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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/21/1917 Board of Public Works Special Meeting MinutesBoard met in spec iall� secs ion at 10: 55 A.M. All members present. Mr. W. B. Brady, of the W. B. Brady Construction Company with Attorney Towne:ley appeared before the Board in regard to contract for, pavement on Eddy Street and Mishawaka Avenue from Jefferson Blvd. to Nineteenth Street. Attorney M. U. Towneley stated that Mr. Brady feels that he would have to do this work at a loss and he'feels that this contract should be set aside.and the matter let come t to a new letting. Property owners residing on Mishawaka Avenue and Eddy Street with their attorney L,. H. Hammond of Lambert and Hammond appeared before the Board and the matter of contractor wanting to give up contract or. Eddy Street and Mishawak Avenue pavement was discussed., The Board after due consideration decided to defer this matter°until Wednesday June 27th.,1917 at 10:00 A.M. This was done to give the property owners attorney, fir. L. H. Hammond more chance to look over pro- ceedings in regard to said contract above mentioned. Permission granted the Indiana & Michigan Elec Co mpany to reset a line of poles on Portage Avenue between Kinyon Street and River View Cemetery jointly with the Central Union Telephone Company. The following communication received read add this work to be done under the City Eng ineer ' s instructions and specifications, South Bend, Ind. June 19,1917. Beard of Public Works, . South Bend, Ind. Gent1omen: Since we as Mr. H. B. Whites Agents are entemplating the laying of sidewalks and curb stones on Bowman , Donald, Fox and Leer Streets where out property faces such streets, we respectfully request your authorization for these V improvements at the street intersections. We have let contracts at exceptionally low prices on this work, and trust that you will take advantage of same. Kindly advise us if You wish, the contractor to keep a record of these intersections, dr if you wish , to take the City : Eng ineer ' s figures, when submitting a bill to you for this work. Thanking you for past courtesies and trusting that you will give this matter due attention, we are, ° Very truly yours, R.J. BAILEY Mgr. The Beard ordered that the making of preliminary order designating kind of pavement an Milton Street from Miami Street to $igh Street lie ief erred until Tuesday June 26th.,1917 at 10:00 A.M. STREET OR ALLEY TYPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 535. BR�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 Jefferson Boulevard from the east line of the Jefferson Boulevard Bridge to the east line of Lincoln Way Fast as follows, to -wit: - To inorove Jefferson Boulevard from the East end of the Jefferson Boulevard Bridge over the St-. Joseph River to the easterly line of Lincoln Way East; by -resurfacing the roadway., The present wearing surface on said boulevard shell be taken up and removed from the street. The pavingmaterial to be used in resurfacing said boulevard sill be sheet asphalt, bitulithie, e,s-0 altic concrete or brick, and shall be laid on the present concrete foundation; also cement curb shall be constructed along said boulevard where same is not already constructed; storm water inlets and conduits sha 1 be constructed where necessary; all manhole covers and inlets shall be set to the proper grade and cement marginal curb shall be constructed at°all street and alley intersections where necessary; all as is more particularly shown, and all in accordance with the _orof Iles, plans, detail drawings,and Specifications on file in the office of the Board of Public Works of said City. The cost of the improvement herein provided for, except street and alley intersections, shpIl be paid by secial assessment to be levied upon for property en-cfally henefitted, to the *,mount that the same - may be legally assessed therefor, in accordance with`an Act of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, entitled " An Act Conderning M nicip�-,l Corporations, " approved 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 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 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 gpecial assessment to be levied under the provisions of Section 108 of the above entitled Act. Assessments of ten dollars and more against each lot, if deferred, are to be paid in ten equal annual installments, with 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 fv any sum or sins 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, certificate or certificates, issued to said contractor in payment for such work, exce;Dt 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 entitled Act, and Acts amendatory thereof, and supplmenAtal thereto. BE IT FURTHER kESOLVED BY THE BOARD that :as they desire to save time and expense they have decided to accept waivers from property owners abutting said improvement, waiving all objections to the fact that no advertisement for hearing was published as required by law, a -ad that no notices were mailed to the ,wn.ers of property and that no haaring was had by said Board. Adopted this 21st.1, day of June 1917. E. U. MORRIS A. H. RICE JOHN B. WEBER Attested:- BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. Veronics C. Sweeney. Clerk of the Board. G President.