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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/27/1917 Board of Public Works Special Meeting MinutesBoard met in special session at 11:00 A.M. All members present. On June i9th. , 1917 the W. B. Br ady Construction Company appearA before the Board and requested to be released from its contract fo-e the construction of the pavement on Eddy Street and Mishiawaka Avenue from Jefferson Blvd. to Nineteenth Street under Improvement Resolutton No. 411. and "the time for the decision' d,f the matter was -continued until Thursday June 21st ,1917 at 11:00 A.U. and continued' from Thursday June 2lst.,.191'7 until this day. There were present all members of the Board, the City Attorney, Eli. F. Seebirt, City Engineer F. J. Anderson, certain property owners living on said streets and their9 Attorney F. E. Lambert, F. I. Hardy Gen'1. Ugr. of the Chicago, South Bend-`& Northern Indiana Railway Company, W. B.' Brady President of the W. Bi Brady Construction Company and M. M. Townley; Attorney for the W. .B..Brady Construction Company• And ;the Board announced and stat*A that they would expect the Brady Construction Company topprform its contract aid ti dt they would give, & -reasonable time for the completion of thw work, but that the work should be commenced at once. And there upon Mr. W. B. Brady and Mr. Townley, President and Attorney respectively of said Brady Construction Co., stated said company positively would not perform its said contract and -that the Board was at liberty to let contracts or`contract for the doing of said work and paving said streets to any other person or persons. And the Bo:aid thereupon informed said W. B. Brady Construction Company through and byits said President and Attorney that said Company would be expected and required to pay the City any additional amount of test for- making said improvement over and above the amount `'for which .said Co*r.-Pr71 :i �,d, ry }red in its Trit- nr� -oo `rn: ct to make ,said improvement for. The Board therefore by u- animous consent adopted three . resolutions -for the pavement of Eddy Street and Mishawaka Avenue.dividing th4 distances as equally as possible, STREET 0R ALLEY I14P 0VEMENT RESOLUTION NO.'5�9 Be It Resolved by the .Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, St. Joseph. County, Stateof Indiana, that itha it is desired andli deemed necessary to improve Eddy Street from Jefferson Blvd. to the south line of Mishawaka Avenue as f ollows, to -wit: - - - Said Street shall be graded, and the roadway thereof shall be paved_; and als the roadway of certain portions of the streets and alleys which enter or intersect said street shall be graded and paved. The paving material to be used in making said improvement shall b Sheet Asphalt, Bitiltihic, Asphaltic concrete or Brick, -and the foundation shall be portland cement concrete, five (5) inches thick for the sheet aspitt, bitulithic, asphaltic concrete and brick or rolled gravel six (6) inches thick for brick. also cement curb shall be constructed along said street where same is not already constructed; storm water inlets and conduits shall be constructed where necessary; all manholes, covers and storm water inlets shall be set to the proper grade and cement marginal curoshall be constructed at all streets and alleys where necessary; all as is more particularly -shown, and in accord me with the profiles, plans, detail drawings and speci- fications n 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 assessments, to be levied upon the property specially benefitted, to the amounts 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 Concerning Municipal 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 oposite 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 the said City, or upon property not subject to such assess- ment, 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. and more against each lot, are to be paid in t at the rate of Si per cent per annum. A bond the amount of such deferred assessments Assessments of ten dollars ten equal 'annual installments, with interest or bonds will be issued to the constructor to In pro rat& payment for such improvement, Under no circumstances shall the City of South Bend be or be held resbons4 ible for aft sum or sums due from said.property owneer -or pv,.ners for said work, or fv the collection of the same -or for the payment of any bond, bands, cert f icate ' or certificates, issued to said contractor in payment for such work, except for such moneys as shall have ac ually.been received by the City from the''ssess ments for such' improvement, or such moneys as -said City is by said. entitled t and .amendments and supplments 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,e shall -be as. provided for in said above entitled Act,,and Acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto. BE IT -FURTHER RESOLVED, That.'the Board of Public Works fix the 24th. day of July 1917 :at the hou of 7: 45 P.M..at the off ice of the Board -of Public Works, of this City, as the time and place for t� a public consideration of said proposed improvement, at which said Board of Public Works will hear all persons interested or whose proprty is liable to be assessed for said -improvement, and will decide whether: the benefits to the property liable to be assessed for said improvement will "eq�'ial' the estimated cost thereof, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That notice of the time end place of such public consideration be published and mailed. in the manner provided by law. Notice of this resolution shall be published on the ' 29th. day of. June 190 and on. the 6th., day ef''July 1917 in the South Bend Daily Tribune, Adopted this 27th. day of June 1917. 4 E.; M. MORRIS BbARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. A. H. RICE JOHN B , WBEER Attested:- Veronica,C. Sweeney, Clerk of the Board.. STREET OR ALLEY IMPROVENENT RESOLUTION.NO. 540. 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 Mishawaka Avenue from the 'east line f Eddy Street to the east line of Fifth Street as follows, to -wit: - Said avenueshall be graded, and the roadway thereof shall be .paved; and also the roadway of certain portions of the streets and alleys which -enter or intersect said avenue shall be graded and paved. The paving material to be used in -'making -said improvement` shall be sheet asphalt, ..bituiithic asphaltic concrete or brick,_ and the foundation shall be portland cement concrete five (5) inches thick for the sheet asphalt, bitulithic , asphaltic concrete and,'. brick or rolled gravel six (6) inches thick for brick; also cement curb shall be constructed along said.evenue where same is not already constructed; storm water inlets and conduits shall be constructed where necessary; all manhole covers and storm.water inlets shall be sat to the proper grade and cement marginal curb shall be constructed at all streets and alleys where necessary; all as is more partinularly shown, and all in accordance with the profiles, plans-, detail draw- ings 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 alley intersections, shall -be paid by special assessment to be el ev ied upon the property specially benef itted, to the amount that the ' same may be leg lly assessed therefor, in accordance with an -Act of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, entitled n An Act Concerning Municipal Corporations, approved March 6,1905, and in accord- ance with and pursuant to the provisions of all acts amendatory and supplemental thereto, The cost of all street and alley intersections, cinluding one-half_ of the width of the improvement opposite street and alleys which run int0, 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 funds, if able to do so, or from a fund created by a `specil assessment to be levied Under the.provisions of Section 108 of the above entitled Act. Assessment .of ten dollars and more.against each lot, if deferred, are to be paid in tenequal annual installments, with interest at the rate of six per cent per annu m . A bond or bomds will be issued to the contract to the amount of such deferred assessments in pro rat& payment for such improvement. Under no circumstances shall the City of South Bend Be, or be held responsible for any sum or sums due from said property owner or owners for said for such work or for the collection of the same, or for the payment of any hond, bonds, certificate or certificates, issued to said contractor in payment for such work, except for such moneys as shall have actually bene received by the City from the assessments. for such improvement, or such moneys as said City is by said entitled Act and amendments and supplments 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 pry ided for in said above entitled Act, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplmental thereto. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Board of Public Works- fix the 24th. day of July 1917 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 -improvements at, which sai 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 said improvement will equal the estimated cost thereof. Be It -Further Resolved, That c ons iderat ion shall° be• published and mailed resolutionshall be published on the 29th. 1917 in the South Bend Daily Tribune. ADOPTED THIS 27th. day of June 1917. notice of the time and place of such public in the manner provided by law. Notice of this day of June 1917 and on the 6th. day of July BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. Attested: - Veronica C. Sweeney, Clerk of the.Board. E. M. MORR IS A. H. R ICE JOHN B. WEBER STREET OR ALLEY IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 541. Be It Resolved by the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, v St. Joseph County, State of Indiana, that it is desired and deemed necessary to improve Mishawaka Ave � ue from the east line of Fifth Street to the center of Nineteenth Street as follows, to--wit:- Said-Avenue shall be graded, and the roadway thereof shall be paved and aldo the roadway of certain portions of thastreets and alleys which enter or intersect said avenue shall be graded and paved. The paving material to be -used in making said improvement shall be sheet asphalt, biiulithic, Asphaltic Concrete or Brick, and the foundation shall be portland cement concrete five (5) inches thick for the sheet asphalt, bitulithic, asphaltic concrete and brick or rolled gravel six (6) - inches .thick 6or brick; also cement curb shall be constructed along said avenue where same is not already constructed; storm water inlets and conduits shall be constructed where necessary all manhole covers and storm waer inlets shall be set io the proper grade and cement marginal curb -shall be constructed at all streets and alleys where necessary; all as is more particularly shown, and all in accordance with the profiles, plans, detail drawings and specifications on file in the office of the Department of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Izid Tana. The cost of the improvement herein provided for, except street and alley intersections, shall be paid by specil assessment` to be elevied upon `the property specially benef itted o the amount 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 Concerning Municipal Corporations, " approved March• 6,1905, and in accordance with and pursuant to the provisions of all acts amendatory and supplmental 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 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, if deferred are to be paid in ten equal annual installments, with interest at the rate of sic per cent per annum. A bond or bonds will be issued b the contractor to the amount of such deferred assessments in pro rat& payment for such improvement. Under no circumstances shall the City of South Bend be, or be held responsible for any sum or sums due from said property owner or woenrs for said work, or for the collection of the same, or for the payment of any bond, bonds, certificate or certificates, issued to 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 improve- ments, or such moneys as said City is by said entitled Act and manedments and supple- ments. thereto required to *ay. 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 supplemental thereto. 656 BE IF FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Board of Public Works fix the 24th. day of July 1917 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 Beard of Public Works will hear ixt all persons interested, or whose property is liable to beassessed for said improvement, and will decide whether the benefits to the property liable to be assessed for said improvement will equal the estimated} cost thereof. Be It Resolved Further, That notice of the time and place of such public consideration be published and mailed in the manner provided by law. Notice of this resolution shall be published on the 29t . day of June 1917 and on the 6th, day of July 1917 ` in the South Bend Daily Tribune. Adopted this 27th. day of June 1917. Attested: Veronica C. Sweeney, Clerk of the Board. E. M. MORRIS BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. A. H. RICE JOHN B. WEBER o By Resolution of the Board it is desided to increase the Street-, Commissioner's salary to $125.00 per month, the Deputy Street Commissioner to o/ $90.00 per month and the Street Foreman Stanley Kolkiewiez to $2.85 per day, the same to start from July lst.,1917. The City Engineer `kas instructed to notify Mrs. 0. Birdsall to remove fence along William Street from Colfax Avenue. The following claims were presented to the Board. Salaries Dept., No. 517 Engineering Dept., 516 The Fisk Rubber Co.°, 519 L. P. Hardy -Co., 520 Eg ineer ing Dept . , 521. Collmer Brother. 522 Street and alley'Dept., 523 City Hall Deot,, 524 Uiscellaneous Dept., 525 J. C. Lauber & Co., 526 Pickens & Hamilton 527 The Amer ian Contractor Co., 528 Street Lighting Co., 529 Cemetery Dept., 530 E. L. Cothrell Co., 531 Building Dept., 532 Frazier & Frazier 533 Cemetery Dept., 534 W6.66 377.50 1.86 15.00 576.66 32.76 240.00 75.00 12.50 9.35 7.50 19.00 32.50 163 . o9 175.72 383.33 34.90 83,33 $2, 656. 66 President.