HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/18/1917 Board of Public Works MinutesBoard met in regular session at 10:00 A.M. All members present.
The Board ordered that the City Contractor°be notified to place sidewalk
extensions at corner of Franklin Street and Dubail Avenue.
Pole and wire inspector reported on complaint on pole at west side of
,) live` Street north: of 'Orange Street and also pole on east of Olive Street in alley north
of Orange Street as follows:
The pole on Olive.Street is a South Bend Home Tel. Company pole
and shoudl be moved to the north about four feet.
,he pole in the alley east of Olive Street is a Central Union
Telephone Company pole and should'be removed to the north , or removed entirely and use the
Indiana & Michigan Elea. Company pole jointly 30 feet south. The above report was approved
by the Board.
the Central Union Telephone Company was granted the following
permit
- To build a small manhole in the Isidewalk near the curb at the
southeast corner of East La Salle Avenue and Emerick Street, and extend a two multiple
lateral from this point outh on the west side of.Emerick Street between the sidewalk and
curb to the first alley running west, then west in this alley to a proposed nea ole with
a proposed eight foot anchor on the east side of this pole. You are ordered to place the
manhole outside of the curb in the street and lay your lateral on an angle t,o the -inside
of the curb back to the railroad ground.
To build a small manhole in Taylor St., nearthe intersection
of the alleys between Colfax Avenue and Washington Avenues, and to extend a two multiple
lateral west from this poitit in the alley to the Indiana & Michigan Elea. Company pole and
also extend a two,multiple lateral east from this manhole located as above to the second
Indiana & Michigan Elea. Company pole. This work is to eliminate aerial wires and poles
on Saylor Street at this point. You must place your distributing poles also your under-
ground poles on the dividing lines between lots, both poles to be used, jointly by the South
Bend Home Telephone Company and the Indiana & Michigan Ejectrip_Company.
To install two multiple laterals across Riverside Drive
from the alley between Forest Avenue and Park Avenues to the rear of properties on the
north side of Riverside Drive. Your Company with the South Bend Home Telephone Coffipany
and Indiana & Michigan Electric Company should use the same trench to lay your conduit
jointly.
The South Bend Home Telephone Company and Indiana & Michigan
Electric Compny were ordered to be notified to place their distributing poles and under-
ground poles located in the alley north of Washington Avenue between Taylor Street and
William Street on the dividing lines between lots and'use same jointly with the Central
Union Telephone Company.
The following claims were presented to the Board.
President.
er 18th.,1917.
Board met in .regular session at 7:45 P. Y°. fir:_ E. yMi ,Vorris:: absent. Mr. A.
H.. Rice. Acting President.
Hearing had nn Vacation Resolution No. JP for Vacation of a part of Huey
-,"Street from Lincoln Way West to south line, -of Lot 40 Melrose Addition, under Vacation
Resolution No. 41. In the City of South Bend, Indiana.
In the above matter no remonstrators appeared and no written remonstrance
was riled. The Board therefore sustain all former action taken and declare the above
described property in all things vacated and this resolution in all things ratified,
cnf irzAdand- approved. e
Resolved further that the City Engineer be instructed to prepare a roll
showing awards of damages and assessments of benefits to all parties and properties
interested in the above matter.
Hearing had on Imiprovement Resolution'No, 557 for pipe sewer on Dayton
Street from Marine Street to 1st. alley west of Leer Street, in the City of South Bend,
Indiana.
Upon said hearing no remonstrators appeared and no written remonstrances
were filed. And the Board being fully advised in the premises, decides that the benef i6
to property liable to be assessed for said improvements are equal to the estimated
cost of. the 'same, as reported by the City Civil Eng,ineer, and thereupon takes final
action on said resolution as originally adopted, and the same are hereby in all things
ratified, confirmed and approved.
Resolved further, that notices be published on the 19th. day of September 9
1917 and on the 26th. day of September 1917 ina newspaper of general circulation in said
City, stating that this Board will receive bids for the, construction Of said improvemens
up to 10:00 A.M. on the 2nd.' day of October 1917. The Board reserves the right to
reject any and. all bids:
'Hearing had on assessmnt roll andfinal estimate for pipe sewer on Brook-
/ filed Street -from Lincoln Way West to Vassar avenue, under Improvement Resolution No.
221. In the City of South Bend, Indiana.
In the above matter remonstrators appeared but no written remonstrance
was filed. The Board therefore find that the property assessed in said roll filed
August 316t, ,1917 is benef itted in the amount of assessments as shown on said rolls,
and the Board further find that the assessment roll filed August 28th. ,1917 and the
final estimate allowed August .3114t.,1917 should be and the same are hereby in all things
ratified, cdlf firmed and approved.
Engineer filed assessment roll and final estimate,for grade, curb and walk
on Leer Street from Calvert Street to Ewing Avenue, under Improvement Resolution No,
531. In the City of South Bend, Indiana.
Resolved, that notices as to the assessments be published according to
law, for six consecutive days in the South Bend Daily Tribune, commencing on the 24th.
day of September 1917 stating that this Board will give a hearing on the amount of
such assessments at its office in the City Hall on the 9th. day of October 1917 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 this resolution
shall be published on the 24th. day of September 1917 in the South Bend Daily Tribune
stating that this Board will give a hearing on the acceptance of such work at its office
in the City Hall'on the 9th. day of October 1917 at 7:45 P.M.
Engineer filed assessment roil of awards of damages and assessments of
J benefits under Vacation Resolution No. 40. for the Vacation of a part of the alley
between lots 10,11.12 and 13 Chapin's Sub. Division of Bank Out Lots 1 and 2. In the CiJr
of South Bend, Indiana.
That Board has ordered that notices of such awards of damages and assessmen
of benefits be served by the police department according to law, and that a hearing
be had on the 23rd. day of October 1917 at 7:45 P.M. for the purpose of hearing or
receiving objections of any persons interested in said matter.
Tuesday September 18th.,1917. Continued.
Engineer,, filed., 13sessment roll and final estimate for waterconnections on
!i Howard Street from Niles Avenue to Notre Dame Avenue, under Improvement Resolution No.
548. In the City. of South Bend, Indiana.
Resolved that notices as to he assessments according to law be published an the
21st., da of September 1917 and on the 28th. day of September 1917 in the South Bend
Daily Tribune, stating that this Board will give,a hearing on the amount of assessments
at its office in the City Hall on the 2nd. day of October 1917 at 7: 45 P.U.
Resolved further, that the entire ,work under thea,bove entract be accepted and
approved and the final estimate thereon allowed, Notice of this resolution shall be
published on the 219t., day of September 1917 and on the 28th. day of September 1917
in the South Bend Daily .Tribune,. ,scat ing that this Board will give a hearing on the
the acceptance of such work 'at -its 'off±ce fn the City Hall on: the grid. day of October 1917
at 7:45 P.M.
It was resolved by -the Board that 'thefe °being no bids received on pipe sewers
on Chestnut Street from -Napier :Street -to -the -Lake Shore Ry.' Company and pipe sewer on
Pleasant Street from Vishawak& Avenue to -River -were under the engineer's estimate, that
the same be advert°ised to bids in the South Bend Daily Tribune, same to be received October
2nd. 1917 at 10:00 A.M. The Board reser v'es the right to reject any and all bids.
Board instructed the White Construction Company contractors for pavement on
Eddy Street and Mishawaka Avenue to remove fence along S. M. Studebaker estate property
it same should be in their way when they were ready to grade said streets, as the said
J. U. Studebaker "estate had been notified to remove same.
Petition received for an electric light at corner of Dayton Street and ]Marine
Street. Same read and placed on file.
The approTing of the Bond - of the White Construction Company was deferred by
the Board until Wednesday September 19th.,1917 at 10:00 A.I. Clerk instructed to notify
Ur. White to be present at said session.
SIDEWALK IMPROVEIVMTT RESOLUTION NO. 558AZ
Resolved by the Board of Pu blic Works of the City of South Bend, St. Joseph
,,-'County, State of Indiana, That it is deemed necessary to improve the north side of Li ncoln
Way West from Olive Street to Fremont Street as follows, to -wit: --
By constructing cement
sidewalk on the noth side of said Lincoln Way Nest from Olive Street to Fremont Street; all
as is more particularly shown, and all -in accordance with the irofiles, plans, detail
drawings and specifications on file in the office of the Department of Public Works of the
City of South Bend, Indiana, in accordance with the profiles, details, drawings and
specifications on file in the oftdes of the Department of the Board of Public Works of said
City; and such improvement is now ordered.
The cost of said improvement, including the cost of strut and alley inter-
sections , shall be assessed upon the real estate abutting on said Lincoln Way hest ill
according to the method and manner provided for in 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 amendatory and=supple-
mental acts thereto, passed by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana. Assessments,
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 shall be Ingygd Jorghe contracto r in payment
of such work, unless the property owners pay Saud assessment before said bond or bonds are
issued. 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 work or for the collecti
of the same, or for the payment doe of any bond, bonds, certificates or certificates,
issed to said contractor in payment for such work, except for such mneys as shall have
been actually received vy the City fromthe assessments for such improvement, or such
moneys as said City is by said above entitled Act required to pay. All proceedings had, and
work done in the making of said improvement, assessment of property, colle ction of assess-
ments and issuance of bonds therefor, shall be as provided for in said above entitled
Act and amendments thereto.
Notice of this resolution shall be publislmdd or. the 19th. day of September
1917 and on the 25th. day of September 1917 in the South Bend Daily Tribune, This Board
will give a hearing on this resolution in its office in the City Hall on the 2nd. day of
October 1017 at 7:45 P.U.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Attested:p
Veronica C. Sweeney
Clerk of the Board.
,E. U. MORRIS
A. H. RICE
JOHN B. WEBER
786
PUBLIC W.MVEMENT CONTRACT.
THIS AGREEMENT, Made and entered into this 18th, day of September 1917
by and between the Williston Construction Company of the County of Lake and State of
Indiana (hereinafter referred to �,s the "Contractor,,") and the City of South Bend, in t
the County of St. Joseph and State of Indiana, by and through its Board of Public Works
(hereinafter referred to as the "City"), under and by virtue of an Act of the General
Assembly of the State of Indiana entitled'" An Act Concerning Municipal Corporations,
approved Uarch 6,1905, and all amendatory and supplmenetai acts thereto:
9Pitnesseth, that the contractor covenants and agrees to construct pavement
on Niles Avenue from Howard Street to Leeper Avenue, in the City of South Bend, Indiana
at and for the following prices:-
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092 tin. feet 6f curbing, per lin ft..................$.30
.1514 cu. yds. of grading, per cu. yd........ .60
100 Tin. feet of conduit pipe, per tin ft.-*.......... .70
Stbrm grates, each ...... ......0.......................10.00
Resetting inlets, each .................................. 2.00
Resetting one manhole, each... ..............;.:....... 2.00
30 Tin, feet of marginal curb, per tin 1t.............. .25
2350 sq. yds. of Aztee Asphaltic Concrete, per sq. yd. 1.56
tnd I r 9r�x �r : irk r €�'o - tantt Sd #t ►f@ @ N[l�@F fl� $��@1Ftjliii 8 }�j `~�$n-
ftiiOM Of IMProvewent Resolution No,am tht
P' , profile d sp-rif mf4ona on file ' flT -a offie@ A# the4PBOO
zit rrs, rni l anri e,fi.at ong a.re irtadQ a part hereof a&�� ��fu�jj� �� Tand
S`_°'t,Czti hcre,in -at t,jll 1,;:}mil'J.
n-T'actor tvr� her covHnaAto ants .i gar
11 T care Tam e nrr; `l ha. �� s t}iat in the prosecutipn of said work �Tl proper
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and tiac i. 1, a , all ex-ava ons ar..4 dangerous places,
1 y 1, r ci r t J lift az s "-?f T�CrSG??1 Y r +, i. �S,
event of
at9#1 !j?iF y 1r mnn, r :1 p fir 13 j i r'lk+ fr�p"�Y ;t'rc (1I tl� fir
an "ng +lar. efrnm, ' o any per. �, or +pro + hu +t1 r.. an ; "` T th-r�Nvi4l or,
-Y, 1 r,,idate th,- s •ne ^t 1 �s awn expense, and as-
sttn F `he liability themfor; and in the evout of any claim or cla+rntt b- ng made -r a-.-,y ac ;on or actions being
brc ght a.ga zst the city by reason or on cco,Tnt of or gro-wing o,_t of c^iri vrnrlc or its constrvetion, the said
contractor will .at his own expense defend the same, and vv;ll paany jud.gme,it .recovered therein, and will in
all respects fully indemnify and save harmle$g p id city, its of tiers, agents or representatives;- from all cost;
expense, payment or judgment recovered in conn#ctjon -wit4 fmcli claim or claims, action or actions. And if
within ten days after any such action is beguti, ttl-ie city shali• ngtify *e contractor of the pendency thereof,
then any judgment rendered against the city -#haalt bs f si�x,g ate c�antractor and .gainer the st}re.
oa his eonstznctaon bond, as to the sett,� illy ttLet's pertaining thereto.
And ti.= ; o; ':•actor agrees to a...i,wa ain *aw iaT 1,.i aaa Cl;� iA u .
6c peritod aiid in the manner as fixed by the soecifica"ions, anti t0 'sec, a to
to file with Vie Board of Public Works a bond N,fth sufficient surety .ht..,,o_, and ;.1 an al:iount as ..,..c
specifications. And in doing such repair work the contractor and the surety o., hi g,ara �t::e born „il be
subject to the same Iiability to the city and any other person for arty injury or darnag. ;o any prso,; 01, prop-
erty in the same manner and to the same extent as is fixed in the last preceding partt rash co;cnni w the cony
struction work.
Arid it is further agreed by and between said parties that the acceptance of the wor p_-ovid,l for in this
contract, or the payment thereof, shall not constitute a waiver on the part of the city of any the proves -
ions of this contract, nor shall it r,lease said contractor or the sureties on his bond for the faithful perform.
ance thereof; nor shall the acceptance be prima facie evidence of the performance of any provision of this
contract, except to the extent of entitling the contractor to the contract price therefor.
The contractor agrees to pay for all labor and materials used or furnished to be used in the making of
such improvement and in the performance of this contract, whether done or furnished for -him, or his agent,
assignee, successor or subcontractor ; and the city may reserve out of any allowance made on any estimate
in favor of the contractor or his assigns, or out of the amount due him or his assigns upon the completion
of the work, so much as may be necessary to pay all laborers or material men for amounts due them for
work done or materials used or furnished to be used in the performance of this eontrgct and the doing of
said wor ;, and the county treasurer, acting as city treasurer, may retain money Collected from prop.drty
oyrr-ers vssesspd for said improvement to pay such debts of until the contractor shows that they have been
paid or satisfied
. -rmc : ail r�i , -..n, earth, and un+:seat material in the streets or sides zhrreot
.+tr, ile comic the imn*o• em ,t or the repa;ring thereof.
f work 11— 'rc' z t ;mnr-v-ment shall be completed ac ing to the rms of this contract on r
ltr for the ..,.. 1.. - : ...................................dap of............- - .. ......, !..,�...,
the aim r+. I r,= ,lr �11 of the sa-,e s�^.a o e�ten�ed in �t iti,g by the hoard of PubltclVVofks, _
6_,,d ,t ig agr firm, or ^nv alterw:ion of th;s contract or of the manner or meth-
od of doir-z s+' . ry by ay at' �;:t. the du`;-s, obligations or liabilities of the contractor or his sure-
�t is agrecel ss;?ii this cortrn-4, or stub-1.et the work or any part thereof to
be dtwhere-l-,r; r. of the Board P;'?)li.c Worles,
Pr. '•i nnr r-icior o-i ,'(, to residents of said city 1':?d coutity
preference in ,hn er 1;', . r :.,c,ssary in the performance of This co -tract, and failing to do so,
shall 'orb -it to th; cl,y , ,"^:s for ee•h faiinre to observe this stipulation.
A-d upon th= pct, lrr_ a � -) a . t*ie t ias and conditions of this contract, and things to be done and
performed by said coi; ractor the said city agrees to cause the cost of doing such work to be assessed, col-
lected and paid to said contractor in the manner fixed by the statute governing the making of such improve-
ments.
To each of the conditions and stipulations of this contract, including all and singular the provisions and
terms of the plans, profile, specifications and resolution aforesaid, the undersigned binds himself or itself,
and th•e resit;-rtivr, ucccssor or assi;yns �,f c„rr parties."
In Testimony Whereof, We, the foregoing named .parties, hereunto set
our hands thid,.18th. day of September.1917
CITY Or SOUTH BEND, INDIANA.
By A. H. Rice
John. B. Weber
Its Board of Public Works.
WILLISTON CONSTRUCTION C01PANY.
BY'J. G. SCHAUB, Secy.
Contractor.
CONSTRUCTION BOND.
KNOW ALL MEN BY PRESENTS,.That we The Williston Construction Company of the
County of Lake State of Indiana and London Lancashire Inderin.ity Company of America, as
sureties, are held and firmly bound to the City of South 'Bend, , Ind iana, in the sum of
*wo Thousand Four hundred seventy three Dollars ($2,47�.•45) for the payment of which, `
well and truly to be made, we jointly and severally bind ourselves, our heirs, executors
adminstrators and assigns, firmly by these presents. '
The conditions of the obligations are such that if the above named The Williston
Construction Company shall faithfully comply with the foregoing ughtract , made and entered
into the 18th. day of September 1917 with the City of South Bend, Indiana, and shall
fulfill all the conditions and stripulations therein contained, according to the true
xis intent and meaning thereof, in all respects, then, this obligation to be void, otherwiseto be and rem, in in full force and virtue in law. In the event the said City shall extend
the time for the comr)letion of said work, such extension shall not in -any way release
the sureties on thii bond. °
+his shall be a construction bnd, °andthe sureties on the sane shall not be
held responsible for the maintenances and repair of the improvement after it has been acre--
.pted by the second party, but such sureties shall be held reponsible for the faithful
oompliance with all°other conditions, stipulations and requirements covered by or set out
in the contract.
WITNESS OUR HANDS AND SEALS THIS 18th. day of , September i917
WILLISTON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
° By J. G. SCHAUB-Seo.
LONDON & LANCASHIRE INDEMNITY COMPANY OF
AMERICA.
LENNJ. OARE, Atbrney in fact.
THE ABOVE BOND APPROVED this 18th. day of September 1917.
A. A. RICE
JOHN B0 WEBER
Board of Public Works.
Act ng Fresluent.
788-
Tuesday S"t"m er 18th.'.1917. Continued,
The following clams: were! presented to the Board.
Indiana Lbr..Co., No. 753
Central Union Tel." do., 754 , 50
Hinkle Motor ,Car Co., 755 . 1.40
G. E. Meyer .& Son 756 3.30
Eugene D ie'tzgen Co. i 757 3.61
Studebaker Corpo. of America. 758 3.25
South Bend Hgme Tel, Co., 759 4.20
Western IInio Tel. Co. , 60 .67
The Typewriter Shop 361 2.70
Bert E. Klysz 762 3.00
Bailey & Elliott Printing Co.,` 763 21.00
P. S. Kline 764 21. 33
Harvey L. Hager 765 14.62
Jacobson -Peterson Pelt$- & Kaufer 766 3.50
Indians & Michigan Elea., Co.,, 767 66.45
Northern Indiana Gas. & Elea. Co., 768 1.95
Kanouse & Ph111 ps 769 136.01
Welsbach Street Lighting Co..of-America.. 770 78.09
Cemetery..Dept. J, 771 150.68 0
C. H. De Frees 772 i 8.45
Johnson & Brillhart 773 9.50
Warner Brothers 774 .60
4. ' E. Meyers . & Son 775 2 27
R. H.. Dickey Elea. 776 4.00
R. Grow 777 14.12
The Typewriter Shop 778 1.00
H. Hullinger 77.9 2.00
3u 114 ing Dept. , 700 220.00
Salary Dept., 761 41.66
Engineering Dept..:, 782 392.50
Miscellaneous oept., 7,012.50
City Hall 704 75.00
Standard oil Co. 785 ,50
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