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Home My WebLink About01/02/1917 Board of Public Works Minutes34'L Tue--�,d Board met in re�itular session at 10:00 A.U. Y-r. John. B. 717eber absent. Mr. Dunkle representing the reo. Cutter Com-oany appeared before the Board in regard to bill of January 8th. ,1916 for brackets for street signs. The Board decided to take this matter up with Street Coirr i s ioner for a re,)ort. A.bid was received, opened and read for -m vemtent on Portage Court from Portage Avenue to Ashland Avenue as follows:-- V Rarr Clay Block per aqs._ _yd. ... 1.70 Veedersburg Paver it "...41.65 Portl@,.nd cement concrete ...$1.45 The above bid was rejected by the Board ?s be ixz_T to high and. the Clerk instructed to readvertise for bids. Resolved that hct:ice be published on the 9th. day of January 1917 and or, the i�th. day of January 1917 in the South Bend Daily Tribune, stating that Board :gill receive bids for the construction of said improvement up to 10:00 A.T11. on the 30th. day of J-.nuary 1917 at 1,®:�0,0 A.M. The Board reserves the right to reject -)ry and all bids. Bids :for the -or in t ing of the annual report were received by the Board as f ollo-xs: - Gentlement . In answer to your inquiry for estimates on )rinted matter we are released to quote as follows,:- F1ve ollows:-- F1ve hundred (500) copies City's Annual Reports also fifty (50) copies: of the City Controller's reports in separate pamphlet, all to be printed and bound same size and style as 1915 sample ,xrhih you submitted, reports to be delivered to you in neat, convenient size packages, for $424.00 The Tribune Pr intUg Company, Eric Peterson, The Board of Public Works South Bend, Ind. Honourable Sira: In compliance with your request we are pleased to submit the follo, - ing bid for printing 500 Annual Reports of Departments and 50 copies Controller's Report: Job complete, equal in quality nd workmanship to last year's copy submitted to us ....................................... ..........$400.00 We beg to announce that the above concern is under new management and the equipment is new throughout. The plant was purchased last dune from Hon. J. B. Stoll by R. L. Hendrick and C. M. Brewer, Tho are partners doing business under the old name. We earnestly solicit your support. Sincerely yours, CO -Operative Print Shop C . U. Brewer. City of South Bend, Board of Publi:; Works South Bend, Indiana Gentlemen: - This will give you our quotations on reoorts as follows: 500 city reports 192 pates and cover; 50 controller s reports, 32 pages and cover, The 32 pages of the Controller's report is to be one comelete 32 page section of the City report. Inside stock on both reports 3BX50 100#, Classic Eggshell Book. Cover stock City report, Cloth lined cover; cover stock Controller's report, similiar to that used last year. Price for two jobs as above specified complete 0-397.00 Price for Additional hour (4) page sections $10.00, for-3dditiona,l eight (8) pages sections $19. 00 Very truly you-s, L. P. HARDY C01uPAN'Y. by CHAS. H. BEYRER The contract for orintin,' of annual reports awarded to L. P. Hardy Company at above prices. 343 V/ The Board instructed the cl )rk to Af the foliowing notice to the Northern Indiana Gas & Electric Company. Northern Indiana Gas & Elec . Company. South Bend, Indiana. Gentlemen: - Our City Engineer informs us than., your work has not been started as yet on your service connections on Eddy Street. nd h ishawaka Avenue. Our contract with the paving company is to the eef ;ct that would should be started April lst. ,1917 We would like to have your s ery icesc cnnect ions out of the way by Qat time. Very respectfully, nY O ZD R OF THE BOARD OF Cf BL I ; � 01M . The following claims were presented to the B oord . Voucher Number .1917 _ Fred er is k J. Anderson 1 $15. 00 H. A, Pershing 2 16.50 The Fisk Rubber Company 3 .25 Eugene D ietzgen Co. 4 14.69 442.91 Street & Alley Dent. payroll 5 me nn n payroll 0 15.00 Garbage Dept. 7 305.00 Bailey & Elliott Printing; Co. 8 4.50 C. F. Lee 9 1.75 Brilliant Elec. Division 10 22.22 Street Repair Dept. payroll 11 _ AWO 913.12 All of the above claims allowed by the Board. Claim of H. A. Wood for intersect ior_s and extensions for the amount of $418. 00 held up until Tuesday January 9t h . ,1917 for invest igat ion. President. Board met in regular session at 7: 45 P.1 . Mr. E. 14. 1ti10rris absent first half of session. Mr. A. H. Rice act.in,g -president. Hearing had on assessmert roll ar.4 final estimate for Pi-oe sever on Francis Street from South Bend Avenue to Sor in Street, un.d,'�r Improvement Resolution No. 457. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. _ In the above matter re"?onstrators appeared but, no ,i7ritten remonstrane was filed.. The Board therefore find. th t the property assessed in said rolls f iled. December 12th. , 1916 is benef itted in the amount of assessments as sho, n on said rolls, and the Board further find that the assessment roll filed December 12tn. 1916 and the final es ima,t ea 11 lowed December 12th. ,191�' should be and the same are hereby in all thir_, s ratified, confirmed and approved. Hearing giver, on Vacation Resolution No. 32 for the purpose of vacat ng lst. alley north of Vadison Street from Lafayette Vlvd. to lst. alley west of Lafayette Blvd. to the City of South Bend, Ind i-a-n-a. In the nbove matter no ren-onstrators appeared and no written remon- strance was filed, the. i?oard therefore sustain all former action taken and declare the above d.eseribed -property in all things vacated and this resolution in al-1 thing ratified, confirmed and approved Resolved further, that the Cit=° Engineer be instructed to prepare a roll showing awards of damages and assessments of benefits: to all parties and proper -ties interested in the above matter. Hearing b�.d on assessment roll and -final estimate for, sewer connectior.3 on Eddy Street and ?kishawaka Avenue from Jefferson Blvd. to Nineteenth 1 Street, under Improvement Resolution No. 442. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. Tn. the above matter Attorney Parker appeared before the Board representing J. M1. Studebaker -and filed written remonstrance against assessment. The Board after d.ue consideration decided to defer all action on said roll until Tuesday January 16th.,1917 at 7:45 P.Ml. The followin;_ written remonstrance filed by Attorney S. Parker for J. Zvi. Studebaker. S T..'ITE OF IND IANA SS ST, JOSEPE COUNTY, BEFORE THE BOARD OF PUBLI''. WORKS } „n.� ,; T, ,• c T- _ „ ,T r, OF THE CITY OF SOUTH B- ND, ) nEtfiO�:STRANCE OLD J. 14. STu u�MAKER. IN THE VIMER OF TH, ASSESSI'.:ENT ) FOR SEWER OTMEICTIONS AND EXTENSIONS ) ON EDUT STRTET IID MISHAWAKA AV i`UE. ) Comes now J. M. Studebaker, by his attorney, and respectfully remonstrates against the assessment against his lots and lards described in the asaess-?aent roll herein for sewer connections and extensions on Eddy Street and % isha,;ua.ka Avenue, in the City of South Bend, and for cause of remonstrance says: f l) Said assessment of $1434* 40 is excessive and out of proportion to the benefits to his said lots and lAnds against �-vhi:�h assessments are made. (2) Assessments against his lots and lands, aggregating 81434.40, are made for sewer connections and extensions a distance of from twenty to thirty feet east of and outside of Eddy Street. J. N. STUDEBAKER BY :a.ND ER SON, PARKER, CRABILL & C CR MPACKER his attorneys. 346 The follo-nin�,�, resort was L"'sled by the Comnisaio-r..er. To the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, indiana. Gentlemen: , - I herewith submit cost of re-odArs to halyard of t-he flag staff of the City Hall due todamagescaused by lighting sometime ago. The South Bend Supply Company, 100 t -1/8 Galv. Sash Cord $2.00. J. C.. Lauber Co,-npany,* re -pairing City Hall Roof, 10 -plain tile, 4 hip tile 2-10 3# Salaters cement .30 Portland cement 10 2*'Ll hours time 16.50 Ft. C . Uolar For putt in , cable in flag staff 5.00 1 $26.00 Thar'e are' f1fft'ehd'fffle'rent c cm-oanies carrying insurance on th:) S U 11.at eabli Y be sent tatem nt of the -oortionale City Hall. Would u_geS'�L' C 0, nany en' s II.e amount for them to pay rw1Lic.b,m-wzuld be 01-733 A. PERKINS Commissioner of Buildings. The, above report v7as app-roved and the Buildir,6 Commissioner instructed to send out statements to eacl-r-, company for specified amount. P r �ee-o i d �en t