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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/20/1920 Board of Public Works MinutesBoard met in regular seas, ion a 10:00 A.M. All members present. The following petition was received rea dna d placed on file. P E T I T I 0 N. S out h Bend , Ind Tana January 20,1920. To the Board of. Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana. Gentlemen:.. ° We the unders igned residents and property owners con Calvert Street from Michigan Street to High Street in the City of South Bend having; been called into the meet ing of the Board of Public_ Wor ke where inj the c ommun icat ion `of the Western Construction Company the contractor under contract to lay a pavement on Calvert Street which c ommunicat ion was dated January 14t4.,1920 and which c ommunteat ion calls for the rec is ion of the said contract on the grounds of unavoidable delay and said matter having been taken up with undersigned property owners, we therefore,, petition the Board to rest ind, the present contract dated April 30,1919 and to immedi- ately start a new res olut ion for the pavement of Calvert Street between Michigan Street and High Street and obtain new b ids upon the same type of pavement as in the former contract. We further request you*to start this �es olut ion immed iateky and let said contract w1th as' little delay as possible. David Phillips 302 E. Calvert Street. W. A. Freeman 219 E. Calvert St. J. A..Holem Cor. Fellows & Calvert St. W. B. Shaffer 220 E. Calvert St. R. B. Maxson 113. E_ W. E. Porter 114) E. Fred 0' B lem is 129 E. Eli Gable - 111 E. Earl L. Hummer 134 E. Cavort St. Delmer F. Baer 202904-06 E. Calvet St. Attorney L. H. Hammerschmidt with Robert Beitner appeared before the Board and requestee2 permission to put elevat r in. Be itner Shoe Store to be used to go to the third floor of this store. No act on taken on same. Attorney A. Schellinger appe ed before the Board' and filed a petition for sewer an West Calvert Street from 0 ive Street to City Limits. Water petition referred to the Water Department. B it 1 of Robt . W. Hunt f or ex at South Bend as per report filed for $272.14 wai Common icat ion received from of American relative to gas lights in River Park Communication received from of America from A. L. Simmons, State Agent scat i Plumbing business and scat ing'tq the Board that and that they would not be responsible for any a instructed to write to said bonding company and in the amount of $70.74 which was not paid to th bond bon file in this office would not be dance The Board unanimously ord office help in the office of the Board be incr per month, starting January 15th.,1920.• dnat ion of c and it ion of Building allowed by the Board. lsbacb Street Lighting Company Same read and placed on file. he London & Lancashire Indemnity Co, g that Mr. Fleck is no longer in the 1s_.bQnd was cancelled by their company is of said. J. B. Fleck. Clark. otify them that Mr. Fleck was deliquent Eng ineer ing Dept., and that his led until this amount is paid in full, that rho salary of Mary Sweeney fr,dhr$48.00 per month to S80.00 3,5Z I The following report received read and placed on file from Robert W. Hunt Company. I Mr. Gilbert A. Elliott, Pres. Board of Public Works, South Bend, Ind. Dear Sir In accordance with your instructions t ive spent Fr iday and Saturday, Jan. 9th. , and 1 in conference with yourself, Mr. W. D. Teeple, B Christman "Company, Contractors, and Mr. Abe Livi a thorough examination of the building under con Michigan St, From the results of this examination, :.anion of the building as of December 4th. and a done by the fire of December `5th. we des ire t o r this building was destroyed slightly in excess c assumption that this is a single detached build J If thr wording of Section 1320 cOf U South Bend -in its present condition- be followed the erection of an entirely new fire -proof buiU would work a hardship on the owners Qf the props cr iminat ion against him and in favor of thepropt whose fronts are a continuation if not a part o! It will change and in all probab il: joint front of the three buildings, if they are buildings. And, lastly it will undoubtedly have posed and badly nee d building programt in the f Chicago, Jan.15,1920. f January 7th.,. our represents- th. in South Bend, Ind is tt'�i-, ild ing Commissioner, The H. G. gston, Trustees, .and in *ag roversy, located at 132 South together with- a detailed valu- careful estimate of the damage sport that in our estimation f 60 per cent. This on the e Bu ild ing Code of the City 'of. �;t o the l6tter, it will mean ing, and this, in our est imat ion r°t y, through an apparant d is- rty owners adjacent to the south, ,this one. ty •mar the appearance of the by law adjudged as three separate °a tendency to abridge the pro- ity of South Bend for the: coming year. r _ We would, therefore, recommend the the City of South Bend -through its Board of Public Works, or Ether authorised Ldy, take any necessary steps to allow this building to be remodeled along th lines Of its Original design', but that in the Building Permit it be expressly stated that this Building- is not t,o be used as living quarters of any description until such time as it is.. made to strictly conform to all provisions of the Indiana Housing Law and other Lawi relative thereto. Re pectflilly submitted, ROBERT W. HUNT & CO, LVR : TD Ei}gineer filed assessment roll of 3,wsrds of damages , and assessments of benefits -under Vacation Resolution No. 50 forthe Vacation of Robin Hood Ct. and alley 'lying eastof lots 58, 59,62 acid 63 and alley lying north and south of let 59 in. Second flat of Chippewa, Heights, the City. of South Be<rui0 Indiana. -The "Board has ordered that notices of such awards of damages and assessments -of benefits be served according to aw, =and that a ljear ing be: bad on the 25th. day of Feb anary 1920 at 7:15 P. M. or the purpose of, hearing or receiving ob teetiona of any persons. -interested Ln said matter,,.,: Engineer filed assessment roll of awards of damages, and assessments ° bf benefits under Vacat ion-Resolut ion No.. 53 for the Vacation of a pant of Beale Street and Kessler Boulevard, in the City of South Bend, Indiana. The Board has ordered that `not ices of such assessments of benefits and .awards of damages be° served according to laws, and that a hearing be had on the 2Btih. day of February 1920 at 7:15 P.M., tor,the purpose of heaving or receiving cb jections of any persons interested in said matter. 3 e January 20th..1920 C ont inued Engineer f iied assessment roll of awards of damages and assessments of benef its under Vacation Res olut ion No. 52 for the Vacation of a part f the alley west of Lafayette Blvd, from Jefferson Street to Wane Street, under Vacation a solution R o . 52. In the City of S out h Bend , .Indiana'. The. :Board has ordered that not ices B:" such awards of damages and assessments of benefits be served according to law, and that a hearing be had on - the 25th. day of Febru_ar y 1920 at 7: 15 P.M. for the purpose of hearing or race iving objections of Any Fars ons in sa id matter. Engineer f iled assessment roll :f awards of damages and assessments of benefits under Vacation Resolution No. 54 for the Vacation of alley lying between Lots three & Four and ten and eleven Stover & Witwer's Addition from Michigan Street to Main Street, in the C ity of South Bend, Indiana, The Board had ordered that not i6es of such awards of damages and assessments of benefits be served according to law, and that a hearing be had on the 25th. day ar y 1920 at 7: 15 P.M. For the purposes of hearing or receiving -objections of any persons interested in said matter. The following resolution adopted by the Board. STREET OR ALLEY IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 733. Be It Resolved by the Board of Public Words of the City of South Bend, Sta Joseph County, State of Indiana, that it is desired and deemed necessary to improve Calvert Street fr call Michigan Street to the east line of High Street as i"flllogs ta�wit: Said street shall be graded a paved; and also the roadway of certain portions o or intersect said street shall be graded and pave in making said improvement shall be Sheet Asphal Erick, and the f oundat ion shall be portland cemen for the . $heat asphalt, b itul t ih is , as pha It is con curb and gutter shall be constructed along said s At other points on the street where it is necessa curb shall be on storm water inlets and necessary; all manhole tops and storm water inlet cement marginal curb shall be constructed at all necessary, all as is more particularly shown and profiles, detail drawings ans specifications on f of Pub l ie Works of the City of South Bends s Ind ian d the roadway thereof shall be the streets and alley which enter The paving material to be used Bitulithic, asphaltic concrete or concrete five (5) inches thick rate or brick, a concrete combination reet from jush Street to High Street, y to constnuct curb, straight conduits shall be constructed where shall be set to the proper grade; treat and alley intersections where 11 in accordance with the plans, le in the office of the Department The coot of tie x uruY ten' hmain pxorid d for, except st cot aid alley Intel sections, shall be paid b]r nt to be 1 e l x_ t -i i xty s )-cial?y be c!tt to Vie a ,-.ou t that the `same may be lag- a'ly _: d the fox n c .ia, ,c Nvxt`x an Aet of the C ne; _l AEEse •:bly of the State of Indiana, L entitled A-i A.,L C - ,.,.,1 :g rqu*_ i= a1 Cox o<<,txo .s," approves, l' srch 6, 1905, and in accoy4an00 With anti pursssdnl, to tbe, provisions of all acts°a. owid toiy and siipp'erneatal tb.eretg, The cost of all street and alley Inter -sections, including one-half Af the width of the improvement, oppo- aita street and "alleys which run into, but do 110E cross sfd ro^dway hgrein proposed to be improved and that Portion on of euch street or area abutting uaon property belonging to sad City, or upon grope ty not sxsbjeet to such as sr:,ent, shall be p�ld by the City in cash out of its general fund, if able to do so, or from a fund ere: ated by a e:al as=es=ent to ba :ea'_ed under the provisions of Section 108 of the above entitled Act. Asses zaen is of ten dollars and more aeeinst each -lot, if deferred, are to be paid in ten equal annual In. stallrner''s, w'tl'i intirest at the rate of Six per cent per annum. A bond or bonds will be issued to , the con- trsntor to the a.r ount of such"deferred assessments in .pro rata payment for such imprc•aemeltj. Under no circumstances shall the city of South Bend be', or be held responsible for any:ena} Or Bgme dui hors s?.id property Amer or owners for said work, or for the collection of`the same, or for the p-7-mept of Pny bond, bands, certi8c ,te or cert!ilcates, 'ssued to said contractor in payment nor suc'i work except for such moneys as suall -have actually been received by. the City from the ass;-sxnents for ,such improve ant,. or 'sue moneys as said City is by --aid entitled Act and ameudMent and 'suppl merits thereto required Lto .day. Af proceedings had, and, work done in the =kift of. said improvement, assessment of property- collection of e sessments and issuance of, bonds therei'or, lib",:" as Drovldecl fgrrim : ` id above entf7le , act, and Acts' amend+ atory thereof and supplemental tlmreto.' 1r IT FURTFER RESQL I ,•That the,Beard of Pnblfe Works fitthe ...S I,I.. , �, , , , ► . e r d ®� •brul4�y 1 n , n .,« ; e hour of 1.5 , M.' at tha p' rs3 ut l ei ®1' Of lthJf0 eJt,r:- pQ t '9 11ZYr a3tl7e tim9 ant} p'ce fAr-a so public cosiderztion o said prop+"#d_ 1'#ive'ett.t of P li.c Works �� �t r all persons interes ed, or w '^se pr p2rty is lfab%;-p 9s8 fr,3 fl"� pit and 'Will d" ido 'he isel ;the- bh xxeflt8 to the proper ty- liabl - to be asaesne4 3l31t will.exx+.l the es*x•n? l cc:i pro eof rT FIIR D n ;r,li?t notice of the Eime and pla ' of such publlp odp11S�itIIp lis',cd and x_ sled is tie r provided by law. Nottc4 of this resoluti shall be publ ®., � (� .j.anuary ..<�ynnd pyit. the.28th dal of 192 •, in t>ze �oua► An��r u�ia� Adopted this Ct�tr�lti e e r :: r Mayol, . 4 e:. Sfit� � � � • � . a'4s! � #!, � t'f.� x ,'CQ�� G. A. - ELLIO TT , "'BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. HARVEY. F. ROSTISER i Attested:- _ f JOHN F. DEHAVEN Veronica C. Sweeney, Clerk of the Board. I 3u.gpY 2nt 1920 cant fmied •I The Following claims were approved by the Board. Street and .alley .Dept. , $1 ,0.3 .54 Garbage Dept., -- 543.00 Miscellaneous Dept., J 24.00 Street Repair Dept., 221.65 Eng sneer ing Dept.,, 248.25 Frederick J. .Anderson 10. 00 j I I Tres ident.