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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/30/1920 Board of Public Works MinutesBoard met in regular session kt 10:00 A.M. All members preseht Thee. Board instructed clerk to send notices about dirt in gutters or on defective.sliewalks and other urgent notices reported by the Street Commissioner immed fate ly this is by unanimous order of the Board.` Notice sent. to Charles Borts o 759 Portage Avenue to clean- winter mulch from in gutter. Also.notice sent to,R.. T. `Miller to clean northwest corner of Leland Avenue and ;Portage Avenue on Leland Ave Not ice. to property owner. at southeast corner of Harr isvn Avenue apd: Van Buren Street t clean up dirt on s Id walk. The f flll,ow ing b 3ds f or, lumber for the seson of 1920 for the Street Department were, received, opened and read and, Stz eet Commissioner reported that they.. Sanders Egbart Company were the best bidders and the Board awarded the contract for, lumber f or ,1920 t o, Sanders & Egbort , C ompany at the' f ollow ing b id. South Bond, Ind March 300920, B oard of Pub 1 is , W or ks , South Bend, Indiana, Dear Sirs: - We will furnish the 'aide walk lumber equ iced by the City of South Bend, amount not exceed ing 40000 feet, at $80. per l[ d livered to your store yeard on South Michigan Street -or .,pile same on your ground on W lnut Street at the City's risk. We submit ;this bid with the understanding that one if of the lumber, may be odd widths 7-9-11 inches wide. We have this stock dry enough so that it will not ,have t-o be put on sticks, with the exception of the 4 X 4 which will have to be out. All to be white or burr oak. Yours truly,. Sanders-Egbert Co. Board of Public Works , C it y Ha l 1, South 'Bend; Ind Tana. rent lemon: - At+, Mr. Dewe Layton. 'Referring to your annual requ Plank for the City, we beg to submit our prices to your Yard, In mixed Oak $80.00 per M.' In White Oak $85, 00 per M. Trusting that you may find it which we will dive our best attention, We eeeR, r� gwv ;vs. March 24,1920, onto in the way of crossing fol-lows, for this material delivered s ib le to favor us with the order, Respectfully yours, JOHN I. SHAPER HARDWOOD CO. BY . WO' 20 Communication received from W. D. Teeple , adv is ing the Board that the C ommitte' o on rev is ion of the Building Code had about completed -their work and requesting the Board to meet with said Committee, same read and placed on file. Excavation bond for the amours of $19000. 00 signed by Clair Johnson as pr inc ipal . and Fidelity and Deposit Co. of. Md. as surety was approved by the Board. J. W. Werntz &, Co. submitted Itigubes to the amount of $252. 00 to redecorate the police barn and "locker rooms, Same sot allowed by the Board ans.this was not necessary, The f©llow ing communicat ion rece and placed .on file.. from the Park Board same read March 30,1920. . To the Honorable Board of Publip Works, City of South Bend, Indiana,. "Tontlemon: - The Board\ of: Park, Commiss loners, .after. being formed by the C ity Eng in aer, of the tremendous- increaso in the cast of paving over, 1919 and al, +e cons ides ing the driveway and small amount of traffic that would in allprobability use said driveway, feel that it would be greatly appreciated by the tax payers of South Bend, ifthe driveway' through Studebaker Park, knwon as East Calvert Street, should be reduced to twanty' feat in width, - As' precedent` for this width oddriveway, would - s it site you to driveway through Leeper- Park that to es oare of many times the: amount of "traffie that ever -would be , expected to use ab ve amtnioned' driveway through Studebaker Park. Respectfully submitted, BOARD F PARK COMMISS IONERS. B ARL D. BRITTO 9 ;Pros ident.. -� The following report was received from the City Engineer, roadiand - placed do file. - - March 29,1920. Board of Public Works, South Bend, Ind. - Dear Sirs: - In regard to the attached petition fo from Lincoln Way Best to Olive Street, wish to r the matter, and recommend that the sewer should time, due 'to -the fact that there is no adequate neighborhood is the Lincoln Way West sewer, and taked care: of the needs of Lincoln Way W. a sewer on North Meader Street port that I have investigated ,ot be built at the present utlet. The only sewer in this t is only of . sniff is ient s i$o to Yours very truly, FREDERICK J. ANDERSON, .City Eng ineir. Board order resolution prepared for pavement on Fisher Street from Chapin Street -to McPherson Street and Mcpherson Street to Sample Street. r _ The Board ordered the sum of $689000 00 worth of fire insurance placed on the central fire station and all hose houses the City starting March 31st.9 • 1920, Same to be given out in 02,000.00) Dollar policies each to various companies In the City. Plat of Beckwith and Parrott's Sub-D v is ion of lots 63, 64, 65, and 66 In Portage Heights Addition, South Bead, Indiana .'_ The lots &renumbered from i to 15 inclus ive and are of the sizes marked on the plat. The streets and alleys have heretofore been dedicated to the public. Witness our hands and seals this 29t . day of March 1920. INDIANA TITLE & LOAN COMPANY Y FRANCIS M. JACKSON, Pros, STATE OF- INDIANA ST. JOSEPH'COUNTX) S, Before men' the unders igsada Notary Public in and for County and State came Indiana Title and Loan Company by Francis M. Jackson, Pros. and acknowledged 427 the execution of the attached plate witness my hand and seal this { SEAL) My. C ommisa done expirees March_ 20th.' ,1923;. th. day of March 1920. r PATRICK J: HOULIHAN rotary Pub'2 is 0 The Following resolutions wor* approved by the Board, LOCAL SEWER IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 753. Resolved by the Board of Publ c Works of the City of South Bend, County of St. Joseph, State of Ind Tana, That the const uct ion of a local sewer, intended and adapted Only for local.use, by the property hol ers whose property abuts thereon, and not intended or adapted for race iv ing sewerage rom collateral drains, be and the same is hereby ordered in and along Vassar. Avenue from Allen Street to s point 30 feet east of the 1st. allay last of Allen Street as follo , tow-*itt Beg inning at the intersection of the center line of Allen.Street and Vas§arA enue; the:nee- east along the: center of Vassar. Avenues to a point 30 feet east of the is . alley vast of Allen Street with a 10 inch v itr if ied pipe sewer, together with the necessary manholes, storm water inlets, conduits, flush tanks and house connections to the curb line along the line of said improvement, all as is more particularly shown &n all in accordance with the plans, profiles and detail drawings on file in the of eel of the Department .of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana. 0#6 said #"Ore with all its_appustemauces shall be constructed in a ardancs wit1i *0Fr9d1a adt apibiiko►1h -ow.an Jeff ## the btigde of t#- Ibe ni�sf of privic worts of ,,Pia 011t, Tat coot 0. aeiid lLapio aalilitl! d . be s ortioned a afnst epd.:pa=�q<63r t>:e.pronert9 bolder-4wkoae Ar gn-:: %huts thorean, aed 00b the t�l�i1 0 somth il+lN4 it fie City !s besue ted by said lms veovement, all atcord ng .o ,tee motbod raid IZwAfawor scanted lot in Act of. U@ rraa Aegeti'16!7 of the State of Indiana. entitled ' n Aot COut:a: n P9 9MA101PIA 091'00% 111jas", approvod MxrehC l`�4'$. AwAessmeots- if deferred are to be pa! in rer� drivat,acaual 1*0411biaata, With it,. toreNt tit t�-@4%pe of six. per-cent.eer aanum, A bond or bonds sh be issued tp the oontraoter In P4yMe4t io1' ouch work, unlims tllq trroort! owners p..? said asses-::.enTo belam said bond or bonds Ara isaplid. ti44ft ab ciraumoteices mall the City of South Bend he or be held responsible for any sum or iums dui from laid olell- erty owner or owners for U44 work. or for the collection of name. of fog the Payment of arp b9pd of bO40, cortiAcsto or certifleates: Issued to ssid contractor: in naument fnr such, work, except for such zopevs ;ai abiall have been actually received liy the City tv m the asses ;meats for uchj 'impiovement, or' such Moneyl ae Ehld nity. is by paid_ebove eutitled Act reap#red to: pay. �11, proceedings had. and work done is the making of mild . Improvaiawt. assessment of property, nolleetions of assessments aid issuance of bonds therefor, Nba11' be Ae -provided for:iu acid above w titled F_ict Notice of this resolution shall be published on tie ------ I$%, ...... day of ... 1r.Z�...122t�,,.....And all the T-8-t1h,,...... day of .......... . il. ls-?.Q•••, •in t6o South Bent! Daily buns, a ol►fd will dive li hoofing of this resolution at i omee_ in the :City Hail on the.._._... ];g#r�.....d1ly Of..............Apjftll..,,,,.,,.,.,.� w... .; at 7.15 P. M. AdoVted thla _.—.401h........ day QL .March.. ..:........ f e20, � G. A ELLIOTT HARVEY F. ROSTISER JOHN , F. DEHAVEN Attested: - Veronica -C . Swe: eney, Clerk of the Board. azs e LOCAL SEWER DIPROVEMENT RES LUTION NO. 754. Resoled by_ the- Board of Public Works of the City of South Bond, County ' o C St. Josephs State of Ind isna, That the construction of a local sewer, intended and adapted Only for local use by the property holders, whose property abuts thereon and not intended or adapted for receiving sewerage from collateral. drains, be and the same is,, hereby ordered in and along Jefferson Street from Walnut Street to Chestnut Street as follows, towit:- Beginning at the manhole at the center of.Chestnut Street, and Jefferson Street; thende east along the center of Jefferson Street to a point 74 fe, 0 west of the, center'of Walnut Street with a 10 inch vitrified pipe sewer, togerthbr with the necass.a ly ma,nhd268, 'storm water lets', ' conduits, flush tanks and house connections to the curb line alon the l ine ot ss id improvoient, - all' .as I is more: particularly shown' and all in accordance with the planss, profiles, detail drawings and specifications on file in the :office of the Department of Public Works ofthe City of South Bend, Indiana, 4 old B@a<idi, with A its ��;�;�rta�� �s ai tea in ace an �ro�le €e�a� 4wwa0r,"As @1 ft In tag offim of th' lUppt°W #?_ya �� mid ��AABais�i �11 d P .�P.OW0.04d 9941-r"O i?rd C4 W t lCSlAP� isrOpea icpA11 VX4 11gbf H d 4i t @ 01W 19 bM00d _ d coraiiag eA . . s7a .. an A'obe► �laeb 4 3AQ�;sz�ass '_ �s nail a frith eta- $$�t.�,ts� i v�ab���o: before said hand lador -no ® @�il�i@#@@9 shall tb@ItY of �9iitb responsible for any suni�`ti8o�a #1- @l' ®w of ® iigr9 ipr liitid �►#� of Same. or for tbo naymenit of sAr d%l selA for suet, work. except for AV® bash- fi@ttlally r1a tived by i s _ . etrts for suet improvement, or. Aiih 4 1 1 46,194 CRY, l§ by 001 tMPFOYOMe't; f povlded for 11 PeSouth it Nk, this real@ltltio4 at Its 10fagi 1W ttr 061 afl; on the... 6y* it p 4taali( P. It, ' 1T Lq yp�f� �p/� Ad"t®R this sal: a�aay� aMMt�aaaAaw ey w.r----- .�..`�`rna h. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. � J Attested:- Veronica Co Sweeney, Clerks of -Board. LOCAL SEWER IMPROVEMENT RES a nd vto�k done..in th' al-41M snanee of bonds therel, lief,. be an ' of.. .A.pr'U...1 20.sud °on the Daily Tribune. This o will live* R SAL. -day o1.... .......... An � ..... ..... . G. A. ELLIOTT HARVE Y F. ROST ISER JOHN F. DEHAVEN TION NO. 755. �3e It Resolved by the Board of Public Works of the City of South.Bend, County of St. Joseph, State of Indiana, That the construction of a local sewer, ,intended and -adapted only for local use by the property owners whose property abuts thereon, and not intended or -adapted for •receiving sewerage _from collate.Cal drains be and the same is hereby ordered in and along Wak wa Avenue from Iroquois eStreet to Lafayette Street as follows,, towit:- Beginning at the manhole in the center of Iroquois Street 7�'rfeet south of the north line of Wakewa Avenue thence easterly along approximately the center line of Wakewa Avenue to point 72 feet west of the west lip line of Laayette Street with a 12 inch v itr if ied p Pe sewer, together with the nec- essary manholes, storm water inlets, conduits, fl h tanks and house connections to to the curb line along the line of said improvemena.11 as is. more partioularly shown. and all in accordance with the plans, profiles, de ail drawings and specifications on file in the office of the Department of Public Wor of the City of South Bend, Indiana. 4 2 9 " ems' x y :d 'bn ;di or b nft ut is4-4t* jkq P-MY V#§M# P9 Of OR '4014 Y � � k for :cc�Y sum or slams �1to � 40-4 y��{l��j�gg_ ,QoY((nf, •'r�(n: k^[(��`y�¢� aA+i) 3`pp Cxa'L(} A$�F3fidT-'l�4 Of�e�E/#,regl�i�.9,,',if1s t�38 I43.917:8A�enQO,*ftFl1'�;�y�bo5 9aT i9€iF# 4 TtlQ1y1{.j� JY �tY�SflSrypE E$g�tT'{HT� . HU�z. WOF�x.'. EXQeDL �Hi� HK®{i atA@� . . 01 v a P@ �IPff F)i0%ff fO_ .Nuch, improvement, off' such onpa it r f � _ l rq 1 1 rmadi -xv had, and worY_ dona in- the it ch � ��� R +, & Y., VIRIMPUM Of filf Rifflifflents iad issuance of bouds the.,go f R �.. i ...day of....... r.1L... 192D. sit ` .: - , �. _� Qu Bend Daily Tri uus, 'L' 1f d i ::_ A� Ilk city �.+F. .__ : s ssa»waespRl4 A!»a.+�[iS, r h ..:^ ... . A. ELLIOTT BOARD OF PUBLI WORKS.HARVEX P. ROSTISER JOHN'.F. DERAVEN Attested: — Varonioe, C. Sweeney, Clark of the Board. iX'he P 0'1 : N iri c `]a I= mere a'jT' ov';d by the Board En in>:er ng De pt ....... , .... '.......:....... 258 .75 ,treat and a lley Dept............ ...1*904.70 *sr�age D .t ......, ... 543 o0 Street He �% Ir_De,pt......�, 233:50 Edgard ,F . Ke ller , Vr-eas ... ...... 1 ....... 1, 000. 00 S outh ( Bend Water W cac ks � .. � . � '....... � __ .. .2 4 Pres fdont.