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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/25/1916 Board of Public Works Minutes203 board met in regular sess ion at 10:00 A M. All members present. Communication received from the Chicago, South Bend &. Northern Indiana R:y. Goml-a.,ny in regard to taking the ten year plan on the assessments for pavement of Ind i na Avenue and Ni­hi._a n Stre-et, a Is o Eddy and Mishawaka Ave, The same vas read nd referred to the City C ontr oiler. Pet it ion received f or a light on Eighth Street. River Park at the o'0Aa' of Pleasant St. The Same was read and placed. on file. Excavation bond for the sum of One Thousand ($1,000.00)Dollars _k i4ned 'by Fred F . Shock was a ppr oved by the Board. The City Engineer requested the Board to order the water hydrants moved `back on Michigan.Straet from South St. to Division Street to make room for the v A,,,sr The 3card agreed o notify the water department of this. The f ollom ing plats were a Dpr oved by the Board. Plat of Oliver's lst. addition to South Bend, consisting of lots num'be r ed from 1 to 167 a ppr oved . Plat of Oliver's 2nd Addition, consists of 310 lots numbered from 148 to 477 inc. approved. Plat of Samuel Good's Addition, consisting of 522 lots , approved. Plat of Ind ixna Avenue Addition, c ons ist ing of 112 lots numbered from 1 to 112. a -rrr oved . Plat of Ke ns ingt on a ppr oved . Bids were received, opened and read for blank forms of contracts rid bonds ,nd the same were ordered tabulated to be reported on at 7:45 P.M. Complaints received about dead poles in the 700 block W. Wayne Street ownwd by the .S outh Bend Home Tel. Company. The same were ordered removed as this is in the underground district. Complaint about two Indiana & Michigan Elec. Co. poles on W. Wayne St. which should be removed at once as same are in the underground district. Complaint about two Cp„tra.l Union Tel. Company poles which should be removed at once as the same are in the underground district, LOCAL PIPE SEWER. IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 465. Resolved by the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Nounty of St. Joseph, State of Indiana, That th constructio n of a- local sewer, intended and _adapted only for local yse by the property holders whose property abuts thereon, and not intended and adapted for receiving sewerage from collateral drains, be and the same is, hereby ordered in and along Tecumseh Avenue from Pokagon Street to a point 15 feet north of the s outh a line of lot 375 Hillcrest Addition as follows, towit: -� Beginning at the Intersec- tion of the center Pokagon Street and Tecumseh Avenue; thence northwesterly along Tecumseh Avenue to a point 15 feet north of the south line of lot 375 in Hillcrest Addition Together with the necessary manholes, inlets, conduits and house connections to the curb line along the line of said improvement, All as shown on the plans 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, Indiana, and said sewer,with all its appurtenances shall be constructed in accordance with the profile and specifications now on file in the Office of the Department of Public Works of. said City. The cost of said improvement shall be apportioned against and paid by the property holders whose property abuts thereon, and upon the City of South Bend if the City is benefitted by said improvement, all according to the method and manner provided for in Act of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana entitled (O "Ab Act Concernng Municipal Corporations," approved March 6,1905. Assessments if deferred, are to be paid in ten equal annual installments, with Interest at the rate of Six per cent per annum! A Bn3ffdobr bonds shall be issued to the Contractor in payment for such work, unless the property owners pay said assessments before said Bond or bonds are issued. Under no etreumstances shall the City of South Bend be or be held responsible for any sum or sums due from said property owneer or owners for said work, or for the collection of same, or for the payment of any bond or bonds, certificate or certificates l.ssz1ec? tTo. ram' s.tra-ctor in payment for such work, except for such moneys as shall have 204 been actually received by the City from the assessments for such improvement, or such moneys as said City is by said above entitled Act required to pay. All proceedings had, and work done in the making of said improvement, assessment kf property collections of assessments and issuance of bonds therefor, shall be as provided for in said above entitled Act. Notice of this resolution shall be published on the 28th. day of July 1916 and on the 4th. day of August 1916 in the South Bend Daily Tribune. This Board will give a hearing on this resolution at its office in the City Hall on the 22hd. day of August 1916 at 7:45 P.M. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. E. M. MORRIS A. H. RICE JOHN B. WEBER VERONICA C SWEENEY Clerk of the Board. Erginaer filed assessment roll -,nd final est im Nte of award of d^rrages and assessTents of benefits, under Vac atior� Pesolu ion No. 20, Ir. the City of South Bend, Indiana. mhe Boar ps ordered the:t notices of such award of daria?es and d h .,.� ssessmer_ts of benefits be saved according to law, :end that a hearing be given ors the 1�16 at 7: 45 P. �' at +,he office e of the Bound in the City Tull 15th. day of August 9 r A f _ r Arson or for, the purpose o�' h earin- reT.onstrators :.rld reueiving r . x_.ons ,ranc-es from any p persons interested in said matter. PART VACATED: "Beginning at the interdectior_ of the north line of Ya.shington Avenue and t__e westerly line of Ginz Avenue; '�herce northerly on t.le westorly line of Ginz Avenue to the south line of Colfax Avenue; t pence east 4 feet; ;,hence southerly parallel to feet distant Iron the ,,.resterly line of Ginz Avenue to a: point on the north line of Vashington Avenue 4 feat east of t' e rl ce o ' beginring; thence Pest 4 feet to the place of beginning. THE r j mr,. R. �Av F T T'?T T O r Br,,', ICIALLY AFFE IE FOLT'011 I1?C- P?npE1.TY .-. B _ I JL OL ICY DamagesB'=r-ef its Net Da;rages Yet Benef its. All of lot 1 1.111rer & Green Addition to the Town of Lowell ro- n? +•ti City Of SOut�: Bend, Ird. Stephenson v trills 00.00 90. eo 00.00 00.00 Under!uear do do do do 00.00 00.00 00.00 00.00 All of lot 2 do do do 00.00 00.00 00.00 00.00 All of lot 3 do do do do 00.00 u0.00 00.00 00.00 All of lot 4 ` do All of lot 5 Original Toam of Lo,xell.no:r part, of the C iu-r of South do do 00.00 0e.00 00.00 00. 00 Bend, Indiar_a. do All of lot ?5 do do do do do 00.00 00.00 00.00 00.00 All of that port ion of St Race extending from the north line of arras hir.;ton Avenue to the Plant south line of Colfax Avenue.Manufacturer's 00.00 00.00 00.00 Doter Co. Frank P. Nicely, Stephenson Underwear Mills South Bend Woolen Co. Albert J. VcDonald, Russel' O�,vr T-1,o-'-_1mun, Oliver Chilled Plow 'forks, Xro'ffilock Ginz Yillin� Co. Cl).00 00.00 00.00 00.00 r e s i en`�- JulY 25th..1916. Board met in regular session at 7:45 P.M. All members present. In the matter of the deferred hearing 'on sidewalk 6mprovement on the west side of Oakland Street from Mishawaka Avenue to Ruskin Street, under Improvement Resolution No. 453, remonstrators appeared further written remonstrance was filed. Attorney F. E. Lambert appeared before the Board in the interest of the remonstrators and objected to said improvement. The Board having said matter under advisement find that the remonstrance filed July llth. ,191e'. and July 25th. ,1916. should be sustained and that the resolution should be and the same is hereby and in all things rescinded. p Hearing had on assessment roll and final estimate for pipe sewer on Caroline Street from Southerly line of Lincoln Way East to center line of Dayton Street Under Improvement Res oliation No. 414. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. In the above matter a remonstrators a peared but no written remonstrance was filed. The Board therefore find that the property assessed in said rolls filed July 5th.,19166. is benef itted in the amount df assessments as shown on said rolls, and the Board further find that the assessment roll filed July 5th.,1916 and the final estimate allowed July 5th.,1916.'should be and the same are hereby in all things ratified, .confirmed and approved. Hearirf had r�r !;.ssessment roll and final estimate for pipe sewer on Indiana A venue from Prairie Avenue to -:a point 110 feet west of the west line of Kemble Avenue, under Improvement Resolutions No. 420. In the City of South Bend, Indiana . In the above matter a remonstrator appeared but no written remonstrance was filed. The Board therefore find tha the property assessed in said roll filed July 5th. 1916 and is benefitted in the amount of assess wens as shown on said rolls , and the Board further find th...t the assessment rolls filed July 5th.,1916 and the final estimate allowed July 5th.,1916 should be and the same are hereby in all things ratified, confirmed and approved. Hearing given on Condemnation Reolution No. 44 for the purpose of appropriat a strip of land for the opening of an alley from Corby Street to Lot 23 in Sorin s 2nd. Addition. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. In the above matter a remonstrator appeared but no written remonstrance was filed. The Board after uue consideriTecided to tak-final action on said resolution by modifying said resolution by cutting off the following described property( thence southerly parallel to and 172 feet west of the westerly line of Notre Dame Avenue to the south line of lot 19 in said Addition 14.56 feet; thence southerly parallel to and 186.56 feet west of the westerly line of Notre Dame Avenue to the south line of lot 20 in Sorin's Second Addition; thence east on the south line of said lot 20, Fourteen and fifty six hundreths !(14.56) feet to a point 172 feet west of the westerly line of Notre Dame Avenue, (The above strip being 14.56 feet off of lot belonging to Honer and Price. Said alley to be 14 foot straight thru. A nd the Board confirms with above modification all former action taken -on the same. The Board therefore declares the above property in all Vhings con— demned and appropriated for public use, the Board now orders that a list or roll be prepared of all the owners or holders or property and of valuable interests therein sought to be taken or to be injuriously affected, which list or roll shall also describe the property benefically affected. Petitions received for light on Carroll and E. Donald Street, also one on Roquet ground at Shetterly Park. Same read and placed on file, The contract for printing of five hundred improvement contracts and bonds was awareed to L. P. Hardy, for uhe amount of ..... $12.50 Communication received from the Park Commissioner extending their thanks to the Board for the furnishing o?their office in the City Hall Same placed on file, The Board instructed the Clerk to call up the matter of moving the Michigan Central Turn table, on Cedar Street in a month or Tuesday August 22nd. 1916. at 10: 00 A .M. Petition for grade, curb walk and grgvel pavement on Dubail Avenue from South Marine Street to Leeer Street. The same was referred to the City Engineer for investigation. ,i Councilman Seifert with Mr. W. D. Teetp e of the Building Department appeared before the Board in regard to the Geo. T. cutter romrany building without a permit also in public property, located at east side of St. Peter" Street south of Division Street, The Board ordered that this matter be .referred to the City Attorney and the City Engineer to investigate whether this was public property and if so to start proceedings to vacate the same. Attorney Thos. Slick with Mr. Odell of the International Rubber Corporati tion in regard to vacation of street and alleys in the Stover Longley Addition, The Board ordered a resolution on the same. VACATION RESOLUTION N0.30.1916. Resolved by the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana, That it is desirable to vacate the following Street and alleys in Stover Longly Addition to the City of South Bend, Indiana; more specifically described as follows: Beginning at the southwest corner of Lot 4 in Stover-Longley Addition to South Bend, Indiana; thence east to the south east corner of lot 8 in said Addition; thence south 14 feet to the north east corner of lot 47 in said Addition thence south 14 feet to the north east corner of lot 47 in said Addition; thence west to the northwest corner of lot 29 in said 'Addition; thence north 14 feet to the place of beginning. Also beginning at the northeast corner of lot 28 in Stover- Longley Addition to South Bend, Indiana; thence south to the southeast corner of lot 40 in said Addition; thence east 14 feet to the south west corner of lot 48 in said Addition; thence north to the north west corner of lot 47 in said Addition; thence west 14 feet to the place of beginning so beginning at the southwest corner of lot 35 in Stover-Longley Addition to ouch Bend, Indiana; thence east to the southeast corner of lot 47 in said Addition; thence south 60 feet to the north east corner of lot 48 in said Addition; thence west to the north west corner of lot 36 in said Addition; thence north 60 feet to the south west corner of lot 35 in .said Addition which point is the place of beginning. The following property mitybe injuriously or benefically effected by such vacation: 411 of lots 495,697,8,28,29,30,31,32,33934,35,36937938939,40,41, 42,43,44,45,46.47 and 48 in Stover-Longley Addition to the City of South Bend, Indiana, Owned by the International India Rubber Corporation. Notice of this resolution shall be published on the 27th. day of July 1916 and on the 3rd. day of August 1916 in the South Bend Daily Tribune. This Board, at August 1916 at 7:45 P.M. will interested in or affected by its office .in the hear and receive these proceedings. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. Attest: Veronica C. Sweeney, Clerk of Board. City Hall on,the 22nd. day of remonstrances from all persons E. M. MORRIS A. H . RICE JOHN B. WEBER 207 STREET OR ALLEY IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 463. Be It Resolved By the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, St. Joseph County, State of Indiana, That it is desired and deemed necessary to improve La Porte Avenue from Washington Avenue to the north line of Linden Avenue as follows, to -wit: - By resurfacing the roadway from curb line to curb line and the roadways of the intersecting; and entering streets and a legs, lying with in said portion of said en PerteiAvenn.e.:,n,ot included in the toadway, with Sheet Asphalt, or Asphaltic Concrete laid on the present brick surface, In places where the present brick surface has not the proper cross section and grade, or where there are holes or other irregularities, it s ba ll be brought to the or oper grade by the use of concrete. Placing the necessary marginal cement curbm curbing the roadway with cement curb where same is not already constructed. Also the construction of, the necessary storm water inlets and conduits. AM as shown on the plans, 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, Indiana.The cost of the improvement herein provided for , except - street"; and al -ley intersections; shall be paid by secial assessment to be levied upon the pr oerty s pee is lly benef itted, t o the amount that the same may be legally assessed theref or, in acc ordance with Aar Act of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, entitled " An Act Concerning Municipal Corporations," a proved 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-half of the width of the improvement opposite stL°eet and a legs which run into, but do not cross said roadway herein proposed t oo be im roved and that portion of such street or alley abutting upon property belonging to said City , or upon property not subject 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 special assessment to be levied under the provisions of Seaton 108 of the above entitled Act. ,ssessments of ten dollars and more against each lot, id deferred, are to oa paia ._ . ten equal annual installments, with interest at the rate of Six per oent per annum. A bond or bonds will be issued to the contractor to the amount of such deferred assessments in pro rata payment for such improvement. Under no circumstances shall the City of South Bend be, or be held respa responsible for any sum or sums due from said property owner or owners for said work or f or the c ollect ion of the same, or f or the payment of any bond, bonds, certifi- cate or cert if icates , iss ued t o sa id c ontract or in payment f or such work, except for s uc h moneys as said City is by said entitled Act and amendments and supplements thereb req aired to pay. All proceedings has, and work done in the making of said impr ovemen� assessment of property, collection of assessments and issuance of bonds therefor, shal be as provided for in said above entitled Act, and Acts amendatory thereof and supple mental thereto. Be It Further Resolved, That the Board of Public Works fix the 22nd. day of Au.iist 1916 at the hour of 7:45 P.M. at the office of the Board of Public Works, of this C itu, as the time and place fior the public ensideration of said pro- posed impr ovement, at -,,hih said Board of Public Works will hear all persons inter- -s ted , or jvhos e property is liab le to be assessed for said improvement, and will decide whether t ,e benefits to the property liable to be assessed for said improvement will e'qua.1-11the _edt imated cost thereof. Be It Further Res of-aed, That notice of the time ad place of such -public dens ideration be published and mailed in the manner provided by law. Notice of this resolution shall be published on the 27th. day of July 1966 and on the 3rd. day of August- 1916. In the South Bend Daily Tribune. Adopted this 25th. day of July 191,15. BOARD OF PUBLIC:: WORKS E . M. MORRIS A. H. RICE JOHN B. WEBER Veronica C . Sweeney, Clerk of the Board. LOCAL SEWER IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION No. 464 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 holders whose property abuts there on, and not intended or adapted for receiving sewerage from collateral drainsgi be and the same is, hereby ordered in and along Rush Street, Milton Street, Fe -flows - Street, Columbia Street, Carroll Street . Benton Court, and St. Joseph Street as follows, to -wit:- Beginning at the intersection of the center of Calvert Street and Rush Street; thenee north on the center line of Rush Street to the center line of Milton Street with a 15 inch vitrified pipe sewer; thence west on the center line of Milton Street to the center of Fellows Street with a 15 inch vitrified pipe sewer; thence south 35j feet with a 15 inch vitrified pipe sewer; thence west on the center line of Milton Street to the center of Benton Court with a 12 inch vitrified pipe sewer; thence still west along the center line of Milton Street to the center of St. Joseph Street with a 12 ixich vitrified pipe sewer; thence north along the center of St. Joseph Street to a point 100 feet south of the south line of Dayton Street with a 10 inch vitrified pipe sewer. Also begin at the center lane of Milton Street and Berton Court; thence north along the center line of Benton Court 115 feet with a 10 inch vitri- fied pipe sewer. Also beginning at the center line of Milton Street and Carroll Street; thence north along the center line of Carroll Street to a point 100 feet south of the south line of Dayton Stree# with a 10 inch vitrified pipe sewer. Also beginning at the center of Milton Street and Columbia Street thence north on the center line of Columbia Street to a point 100 feet south of the south line of Dayton Street with a 10 inch vitrified pipe sewer. Also beginning at the center line of Milton Street and Fellows Street; thence north along the center line of Fellows Street to a point 100 feet south of the south line of Dayton Street with -a 10 inch vitrified ripe sewer. Together with the necessary manholes, inlets, conduits and house connections to the curb line Long the line of said improvement. All as shown on the plans and in accordance with the pro- files -detail drawings and s-)ecifications on file in the office of the Department of Public Works of the City of South.Bend; Indiana, and said sewer, with all its aopurtenaness shall be constructed in accordance with the profile and s�ecifica» Lions now on file in the office of the Department of Public Works Works of said Ctty. The ost of said improvement shall be apportioned against and paid by the property golders whose property abuts thereon and upon the City of Houth Bend if the City is benefitted by said improvement, all according to the method and manner provided for in Act of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, entitled "An Act Concerning Municipal Corporations," approved March 6,1905. Assessments, if deferred, are to be paid in ten equal annual instllments, with inter-est at the rate of Six per cent per annum. A bond or bonds shall be issued to the contractor in payment for such work, unless the property owners pay said assessments before said bond or bonds are issued. Under no circumstances shall the City of South Bend be or be held responsible for ny sum or sums due°from said property owner or owners for said work,.,or for the collection of same, or for the payment Of any bond or bonds, certificate or certificates, issued to said contractor in payment for such work, except for such moneys as shall have been actually received by the City from the assessment for such improvement, or such°moneys as said City is by said above entitled Act required to pay . All proceedings had, and work done in the making of said improvement, assessment of property, collections of assessments and issuance of bonds therefor, shall be / as provided for in said above entitled Act. Notice of this resolution July 1916 and on the 3rd d y of August This Board will give a hearing on this on the 22nd. day of August 1916 at 7:45 .Adopted this 25th. day of July 1916, Veronica C. Sweeney, Clerk of Board, shall be published on the 27th. day of 1916 in the South Bend Daily Tribune. resolution at its office in the City Hill P.M. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. E_. M. MORRIS A. H. RICE JOHN B. WEBER �w .__ President.