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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/19/1916 Board of Public Works Minutes104 Board met in adjourned meeting at 10:00 A.M. All members present. A number of property owners on Michigan Street appeared before the Board in the interest of the type of pavement to be keleeted and to hear petitions read. This being the day set for the filing of petitions up to 10:00 A.M. by resident free holders on Michigan Street from North line of La Salle Avenue to the South line of South Street and on Indian. Avenue from Leer Street to Kemble Avenue to name the kind of pavement. Petitions were received -on the following types of pavement. On Michigan Street, Asphalt s. rd B et Ind is na, Sheet Asphalt and Asphe:lt i e Concrete, the same were opened and rear,`andnpu c y checked petitions. Atty. Lambert appearing before the Board in the interest of the pp rop erty owners vwnt ing asphalt on Wichigan Street and Indiana Avenue. Atty. L. J. ?are appear— ing for property owners wanting brick pavmmant on Mic hi ern Street. .Atty. L. J. Oare representing property owners wanting Michigan Street paved with brick challenged -the following names on Asphalt petition. Merchants National Bank S.S. Kresge Co, Chicago, South Bend & No. Ind. Ry. Co: American Trust Co. and F. G. Collmer., Margaret Kilmer, Atty. Lambert representing ) mperty owners �­ant ing Asphlat pavement on MiMbiga.n Street challenged the following names on the Brier petition. Alfred Lindahl, Grace Ort, Frank Collmer Ideal Laundry & Dry Cleaning Co. 1916. The Board continued this meeting until 2; 15 P.M. this 19tho day of April President. Wednesday April 19th. ,1916 Board met in adjourned session at 2:15 P.M. All members present. City Attorney Seebirt present. The Board having cbzcked petitions for asphalt signed by property owners on Indiana Avenue between Kemble and Leer Street and petitions for asphaltic concrete bigned by resident property holders on Indiana Avenue between Kemble and Leer St. signed the following resolution. ( Atty. Lambert, Attorney for the property ovmers wanting asphalt conceded to the Board that the Asphaltic Concrete petition had a majority of resident property holders.) Concerning the improvement of the roadway of Indiana Avenue from Kemble Ave. to Leer Street in pursuance to resolution No. 416 the petition of freeholders residing on said street is considered and all evidence is heard, and the- Board finds that said ,petitioners do not constitute a majority of the resident freeholders resid-a ing on the street to be improved, and hereby denies said petition, and the City Engineer reports that W. B. Brady Construction C­. is the lowest and best bidder for the kind of pavement heretofore n dopted by the Board,. and the Board s0 finds, and lets the contcabt for said improvement to him, and orders tnat said improvement be made with Trinidad Lake Aslihaltic Concrete and all prodeedings heretofore had in this matter are hereby confirmed and ratified. APril 19th.,1916. E. M. MORRIS A. H. RICE JOHI B. WEBER ion The Board having checked petitions for Sheet Asphalt signed by property ovVners on MIehig rl Street between North line of La Salle Avenue and South line of South St, also petitions signed by property owners for brick pavement on Michigan Street from North lin of La Salle Avenue to the south line of South Street.) signed the following. Concerning the improvement of the roadway of Miebi.gan Street from :forth line of La Salle Avenue to the south line of South Street in pursuance to resolution No.415, the petition of resident freeholders residing on sr id street is considered and all evidence is heard, and the Board finds said petitioners do not constitute a majority of the resident freeholders residing on the street to be improved, e.nd hereby denies said petition. And the City Engineer reports that the' -Western Construction Company is the lowest and best bidder for the kind of pavement heretofore adopted by the Board, and the Board so finds, and lets the contract for s=_;id Improvement to hint, and orders that said improvement be made with Trinidad Lake Sheet Asphalt a..nd"€ill proceedings heretofore hard in this matter are hereby eonfirsed and ratified. - k April l9th. ,1916., E. U. Mn RRIS A. H. RI CE J©HN B. WEBER. President.