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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/22/1916 Board of Public Works Minutes�z Tuesday February 22nd-.1 Board met in regular session at 10:00 A.M. All members. present. petition received from Georges Cutter Coo in regard to a Tight being placed at the crossing of the Brand Trunk Ry. ,and Notre -Dame Avenue. The same placed on file, until investigated. Excavation bond; _of the Grand Truk Western Ry. Co. signed and approved. J Continuation certificate on Bond No. 251050-14 1.#20099 -in the 'sum of Twenty Five Thousand and No.--100 ("9000.00) Dollars on `behalf of Indiana & Michigan v Electric Company in favor of Municipal City of South Bend, Indians, for the period begin ping the 16th . day of December 1915 and ending on the 16th. day of De eembe r 1915 and ending can the 16tc . day of December 19169 subject to all the covenants and conditions of said originAl bond heretofore issued, dating from the 16th. day of December 1913 The above certificate was approved by the Board. Guarantee bond of the Western. Construction Co. as principal and the London Lancashire Indemnity Company of America as surety for pavement (Asphalt) f on Allen Street from Oak Street to Van Buren Street for the sum of One Thousand two hundred and sixty six Dollars was approved by the Board. The follovt ng deed was approved by the Board and Olerk ordered to put same on record. QUIT —CLAIM DEED TajS INDENTURE WITNESSETH, That WILLIAbi R. BOYD and EMILIE A. BOYD (his wife) of St. Louis County, in the State of Missouri do hereby grant, bargain sell, convey and forever QUIT CLAIM to City of South Bend of St. Joseph County, in the State of Indiana, its heirs and assigns in consideration of One _Dollar (1.00) the -following Real estate, in St. Joseph County;-, in the State of Indiana,, to —wit: — Beginning thirty—five and one half (35-1/2) feet south of the north west corner of lot .sev..en. ty-six (76) in the second Plat of Dag Park; thence south ten (10).;feet; thence eastn one hundred and twenty (120) feet; thence north ten (10) feet; thencewest one hundred and twenty (120) feet to the place of beginning; Also beginning thirty five and one half (35-1/2) feet north of the south- -east corner of lot seventy seven (77) in the Second Plat of Oak Park; thence west one hundred and ten (l1k0) feet; thence south thirty five and one half (35-1/2) feet; thence west ten (10) feet; thence north forty five end one half (45-1/2) feet; thence east one hundred and twenty. (120) feet; thence saath ten (10) feet to theplace of beginning. ^ The grantors hereby convey all of their equity in the above described land to the City to be used for alley purposes. To have and to hold the same unto the said heirs and assigns forever - IN WITNESS VREREOF, they have hereunto set their hands and seals this 19th. day of February A.D. 1916. WILLIAM R. BOYD EMELIA A. BOYD STATE OF MO. Sr. LOCUS COUNTY, SS - BEFORE ME, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and_..for said County came William R. Boyd and Emelie A. Boyd and acknowledged the execution of the above deed. Witness my hand and notarial seal this 19th. day of February 1916s A. X. ANDERSON Notary Public My Commiistion Expires November 10th.21915. 53 STREET OR ALLEY IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION'NO* 419. BE, IT RESOLVED BY T11E BOARD OF PUBLIC WOFT S OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, ST. JO SEPH COUNTY,S'T'ATE OF INIJ ANA, that it is desired and deemed necessary to improve Pokagon Street from Tecumseh Street to the right of way of the Michigan Central Railroad Co,. By grading said street from property line to property line and, paving the road— way fifteen (15) f eeton each side of the center line with" gravel three (3) - inches in depth. All as shown on the plans and in accordance with the profiles detail drawings and speci— fications on file in the office of the Depart: ent of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana. The cost of the improvement herein provided for, except street and alley inter- sections, shall be paid by special assessment to be levied upon theaptoperty specially bene— fitted, to the amount that the same may be legally assessed therefor, in accordance *ith an Act of the general Assembly of the State of Indiana, entitled " An Act Concerning Municipal Corporations.," approved March 6,1905, and in accordance with and pursuant to the _protisions of all amendatory and supplemental thereto. a The cost of all street and alley intersections, inoluding one—half of the width of the improvement opposite street and alleys which run into, but do not cross said roadway herein proposed to be improved and that portion of such street or alley abutting upon property belonging to said City, or upon property not subject to such assessments, shall be paid by the City in cash out of its general fund, if able to do so, or.from a -fund created by a special assessment to be levied under the provilions of Section 109 of the above en- titled Act. Assessments of ten dollars and more against each lot, if deferred, are to be paid in ten equal annual installments, with interest at the rate of Six per cent per annum. A bond or bonds will be issued to the contractor to the amount of such deferred assess— ments in pro ra.ta payment for such impmavement. Under no cttcamstanees shall the City of South Bend be, or be held respons— ible for any sort of sum due from said property owner or woners for said work ,, or for the collection of the same, or for the payment of any bond or bonds, certificate or cert = ficates, issued to said contractor in payment for such work, except for such moneys as shall have actually been received by the City frog: the assessments for such improvement, or such moneys as said City is by said entitled Act and amendments and supplements thereto required ti pay. All proceedings had, and work done in the making of said improvement, assessment of property, collection of assessments and issuance of bonds therefor, shall be as provided for In said above entitled Act, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto. BE IT ETiRTHER RESOLVED, That the Board of Public Works fix the 21st.- day of March,1916 at the hour of 7:45 P.Y. at the o fice of the Board of Public Wo4cs, of this City, as the time and place for the public consideration of said proposed improvement, at which said Board of Public Works v4ll hear all persons interested, or whose property is liable to be assessed for said improvement , and vd ll decide whether the benefits to the pro— perty liable to be assessed forIsaid improvement will equal the estimated cost thereof. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That notice of the consideration be published and mailed in the manner provided shall be published on the 26th. day of February 1916 and o South Bend Daily Tribune. Adopted this 22nd. day of February 1916. BOARD OF PUBLIC WOF% S. VERONICA C. SWEENEIr, Clerk of Board. time and place of such public by law. Notice of this Resolution n the 4th. day of March 1916 in the E. M. MORK S A. H. DIVE JOHN B. WEBER The report of the Board of Examiners for the building inspector filed as follows: — Board of Public Works, City, Gentlemen:— The Board of Examiners having in charge the examination of candidates for the position of Corun issioner of Buildings for the City of South Bend have completed their work and herewith submit their results. Out of nine applications duly filed,eight completed the full examination. One other candidate appeared for examination on first meeting a:ndthen formally withdrew.We submit the following gradings of all candidates above 70%w C.A. Perkins 51.5 W.D.Teeple 79.45, H.L.Conrad 77.1 J.B.westover 75.3 H.N.Andrpry ' ' Respectfully submitted, Frederick J.Anderson,Pres. W. N. Sohneider,Secty. Presidents Tuesday February 22nd.1916. Board, met in regular session at 7:45 P.M. All members present. j Hearing on Vacation Resolution No. 26 for the Vacation of a Plat know as stover-Longley Addition to South Bend, Indianes was deferred until Tuesday February 29th. ,? 916 at 7:45 P.M. Attorney Crebill appeared before the Board and presented P blue print J of proposed vacation of a part of Qinz Avenue for the Stepkknson Mfg. Do. No action taken on same, Fourth Plat of the Northwest Addition to the City of South Bend, was approved by the Board. President. Wednesday February 23rd.1916. Board met in special session at 10:00 A.M. All members present. Mr. C. A. Perkins was duly appointed by the Board as Building Commissioner term to commence March lst.,1916. Mr. Roy N. Dickey, was re —appointed as City Electrician. Friday [/ President. Friday February 25th . ,1916. No. meeting, on account of no quorum . Prest dent.