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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/23/1918 Board of Public Works Minutes61 Board met in regular session at 10: 00 A.M. All members present. Walter Mussas l appeared before the Board -and asked that Blaine Avenue pavement improvement be stopped .at Vassar Avenue and not to run any further north. This matter taken .under advise-ment by the Board. Petition f filed at are lights -at the corner of Phillips and Dunham Streets and at the corner of Carlisle and Huron Streets. The Board ordered . that thee@ 1 i&hts be installed as per petitions, Pole and Wire Inspector filed complaint relative to Indiana & Michigan Electric Com7-)any stringing electric wires within Oft. of P,*,alarm wires:. Engineer f filed- part.is-1. es:t.imtao -on High Street and Ewing Avenue Trunk sewer improvement, (L. H.. W.ebstar. ,c,ontr&ct r-)for the amount of $1,519.15 and the same was approved by the Board. J. C. Lauber & Company submitted the following bid for Council Chamb'ars heats ing. We purpose $re furnish and install all heating duct and registers for C ounc it Chamber according to plans prepared by Building Department; Duet to be made of �4 guage galvanized Toucan metal, joints seamed and soldered, and duct braced where necessary for the sum of One Hundred and thirty two dollars. Yours truly, J. C. Lauber Co. The above bid referred to the Building Commissioner for report. The following communication received from City Controller road and placed on f ila. ,April 19th. ,1918. Honorable Board of Public Works, South Bend, Indiana. Dear Sir :.. By order of the auditors of the State Board of Accounts no warrants for traveling expenses of members of Boards or City employees will hereafter be drawn by the City Controller unless accompanied by a statement giving date of minutes containing author izat ion for such ind icat ing the purpose of necessity for such trip. Vouchers must- also be accompanied by receipts $rem each item or expenditures incurred, except railroad fare, and no item will be allowed unless accompanied by such receipt. Other kinds of incidentals expenditures such, as for instance, as purchase of street car tickets or any expenses of employees, authorized by Board must be accom- panied by receipts or other definite evidence of the expenditures. department. Please notify all concerned in your J OHN A. SWYQART, City Controller. B. E. Miles submitted proposition of cleaning up debris and lumber in yard at rear of 224 No. Main Street for the amount of Three Dollars. Action on same deferred until later date. By unanimous consent of the Board C. A. Perkins, Commissioner of Buildings in this City was authorized to purchase atreet car ti--kets for inspection work. Order given heretofore for maintenance of automobile is hereby rescinded. Petition filed by the Riverside Roque Club for change in location of certain electric lights and installation of water hydrant at roque grounds on Riverside Drive. This matter deferred indefinitely. X0. .-.1918. Continue& PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT CONTRACT. THIS AC MANT Made ands entered ' into this 23rd» day of April 1918 by and between Thomas Will -fame of the County; of St. Joseph and State of Indiana iana (Hereinafter referred to as the " Contractor" ),.and the City of South Bend, in the County of St. Joseph and State of Indiana, by'and through its Board -of Public Works, (hereinafter refOrred to as the * City"),, under and by virtue, of an Act of the General Assemblyy-of the State of Indiana,, entitled " An Act Concerning Uunicipal Corporations,* approved Uarch,6.1905, and all amendatory and supplemental acts thereto:- Witne4s*th,, that the contractor covenants and agrees to install water connections o-n Blaine Avenue from tincoln Way West to La Porte Avenue, In the City of South Bend, Indiana at and for the followng prices: Long side 4 tape 23*75 Short Side, 8 taps, 1,8.60 snd to perform all work in the prosecution o'i said i T'n7irlovement under and according to the terms and con- ditions of Improvement Resolution NO..... ...... S7.pk ............ VinprFA by the Board of Public Wor1cs..U&,rft-.2?, 1918. and the plans, profile ?rd snecifi 4 Department of Public Works, Pvb;c sati rlilons on fpe":z 01 offiRce 'of t1in Depa. resolution, Plans, nrofiil- and sp"ificationn are rn--di btreof as fully and effectually as if copied and set out herein at Mill Lnl�­11. The con'ractor further +in the pros-ctil-ion of sa;d work 9.11 proper skill -arl care ql n­nva-,Ons and dangerous places, an sc ,d fit 1 tit`. event Q! all v 11 i'r ry nr ;r-, * " tb-ro-.-M!+� or arising fbf­r.�'Frorn, .o my T—r­ e or )o­ v, r (4 o-wn expr.nse, and as- sum,� he-lipbility fher,�,cr; al.d in th�- C­ 0"'r's b.+, ril'y at :on (­ acti ons b brc ght the city by reason or on ­,Ajtt -)T 0" -n-71) g 1�q pf -:A i4s nnxtrl,ction, di,�- s,i contractanno- or will at his own expense -defend the s, arl­,; I P,.Y any iud. o-mc:-it r-_-cover�,d therein, and will in I all respects fully indemnify and save harmless said c:cy, its officers, agents or..repres'entatives from all cost, expense, payment or judgment recovered in connection,with su-0i claim or claims, action or actions., And 'f within ten days. after any such action is be -gun, the city shall -,notify the contractor of the, pentitnc)r ther^of, then any jud�ment rendered against the city shall be conclusiYeagainat the contructor and against the surety fin Ilia bond, as to thP.trnunt. liability 9.nd other matters thereto, Oe't­1104 Z;<4 in tht mzui.�-_r as fixed by t- ne _VtrqmZ� Z.,, 't W tl�o� 1� L14 iA� tu �, J to Ap, With e4c B-,ard of Public Works a bond V_Ah ww;:6ent '-w!rtir �A.m6vini Aod jia dc!ng such rcpaix,work the cnnurxt Mr trd iht, �m7kf-,ty mi ;� A 00ject to the ,s4M*-"16at0hiY to the city_ and any, other person fibv wty iiijury rat- dthiogr� to 0ay ot-, arty in tht seine manner and to the same -extent as is fixed in the last prectdWg par&ghmh t0� Uw- otirixtion And it is further agreed by and between sai&partits that the aceeptanto of the Wnt A prov eontra4t, or the payment tlit-,reof, shall riot cons#tute a waiver 6a the partof rho thy of vmY bt th4 foiEa of thib "­ntract, nor shall it -rclease said contractor or the sureties on his band for Cho, f0th fidt DO P: U-V't-W once thcvcof; nor shall the acceptance be prima-Iacie evidence of the perfrifrekalice of ally contract, except to the extent Hof entitling the contractor to the cunt ract.prlca therelari The contractor agrees to -pay for all labor and --materials used •or furnished to be used in the mtkitiff ot such improvement and in the performance of this contract, whether done or fervishod for kith, tit h j. 4#00-1 Asoignee, successor or subcontractor; , and the city may reserve put,of any 411aWatiot ;shade of! fitly Pit-Ithit-.0 In IRvor of the contractor or his assig-as., or out of the anioun't due- him or his ksligill upon the datitriblog the wn of thrk, so truch as may be P-,�cess4ry tq pay'pl) laborers' or materisi men for afflautal due th. M at work done or'materials used or furnished'to- be used in the performance of this cotitriket imid the 40101' 61 1%id woro, nai the';.uurktN, treasurer, acting. as city treasurer, snay rativin mAey collected tt If,, pig 1 :vvvners a4stas-.d for saidintprovement to pay such debts or urivil the contractot shows tiat they hove 606 id at satisfied material in the strtats or sides aoz;,wof tiD()n he ns, -o­= it or tiv., rep;? ­;no­-+b -r�e Ille *,ork <," r­- si-Ii irqT)r-)-!-ment sh-all be r.orno,!,ned according to the terms of this contract on or imfore, the--------------.................................................... ........... dav c.f ........................................................................ ­', 19 ......... , ur,-'Itss the time for 1�2 of One sa--�, b'� e�­et,ded ivk g 1,1, Ole Poa-d of Puolic W00!1- A,-..d it is agrc-�(-d f1l^ t -,Tiv s11-h —Ki:e-n-ion of tits', or -riv ali-err.;on of i_hJS Cnnty- nnfh- act or or the ma-:ner err tl od of doing su-b wore ro way affect -lie du+;-'s, oblign.;ons or 1;abilhies of the.contractor or his sure- ties. T -mtra .hail -ssi.,� -his cor 1-T-art, o- stib 11 is agreed that the c r�­)r -.1h. ­�f Y. -let the work or any part thereof to be done hereunder, wiliv, --i: ­ni _o ;if the Ro;.rd ,Nf Pol I;c Wnrllks, It is further agreed aA 'A 01!4 c­)rtrat.tor Sh-111 give to residents of slid city and county preference in the employre , -nt of nil laor-cc,'�zsary in the performance of this contract, and failing to do so, shall forfeit to the -city the sum of i err doil a--I-s for each, ;aihire to observe this stipulation. And upon the, performance of a'l the t?rras and conditions of this contract, and things to be done and performed by said contractor the said city ag 1- e grees to cause the cost cl doing such work to be asssa d, col fected and paid to said contractor in -the manner fixed by the statute governing the making of such improve- ments. To each of the conditions andd-stipulations of -this con." et, including all and singular the provisions and terms of the plans, rofile; spe6firado p , ns and resolution aforesaid, the undersigned binds himself or itself, and the respective successor or as$ikus of such pa -.ties. IN TESTIMONYWHEREOF,We, the foregoing named parties, hereunto got our hands this 23rd. day of April 1918, -CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA. G . A. ELLIOTT H. F. ROSTISER joHN F. DEHAVEN BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS, THOS. WILLIAMS, Contractor. PUBLIC NPROVE WENT CONTRACT. THIS AGREE NT, Made and entered into this 23rd, day' of April 1918 by and between Wm. H. Burke of the County of St. Joseph and State of Indiana hereinafter referred to as the Contractor"), and the City of South Bend, in, the county of St. Joseph and State of Ind iana '. by and through its B®ard of-Publicharks, (hereinafter referred to as the " City"), under and by ,virtue of an Act of, the General Assembly of the State of Indiana,, ent it led " An Act Concerning Municipal Corperat ions, "' approved. March 6,1905, .and all amendatory and supplemental acts thereto: Witnessoth, that the contractor covenants and agrees' to e-onstruct water connect -ions on Jefferson Blvd. froni Michigan Street to Bridge over St. Joseph River, ` in this C i-ry of South Bond, Indiana, `at and for the following prices. - Short side: 5 water connections at each...:.......... 30. 00 and to peri3rm all WCPrLk its >3.rasec11t16n > ' said iniorovement under and according to the termer: and cou., dit+ons of Improvement l escilfitiion -lvo. ,..5,677.............. adopted by, the Board of Public Works.,..*2...6.,,1918. acid the pia.ns, profile a^d on file tlle office of t':le Department of Public Works, *bich said resolution, nla_r.q, nrof; �- 4rti -neciiaea*'o,;s are t, ?,� P. P -t hereof as fully and effectually as if copied and set out hcrei at `°11. co-'"racior '. her ~. s t- > arts r- s thy* in the pros-cction of said work all proper s' ill ^ `"i, r„„are ?tl and dangerous places, a1Qd t' e ,a. .. s ,t-- r hari{ r• ?a? t11P. event Q; al.v ti}`•' v or p 1 thl re'F'vi4l` or arising +h lrflin, 1 a v nr o? fyn expense, an!i 2_s- sun,t.:he liability tber, or; w_d iw-i tl , _ C Ci^iv--,S l },� {.. r ?rtv a,:: -on Pr a-ti&ns b 1-o, brc ht ago= t the city by reas+�. or on �:., >i 4rn-,j l; ^<'. of ,�i ^r' or is cn*s=tmttion, .t S:?"d i contrac:tor.will at his own expense def-.rd the same, an i :? pay any juctgme at recovered:*,herein, and will in all respects fully indemnify aid save harmless said ci',y, its officers, agents or 'representatives from all cost, -- expense, payment or judgment recovered in connection with such claim or claims, action or actions.. A-3d 'f within ten -days after any: such ii tion is begun; the citv'sha-ii notify the contractor of the pen-lency thereof, then any judgment rendered against the city shall he conclusive against thecontractor and against the 4uretyy on hii construction bond, is'io the` -amount; liability and other matters pertainuig thereto.:. .�� �>� zss,9''.��^�-a��"�'�i'.1'z"1;�.31'%��rai i°,cii•o:-.,....Eit.nc."�iF� : �'u,�`..t.�x ...,, 4z a �� .;: �.i,seE�.� � �t,����.� 1$'$ �. ; 'f# � t .i `'S' :"i 'i`w':'21i' '&hA tso&, ` �p;�... ' 1 P;#ice' extent as is fi"a k utt k t �3h i � 2in LXi�e `C i i l i t gx by seed rem said pw tita t't�t the a opts Ft+ df tlki �=t�E� «fir # tkwr,fl not constitute a wait*r o:t cht> 1*0 df tht tree oaN-y qs � *nt twat shall it rJem a said contractor or the sunttU da his Wid t6f lha f kilil ptr i R611 #be wwance be prima facie evidence of tht pt';rfK*hAM1t0_ of lilts pft i�idli I� gtgtltt , #;wftpt tg tkp, extent of entitlin the contractor to the toatrtwt ice thei:�ftii h 3t;r&semi' !l roes to pay for all bor and materials used or furnhhtd td htf uted 1H the . e 3 11 jut r r at &6 In the performance of this contract, whether doge or futilithtF foi• iltiti dY Hid PMilt 40b 111001 leiltl0604or mr subcontrahtor; and the city may reserve out of my 111OW1019t midi i fi fiq tit thA ill ; ' 4r ai thi apntrsatar or his nss�g !§, or out of the amount due hiM er. his (ibs§l1iib li0611.this ttbfti et ch fi Vt0,4, Ao rnuob aye wry be ricassary to pay all labere.s or materlti Wilk 16r.. difiifiifiti41iff d �h fft tit *04 dt 4 gat ili4iodals used or fkanished to bc6 used in tole pesfornmtn4e of thlo edit Itt dhthe dtiffft �! WO iyor-na s1zd. the oouaty treasurer, acting as city treasurer, mi retitle tt1(3ltEi ®f� dfiid . fdpt A�1�t1`� s�94uO for acid Improvement to pay such debts or usnil the Wntr"f& #VW1 410f if3t ti it be �a3t( : -^io . a:i ru ; .sa, ea.rrh., and ur isect material in the streets or sides therwi 1-i.2 Corr:-.,::- Ph? irnr-ro„gym at ot; the repairing thereof. 'The work o•.` rravirg sl, i nior3v�ment shall be comoleted according to the terms of this contract on or bi—,ore the----------------- -------------- --------- -................ .............. = ... day r 1 • un'.ess the time for the .or plel- on of the sane steal' bv! Px`ended in wr'ti- Q by the Board of Public Worts, And it is agreed that any siich eaten -ion of tit P, or a-y alters -ion of th+.s cort-act or o`, the manner car meth- od of doing such work sbail -n no way affect the du<-ies, obligations or liabil}ties of the contractor or his sure ties. It is agreed that the contractor shall not=t.ssign this contract, or sub -let the work or any part thereof to be done hereunder, witho,it the written cons.-nt of the Board of Public Works. It is further agreed and stipulated that the contractor shall give to residents of said city and county preference in the emproyment of all labor necessary in the performance of this contract, and failing to do so, shall forfeit to the city the sum of ten dollars for each failure to observe this stipulation, And upon the performance of all .the terms and conditions of this contract, and things to be done and performerT by said contractor 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 tht conditions and stipulations of this contract, including all and singular the provisions and terms of the plans, profile, specif'cationt and resolution. aforesaid, the undersigned binds himself or itself, --i the respective successor or assigns of -such parties. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, We, the foregoing named parties, hereunto set our hands this 23rd. day of April 1918. CITY OF ROUTE BEND, INDIANA. G. A. ELLIOTT H. F. ROSTISER ' IT JOHN F. DEHAVEN ITS BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS* WM. H. BURKE CONTRACTOR. • of South Bend, Plat of Prairie Avenue Land company's First Addition to the City Indiana was presented to the Board and.approved as follows: - Minutes of meeting of Stockholders of Prairie Avenue Lend Company, Feb. 15,1918, Pursuant to the following notice sent to all members of the Prairie Avenue Land Company, ti.-wit:,. " You are hereby no of ied that there will be a meeting of th Prairie Avenue Land Company at the office of ° its President Dan Pyle,, -Suite 624 Farmers Trust Building in the City of South Bend, Indiana•, at eight o'clock on Friday evening,. ,Feb. 15,1918, for the purpose of passing a resolution to appro- priate ten to twenty Feet off of and from the property of said corporation that abuts along and upon Ewing Avenue in the City of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, upon the condition that said property herein donated shall be accepted and used by the City of ,South Bend for the purpose of widening Ewing ]41-venur sufficiently to make it a part of the boulevard system of said City. Dan Pyle President. A. V. Kenny, Secretary. a meeting was held at the office of its President, Dan Pyle, in Suite 624 Farmers Trust Building in the City* of South Bend, Indiana on Febr-vary 15,1918 as in ss.id notice specified. All stockholders of the corporation were present either in person or by proxy. The meeting wascalled to order by the President and the purpose -of the meeting by him stated as in the notice sent to each of the stockholders in said corporation. Whereupon motion was made by John Swygart t%at.a resolution be passed by the Corporation g iv ing and donating untq the City Of South Bend, Indiana, not less than ten nose more than twenty feet off of and from lets thirty five, thirty six a d ttthirevrin f the Prij i€ ie Atvetnue -tan Com�FnF's Dropo$ed tdg it iQn t�othe C ity 0 $ou n , ndians; sa en o welv.y fee ron ag ono a an g ven by tKis resolution to be used by the City of South Bend $or the puposee of converting the pr'es ent Ewing Avenue into a boulevard, making it a part of the boulevard system of the Cityof South Bend, In.dIana, said Boulevard proposed not to be less than eight feet nor more than One hundred wide; said donation to be on the condition that the City convert said Ewing Avenue into a part of its boulevard system and use the grontage for that purpose. Otherwise the property by this resolution given and donated shall bevert and remain the property of the Prairie Avenue Land Company, its successors and assigns: This motion was ec onded by Noah Lehman. After discussion the motion was put And carried by the unanimous vote of all stockholders,either p-rsonally or by proxy. There being no further business to come before the corporation, the meeting adjourned. Signed Dan Pyle, President. A. V. Kenney Secretary. The annexed plat to be knwn as Prairie Avenue Land Co. first Addition to South Bend and is situated in a portion of the east of the west of the south west J4 of section 14 Twp. 37 North Range 2 east, except .g that part which lies north of Prairie Avenue, containing 13.33 acres more or less, all in St. Joseph County and State of Indiana. The streets, alleys and lots are of the size as marked can the p1at.All streets and alleys are hereby dedicated to the public for public use. PRAIRIE AVENUE LAND CO BY DAN PYLE PRESIDENT A. V. KEENEY SECRETARY STATE OF INDIANA � SS ST. JOSEPH COUNTY Before me a notary Public in and for said County came Dan Pyle President and A. V. Keeney, Secretary, and acknowledged the execution of the foregoing instrument. . WITNESS my hand and seal this 14th., day of Uarch 1918, HARRY E. JOSEPHSON Notary Public My Commissioner expires January 17,1920 ( SEAL). President.