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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/29/1916 Board of Public Works Minutes2G1 16. Beard. met in regular spss ion at 10: 00 A.11, Mr. A. 11. Rice absent. The following communication addressed to Vr. E . F Seebi-rt, City Attorney was referred to the Board ?r_d the same was read and placed on rile. OFFICE OF DIVISION ENGINEER NILES, Michigan, SeYot. 26, 1916. F. Seebirt, C ity. Atty. South Bend, Ind• Dear Sir -Yours; of the 26th. regarding moving turn table on Cedar St. I have Drepared plan for this and sent it �o Detroit for approval of, moving t'_iis table and vrork will start just as soon as we can get to it. Regarding the bridge on Leeper.. Avenue I have taken this up :.with the Bridge 7 oreman and am advised he will get to it as soon as he possibly can, but owing to shortage of men he was unable to get U it sooner, I 'beg the Board of Public Works pardon for not wr itt i_� them, but I made a notation to write them and this paper was lost from. my desk. These matters will be attended to as Bast as -^e can get to them and hope they will -be patient with us. ° Yours truly, C. C. HILL C Ci/ L . 13o ,rd ordered sidewalk extensions at Southwest corner of Vionroe Street ri and Lafaytte Street, This being the date ceL loi• at:re.rrea hea.riug un assessmenb roll znd i'inal estlm t°e f'or Macadam tt Ld alutriii billed paveweut impovem?nt on Leeper Avenue from HoT-ard Street to A ngelia Avenue, under Improvement Nesolution No. 40b. In the City of Soizth Bend, lndia.nw. Whereas said Bo:a.rd of Public Works havin§_y heard all parties interested Who ep�ea °ed end considered all remonstrances from propertiy uw,Aers, unererure find that. the urobert_y assessed in said rolls file' A-agust 2;'th. , . r i�lh is ber�ef fitted in the amounU of assessm��' o^:n on said rolls, and the Board further fird thet the a�ssesswent rolls f iiecL August 29th,1916 and the final est imat.e a llowe Au�;tz�t 20,th. ,1916 should be - n.d the same are hereby in a ! l things raterI,-d --onf irmed A-nd ti , proved, with the understand �n:7 that the sum of TTo Hundred (�2.00.00 Dollars be held UT, by the City Controller, to be used by the Hoard of Yuhlic works of trill City in reaa.iring and reol sing any defects found on said imvl-Oveme"Ve, ?'hp fol.louirg order 1^w3 siKurd aILa orC.ered sent to the City Controller. South herd, ltia. Seu�. 29, 1.0a46o 7O URII U U. G .. MANN iN U -, City Controllers, C ity. You are hereby requested to hold out of fullas 04rin H. N. Barnes, of South Bend., Indiana, contractor on the (Trade, curU walk and Macadam Pavement Improveme.iL on beeper Avenue from h'owe.rd Street to Angella Avenue under ImproverTent R No. 405, the Gum of 'iswo hundred ($200.00)Dolla.rs. This amount to oe used by the tmoard of Public works of this City it re )PAring and reOincln.g any defects found on Prade, cur„ w+a'_-x and ivaes.dA.m Pavement lmorovement on Leeper avenue u.naer Resolution No. 405. F. M. r u xis of the city ol* Su -a uh mend, Ind iauts. Attested: Veronica U. 5weetlev, UJ.crK oz* noH•rd. Board awarded Bailey & Elliott Printing Company contract for printing blank forms for the Bu iad ing Department @............ 1012: 50" Partial estimate allowed Henryi Slot, Contractor for cleaning and deepening, of McCartney Creek in the amount of... $72•75 Communication received from the Oliver Chilled Plow Company signed by H. Gail Davis Cashier informin to Bosd tiatea's on #�hei roerty o La got" the would be put in by private con rac e o rd or ere to ame re erre o the 'ity Engineer. The following a ommunicat ion received read and referred to the City Engineer for a report October 3rd.1916. To the Board of Public Works South Bend,, Ind. Dear Sire:- - Your attention is respectfully directed to the consideration of the Chapin Street sewer which is apparently inadequate for the service required of it. In event of a rain of just more than ordinary volume, our plant is flooded water backs up into our office basement, gushing out of the bas ira. Yesterday, of course c and it ions were terrible but we realize that the down -pour of rain was excessive Our c one lus ion regarding the sewer is not based on yesterdays experience but rather on freaquent oecurances in the past. The matter merits consideration by your Honorable Board. ° Very truly yours OLIVER CHILLED PLOW WORKS T. A. FREEMAN Secretary to -the President* Pole and wire inspector reported on complaint about pole in front of 726 George Avenue being in the way of a drive. Board ordered that the South Bend Home Telephone. Company be instructed to this pole to the north about ten 10 feet to the property 1 ine. Petitian receiv-ed from the Chicago, South Bend & Northern Indiana Railway Company s-igned by Charles M. Murdock, Vice President, requesting to the take the ten-year plan, the same was read and referred to . the City Controller's office, Pet it► -filed f-or pavement on 1st. alley north of Division Street from Scott Street, to Chapin Strut. The same was read and referred to the City Engineer Z or a resolution. September 29th.91916. 'o the Zion. Board of Pub 1 is Works o the C it of S outh Be mci , Ind lano, . Gentlemen: - I herewith submit the estimated cost of the La Porte Avenue Resurfacing Improvement from Washington Avenue to the no rth line of hdnde:n Avenue at...... $6,100.00 Respectfully submitted, Frederick J. Anderson, City Engineer. 264 16. Continued, STREET I OR ALLEY IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION 109 4780 -_BE:IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND ST.. JOSEPH COUNTY, STATE OF INDIANA9 that it is desired and deemed necessary to improve Ewing Avenue from Miami Street to a Point 1320 feet west .of Miami Street as-follo-wes, to -wit:,. - By grading. said street from property line to property line,.0 and wing the roadway --from curb . line to line with gravel three (3) inches In depth,�,All as shown I . on the plans and in ac-cordance tith the profiles, detail drawings and speci, fications on file in'the office of the Department of Public Works of the ,City Of-. South Bendq Indiana, The cost= tfthe improvements herein provided for, 6itoept street' and alley intersections; shall be paid by special assessment to be levied upon the Property speciaillk-benef - itted, to the amount that the same may be legally assessed thidreftt in accordance with an Act of the General Assembly of the State of Indii-Lnug-enittled - An Act.Concerning Municipal Cor ,, 0approved March 6,1905i,and In orations accordance with and pursuant to the provisions of all acts amandatoryr.and 4upplemelk tal thereto. Thecostof all street and alley intersections, including one-half of the Width Of the improvement opposite street, and alleys which run into, butdonot a cross said -roadway -herein proposed - to be impr.oved=szd-�tha t portion of such street or alley . abutting-tpon property b,-e1vng,1-ng -,to asid-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 9 - entitled Act, to be levied' under the provIs1ons of Section 108 -of the -above ,ent Assossments.-of.ten do11a";and :,more -.against each lot,, if deferred, are to interest at the rate of Six per cent -d in ten equal annual -,in, tall-ments, with be pail qual., ual:.- Per annumm A bond or. bonds --,will be issued to the contractor to the amount of such deferred.asses-smeAte in pro rats payment for -such:lmprovement. Under no -circumstances shall the city of South Bond bev or be held .responsible for an sum or sums due from said property owner or owners for said work* -or for the coTlection OIF'the same,, or for the payment `of any bond,, bonds, certificate or certificateat issued to said contractor in pe�yment for .such work except for suchmoneys as said City is by said entitled Act and -amendments and suppliments thereto required to pay All proceedings had, and work done An the making of said .improvements assessment of property, collection of A and issuance -of bonds therefor,, shall be as provided for in said above:nntitled Act,, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto.. BE IT 7FURTHER RESOLVED,. That the BoaVd of P Atbi i Works fix the 4th - Board of Public office f the B day of October 1916 at the hour of 7:45 P.H.M. at the'Olff c Works, Of this-Cityt- as the time and place for the public,considoir,,ation..of`said improvement, at which said Board of .Public Works will hear all persons interested-0 or 'Whose roperty is liable to -be assessed: for saidimprovement, and will decide. whether the benefits -to - the property liable to be assessed -for said-improvem6ntp will equal the estimated cost thereof,. -BE IT -.FURTHER RESOLVED, That notice of the time and place of such public consideration be .published and mailed in the manner prom -Wed by lAw. Not ic 8 Of .this resolutlion--shall-.be-publlshed on the 30th. day of September.1916. and 7th.' day of ,Ootober.19.16e In the South Bend Daily Tribune. Adopted .this -29th. day of September 1916. E. M. MORRIS-_ A. H. RICE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. JOHN B. WEBER Veronica- C. Sween- ey-, clerk -of the -Board. `L65 STREET AND ALLEY IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION No. 479. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLI CORKS OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH COUNTY STATE OF INDIANA, That ' it is desired and deemed necessary to improve the First alley south of Napier Street from Cliapin Street to Scott Street as follows, to -wit: - By grading and paving the road -way, also -by grading and paving the roadway of all interesting and entering streets, and alleys lying within the property line of said alley south of Napier Street from Cpili Street to Scott Street not included in the roadway; by paving said roadways with either Sheet Asphalt, Bithulthic, Asphaltic Concrete or Br-ick laid on a, five inch portland cement concrete foundation, or with Brick laid on a s ixh inch #tolled gravel foundation,, or with a seven inch concrete Pavement, by placing the necessary marginal cement curb curb, by placing all manholes and inlets to the proper grade, and by the construction of the necessary storm water inlets and conduits, all as 'shown on the plans add in accordance with the profiles, detail drawings and speci- fications 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 alley intersections, shall be paid by special assessment to be levied upon the property specially benef itted, to the amount that the same may be legally ass"essed therefore, in accordance with an Art of the -General Assembly of the State of Indiana,entitled.." An Act _Concerning Municipal Corporation, " approved March 6,1905, and in accordance with and pursuant to the prov is ions of all acts amendatory and supplemental thereto. The cost of all streets and alley intersections, including 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 up n the property belonging to said City or upon property hot 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 provisions of Section 108 of the above entitled Act. Assessments of ten dollars and more against each lot, it deferred, are to be paid in ten equall annual installments, wtli 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 assessments in pro rata payment for such improvement.. Under no circumstances shall the City, of South Bend be or be held -responsi- ble for any sum or sums due from said property owner or owners for said work, or' for the collection of the same, or for the payment for -any bond, bonds, certif'icate or- cent ficates issued to the said contractor in payment for such work, except for such moneys as shall have 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 supplements thereto required to 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 ent tled Act, and acts amendatory thereof and supplemental -thereto. BE IT RESOLVED , That the Board of Public Works fix_ the 24th. day of October.1916 at the hour of 7:45 P.M. at the office 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 persons interested, or whose property is liable to be assessed for said improvement, and will. decide whether the benefits to the property liable to be assessed for saidimprovement will equal the estimated cost thereof. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That notice of the time place of such public consideration be published and mailed in the manner provided by law. Notice of this Resolution shall be published on the 2nd. day of October 1916. and the 9th. day of October 1916 in the South Bend Daily Tribune. Adopted this 29th day -of September 1916. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. E. K. MORRIS JOHN B. WEBER Attested: Veronica C. Sweeney, Vlerk of Board. President.