HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/25/1917 Board of Public Works MinutesTuesday Seember 25th.,1917.
Board met in regular session at 10:00 A.M. All members present.
Partial estimate allowed to the Williston Construction Company for
v pa vement improvement on Howard Street from Niles Avenue to Notre Dame Avenue, which
amountsto ................. .................................. .... ...$2,992.27
Mr. Eugene Miller of the American Trust Company, with Mir. Chas. Oberlein
plumber contract on water taros on Eddy Street and Uishawa.ka Avenue, appeared before the
Board and requested that the money held up on contract for said water taps txxkkx be
released. The Board ordered that said money be released if Mr. J. W. Toyne Supt. of the
Water Dept., would o. k. said taps.
Grades were approved by the Board as follows:-•
Rrd. alley west of Lafayette Street between lots 54 and 55 Hen.rick's
and Grant's Addition and between lots 4 and 5.
Alley east of Clinton Street from Sample Street to Bronson Street.
Partial estimate allowed No. 2 for grade, curb and walk on Fox Street
from Oak Park Addition to Miami Street, allowed H. L. Davis, Contraetof tzx for the
amount of .............................................. ......................$1,271.19
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Complaint about unsanitary condition of bi.dement of old Hill mill, located
back of Greif's Saloon just off of Colfax Avenue bridge, which contsiAns filthy water.
Same referred to the Health Department for investigation.
The following communication received rea load placed on file, and + ermission
granted.
To the Board Of Public Works
of the City of South Bend, Indiana.
South Bend, Ind. Sept., 24,1917.
Gentlemen: -
Willk your Board please extend the time of completing the High Street and
Ewing Avenue sewer system to the Twentith of January, Nineteen Hundred and Eighteen
year of our lord.
Yours very truly,
L. H. WEBSTER
EXTENS ION AGREEMENT.
South Bend, Indiana Sept., 25,1917.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: -
he time in which to complete the improvement specified in the within
contract is hereby extended by the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana
until the 20th. day of January 1917.'
E . M. MORRIS
• JOHN B. WEBER
Board of Public Works:
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT CONTRACT.
THIS AGREENT, Made and entered into this +welfth°day of September 1917 by
and between Harry N. Barnes, Contractor of the County of St. Joseph and State of Indiana,.
(hereinafter referred to as the " Contractor"), <�nd the City of South Bend, In 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 March
6,1905, and all amendatory and supplmeneta,l acts thereto:-
Witnesseth, that the contractor covenants and agrees to construct pavement, in
first alley north of Washingtnn Avenue from William Street to Taylor Street, with concrete,
according to the specifications, at and for the following prices..
Grading, per cu. �d. 177 cu. yd.......... at per au. yd.......... C 75
622 sq. yda. of 7 concrete, per sq. yd ...........................1.54
1 storm water inlets, each..... 4.............................. ..8.00
25 feet of 8* pipe, per lin ft..................................... .60
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64�d woi.., alA the Wunty treasurer,') ci .
owners assessed for said.ir4prov4mem '`to.0 ;y *tch 4—obtsoar1 O t t
paid or satisfied
r�-- The contractor agrees to remove 211 rubbish,
earth, and unused material it, the streets or $ided th r c3i
letion o. the improvement le d according the terms of this cpntrack s of
f rovement or the repairing thereof. 1 l -
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rovement shall be comp •.•••
won the comp uch imp fi�ee,, (c ;sue.........tr,,l
day of.. J r a€ PlAblic
fhe work of makings h the boa d ngr�F,tl�
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h,.less the time for the comp
is agreed that oily such e ctelision of hire, or any alteration of tli_s contact ti.
a the eo:itracttar or leis st,ren
affect the duties, obli ations or liabilities o� part
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od c:f doing` such Fork shall in no way
{,fig, �.ssi n this contract, or slab -let the wpYlz oY ally pa
oi�P t0 Ye�id�itt9 a�.t1 city Gild �fji'•.ii};i
t is agreed that the contractor shall not gd fs,llit� to dra 110,
be done hereunder, �virhoi+t the s rit:en <r, nt'of the T3or oardof ,Pmal t ofthiseIf race, ar}
t is further agreed and stipu;aced that th` contract
h fa lure to observe this stipulation' and
�nt of all labor necessary in the p and thir►gs to be don
preference in the employm' ol=
stiasi orfeit to the city the sum of ten dollars for tii �� lix�Pizo'c°
said city agrees to Cause the cost o£ the rnilkiug 13c u9hiig5e$l,
And upon the p�rformaT e of all the terms and conditions of this contract,
the
performed by said contracto
the stattvte
tected and paid to said contractor in the manners includ#ng an -and bn�s Ana
� hj1sellsotnl{ lfa
ments. stipulations of this contract,
ro each of the conditions a
• f the vans, profile, specifications and resolution :aforesaid, the undoreilaned
o p � er assigns of s,""' narttPS:
InA the respective successs
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, We, the Foregoing named parties, hereunto set oufi
hands this 13th. day of September 1917.
CITY OF SOUTH BEND IND IANA,
By E. M. MORR�IS
A: H. RICE
JOHN B. 'WEBER
Its Board. of Public Works.
CONSTRUCTION BOND,
H. N. BARNES,
Contractor,
KNOW ALL WN BY THESE PRESENTS, ;hat we, H. N. Barnes of the County
of St. Joseph, State of Indiana, as principal, and Nelson H. Kygex and T. C. Barnes
of the County of St. Joseph and -State of Indiana,, as sureties, are held and firmly
bound to the City of South Bend, Indiana in the Sum of Five Hundred and Eleven and
00/100 Dollars (0511.00) for the payment fox of which, well -and truly to be nade
we jointly and severally bind ourselves,our heirs, executors, adminstrators and assign
firmly by these presentee'
The and it ions of the db'l igat to'n are such that 'if the above named
H. N. Barnes -shall, faithfully *comply 'witbi the foregoing contracts' made and enterid
into the •133th. `day 'of °September T•917 Vfth •thee `Cfty of South Bend, Indiana, and shall
fulfill all' 'the Vdz dition.s 'arid stipulations therein contained., according too the true
intent and meaning thereof, in all respects, then this obligation to be void, other-
wise to be and remain in full force and virtue in law. In the event the said City
shall extend the time for the completion of said work, such extension shall not in
a n".
any way release the sureties on this bond.
This shall be a construction bond, and the sureties on the.same shall not
be held respon€fible for the maintenance and repair of the improvement after it has; been
accepted by the 'second party., but such sureties shall be held responsible for the faithful
c ompl i-nce with- all other conditions, stipulations and requirements c.overed..by or set out in
the contract.
WITNESS our hands and seals this 25th. day of SePt.,1917. °
NELSON H. KYSER
H. N. BARNES T. C. BARNES.
The above .bond approved this 25th. day of, Seibt,1917-
E. M. MO RR IS
A. H. RICE
JOHN B. WEBER,
Board of Public Works.
AFFIDVATTS FOR PErSONAL SURETIES.
t
STATE OF INDIANA SS
ST. JOSEPH.COUNTY
I T. C. Barnes, swear that I own real estate in St. Joseph County, State
of Indiana,. of which I am posseused° in fee simple of the value of Fifteen Thousand Dollars:
over and above my indebtedness and the exemption allowed me by law, as I believe , so help
me God.... .
T. C. BARNES
Subscribed and sworn to before me, the undersigned Notary Public this
25th. day of Sept .91917.
Veronica C. Sweeney,
My Cmmmissioner expires July 20,1918. Notary Public.
STATE OF INDIANA. SS
St. Joseph County.
I Nelson H. Kyaer swear that I own real estate in St. Joseph County,
State of Indiana, of which I am possessed in fee simple of the value of Ten Thousand
Dollars over and above ny indebtedness and the exemption iklowed mg by law, as I believe
so, help me, God.
NELSON H. KYSER
Subscribed and sworn to before me, the undersigned Notary Public this
17th. day of Sept.91917.
WITNESS my hand and off ical seal.
My Commission expires 4-pril 2nd.1918.
CARL MCKEEffAN.
Notary Public.
Presi ent.
Bo Board met in regular session at 7:45 P.M. All members present.
The following letter was ordered sent by the Board to J. H. Cahill
Contractor on the Michigan Trunk sewer improvement, also copy of same to the Chicago
B and ing Company.
Mr. J. H. Cahill,
Louisville, Ky. °
Dear Sir :-
Relative to the sewer connection on Michigan Street to the Sibly property
which the City Engineer Mr. F..4. Anderson has already written you, we would like
to advise you that this sewer connection lacks thirty five inches of reaching the
curb line. Your spef i,c iat icons provided ,that this sewer connection reach the curb
line, and as you failed to follow the specifications in this regard, and a nless
the bill is paid a copy of .vhieh you will find enclosed it will be necessary for us
to proceed against your bondsman.
The Board ordered that Samuel Jackson be appointed as assistant janitor
in the City Hall to take the place of William Murphy at -the sum of ... $70.00 per month
Estimated cost of sidewalk improvement on the north side of Lincoln
Way West from Olive Street to Fremont Street at ........ .................... $200.00
CONDEMNATION RESOLUTION NO. 49.1917.
Resolved b the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend,
the City of South Bend, Indiana. That the following described property be appro-
priated for the use of said City: a part of Miami Street as follows, to -wit: -
Beginning at the intersection of the east line of Miami Street and the
south line of Ewing Avenue; thence south on the east line of Miami Street to apoint
200 feet south of the, east and west center line of the north east 4 of section 24
T. 37 N.' R. 2 E produced cast which point is the City limits; thence east 15
feet; thence north parallel to and 15 feet east of the east line Of Miami Street to
the south line of Ewing Avenue; thence west 15 feet to the place of beginring.
ALSO: a
Beginning at a point 60 feet due south of the southeast corner of lot
58 Charles Weidler's Addition; thence east 15 feet; thence south to a point 200 feet
south of the east and west center line of the north east 4 id. section 24 T. 37 N.E.
2 E. which pdjxt is the City limits; thence west 15 feet thence north' to the place f
of beginning.
The following iiesprAbyd property may be injuriously or benec if ica,lly
affected by sych appropriation:
Beginning at the intersection of the south line of
Ewing Avenue and west line of the first alley west of Miami Street; thence south
on the west line of said alley and said alley produced south to a point 200 feet
south of the east and went center line of the northeast 4 of Section 24 T. 37 N.R.
2 E., which point is the City Limits; thence east to a point 155 feet east of the
west line of section 19 T. 37 N. R. 2 E thence north parallel to and 165 feet east
of west line of said section to the south line of Ewing Avenue; thence west on the
south line of Ewing Avenue 165 feet; thence south 68.84 feet; thence west to the l
place of beginning.
The purpose of such appropriation is for a strip of land for Widening
of Miami Street from Ewing Avenue to City Limits.
Notice of this resolution shall be published on the 29gt.h. day of
September 1917 and on the 6th. day of October 1917 in the South Bend Daily Tribune.
+his board at its office in the City Hall on the 9th. day of October
1917 at 7:45 P.M. will hear and received remonstrances from all persons interested in
or affected by these proc gedings.
Adopted this 25th. day of September 1917.
E. M. MORRIS
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. A. H. RICE
ROHN B. WEBER
Attested: -
Veronica C. Sweene Clerk of the ;9rd.
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Mr.,W. D. O'Brien appeared before the Board in regard to the placing of
some street lights on Johnson Street also O'Brien Street.
` TUe Board made trip of inspection for
the placing of
lights, in different
parts of the City.
The. following claims were presented bo the Board.
Stdebaker Corporation of Ate.
No. 786
050.60
Rudolph Elbel
787
2,50 ,
a Street & Alley Dept., Payroll
798
1:371.575'
Garbage Dept.,
' 789
328.931
Isaac Van Trump
790
220.98
C. C. Flagg
791
,1.00
• Indiana Lbr. & Mfg., Co.,
792
2.41
Street Repair Dept.,, n
793
2 8 58 .
Edward F. Keller
-7.94
5,356:56
The Her & Herr Co.,
795
6.10
Electric Service- Co., 4 •
796
,aQ
The Herr & Herr Co.,
797
":50
79592.93
All of the above.clains were approved
-by the Board.
M+ nutes of the m et ings held September .11,18th...,p and
19th. ,1917
-read and approved_.
President.