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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/31/1918 Board of Public Works Minutes204 Board m-t in regular session at 10:00 A.M. Mr. H. F. Bost ser abserit. ; Dr. Freyermuth , Secretary of the Cit yealth Board appeared before the Board and took up the matter of'a building fAa as City Hospita 1. No action taken on same. r. Contract for water connections on Harvey Street between Aj.11e� St. and Blaine Avenue awarded to John G. Kestler, as per bids received Tues. Uay 26th. ,1916i Yr. W. D. Teeple, Assistant Commissioner of Bldgs. met with the Board and' the fallowing order was approved by the Board. It was resolved by the Board of Public'Works that W. D. Teeple Assistant Commissioner of Buildings in this City, be and is hereby authorized by this Board to take charge of the4Building department temporakily until the filling of the vamancy of the Commtiss ionership, due to the res ignat ion of Mr. CL. A. Perkins. Mr. W. D. Teeple to receive all moneys belong to this department and all fees to be paid ®this department during his temporary arrangements Also action, elative to the sign, ordinance on signs already up - but to enforce the installati",.. of all new signs in conformity with the bode in � all particulars. The Clork' nstiucted`te send notice to W. D. Teepleg by letter, The City Civil Et g ineer filed the following report. May 318t.,1918. Board of Public Works, South Bend, Indiana, Gentlemen: - In eegard to the attadhed petition for s pavement on Kline Street from Lincoln Way East to Calvert St. and on Calvert Street from Kline Street to Leer Street, I wish to report that the assessed valuation, of the property on these streets &a so love that we cannot'legally go ahead with these improvements unlos& at least eight per cent of the freeholders petition for the improvements. There ape about thirty seven freeholders interested in these improve- ments, and only twenty-one names on the petition, some of whom are not freeholders Under •the conditions which exist, I have deferred preparing the resolu- tion Ordered by the Board in order to find out if they still wish to go ahead with the proceedings. . Respectfully submitte The Board ordered the. above mentioned street be held up FREDERICK J.ANDERSON City Engineer. the preparing of the resolution for pving indef initely. COPY Off' CONDEMNATION REWOLUTION NO, 50.1918,. Resolved by the Board of Public Forks of the City, of South Bend, Indiana: That the following dsscr ibed property be appropriated for the use of Said City for the widening of Oakland Strut $r®a uniform width of 60• feet from the south line of Mishawaka Avenue to the St. Joseph River in• the City of South Bend, Ind in St Joseph County of the State of Ind lane,,; by the c ondemnat ion and appropr ia,t ion of suff icent lots and lands for such widening spec i'i.dally described as follows, to -wit: - Beginning at.a point on the south line of. Mishawaka Avenue 30 feet east of the intersection of. the west line of Oakland Street; thence east an the south lin of Mishawaka Avenue 30 feet; thence south parallel with and 60 feet east of the west line of Oakland Street to the St.' Joseph River; thence down stream -with said river to a paint 30 feet east of the west line of Oakland Street extended south; thence north parallel with and 30 feet east of the west line of said Oakland Street to the place of beginning, ` The following describd property may be injuriously or bbnef isially affected by such appropriation: in the City of South Bend by the widening 36 said Oakland Street as above described, is known and described as the ground herein proposed tobe condemned and appropriated therefor`, are all the lets and lands and parcels of lots lying within the following described territory in the City of South Bend, to -wit: -Beginning en the south line of Mishawaka Avenue to a, Point 120 feet west of the west line of. Oakland'Street; thence east on the south line of Mishewaks Avenue to a. point 1184 feet unrest of the west line of Clover Street; thence south parallel with and 118-� feet went of the west line of Clover Street and Clever Street extended southto the -St. Joseph River; thence.down stream with the meandarines of slid river. to a point t2o feet West of the west line of Oakland Street extended south; thence north parallel with and 120 feet west of the west line of said Oakland Street to the place of beginning. The purposes o�r such appropriation is for the, Widaning of Oakland Street, in the City of South Bend, Indiana. Notice of this resolution shall be published on the 4th. day of June 1918 and on the llth., day of June 1918 in the South bend Daily Tribune, This Board, at its office in the City Hall on the 19th., day of June 1918 at 7: 15 P.M. will hear -4,nd receive remonstrances from all persons interested in - or affected by these proceedings. Adapted this.31st., day of May 1918.' BOARD GF PUBLIC WORKS. Attested: - _ l v Veronica C. Sweeney, 1. _ C ler k of the Board. G. A. ELLIOTT JOHN F. DEHAVEN The Board ordered the bend filed in 1917 for Alex Bukowski cement contractors in this city, and filed by the Maryland Casualty Company, cancelled and zownewr,bond was filed for this year by United State s Fidelity. & Gunaranty Co. The following salaries were approved by the Beard. Salary Dept., Board and Clerk. No. 440 Engineering, Dept. , 441 Street & Alley Dept:, 442 Misc. Dept., 443 C ity Hatl1 444 Street Eightlp:rD4pt. , 445 Cemeuary Dept 146 Building Dept. , 447 $416.66 58999 387.00- 12.50 80.00 50.00 100.00 350,83 $1, 986. 93 res ens.