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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/14/1915 Board of Public Works MinutesBoard met in regular session at 10:00 A.M. All members present. Mr. H. M. Romberg, Special Agent of the Azneri can Telephone and Telegraph Company appeared before the Board and presented the following::petWtions *.i:ch were -recom- mended by the; Bole and Wire Inspector and approved by the Board. To replace certain poles end to place certain guys on East McKinley Street east of Eddy Street, and on Prairie Avenue, south of the Lake Shore Railydad. Pole #17552, now a 45 ft pole equipped with a P.&P Brace. Replace this pole with a 45 ft, pole "A" located 4 ft. ahead on line account curb. Acid forward, back and side anchors. Remove P.&P. brace. a Pole #17560, add. forward anchor. Pole #17650, add anchor to stub and install pole guy forward. Pole #17653, now a 45 ft. pole. Replace with a 45 ft. "A" pole, same location. Pole #17657, now e 50 ft. pole. Replace with a 50 :fit. "A" pole, same location and add forward and back anchors. } Pole #17669, now a 40 ft. pole. Move 9 ft. back to a point inside the curb, ceount street improvements. Pole° #17659, now r 40 ft,. pole. Replace with a 45 ft. "A" pole, same location Pole 1417673, no7-. a 40 ft. pole. Replace with a 45 f't. "A" same location. Also perlission to replace the present poles numbered 25 &-rid 34 ind usiv;e n North aiiehigan Street with new steel poles, same to be used also by the Chicago, 'South e & Northern Indiana Railway Company for its span wire attachments in order t,> av`oid u7 ication of poles on said. street. _ Permission granted the Central Union Telephone Company to set tie following; oles and anchors. To set one 259 pole and anchor on the south side of Corby Street just east of ill Street. Anchor to Indiana & Michigan Elea. Co. pole. To set one 25T pole.and anchor on the north side of Corby Street between awrence Street and the alley east of Lawrence Street. And, -or t3 India:na & Mic. Elec. Co. oles. As there is a line of Indiana & Michigan Elea. Co. poles now on the south ide of Corby Central Union Tel. Co. ordered to guy from the north side of Corby Street o the vest to t e pole on the south side of Corby Street `and place an and cr crest of this ndiana & Mich. Elea. Co. pole also guy their pole on the south side of Corby Street to the ndiana & Michigan Elec. Co. pole to the east. Mr. V. H. Frank of the Indiana & 14idl igan Elea. Company appeared before the oard and presented a contract which was rejected by the Board and the following letter as ordered sent to the above mentioned company. ndiana & Michigan E&ec. Co. i uy• ent lemen: - Regarding the price of the 100_C.P. or 100 Watt lights in the underground istrict, we construe the contract to mea n a price of twenty-six ($26.00)Dollars, and we ,ill pay for such lights at such prices until the price is fixed by the Public Service ommissivn., ` V e 3y truly, BOARD OF PUBLIC WMKS. Atty. Jellison with Mr. Birner appeared before the Board in regard to etition for damages to horse, No. action was taken on same. Concerning the improvement of the roadway of LaSalle Avenue at the southeast corner of La Porte Avenue,' asphalt, asphaltic concrete, wooden cedar blcickn Bitu3.- ithic or briek in pursuance to resolution No:. 313 this being the_ .day for receiving and opening bids, the Board, at 10:00 A.4. publicly opened and read and considered bids. ( over) Arid thereupon the Board has desi€-7iated brick the 'rind of pavtr.ent with which said street is to be improved and fixes the the 27tho day of December 1915 as *he time When petitions must be filed, and t to Board hereby continues the matter until the 27th. day of December 1915 at 10:00 A.M. and all bids are he-eb y referred. to the City Engineer for tabulation and report as to the lowest and best bid. On the day above named the Board will either pass on petitions let said co ntract or reject all bids'. Communication and report of aecident to George Mueller was presented to the Board by Joan F. DeVine, attorney for the above, and tine saute was referred to the City Attorney. a The following communication was received from the National Heating Compa-YW ,read and placed on file'. We propose to furnish and install 200 ft. of radiation including all pipe, fittings, valves, etc., required for all connections., To set and place radiatin in room now used as garage in City building. All fffo r the swn of One Hundred and Five ($105.00)Dollars. Communication received, read and placed on file from the Good Raods Co. The following; communication was appro ved by the Board. Board of Public Works Mr. F. L. Dennis, Mr. L. B. Andrus, Mr. C.S. Kennedy, J Mr. M. H. Frank, South Bend, Inds a-na.. Gentlemen:- S'UBJECT INCANDESCE?JT STREET ILLUMINA"' ION Please note the Pollovdng concerning Indandescent Street Illumination' SIZES: Standard size lamps are to be used in all cases as specified beldw Multiple lamps will be' indicated by Watts. Series lamps will be indicated by Candle Power.. CHANGES No changes in size of lamps shall be made unless the Board of Public Works or the General Manager of the Indiana &Michigan Electric Company shall f ve a written order for such change. STANDARD SIZES ON BRIDGES AND VARIOUS STREETS Bridges St. Louis Blvd. Narrth more Drive Riverside Drive 4,.-6o Watt { 1-100 " ( 40 Watt ( Red Traffic Lamps ( 40 Watt ' - ( 100 Watt ( 6o Watt ( 60 C.P. Howard Park - { 3-40 Watt Lafayette Street - { Division Street. ,a 2-250 C.P. Wayne St re e t 2-100 C.P. Jefferson Blvd.. 2-100 C.P. Washington Street 2-100 C.P. Colfax Avenue 2-1100 C.P. LaSa Le Avenue. 2-100 C.P.. Remainder of lanes h0-C.P. Fours truly, F. A. BRYAN, Pres. Rc C=en., Mgr. The Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana, dots hereby release a certain bona dated Parch 12th.,1914, in the seam of One Thousand (, 1,Od0.00) Dollars for the excavation of streets. Which bond was executed and delivered on said. date, to the City of South Bend, Indiana, and vtAch bond was made in favor of Christian Aichele as p ;incipal snd the Globe Indemnity Company Ls surety, hereby releasing and discharging the said Christian Aichele and the Globe Indemnity Company from any and all further li b ility on said bond. Dated at South Bend, Indiana, this 141th. day of De cembe r,1}15. BOARD OF PUBLIC YORKS. Contracts for water co,inections on Keasey Street and Ileeper Avenue simz ed by Fred P. Futter were appm ved by the Board. Board met in regular session at 7:45 P.M. All members present. Hearing had on assessment roll fod final estimate for Brick pavement on Franklin Street from Samp3„e Street to Indiana Avenue, under Improvement Resolution No. . 399.. In the, City of South Bend, Indiana. In the Rbove matter no remonstrators appeared and no remonstrances were riled. The Board therefore find that the, property assessed in said rolls Filed November 23rd..1915 is benefited in the amount of assessments as Eh own on said rolls, and the Board Further fin d. that the assessment roll filed November 2.3rd.1915 and the final estimate allowed November 23rd.1915 shouldbe and the same are hereby in all things, ratified, confirmed and approved. Hearin, had on assessment roll ans final estimate for Asphalt pavement on Allen ,Street from Oak Street to Van Buren Street, under Improvement Resolution No._ 3E' 3,7S. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. In the above matter no remonstrators appeared and no remonstrances were filed. The Board therefore find that the property assessed in said rolls -filed November 23rd.1915 is benefitted in the amount of a.ssessrnents, as shown on said rolls and the Board fi rther find that the assessment rolls S led November2.3rd.1915 and the final estimate allowed November 23rd.1915 should be ar+d the same are hereb)r in all things ratified, confirmed and approved. Hearing had on assessment roll and final estimate for Pipe serer on f Calvert Street from :giami Street to Nigh Street, under Improvement Resolution No. 403. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. In the above matter no remonstrators appeared and no remonst ran ces were f =_ed. The Board therefore find that the property assessed in said roll riled November 23rd.1915 _s benefitted in the amount ofassessmeits as shotvl on said rolls and the Board -further find that the assessment roll filed November23rd..1915 and the final estimate allowed November 23rd.1915 should be and the same are hereby in all things ratified, crl nfirmed and approved. Th the matter of the Widening of Indiana Avenue and Webster Street under Condemnation Resolution No. 39: the Board held up their decision on some until Tuesday March 29th.,191E at 7:45 P.M. (Clerk instructed to notify p*erty owl ers affected by cards two weeks in advance of hea-^ing. ) In regard to matter of vacation of 4ft. of rear of lot 35 O.P. South Band, the same was deferred until Tuesday December 21st.21915 at 7:45 P.M. Clerk instructed to call up petition for sidewalk and curb on West I 'Indiana Avenue the lst. meeting on April 1916. Petition received and placed on file for a lig"tit at southeast corner of Pleasant Street and loth. Street River Park. City Engineer presented blue prints of corner of South Bend Avenue f and Corby Street improvement. Same to be taken up at 1st. meetng in April, 1916. Plat of Weber's Second Addition to Roselawn in South Part of S.W. 1/2 of N.W. 1/4 of Sec. 25 Tp . 39 N.R. 2 E. was approved by the Board. Mr. Hirsch and Mr. Willard representing the Central Union Telephone Company appeared before the Board and dicussed the underground vork. 61 LOCAL SEWER IMPROVEMENT RESOIsUTION N0.414. Resolved by the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, County of Joseph, State of Indiana, That the construction of a local sewer, intended and adapted ly for local use by the pr operty holders whose property abuts thereon, and not inteded adapted for receiving sewerage from collateral drains, be and the same is hereby ordered and along Caroline Street from the Southerly line of Lincoln Way East to the center line of yton Street as follows,to-wit:_ Be, _inning at the intersection of the canter lineof Caroline reet and the southerly line of Lincoln ?day East; thence south along the center line of roline Street t the center line of Dayton Street with a 121nch vitrified pipe seer. Together .th the necessary manholes, inlets, conduits and house connections to the curb line along the ne of said improvement. All as d own on the plans, and in accordance with the profiles, A detail dravdngs on file in the offJ ce of the Department of Public Works of. the CiV of uth Bend, Indiana, and said sewer, with all its appurtenan es shall be constructed in a,ccord- uce with the profile and specifications now o n file in the office of the Department of .blic-Works of said City. The cost of said improverient shall be apportioned against and id by the property holders whose property abuts thereon, and upon the C%tsy of South Bend the City is benef'itted by said improvement, all according to tae method and manner pro- ded for in Act of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, entitled "An Act Concerning nicipal Corporations, " approved March 611905. Assessments, if deferred, are to be paid in n equal annual installments, with interest at the .rate of Six Per cent per annum. A bond .bonds shall be issued to the contractor in payment for such work, unless he property ners pay said assessments before said bond or bonds are issued. Under no c rcuntstances shall e City of South Bend': be or be '�­ ld r^s;�onsible for any sup, or sums dae from said property ner or o=.hers for said work, or for the ollection of same, or for the payment of any bond or nds, certificate or certificates, issued to said contractor in payment *br such V0 rk, ex - Pt for such Moneys as shall navel been actually received by the City from the assessments for ch improvement, or such moneys as said" -City is by said eb ove entitled Act reT fired t) pay. 1 proceedings had, and work done in the making of said impro vement, assessment of pm perty Ileetions of assessmients and issuance of bonds therefor, shell be as pm vi ded for in aid ove entitled Act. Notice ok this resolution shall be published on the 20th. day of December 15 and on the 27th. day of December,1915 in the South Bend Daily Tribune. This Boardwill ve a hearing on this resolution at its o fice in the City Hall on the llth. day of January 16 at 7:45 P-M. opted this 14th. day of Deeember,1915. BOARD OF PUBLIC VIOIKS. Engineer -'iced assessment roll and final estimate for Repair Wrk on rious Streets, in the City under Improvement Resolution No. 367. In. the City of South Bend, diana. Resolved, that notices as to the amounts of assessments bepublished for x days in the South Bend Daily Tribune, commencing December 20th.,i915 stating that this and gill give a hearing on the amount of such assessments at its offi ce in t1iE City Hall on e llth. day of January 1916. at 7: 45 P . M- Resolved further, treat the entire work under the above contract be ac- pted and approved and the final estimate thereon allowed. Notice of this reslution shah be blished on the 20th. day of December 1915 in the South Bend Daily Tribune, stating that this and will give a hearinc, on the acceptance of such vuork at its o"ice in the City Hall on the th . clay o fl January 1916 at 7: 45 P .14. Engineer filed assessment roll and final estimate 'or Grade, curb v nd walk Ford Street, from Arnold Street to east e-icy. of Fore Street, under Improvement Rem1uton . 40$. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. Resolved, that notices as to the amounts of assessments be published for x days in the South Bend Daily Tribune, commencing on the 20th. day of Decenber,1915 dtating at this Board will lave a hearing on the amount of such assessments at its office in the- ty pia 11 on the llth. day of January, l j16 at 7: 45 P -M. Resolved further, that the entire work under the above contract be ac- pted and approved end the final estimate thereon allowed. Notice of this resolution shall be blished on the 20th. day of December1915 in the South Bend Daily Tribune, Stating that this and will give shearing on the acceptance of such work at its office in the City lull on the th.,day of January 1916 at 7.45 P.M. President.