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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/12/1916 Board of Public Works MinutesBoard set °in regular session at 10:00 A.M. Mr. A. H. Rice absent. Bids were received, oper-edand read for the following imrovements and were, referred to the City Engineer for tabulation to be reportdd on at 7:45 P.M. this 12th. day of September 1910" Pipe sewers on Rush, Milton, Columbia, Carroll Streets, Benton Court and St. Josenh, Street from St. Joseph Street. to Calvert St. Pipe sewer on Tecumseh Avenue from Pokagon Street to North line of lot 375 Hillcrest Add. Sidewalk, grade and comb nat ion curb and gutter on 'Washington Avenue from Sunnys ide Ave. to Jacob Street. Sidewalk on ,west side of Kemble Avenue from Oliver St. to Ewing Avenue. Bids that were filed by the Western Construction Company and the W. B_ Brady Construction Company for., the resurfacing of La Porte Avenue from Washington Avenue to north line of Linden Avenue were withdrawn by the contractors, and all action on said resolution No. 463 for the resurfacing oa La Porte Avnue from Washington Avenue to north line of Linden Avenue 13 hereby rescinded by the unanimous consent of the Board, and a new resolution ordered. Mr. TT. B. Brady of W. B. Brady Construction Company appeared before the Board add asked for an extension of time on contract for pavement or. Eddy Street and Mishawaka Avenue from Jefferson Blvd. to NinetzE�,nth Street . Resolved, by the Board that 'a.r. + .. c : � oral wct for yr menu Eddy gtxedt, avid Mishawaka Aver4' e be granted to the-W. B. Brady Constructi,on Company unt i 1 April is t .1917 -. erne caring ha on resolution o. 2 Nr track seoa:ration on New York Centozal ?:y Company from Chaoin Street to Michigan Street, in this City. In the above matter Attorney H. Wair for the Chicago South Bend Northern Indiana Ry. Company appeared before the Board and filed remonstrance. The Board after due consideration decided to defer this hearing from'this_ date to September 26th. ,19.1� at 10: 00 A.M. ( The f ollor� ing parties in � crested in said pr oc eed i rigs -none pre se:^t at said hearing. Attorneys, Van Fleet :a:r_d Hubbell, and H. B. Reinsagen, Pr in Asst. Engineer for the -New York Cen. Rd. Co. F. I. Handy, Nfgr. and H. 'Nair Attorney for Chicago, South Bend & Northern Indiana Ry. Co. TV. G. Crabill, Attorney for the Grand Trunk Western Railroad Co, and H. N. Going Engineer- for said Company. & Mr. Walters for the New York Central Ry. Co.) F. I. Hardy, Mgr. of the Chicago, South Bend & Nor-t1jern Indiana Railway Company took of the matter of eliminating poles fronMichigan Street and attaching wires to buf1dirgs, -with the Board. This matter was turned over to City Engineer for a report. Communication rece iced from Marvin Cam-pbell with blue relative to running a spur from Vanda lia Railroad Company tracks across alley south of Garst Street _d ' aer gas Garst Street s o as to glace a car upon thf it property now occupied by the Henda lly ille Mf Z . company and which is loo:ated upon the north side of GarSt, Street arA ad joining the Vandailia Railroad The same was referred to the City engineer for a reports Month ly wort of the Buildir� D,,pa,rtmenti and the Electrical Department was f ilea by the � C or ` `L3s ionar of Build in.­;s, C . A. Pe.-kingand the same was read by the Board and -,laced on f ile . President. Board met in regular session at 7:45 P.M. Mr. A. H. Rice absent. Hearing had on Improvement Resolution No. 470 for pipe sewer on Chestnut Stre,,t from Jefferson Blvd. to Lake Shoz•e and Michigan`Southern Ry. Co. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. Upon said 'nearing remonstrators appeared but no wrftter, remonstrance lva.s filed. And the Board being fully advised in the matter decided. to defer all action on the same until Tuesday April lst.,1917. Clerk instructed to send out cards in time for hearing. 01 Clerk instructed to notifiy L. H. Vander Karr to clean -'sand and dirt off of Main Street. The Board instructed clerk to referr'communication about gas poles or, Mishawaka Avenue River Park to the City Attorney for a rexort as to who -%ra.s to stand the expense for moving the same. Contract for pipe sewers: on Rush, Milton, Columbia, Carroll Benton Ct. and St. Joseph Street from Calvert St. to St. Joseph St. was awarded to De Peape & Ccussens for $4,781.34 Contract for pipe sewer on Tecumseh Avenue from Pokagon St. to No. ✓ line of Lot 275 Hillcrest Add. awarded to De Peape & Coussens'for $265.80 City Engineer instructed to take u-o matter of the C hicago, South Bend Northern Indiana Ry. Company and the South Bend Home Telehone Company using the same pole line on Mi hawaka Avenue c•nd Eddy Street. Same to be ref;orted on Tuesday September 19th.,1916. at 10:00 A.M. Contract for sidewalk on West side of Kemble Avenue from Oliver St. to Ewing Aveue awarded to C..L0 Headley for....$771.75 Contract for grade, curb end walk on Washington Avenue from Y Sunnyside Avenue to Jacob St. awarded to Hugh Anderson for.....$ 1,986.10 Partial estimate allowed C. L. Headley Contractor for grade, curb and lualk on Donald St ............ $274.36 Engineer filed assessment roll and final estimate for water con- nections on Jaquith Court fron Prairie Avenue to Chapin Street, under Improvement Resolution No. 441. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. Resolved, that notices as to the a,mounts'of assessments as required by statute be published on the 18th. day of September 1966 and on the 25th. day of September 1916 in the South Bend Daily Tribune, stating that this: Board will give a hearing or, the amount of such assessmatit s at its office in the City Hall or, the 3rd. day of October 1916 at 7:45 P.M. -Resolved further, that the entire work under the above contracts be accepted and approved and the final estimate thereon allowed. Notice of ,is resolution shall be published on the 18th day of September 1915 and or the 25th. day of September 1916 in the South Bend Daily Tribune, stating that this Board will give a hearing or. the acceptance of such work at its office in the City Fall on the 3rd. day of October .1911 at 7:45 P. M. Engineer filed assessment roll and final estimate for gr�ide curb walk and gravel pavement on Indiana Avenue from Prairie Avenue to vPalhut St. u nder Improvement Resolution No. 434. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. Resolved, that notices as to the amounts of assessments be publislA for six conseeituve days in the South Bend Daily Tribune, comimeneing on the 18th. day of September 1916, stathat this Board will give a hearing on amount of such assessments at its office in the City Hall on Setemb er 24th.,1916) at 7:45 P.M. Resolved further, that the entire work under the above contract be accepted and approved and the fined estimate thereon allowed, Notice of t1is resolu- tion shall be published cr thet,l:8th. day of September 1916 in the South Bend Daily Tribune, stating -t-hat -thy Board'will give a hearing on the acceptance og such. work at its office in the City Hall on the'.&th. day of September 1916 at 7:45 P.M. 2-A 4 9' Ehgineer filed assessment -roll and final estimate for Asphaltic Concrete pavement on alley rest of Lafayette Street from La Salle Avenue to Colfax Avenue, under Improvement Resolution No. 431 . In the City of South Bend, Indiana. Resolved, that nooices as to the amounts of assessments be'nublished for six consecutive days in the South Bend Daily Tribune, c ommenc ing on the_ 16th. day of Senterriber 1916 stating that this Board will give a: hearing on the amount of such assessments at its office in the City Hall or. the 26th. day of September 1916 at 7:45 P.M. Resolved further, that the entire work under the above` contract be accepted and approved and the final estimate thereon allowed. Notice of this resolution shall be published on the 18th. day of September 1Q16 in the South Bend Daily Tribune stating that this Board will give a hearing on the acce Lance of s-ch work at its office in the City Hall or, the 26th. day of September 1916 at 7:45 P.M. The City Engineer submitted the list of property owners in the matter of the appropriation of certain property under condemnation Resolution No. 44 for the Opening of an Alley between Notre Dame Avenue and St. Peter Street from Corby Street to Lot 23 in S or in's 2nd . Addition, In the City of South Bend, Indiana as per resolution on Page 161 of thi7 Record. Wtjich list includes the names of the owners and holders of property and of interests therein sought to>be taken or beneficially or injuriously affected, and the description of the several pieces of uzoperty which is affected by the s �, id appropriation pr oc �d ings . Thereupon the Board proceeded to award the damages sustained and to assess the benefits; accruing to each piece of property upon. said list. It was thereupon, upon motion duly made and seconded and unanimously adopted, resolved that said list, together with the amounts of benefits and damages and net benefits and ntt damages therein set forth as to the several parcels of land be adopted and that the respective amour_t of benefits contained in :-,.,)id list be and are hereby assessed against the several tracts of land as specifically set forth in said list, and that the respect ,ve amounts of damages contained in the said list -be and are hereby awarded to the several tracts of land a:7 specifically set forth in said list, and that the net benefits or net damages, as the case may be as to the respective tracts of land, contained in said list are hereby awarded or assessed, as the ease may be as to the said several tracts of land. The Board hereby further sets off the benefits and damages: each aLlinst the other where hoth benefits and damages are assessed, tkx the same piece of property or tract of lgnd or interest, and hereby fixes said respective net benefits as to the amounts that shall be paid by the respective owners as benefits, and further hereby fixes the respective net damages as to the several tracts as the amount that shall be paid to the owners of the .respective tracts as damages. Thereupon, upon motion dull* made and seconded and unanimously adopted the 7th. day of November 1016 at 7:45 P.M. was fixed as the day on which this Board will receive or hear remonstrances from persons with* regard to the amount of their respective awards or assessments, and the Clerk of this Board was instructed to prepare and cause to be duly and legally given, notices to the owners of each parcel of property, sho-ing the amount of the assessments or award, with a description of the property affected, and the date of said hearing. Engineer filed assessment roll and final estimate of. award of damages and assessments of benefits, under Vacation Resolution No. 30 for Vacation of Street and Alleys in the Shover Longley Addition. In the City of South. Bend, Indiana. The Board h^s ordered that notices of such awards of damages and assess- ments gf benefits be served according to law, and that a hearing be given on the loth. day of October, 1916 at 7:45 P.M. at the office of the Board in the City Hall for the purpose of hearing remonstrators and receiving remonstrances from any person or persons interested in said matter. Check for $22.00 received from Stephenson Underwear Mills for exnense ofprinting, etc for Vacation of Oft, of Ginz' Avenue from Colfax Avenue to Washington Ave. The Board ordered the same turned over the City Controller with Miscellneous receipts. Permission granted the Central Union Tele -hone Comna:rjy to set poles and ahchors Samcle Street, Fellows and Pennsylvania Avenue. 250 The following report was filed by the City Engineer. The Board of Public Works South Bend_, Indiana. Dears Sirs:-- I can offer no objections to the proposed side-track or spur v which Mr. Campbell wishesto run into his building, as there will be no cars left standing t:o dbstruct the alley or Garst Street. Respectfully submitted, Frederick J. Anderson, City Engineer. The same was approved by the Board. The following communication from Marvin Campbell was approved by' the Bandd granting the same permission t_lo run spur. To the Honorable Board of Public Works City of South Bend, Indiana. Gentlemen: - - 'Y'our petitionerx Marvin Campbell resectfuily requests permission from your Board to allow the Vandalia Railroad Company to run a spur from their track across the alley south of Garst Street and across Garst Street, so as to place a car upon his property now occupied by the Kendallville Mfg. Company and which is located upon the north side of Garst Street end adjoining the Vandalia Railroad. The purpose being that provision will be made within the building, or enough( of the building removed, so th,t the car when at rest will be wholly. upon the petiioners property, The proposed spur isoutlined in the bluE print hereto attached made by the Vandalia Railroad Company and to it is attached a letter from the ^ivision Engineer of the Vandalia to its agent at South Bend, Mr. S. �.�. Rosenberger. The probabilities are that wive will elect to run as shown by their red line but we will be glad ibf permission t•o run uon either the red line or the yellow line, as we may finally decide. Immediate action will be greatly appreciated as it is the desire to let contracts based somewhat upon the fact that we have this permission to ru n this spur, Very respectfully submitted, MARVTN CAMPBELL 9C-AC Bond and contract for pipe sewer on Miami Street from Fox Street to Ewing Avenue under improvement resolution. No. 458. signed by L. H. Webster, approved by the Board. Excavation bond of Studebaker Corporation a proved by the Board. Petition requesting th&t the light on Augustine St. and Adams St. be moved north to Vassar Avenue and a new light placed on Lincoln Way West and Adams St. San-.e placed on file. Pole and wire inspector reported that pole on E. Madison Street at corner of alley between Emeri.k St. and Hill St.is in the proper place a.nd. should fiot be ordered moved, as the Central Union Telephone Company -*sere granted perraiasion to place a line of new poles on the east side of the first a.119y irest of Hill Street so as to remove the roles no.,• standing on Hill Street. P-esidert.