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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/21/1916 Board of Public Works Minutesrol Tuesday March 2101916. Board met in regular session at 10:00 A.M. All members present. Mr. C. M. Wenger appeared before the Board requesting that Broadway be ✓ paved from Miami Street to High Street. The Board informed Mr. Wenger that this could not be paved until a sewer was placed in this block. The following cmmmunication was received and placed on file. To the Hon. Board of Public Works, of the City of South Bend, Indiana. Dear Sirs: - The City of Grand Rapids, Michigan, through Mr. William S. Moore has offered me a position in their engineering department with a salary to start with of 1,350.00 per year, with the promise of an increase in a short time to $1,500.00 per year. As the minimum amount offered me is considerably more that I am receiving at present from the City of South Bendq I feel that I ought to accept this offer unless your Board would consider giving me an increase in salary. Trusting you y411 let me know your attitude in this matter within a reson- able time, I am, Very , re sp a ct Pu l ly yours,, J. T. NEENAN, . RESOLVED9 By the Board that Mr. J. T. Neenan, Clerk of the Engineering Department salary be increased from $1,250.00 per year to $1,300.00 per year,, txP_ same �/ to begin April lst.-,1916. Communication received from the State Board of accounts, in regard to fo ms of proposal sheets to be used on bidding on City Contracts. The Clerk was in- structed to write to the State Board of accounts and send then a copy of the Forms now used by the City on the above work. Communication received and placed on rile from Mr,, C. D. Emmons, Mgr-. of the Chicago, South Bend & Northern Indiana Ry. Company in regard to the placing of span wire attachments to buildings in downtown districts. The Clerk instructed to call this communication up on Tuesday March 28'th.21916 at 10:00 A.M. for consideration. Communication received read and placed on file from the Tribune Printing Company, giving permission to attach trolly span wires to their building,by the Chicago South Bend & Northern Indiana Ry. Company providing no damage is done to the building and the attachment is in a neat and thoroughly workmanlike manner. The Following communication was received and placed on file. Board of Public Works. We completed the work on Vistula Avenue, Tuesday March 7,1916. We. would like you to inspect it and if found satisfactory pass the ordinance which we requested to comply with the work done. We went as far as the Orphans Home and have made a nice looking street out of Vistula . Respectfully yours, THE SOUTH BEND HOME TELEPHNNE CO EI,MER E. DAI CEY, President. The City Rngineer filed report that the cost of Pokagon Street grading,and gravel roadway improvement from Tecumseh Ave. to the Michigan Central ✓ Railroad is #3,200.00 and the assessed valuation of the lots abutting on said street is $9200.00 2 STREET OR ArffjEY IMPROVERENT RESOLUTION NO. 423. BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, St. goseph County, State of Indiana, that it is desired and deemed necessary to improve Elmer Street from the north line of Mayrts Michigan Avenue Addition to Keller Street as follows to -wit :_ -By grading said street from property line to property line; by paving the roadway from curb lime to curb line with gravel three (3) inches in depth; by curbing the roadway with cement curb and by constructing a cement walk five (5) feet in width on both sides of said street.. All as shown on the pl£.ns and in accordance with the profiles, detail drawings and specifications on file in the office of the Department of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indian. The cost of the improvement herein provided for, except street and alley intersections, shall be paid by special assessment to be levied upon the property specially bene fitted, to the amount that the same may be - legally assessed therefor, in accordance with 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 provisions of all acts amendatory and supplemental thereto. The cost of all .street and alley intersections, including one -halt' 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 sub feet to such assessment , 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 spedial assessment to be le*ied under the provisions of Section 108. of the above entitled 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 4 per annum. A bond or bonds will be issued. to the contractor to the amount of such deferred assessments in pro rate payment for such improvement. Under no etrcumstances shall the City of South Bend be, or be held re- sponsible for any sum or suns due from said property owner or owners for said work, or for the "collection of the same, or for the p_yyment of any bond, bonds, certificate or certi- ficates, issued to said contractor in payment for such work, except for such moneys as shall have been actually been received by the City from the assessments for such improvement, or such moneys as said City is by said entitled Act and amendments and supplemnts thereto re- quired "to pay. All proceedings had, and 'work done in the makin g 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 RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Board of Public Works fix the 18th. day of Mpril,1916 at the hour of °7:45 P.E. at the ofrice of the Board of Public Works, of this City, as the time and place for the public consideration of said proposed improvement, at which said Board of Public Works, will hear all per ons interested, or whose rproperty is liable to be assessed for said improvement, and will decide whether the benefits, to the property li ble to be assessed for said improvement, and will decide whether hhe benefits to the prpperty liable to be assessed for said improvement will equal the estimated cost thereof. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That notice of the time and place of such pblic consideration be published Lind mailed in the manner provided by law. Notice of this resolution shall be published nad mailed in the manner provided by law. Notice of this resolution shall be published on the 23rd. day of March 1916 and on the 30th. day of March 1916 in the South Be Daily Tribune. Adopted this 21st day of March1916, E. M. MORRIS A. H. RICE JOHN B. WEBER Veronica C. ,Sweeney,Clerk of Board. _ President. Tuesday March 21st.91916. Board met in regular session at 7:45 P.a' . Mr. E4 M "Morris absent. Mr. A H.. Ri ce a at ing p re s ideht. Hearing had on.improvement Resolution No-. 419 for Gravel pavement and grade on_ Pokagon Street from right of way of the Michigan Central Ry. Coppany, In the City o. South Bend, Indiana. Upon said hearing no remonstrators appeared and no remonstrances were filed. The Board after due consideration decided to defers all action until. Tuesday April 4th.,1916 at 7:45 P.M. ?fir. Lindner and Mr Neitzel appeared before the Bo¢ rd And =present edblue print and, requesting that the Board vacate 12 feet off of Bena Court to allow for alley at rear of lots racing on Bena Court. The same was referred to the City. Engineer for investigation* Petition received for pipe sewer on Francis Street. The same was referred to the City Engineer for investigation. Petitions presented by Councilman Smogor for lights at the following places. Corner Ford Street and Kaley Street, Corner Huron Street ; nd Kaley Street and corner of Kaley and Dunham Streets. The same were placed on -file to be investigated by the Board RE 60LUT ION NO. 425 • REPORT 09 THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF TIE CITY OIF '>OUTH = ;END,INDIANA. - Sewer, Water and gas connections on Indiana Avenue from Leer Street to Kemble Avenue arld Indiana Aven a from Kemble Avenue to Prairie Avenue. TO T F HONORAPLE COUNCIL:- Gentlemen:- The Board of Public Works herewith presents its report for the fllowing Sewer, Gas and water connections. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS E.M. MORW S PRESIDE T. RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WVRKS. On motion duly made and seconded, the following prewrble and resolu- tions tions were unanimously adopted:: Whereas, This Board did on the 25th. day of Hanuary 1916 deem it expedient and of public utility to permanently improve Indiana Avenue between Leer Street and Kemble Avenue and on March Sth. 1916 to improve Indiana Avenue from Kemble Street to Prairie Avenue, by paving the roadway of the same and did on said date pass and adopt a resolution .authorizing said permanent improvement, and WHEREAS, The City Engineer he. s prepare-1 4.�. nd v i l ed with this Board a report showing the number and location, as well as the=f ;trial. t.o be used and the manner of laying the same, of the service pip s mains, conduits, laterals and co - connections which are, or will be, necessary to accommodate the abutting property owners with gas, water,, heat, steam or any other product for which any person, firm or corporation has been granted a franchise for supplying citizens of the Cityeiof South Bend, Indiana, vbiph report is on file in the office of the Board of Public Works. Be It Resolved, That said report of said City Engineer be and same is hereby adoppted, And be it further Resolved, That it is contemplated by this Board to improve Indiana Ave. from "Leer Street to Kemble Ave. and Indiana Avenue from Kemble Avenue to Prairie Ave. all in said City of South Bend by construction of pavement. -vv P President.