iv 3xgl sewerato from,, collateral drains already constructed or which maybe hereafter aonstrucied, t and the,' same is hereby ordered eons.tructed #nand ale" the following line in. said City, to -wit !.-. _Begelaning A.ththe intersection of the,cexter ®f Riverside Drive ,and Angella .Avenue; thence crest along the center of Angella Avenue 600 feet with a 22iacb _.vitrified pipe sewer.;; thence westerly along the centerline of Ange lla Avenue to the ` cent or of Portage Avenue, with a 18 inch v.itr if ied pip e sewer; these* southerly, along the center of Diamond Avenue to the center of Cleveland Avenue With a 27 Inc hs..vitrif,ied p-ipe sewer; thence atilt serutk�erly a.cng the center line of -Diamond Avenue to; the center of Humboldt Street with a 24 iach vitrified pipe sewer; thence still southerly a.14xg the renter..:Tine of Diamond -Avenue to the .center of Vassar Avenue with a 221nch vitr-if led pipe sewer;. thence south along-, the, center of Diamond Avenue to the center of California Avenue with. a 20 inch vitrified pipe sewer; -thence west along the center of California Avenue to the center of Lawadale Avenue With an 18 lash vitrified pipe sewer; thence south along the center Of Lawndale Avenue to the east and west center line of Sec. 2 Tp• 37 N. R. 2 RO with a 12 inch v.itrif.igd pipe sewer; also beginning at the intersectibn of the, center line of Diamond Avenue to the manhole at the north side of Cushing'a Addition with, a 12 nch, vitrified pipe sewer;, alsey beginning at�ht_ the intersection of the center of California Avenue aw3 lAundele.. Avenue thence north to. a point 20. feet south of the south line of Vassar Avenue with .a 12 Each v itr if ied pipe, ,sonar; Also beg in i g atht a interB*Ot i©n of the c enter line of Diamond, Avenue. and Cleve land Avenue thence south along .the center line of Cleveland Ave a t:a the' north line of Vassar -Avenue with a 12.,fn¢h-vi rifled p}ipe *we Also beginning at the intersect ion of the center fine of Califs is Street and Diamond Avenue thence east along the center line of California Stre t 30 feet wit a 10 inch vitrified pipe suer. Also:. beginning :at the- intersect e3n esf the center line o f Diamond Avenue_ and Vassar Avenue; _thence .east ale:ng t e center l ne©f 'Vasssr Avenue 30 feet with a -1Q inch vitrified pipe sa�r.. Also; B ,ginning at the intersection of the center, line of Diamond Avenue Wand Vassar Aven 'e; thence west along the center `line' of Vassar Avoaue .3O feet. with a 10 inch :v itri ied pipe sewer; together with they necessary manholes, storm. water ialets, `eondu ts, flush funks and house connections to the curb line along the line of said tmpro smelt. And to be built in accordance with the, -profiles, specifications detail pl�axe,, gape need estimates now an file - n the office - of `the Department of Pub 13.c Works of said. City, which includes an st imato of the repertie sz thaat the, cost of an adequate local sewer, built along the a eve 11ne; gears to _the Corot of tie mein sewer, to be built as follows: The cost of an adequate local sewer, built along. the 11ne of above ..doscr ibed, is hereby estims ed and f iced to be N _ of the cost of . tho .main sewer to be built ale said 1;ia-e aa above set forth, which proportion, as herein estimated and f fixed, a 11 be takew_ an_ d adapted is -o l l computs - tions requiring a ldtewledge of the cost of such leoal sewer if built along, the line- where the main. seweer is to be built. Th cost, -of the constructionof said. s ewers _shall be divided as fol lows, ; , _ 1. So mueh of such cost as shall be. equivalent to the -oonstruction of are adequate local sewer not adapted to roc ive seweage from collateral drains ear sewers,, # .built along - the proposed line as h re inabove set forth, shall be paid by the abutting property holders -and the City of South Bend, if it be determined that s said C ity is b emef it ted by said sewer in the "me manner and to the ,same extend ae local sewers, are paid for by -then under the gtatutues in such cases made and provided. 5b The Beard 'ordered notice seat to L. H. ° Vaster Karr � to ceastru6t street eatafaa ions- ow Ford Streetxad :Harris Street at southwest corners, The Plat of the Victory Add it ion, to South Bend, Indiana approved. DESCRIPTION- OF LAND EWRAM IN` THEVICTORY ADDITION WO SOUTH BEND, II}iANAr �; Part of the Southwest 4 of Sac. 35 in Tow%whip 38 North Rang* 2 East in St. Joseph County, .Ihd iana, :and `zbbe ix a -part of the followi#g described tract of - l and, to; arit; - _ Begin at a 'point distant_ east 6.83 chains from 'the southwest' corner of Section 35 in Town and range aforesaid and rinn ng thence north 11.53 chains thence easl - t o the Niles Road or Portage Avenue; thence southeasterly'al�g the Westerly line of said road or- avenue to the south tin of said Soeti©n; thence West to the Place- of beginning except 3 acres of land off_ of the west side thereof.' The part of the for,ego3ag described' tract of 'land embraced In this addit�to -is composed of tWoaty toast lets numbered from No. 1 to go.. 20 both inclusive ,sad lot lettered D. together with the Streets and alloys shown :ion the plat which are are y dedicated to the use of the public. The tracts of land lettered A. B. C. D. are not Included in thiSp a to Witness whereof as propristors of the `annex7d plat wee hereunto set our hand and THE ST, JOSEPH LOAN & TRUST Co, v BY,ROME C. STEPHBNS©Nj Pres, GEO RGE U. B INGHM AOF INDIANA ( I _ Secy & Tr®,as,. -Joseph County )SS On this. 16th ., day of ruly 1919 before -me a Notary Public within and for said. Count , p rsonal y came the above named The St. Joseph y .at}d..3tate e Loan & Trust Company by . its President, Rome C. Stephenson and George U. Binghaa Secy & Treas., known: to me to- be ahe� persons W ..¢X41C� t;.ed ,,the. above. ded cat ion and acknowledge the same to be their free and act and deed. ELI F'• SEEBIRT E, Notary Public St. Joseph • County,. Indiana, 2. The -excess "of cost" over. sad above what would be equifalext to the cost of the local sbwsr" if built along the said lixQ, 9"tall be assessed against each piece of property in the district er area to be drained and agsalnst, the City, if it be determined that the said City is banefitted by the ` said - sewer, acc erd ing 'te the meaner and method proscribed by law, ell of e►hich said property .bon flo'SllyL affeQted dies within the f ellowiwg described tort itory in the City of South Bead,, Coumty of at. Jose, and State of Isdianam• towlts-� Beginnnia g at '-the. intarel Otion of" the we early line off' Portage,Avenue -: the easterly.,ide:,of _the right e% e►ay of the hi ., Indiana & South' r�► Uailway.. Co thence-aQuthwesterlyAlong the ea►serly late of said right of way tw-the east and west center line of Beetle; a 2 Tp. 37 B.B, ; 2 E. thence 6asV es. said center .line. of sect ion-2 t Q the first alley east of Diamond Avenue; ' thence north along thet first aliey east of Diamond Avenue; to - the center` or` Vassar Avenue; '- "thenceeast" alaag the center 11we -:ai' Vassar Avenue to the first Alley east of Cleve and Avenue sad the easterly line of lets 3Sl$.3g3.382,381 s, 380.379, 378.377, and 376 to the southerly lie of Sat 375 Massa ` Park Addit-ion; thence east an the s outfit line of lit 375 in said Add it ion to Blaine Avenue; . thence north along the westerly" line' of B latas Avenue to the westerly line` of Portage. Avenus;` thence northwesterly along the westerly- line oiPortage, Avenue" to the{ pl ac a of- beg). lag. Said impioiemeat shall be knewsi as Diamond Avenue Trunk and lateral sewers under 'Improvement ResclutIoi N , 708 In the City of South Bsad, Ind la x-Le a And each place. of property -in, si-IA districVVi area above described, ineludiag abutting property holders iA4 the -said City of South Bend," If the said City i betefitted shall be assessed, as se`resaidj- to pay said excess of cost over and above what would be equiv lent to the cost or a iocai sewer; sf all of which wil -more stilly appear Eby � olereaco" ta_ the prof ices, 'wisp, draw lags sad spec if icatlons now -on -file is t e office of the Department of Public Works Of said City, which, among other hinge, gives"the enact course of said proVesed main sewer, overflows, its appurtenances, and the- d istr ict or area which may be injuriously or beneilc Tally affected thsereby as show by the heavy boundary lines ,marked an said map and drawings, with proper words and figures written thereon, clearly indleat iug what= said heavy boundary lines represent, -and the district or are embraced thereby. Assesaft meats .'fif delefred, .are to be paid in ten equal ' ual. iRStal lmests, with in - tercet at the rate of SIX per cent per aaaum. A end or bonds shall be issued to the contractor in ziaymeat for said work, ualon the property owners pay said. asaesamests before sald boaddor bow are is ued. Under no eircumstancss sball the City of South Beal be or be held respon We for any sum or sums "due from said property over or own re for;. said work, or for the collection of the some, or for the payment of any bond ,,bonds.,, car ificate or certificates,. issued . to said ca tractoa 1n payment for such wor , except for such moneys �s shall have been actually received by said City.- fr ffi_-the assessments for such mprevemeats: _ _ - _ -All proceedings had and w6kk dose in the construction of said _ main sewer and its pippurtinanaaa 9 manner of asses meat °of property a of l ect ion of assessments and issuance of bends therefor, sh 11 be progided for in ,as Act of the General Assembly of the State of Inds , eat itled "' As -Act Concern- ing Municipal Corporations, " du matters pertain g to the c onstitut ion, alter- ation and maintenance of public ,drains and sewers providing for Lthe coxatruc- ties, alteration and maintoneace of such sewers drains is •such c it.ies and within-"Qet3r miles thereof, also providing for"the assessment of property specially benef i tten thereby for the payment ther ©f, " in whole or in part, and for the collect�eA of such assessments, repea lag all laws and parts of laws in conflict therewith, and belarins as evarg aey, approved March 6,1905, and all acts supplementary and amendatory thereto passed by the General - assembly of the State of .Indiana. and the manner of laying said service pipes, maws, cD duite:laterals Band connections tram the mains to the points inside tha curb ,Ines. Therefore, be it resolved by t h ,�i Beard of Public Forks of the City of South Bend, Indiana, that the report* of the City Civil Engineer if adflpted, . and said report and . the spec f icatian preparod and filed by him- are made A, part of this resolution to fully and effectually as if copied heroin at full `letagth;: ' and it 'is furti eroordered that all, of. such private connections with the surer, gas and water mains be medoI in said street by bringing them Inside the curb 1 lies thereof. And be it further resolved that notice by`publicatio n for two successive days in the South Bend Tribune, a newspaper of general circulatre p inted and publ isned in th e' C ity of South Bead, bud iana be given is the. oftere of the preps ty abutting upon said street to be improved directing them to make such sewer and fter connection on or before the Sth. , day of August' W9. and _that if said connection are not made on or before that time and in accord- ance with the apse ifieat:ion and report on file in the office of the Board of Public Works, th a n-Aid Board will cause the same to be made and will assess the cent 'thersof against .the property abutt ag ap�n said strut, and shall do all ether things pertaining thereto according to the provisions and require-. moats of Ordinance No. 1842 adopted by the C enj :Counc 1. of the City of South Bend on July 24,1916 and all otherard i4ances and1 laws relating .thereto: And, be it further -resolved and Ordered that after the 20 day p r ied has elapsed for the making of said c cm ect ions ;by the property owner a notice shall be published for two weeks, once e' ch week, in the South •Bond Tribune , a newspaper of general circulation publ�shed in said City, requesting bids from the contractors for the making of such. connections as have been made by, the property owners, and such notice shalt fix a day, not earlier . than ten days after the first of such publications, when bids shall be opened 'and a ,contract 1;et fap; .the doing of. said work. And be it further ordered thath� t the Northern Indiana has and Electric Company, whi h holds a franchise fr �, ant is empowered .by amid C fy to fdraish artifical gas to the citisonse thereof and is engaged in said business in said .City, is hereby directed "to make and install all service con- nett io with its wain in said street in accord ea wit the provisions Of Ordinance No. 15550 adopted June 27,1910, and suc i other ordinances or laws applicable thereto; With coon act ions are . shown up n' the report of the City Civil Engineer, and which are hereby declared to be necessary in supplying gas to the owners of property' abutting upon said street. Adopted this 16th., -day of July 1919. G. A. EMIOTT HARVEY F. ROSTISER JOHN F. DEHAVEL Board. of Public For% Advert ised 21-st. and 22ad of July 1919, Proof of Publication of Notice a resolution of Condemnation No. 54 1919 for the Opening of Calvert Street from Mich an Street to Main Street signed by Chaa.. E..Croekett se on the Publishers of the South Bend Tribune and sworn to before Nell* M. Ribble Notary Public on July 14t .,1919 and is placed on file this 16th. day of July 1919. Hearing had on assessment roil and :final estimate fog Walnut St, From Division Street - to Sample Street, under Improvement 'Resolution No. 644. fit,, thg City of South Bend, ;,Indiana., (water connections. In the abov* 'matter no remonstrator► appeared and so Written `remonstrance was filed. The Board therefore fttd that the property assessed in said rd►l l filed June 24th., ,1919 is b enef itted in 7x's amount of assessment as shown on said asses8ment roll filed June 24th. ,1919 and the final est imati allowed June 24th. ,1919 MAil teshould be and the stele are hereby is all things rat if led,: confirmed and. approved;. Hearing hdd ot� assessment roll and `f ►i estimate for water oaxnactions on Main Street from Broadway to Indiana AV*zuey under -Improvement Resolution No. 676. Is Lhe isbo vie matter' no remonstrators appeared and so Written remonstrance was f it ed. * The Board therefore rind; that the property assessed said roll. filed June ,27t1x4; #1919 is benetitted in the aunt of assessments as shows on said assessmeat roll and the Board further !' td that the assessment roil, filed June 27th..1919 end the final estimate lloWed June 27th.,1919 Should be and the same are hereby In. all things, .rat If ied6 conf lMed and. approved,. Hearing had on Improvement Resolutioa No. 691 for the Pavement . on Navarre Street from Portage Av*zao to Leland Avenue, in the City of South Bead, Ind idae►. Ripon said hearing no remOsstrators -appeared"land so written remonstrance was filed. And the Board being fully; advised in thepremises decides -that the benegits to property -liable, to be assessed for Skid Improvement are equal to the estimate cost of the-4muss, an reported by the City Civil Sag ineor, and thereupon takes Slual-ae'tUft on e a i s resolution .asor ig inal iy adopted, and the same . is her.*by U. all t h ings, let ified, c onf armedand approved. Resolved further,, that notices _be published on the 18th.9day of July 1919 and on the ` 25th. , -day Of- July 1919 -in the South Bend Daily Tribune stating that this Board will receive Bidw for the construction of said Improve - nest up to 10:00 A.M. on the 5th. I day of Au�pst 19 9.: The Board reserves, the right to reject any and all bids. .,Hearing had on r es of ht ion for .the p ip e a ewer on Br ookr it ed Street from Fassnacht Avenue to Washington Avenue ...undef Improvoment Re soiutien No 693. In tho .City of South Bead, Ind lana.: Upe;t said hear lag .: no remonstrates appeared and so• written remonstrance was Filed. And the Board being dully advised in the premises decides that the benefits to property liable to be assessed for said improvement are equal to the ea=timaeted cost -of the same,- gas rejartod by the City Civil Engiaeer, and thereupon takes final action on said resolution as or#gIneliy adopted, and the same is hereby . in all thujpv.r&Aif19d9, confirmed and approved. Resolved further, that notizea be published on the, 18th.,day of July and on the 25th.9 .day of July 1919 in the ouch Bengt Daily Tribune iu aa3d City*"` stabsag that this Board will `race iv* b a for the construction of said Improvement up to 10: 00 A. y. on the 5th. , day of August 1919. The Board reserved the right to ro jeel, any and all bids.