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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/07/1917 Board of Public Works Special Meeting MInutesBoard met in special session at 10:30 A.M. All 'members present. Mr. D. L. Guilfoyle of -the Standard Oil Company met withthe Board and presented petition for vacation of the alley running from Scott Street to Prairie Avenue, with the following communication. 4.he Board.,ordered a resolution prepar-ed and presented at session to be held Thursday November ° 8th. ,1917 at 7: 15 P. M. Nov. 6,1917. +he Hon. Board of Public Works, C ity of South Bend,, Ind iaAm. Gentlemen:- I herewith present petition -for -the vacation of the alley running from Scott Street to Prairie Avenue., between two parcels of land owned by this company, the parcel on which our present works are located and the parcel immediately adjoining us on the South.# running�to a,peint,at,the intersection of Scott Street and Prairie Avenue. All of --the dwellings on this land will be removed from the premises and it, is the intention ofithis Company to erect on the Prairie Avenue side of our h.olaings a large garage and repair shop to take care of the automobile equipment of the company. ,he size of the building will necessitate extending somewhat beyond the limits df the alley. The construction will be modern, or concrete and brick, and will be^a, decided improvement in the appearance of this section of the City. Since this alley serves no particular use, I take it there will be no_ hesitancy on your part in granting this petit ion _ Yours truly,. D. L. GUTLFOYLE DLG - HK Encl. Mgr.. r. Vernon C Hastings appeared before the Board asper notice served on him, in regard to defective frame shed �,t rear of 214 North Vichigan street. The Board decided to defer ` this matter until Tuesday November '20th. ,1917 at 10: 00 A,-U. Ur. A. W. White, Vice President of the White Construction Company,, Mr. J. T- Doyle, Mgr and Attorney Wm. A'. UcInerny Counsel for said company met with the Board J and distLu sed matter of mortar cushion on Eddy Street and Mishawaka Avenue from Jefferson Blvd. to Nineteenth Street under brick of street car tracks. The following resolution was approved on same. . o R E S 0 L U T I 0 N. Whereas, a dispute has arisen between the City of South fiend, Indiana,, and the White Construction Company on the question whether the contract for the improvement df Eddy Street and VishtwaRa Avenue in said city by said Company requires the use of a sand cushion or mortar dushion under the brick pavement along the tracks of the Street Railway on said street and avenue, and the Board of ?ubiic Works of said -City desires th€,t said Company shall proceed with said work and prosecute.the, same with all diligence ✓ and shall use said mortar cushion, and it is hereby resolved and agreed the.t the said Com.rerq in so doing -shell not waive any of its rights for axtra'campenaation for.%thc­�l:aying_ bf-said mortar cushion; and if it shall be determined that said construction is not requirei by the terms of said contract the said Board of Public Works shall allow as to extra, the cost of laying such cushion over and above �=rhat it would cost to lay the sane cushion. And the said Board of Public Works further agrees that it will finally deter- mine whether said mortar cushion is required by the terms of said contract within and before November 10th.,1917. ' Executed by said Board this 7th, day of November 19170 E. M. MORRIS A. H. RICE JOHN B. WEBER BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. _ In regard to deferred. hear ins .on the Wasoasment roll and final est imat for water connections on ',Duba�il Avenue from Uichiga,n Street to Miami Street, the Board find that the property assessed in said rolls filed October 16th., 1917 is benefitted in the 'amount of assessments as shown on said rolls, and the Board. further find that the assessment roll filed October 1.66th; ,1917 and the ' final estimate allowed October 16th.,1917 should bb and the same are hereby in al. all things, rat if ied,, confirmed and approved. ° -The Board instructed the clerk to notify Attorney Seebirt to drawn ordiAance requesting.the Common Council for extra approptietlons is followsL Street and Alley Department ..................05,000.00 Engineering Dept.,,,. 28500.00 _ Uiscellaneous Dept.,.. 500.00 Partial estimate allowed L. H. Webster on the High Street and Ewing f QAvenue Trunk Sewer, Improvement for the amount of.... *..*.$2pO8O*OO COPY OF VACATION VESOLUTION No. 43.1917. Resolved by the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana: That it is desirable ' to vacate the following i The Alley lying between �l eta ' 2, 3 and 4 in Fords Sub -Division of the suth part of Bank Out lot 60 Des- cribed as follows, to -wit: Beginning at the south east corner of lot 3 in Ford's Sub-Divison of the south part of Bank Out Lot 60, thence west on the south line of.lots 3 and 4 in said Ford's Sdb-Division to the south west corner of lot 4, in. said Ford's SAb-Division ; thence south 9.9 feet to the north west corner of lot 2 in slid Ford's Sub -Division; thence east on the north line of said let 2 to the northeast corner -of said lot 2, thence north easterly to the place of beginning. I - The following property may be injuriously or beneficially affected by such vaeat ion: -- All. of lots 1, 2, 3, ; and `Out 4 in Ford's Sub -Division of the south pat part of Bank lot No. 60 Owned by the Standard Oil Co. ( Indiana). Notice of this resolution shall be published on the 9th. day of November 1917 and on the 16th., day of November 1917 in the South Bend.Daily Tribune. This -Board at its office in the City . Hall on the 20th. day of November 1917 at 7:45 P.M. will hear and receive remonstrances from all persons Interested in or affected by these proceedings. Adopted this 7th. day of November 1917. M. MORRISA. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.E. H. RICE Attested: h JOHN B. WEBER - Veronica C. Sweeney,' Clerk of the Board. The following oladms were presented bo the Boadd. ' Ponder Grocery Co., No. 919 $6.50 _ Street & All Dept., 920 799.72 Street and alley Dept., 921 221.65 Garbage Dept., 922 366.00 F. S. Kline 923 .89 Harvgy L. Hager 924 5.90 United States Chemical Co.. 925 8.50 -Electric Service Co., 926 1.96 Jacobson Peterson Pkltz & Kaufer 927 3.00 I. W. Lower Dec. Co., 928 2.50 Street Repair Dept., 929 319.23 Geo. W. Zinkey, Postmaster 930 1.6.00 Geo. W. Zinkey, Postmaster 931 10,00 $10755.85 All of the above claim were approved by the Board. Predidea .