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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/28/1918 Board of Public Works MinutesBoard met in regular session at 10:00 A.M..All members present. Communication received, and reed from the Maryland Casulaty Co, in regard to Bond # 46345-C of Alex Bukows�ki filed by said company on January 18th.,i417 in the sum of One 'Thousand ($1,000.00)Dollars for cement work in this C ity; requesting- that thie 'B646d 'cancel said bond., I The Board find that Alex Bukowski under date of April lst.,1918 has filed a new contractors bond in the sum of $1,000.00 with 'united States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. of Baltimore, Md. as sureties: and which was approved April 2nd.,1918 and now order that bond filed by Margland Casualty Company under date of,Jan.30th.,1917 is hereby ordered cancelled and company notified of same. Bids were received read and referred to the Engineer for tabu- lation for ws,ter connections on Harvey Street between Allen Street and Blaine Ave. Only one bid received. Bid of John G. Kestler. Short side per tap.....................$20.00 Long side, per tap ..................... 25.00 It was resolved by unanimous consent of the Board that the resignation of C. A. Perkins Commissioner of Buildings of this City filed May llth.01918 be accepted by the Board to go into effect June lst.,1918. The Board ordered that the Indiana & Michigan Elec. Co. be notified to place an 80 C. P. light at the corner of Merry Avenue and Meade Street. The following communication received read and placed on file. May 28,1918. The Ron. Board of Public Works: - As has been the custom for many years the departments of the City adminstration are expected to participate in the'Uemorial Day Parade to be held on Thursday May 30th.9 You are therefore invited as a department to assemble at -Uhe City Hall at 1:45 P.M. on above date preparatory to marching in a body to the place of parade formation. FRANKLIN R. CARSON Wayor. Petition 'received read and placed on -file for a pipe sewer on South Columbia Street from Dubail Avenue to 1st. alley xastsouth to East Indiana Avenue. The Board ordered that the Indiana & Michigan Elec . Co. be notified to place an 80 C. P. light in lat. alley East of Michigan Street between .Lincoln Way East and Jefferson Blvd. 'Mr. D. C. Layton to locate proper point to place light. Pet it ion received for sidewalk, grading and widening of Oakland Street from Mishawaka Avenue to River to sixty feet. The Board ordered resolution prepared on Widening of Oakland Street to sixty feet, sidewalk and grading to be held up until after widening resolution is approved. It 9 71`.,.. City Civil Engineer reported as follows on complaint about condition of River bank across from Riverside Drive beteen Navarre Street and Bartlett Street. The, property on which this rubbish is being dumped is owned or con- trolled by Staples and Hildebrand. They state that the rubbish is dumped during the night without their permission, but that they ,have been . uhable to catch the offenders although they have endeavdred todo so. The Board refered this matter to the Police Department. The Board.ordered a thirty day notice sent to Martha Chapoton and Vassar Realty Company, owners of property known as lot 34 O,P. South Bend located at 116 So. Main Street , to repair or construct new cement sidewalk. The following notice was ordered sent to Dr. C. U. Eisenbeids in -regard removal of carolina poplar trees. South Bend, Ind., May 29th., 1918. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS.. Dr. C. Eisenbe iss, 1134_Portage Avenue. South Bend, Indiana. ' You are hereby notified to remove Carolina Poplar trees in front of your property at 127 E. Broadway Lot No. 20 Haney Addition and at S.W. cor. of Broadway and Witwer Ave in the City of South Bend, Indiana, as provided in Ordinance No. 1729 adopted by trhe Common Council of this City on the 25th. day of May 1914, providing for the removal and destruction of willow and carolina poplar trees in the streets of said City wherein there is now, or shall hereafter be, a sewer. If, same arc not removed by June 10th.,1918m, hhe above mentioned Ordinance will b,3' enforced. CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA by its BOARD OF PUBLIC STORKS. G. A. ELLIOTT H. F. ROSTISER Attest: - \ JOHN F. -DEHAVEN. Veronica C. Sweeney. Clerk of Board. • The following communication received from L. H. Webster. T.4a7 27th. ,1918. Board of Public Works of City of South Bend, Indiana. Gentlemen:- Will you please extend the time on the High Street and Ewing Avenue, sewer system from the first of June 1918 to the first of August • 1918. I have near two thousand feet to do of the fourteen thsaoudd feet to do yet add cannot get tenought men to finish it as soon as I have wanted to do the work, it being so far from town. 'Very truly yours, L. H. WEBSTER The Board Granted an extension of time until July lst, ,1918 providing contractors cleans and removes sand from Ewing Avenue immediately, ° Pole and wire inspector reported on complaint about pole which sawys out intothe street at 667 La Porte Avenue. This is a 13ostal Telegraph Co. pole and <it is entirely rotted off at the ground and the wires is all that hold the pole up, This pole Is dangerous and should be reset at once, Notice order sent to said company, Au\ 9Y Board approved of grades on ?_nd. alley west of Lafayette Street, Board instructed City Civil Bgginemr to prepare resolution for pavement on Kline Street from Lincoln flay East to Calvert Street and Calvert Street from Kline Street to Leer Street. The followingnotice was approved of by the Board and -City Engineer to notify all contractors of same. May 28,1918, TO ALL CONTRACTORS: In order to carry out the request of President Wilson, that Thursday Wy 30,1918 be set aside as a day in honor of soldiers and sailors of our country and to bring home to the people the seriousness of this war, the Board hereby requests all c oritrac tors d o in-? work for the City of South Bend to suspend doing work bvk on-- Th-dt da�i Malt 30-�1918 > Very respectfully, BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. G. A.' ELLIOTT H. F.' ROSTISER JOHN F. DEHAVEN. COPH OF VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 44.1918. a RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS, of the City of South Beal. Indiana That it is desirable to vacate the following:- Beginning at a point 35 feet north of the southeadst corner of lot 77 Oak Park Second Addition; thence west 110 feet; thence north 10 feet; thence east 110 Beet; thence south 10 feet to the place of beginning. . IThe f ollow ing property may be injuriously or benef icailly effected by such vacation; Beginning at the southeast corner of lot 77 Oak Park Second Addition; thence north 81I. feet; thence west 80 feet; thence north 72 feet; thence west 80 feet; thence south. 153% feet; thence east 160 feet to the place-of beginning. Notice of this resolution shall be published on the 313.day of May 1918 and on hhhd7th, day of June 1918 in the South Bend Daily Tribune, This Board, at its office in the City Hall on the 12th. day of June 1918 at 7:15 P.Q. will near and receive remonstrandes from all persons inte'r- ested in or affected by these proceedings. Adopted this 28th., day of May 1918. Attested: - Veronica C. Sweeney, Clerk o' the.Boe,rd. G. A. ELLIOTT R. F. ROSTISER JOHN V. DEHAVEN BOARD OF PUBLIC !CORKS. 199 The followinG improvement resolution was avibopted by the Board. STRE ''T AND ALLEY IMPROVEWNT RESOLUTION NO. 578. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC INORKS OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, IFDTANA, St. Joseph County, that it is deai-red and deemed necessary to improve Miami Street from the north line of Ewing Avenue running east ti the south City Limits as follova, to -wit: - By grading said Miami Street from property line to property line to the establushed grade from the north line of Ewing; Avenue running east to the sou �h City limits.; all as is more particularly shown, and all in accordance with the prof of ilea, plans, detail drawings and spec if icat ions or, file in the off ice of the .Department of Public W or ks of the City of S out h Bend, Indiana. The cast of the improvement herein provided for, except street and a ld.ey Intersect Ions, shall. be paid by s pee is l assessment to be levied upon the Pr operty s spec 1a lly benef fitted t o the amount that the same may be legally assessed therefor in ace ordance -x ith an Act of the Generell Assembly of the State of Ind Tana, ent itEled An Act O oncerning Munic ipa 1 C orperst ions, a approved March 6,1905, and in ace ordance with and pursuant to the pr ov is ions of all acts amendatory and supplemental thereto. The cost of all street and alley intersections, including one-half of tbw width of the `improvement opposite street and alleys which run into, but do not cross said roadway herein proposed to be imnr oved and that port ion of such street or a, .ley abutt ing upon pr.operty be long ing to 0a id C ity, or upon property not subject to such assessment, she,, 1, be, paid. by, the, ¢aity, ,in, cash, out. of its general fund, if able to do s o, or fr om & fund croatedo by. a. spec ial' assessment to be Iev ied unde-r the provisions of Sect ion 108 of the. above, entitled Act. Assessment of ten dollars and more against each lot, if deferred, are to be paid in ten equal annual inst llmentsa,with interest at the rate of Six per cent per annum. A bond or bonds will be issued to the contractor to the amount of such de- ferred assessments .in pr,o rate payment, for such improvement. , Under no c ircumstances shall the C ity of. South Bend be, or be held res puns ib le for and sum or sums due from said property owner or owners for said work, or f or the c ollect ion of the same, or for the payment of any bond, bonds, cart is late or cert if icates 9 issued to said contractor in payment for such work, ex ept for such moneys as shall have actually been received by the City from the assessments for such improvement, or such moneys as said City is by said entitled Act and amendments and supplements 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 provided for in said above entitled Act, and Acts.amandatory thereof and supplmenta,l thereto. Be It Further Resolved, That the Board of Public Works fix the 12th. day of June 1918 at the hour of 7:15 P.M. atbhe office of the Board of Public 'Works of this City, as he time and place $or the public c ondiderat ion of said proposed improvement, .at which said 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 Furtha;r Resolved, That notice of the time and place of such pub 1 is consideration be published and mailed in the manner provided by law, Notice of this resolution shall be published on the 29th. , day of May 1918 and on the 5th. day of June 1918 in the South Bend Deily Tribune. Adopted this 28th., day of May 1918. G. A. ELLIOTT BOARD OF PUBLIC :CORKS. 9. F. ROSTISER JOHN F. DEHAVEN Attested: - Veronica C. Sweeney, Clerk of the Board. .2Q0 The Board agreed to. pad expenses of City Civil Engineer, F. ' J. Anderson to c bnvent ion: at Washington. Indiana.. . o The Board ordered that a police star be ordered for Geo. M. Urey, Sexton of the City Cemetery as special policeman. V The following contracts and bonds were approved by the -Board. PUBLIC WIROVEMT CONTRACT. THIS AGREEMENT, Made and entered into this 28th. , day of May 1918j by and between Williston Construction Company of the County of Cook and State S.I1linois, (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 referred to as the "City"), under and by virtue of an Act of the General Assembly of the Stato of Indiana, entitled " An Act Concerning Municipal Corporations, " approved March 6,19015, and all amendatory and supplemental acts thereto: Witnesseth, that the contractor covenants" and agrees.to construct asphaltic concrete pavement an Blaine Avenue from Ltncbin Way West to Portage Avenue In the City of -South Bend, Indiana, at and for the following prices:-- 2200 lin. ft. of curbing -per lin ft.....................35 4270 cu. yds. of grading per cu. yd.................... Storm grates, each...........................:.........8.50 660 lin, ft. of conduit pipe, per lin _ft............... .71 .88 330 lin. ft. of marginal curb, per Lin ft ........... . ....'5 30 inlets reset, each .................................. 10 manholes tops reset, each....... .................... 11355 sq yds. of -asphaltic concrete pavement using 2.00 2.00 Trinidad Natural Lake Asphalt, per sq. yd.............. 77 sq. yds. of- brick relaid, per sq. yd................ 1.94 1.00 o ; rm all Work in the pxosee"'l`.#eta o said improvement under and according to the terms st►t} aon. -1s of Im Improvement f P nt I seiltitian No...... .. adopted b the Board of Public Worku2LA:„ arid the la:n� r ,- .: � .. .� aP Y p - . , p ofile a.rd specifica-+ons on file ` . the office of the Department of. Public Vltprks. which i1�id r4tolrticw, plans, proflie and specifications are made a part hereof as fully and eifectuai#y at if eopged and set out herein at full lent/ th. 1 e con -actor further axpr s ly covenants and agrees that in the roses skill z -q care ' 1-2 exrrd.s•�a th he "? r ro e �, P vt�ae o� � �k alb proper and- i t�Se psi ' i> a'-t'1 i - )tom r all excavations ci and ptalrar precaution to prevent irjytry+n ^py r a dangerogs p es, arty injury or damage resulting from the wore or resiiiti,.� from ant/ ma !et of ttt � tihat i0i the e�tnt id arising therefrom, to an person orproperty,-he .V; Wit`'`} � � or Y P .11 pay and liquidate the wane at W owti expeaw, and as- sume the liability therefor; and in the event of any clairl.or claims being nm4e or any actacbidtis es g brought against the city by reason or on account of or growing out of sAid work or its eonstruotioa, tit .sa;c2 contractor will at his own expense defend the same, and. rill -pay any judgment recovered therein, and will "in all respects fully indemnify and save harmless said city, its officers, agents or representatives front a#! coat, expense, payment or judgment recovered in connection with such claim or claims, action or actions. l "f within ten days after any such action is begun, the city shall notify the contractor of the ende then an judgment p tiler, on his constructionYrendered against the city shall be conclusive against the contractor aid against the �cet bond, as to the. &mom*., liability sad other flatters pertaining thereto. Aad tt1e.CC:CraCtGr d.Fr:,ES i:0Lti,^..ia'?"ain said lrii'i;yv:•_fRi�rrt z"a'.v iytU. i SJ:ii :.;�,..,' . the pf.rio'd; and ill the manner as fixed b7 the sneriSL4aons, and to SeCL• e the rn- ira nac .e to file with t`te Board of Pt;blic Works a bond -pith sufficient surety there an and ire an atxiou^ i ?s _+::ed c >. specificat<or.$. And in doing such repair work the contractor and the surety on his guarantee bond shall U= subject to the same liability io the city and any other person for any injury or damage to any per. -or or prc; - erty in the same.maiiner and to the same extent as is fixed in the last preceding paragraph coveri._g the co,i- struction work. And it is further agreed by and between said parties that the acceptance of the worm provided for in this • contract, or the payment thereof, shall not constitute a waiver on the part pf the city of any of the prov-, - ions of this contract, nor shall it release said contractor or the sureties on his bond for the faithful per`ort; - ante 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 n4king of such improvement and in .the performance of this contract, whetherdone or furnished for him, dr his agent, assignee, successor or subcontractor; and the city may reserve out of any allowance made on any estiniate in favor of the contractor or his assigns, or out of the amount due him or his Ussigns upon the completion_ of the work, so much as may be necessary to pay ail laborers of materiae men for amounts due them for wank dons or materials used or furnished to be used in the performance of thus contract and the doing of said work; and the counter treasurer, acting as city treasrer, may retain money Collected from property_ Owners asMsed for sa tt1WOruVtithent to pay such debts our until the contractor shows that They have been paid or satisfied TuesdayYay 28th. a 1918. Cont inued. 201. anISed Material in 'the steew QW en.=*"fogf" thp#Vto-friar #be i t , Ve cc 0feted ... ....... .. l, the 4me ter thi �Vl#E;ft ij�ftits i '�!# a " • "s ., to b b* erred ie r,.* t «. +h� of 1 bus 'E?tFoxks, t ,. eat` any alia�r: +cxn of this C01)-Tact or of the manner or teeth= = tlsitr � �r _ "# , a fa way a ¢�►� du+;-s, oblfga4ao"s or 041hi ies of the contractor or his sure sf >t i tecQ thsf tide grata r . tzaat , f ssg f1his ro, trxHt, or sub -let the work or any pant thereof to ^a{ the ROOV t OF jsyMic WorkR. ° It i fertit�r s, �{ t� Ff>, r tt ?-*"� ra4or slrf.tt cive to residents of said city and county '06tefeilde 4h the ei i ,:Af j* Rif-1R.{,6r . ,e,,!ssary in the performance of this contract, and failing to do so, shall farfeit to the ei the gum Of tc=f d'PUT for each faihme to observe this stipulation. Aid tip". tht porturmiaftem oi? ail the Urnts and coneitions of this contract, and. thitigs to be done and effenfled by tad e�traei®r the sitid.city agrees ttr cs,use the cost of doing such work to be assessed, col- 18 {ee afe.dsid t® tsid: ootractor in the man. nsr fixed by the statute governing the making of such imprcvt• i1e Tf� Of the dltieet and �tfpulatiOm of *15 Contract, including all and sintuiar the provisions and tt is fa 114a pla€tt, Profile, 9psCii�ll;amal and resolution -aforesaid, the and *ned binds himself or itself, -4id the resnettiva suMseoe or Mit-Ras of such parties - IN TESTIMONY V1EREOF, We, the foregoing named parties hereunto set our hands this 28th, i • day- of , May< 1918, CITY OF SOUTH BEND, IND IANA . by G. A. ELLIOTT H. F. ROSTISER JOHN F. DEHAVEN Its Board. of Pub i is Works CONSTRUCTION BOND. . .WILLISTON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY BY E. A. COATES, V.P. C ontrac t for . Know all men by these presents, That we the Williston Construction Company of the County of Cook State of Illinois as pr inc ipal, and The London and Lancashire Indemnity Company of America,, of the County of State as sureties , are held and firmly bound to the City of South Bend, Indiana, in the sum of Thirte'en.Thousand Three Hundred and twenty seven Dollars 013,327.00) for the payment of which, well and truly to be made, we jointly and severally bind ourselves, our heirs, execut©rs, adminstrators and aas ions, firmly by these presents. The a and it ions of the ob 1 igat ion .are such that if the above named Williston Construction d ompany shall faithfully comply with the ' foregoing contract, made and entered into this 28th. , day of May 1918 with the City of South Bend, Indiana, and shall fulfill all the c and it ions and st 1pulat ions therein contained, according to the true intent and meaning thereof,_ in all respects, then this obligation to be void , otherwise 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 ssidd work, such extension shall not in any way release the sureties on this bond. This shall be a construction bond, and the sureties on the same shall be held responsible 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 ompla inanc a with all other conditions,, stipulations and requirements covered by or set out in the contract. WITNESS our hands and seals this 23rd. day of May 1918. WILLISTON CONSTRUCTION CO. LONDON & LANCASHIRE INDEMNITY COMPANY BY E. A. COATES, V.P. OF AMERICA. H. F. LEdERER Attorney in fact. The above bend approved this 28th., day of May 1918. G. A. EL LIOTT He F. ROSTISER JOHN F.. DEHAVEN Board of Public Works, 2'0r2 PUBLIC TMPROVOMITT CONT-RACT. 11h1b AUK.Nj?1J.eRT, Made and entered into this 28th. , day of May 191E by and between Williston Construction Company of the County of Rook and State of Illinois (hereinafter referred to as the " Contractor"), pod the City of South Bend, JjE 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 a, General Assembly.o the State of Indian,. entitled An Act Concerning Municipal Corporations, " approved March 6 1905, end all emendatory rend supplemental acts thereto Wltnesseth, that the contrsctor covenants and agrees: to construct asphaltic concrete pavement on Harvy Street Strom Allen Street to Blaine Avenue, in the City of South Bend, Ind ie,ne., at are for the following prices: 145 cV, yds. of grading per cu.d............... .. ..$.71 resetting 4 inlets, each.. ......................0.0.02.00 Reset 1 manhole to 2 00 845,sq. girds. of asphaltic concrete pavement, using Tri4ldad Natural Lake Asphalt, per sq. yd— v e .......1.94 1 to perform all warm 3n-t$e aroow-tion o said impt *ement under and according to the terms and cot, "Ions of Improvement WsolUtJ* i 140.. ,;»,»...»..., adopted .b. the Board of Public Works„11,19,18. and the plant, profile and spexifiea+ions on %la -t the ofte of the Department of Public Works. which said resolution, plans, pro#?e and speeifientions are made a part hereof as fully and effechtafly as if copied and set out herein at N1I lenCth, The contractor further expressly covenants and agrees that in the prosecut op of said work $4 proper skill argil care he exercfs?d; ti -:: he °`t proper'. �� ; a : i 1 ;sr r: all excavations i[lqd dangerr t pieces, and • ?'1 use a�' due and prQppr prCC41at'rll to nrev_° it injury o ny person or prarrrty: ti'ar i*� the event � any injury or damage resulting froni-the w- r or result%-+y frQm anv *ratter or thug c�»1neltP� t},ertetrfii� or therefrom, to any pets^n or property, he %ll�rap ar�i licoidate the savae at his own eapmse, and as- sume the liability therefor;,and in the event of any claim or elp+ms .b:•ing made or'any ae'ticm os actutus be* brot.ight against the city by reason or on account of or growing out of said work or its construction. the sa "tractor will at his own: expense defend the same, and trill pay any judgment recovered thereoo,. d gill is all respects fully indemnify and save harmless said city, its officers, agents or representatives from all coal, expense, payment .or judgment recovered in connection with such claim or claims, action or actioes. And }f within ten days suer any such action is begun, the city,shall notify the contractor of the pendenre'y thread, then any judgment rendered against. the, city shall be conclusive against the contractor and against tine swety so his construction bandi as to the amount, liability and other matters pertaining thereto. A< tie cot=€rActor .• rccs to maltain said i TQY,.;r eftt a �. ,,.• ���.: ,,. ,. the �riqd and in the ma kner as hid �_ � by the it�l►ci cat3(}ne� and t9 ScC..re tip_ lu;;l �.�o-i..,, a:.:i r�p�r •-• ,. to file with t re Board of Public Works a bona iV ith suMdent surety 'borer,:z and in an amount as nxed u;v '._h<_ ape ihcations, And in datl:g such repair, work the contractor and ttie- surety -on hi_ guarantee bond shall lie subject to the same liability to the city and any other person for any injury or darnage to any per~an or prop- erty, W the same manner and to the same extent as is fixed in the last preceding paragraph covering the con- atruedba work,. And it is further agreed by and - between said parties that the acceptance of the work provided for in this eontrsct or the. payment thereof, shall not constitute a waiver on the_past of the city of any of the provis- tans of iZ, contract, nor shall it release said contractor or the sureties on his bond for the faithful perform - once -thereof; nor shall the acceptance be grhos 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 itnprovemebt and in the performance of this contract, whether done dr 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 touch to may be necessary to pay all laborers or materiai tutu for accounts due them.' for work !lone , or Materials used or foulshed to tic used in the performance of this .contract and the doing of said w9r*, anid the county treasurev, acting as city treasurer, via retain money collected from property ownera'00ses4ed .fac said improveMent to pay such debts or unia't the contractor shows that they have been .maid or, *idsfied ro'rem;ell ru+ :)ish, earth: sp4-vn,;sed �materisil'in *n.atre**-.� ies rr4a r apoti the completion of the irrfurov ; ,t or the repairing thertal The work of makir_g srrhvEtttent shall be-comAleti d accordirr, to the terms of,this.critract on or before the...............:.......................»......:.._.......».......a,...dav o`f.......e�ii ug {} ...... .....:...........,.,.. 19.......... up!'ess the time #or the compieti.on of the same shall be extenAsd to w+,t,n:g by tbr; arc} of Public Works, And it is agreerl`that ,9ny such evenn$ion of f+re, or any alteration of this contract or of the manner or meth- od of doing such work shah in no way affect the duties, obligatior3s or liabilities of -the contractor or his sure- ties, It is agreed that the contvactor shall not assign this contract, or sub -let the work or any part thereof to be done hereunder, withrut the writ:tn cou.-,at of the Board of Public Works. It is further agreed and titipulated that the contractor shall give to residents of said city and county preference in the employment of all labor necessary in the performance of this contract, and failing to do so, shall forfeit to the city the sum of tin 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 perfortued by said contractor the said city agrees tip 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 improvt- manta. - TO," of th4 a moons said stipulations of this ca*ract, including all and singular tote provisions and terms of the, planes- peditle, Specifications_aatd besoluti t, aforesaid, the und4roigneo binds' himself or itself, -,nu the respective successor or issigoi of Mtch, parties. 20 , r��.<> CONSTRUCTION BOND. Know a 11 men by these presents, That we Williston Construction ' Company of the Coutny of Cock, anal State of Illinois, as :principal, and the London & Lancashire Indemnity C ompa ray of Amer is s , of the County of and State of as sureties, are held and firmly bound to the City of South Bend, Indiana, in the sum of Eight Hundred and sixty eight Dollars (,9868.00) 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 presente. The c and it ions of the obligation are such that if the above named Williston Construction Company shall faithfully comply with the foregoing contract, made and e-.bred into the 23rd , day of May 1918 with the City- of South Bend, Indjam, and shall fulfill all the c and it ions and st ipulat ions therein contained, accord ing to the true intent and meaning thereof, in .all respects, than this obligation to be void, otherwise to be and rema, in in full force and virtue in Zara. In the event the said City shallextend the t ime f orthe a amplet ion of sa id work, such extens ion shall not -in any gray release the sureties on this bond. This shall be a construction bond, and the sureties on the same shall not be held respom" ible for the maintenane and repair of the improvement ifter' it has been accepted by the second party, but such sureties shall be held responsible for the faithful compliance with all other c and it ions, st 2pulat ions and requirements coveredby.or set out in the contract. WITNESS our hands and seals this 23rd . day of May 1918 WILLISTON CONSTRUCTION CO., BY E. A. COATES V.P. .. L OND ON & LANCAS H IRE INDEI3 ITY C O -ZANY OF AMER ICA. By H. P'. LEDERER Attorney in fact. The above bond approved this 28th. , day of May 1918. G. A. ELLIOTT a0flN F♦ Pz"V" • BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. The allowing claims were presented to the Board. Studebaker Corporation of Am. 426 25.00 Studebaker Corporation of Am. Q27 24.68 Robert Simpson 428 55.00 A. Beutter 429 164.66 F. L.' Bunch 430 National Heating. Co.,, 431 36. 00 The Studebaker Corporation of Am. 432 .95 Cemetery Dept., 433 381.88 Henry Ecklsr Mfg.*, C©. , 434 2.25 John W. Vernon 435 2.50 ;Sanders & Egbert Co., 436 14.62 New York Central ly. Co., 437 20.b9 The Francs Slag Co., 438 41.21 $771.64 All of the above claims were approved by the Board. realdent..._._...