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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/07/1918 Board of Public Works Minutes26ti Board met in regular session at 7:15 P.M. All members present. Hearing given on resolution for sidewalk on Benton Court from Milton Street to the first alley nort of Milton Street, under -Improvement Resolution No. ° 581. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. Vpon said hearing remonstrators appearod but no written remonstrance was filed. The Property owners who appeared objected to having this improvement put in at the presnat time, also parties petitioning board for the same. The Board after due consideration decided to rescind all action an said resolution. Hearing given on assessment roll and final estimate for Pipe sewer on St. Vin ent°Street from Eddy Street to Notre°Dame Avenue, under Improvement Resolution No. ° 571. In the City of South Bend; Indiana. In the abovematter no remonstrators appeared and no written remonstrance was filed. The Board -therefore find that the property in said a roil filed July 23rd.,1918 is benefitted in the, amount of assessments as shown on said rolla, ° and the Board further find that the assessment roll filed July 23rd, 1918 and the final estimate allowed July 23rd.,1918 should be and the same are hereby in all things ratified, confirmed and approved. Hearing had on assessment roll and final estimate for Grade, curb and walk on High Street from Bowman Street to Ewing Avenue, under Improvement Resolution No, 532. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. In the above matter no -remonstrators appeared and no written remonstrance wasf iled. The'Board therefore find that the property assessed in said roll filed July 23rd.,1918 is banefitted in the amount of assessments as shown on said rolls, and the Board further find tht the assessment roll filed July 23rd.,1918 and the final estimate allowed July 23rd.,1918 should be and the • same are hereby in all things ratified, confirmed and approved. Hearing had on assessmentroll' a,nd final estimate for Sheet .Asphalt pavement improvement on Jefferson Boulevard -from Michigan Street to - west end of Bridge ver St. Joseph River, under Improvement Resolution No. 564. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. ° In the above matter a number of interested property owners appeared in regard to the amounts of,their,assessments, but no written remonstrance was filed. The Board thereforr find thFat the --property assessed in said roll filed July 23rd ,1918° is benef itted in the amount of assessments as shown on said rolls, and the Board further find that the assessment roll filed July 23rd.,1918 and - the final estimate allowed July 23rd.,1918 should be and the same are thereby in all things rt _a_if ied�_,, conf irmed and approved. -1 - The Beard ordered that then City, Controller by notified to with -hold out of funds owing said c ontractor , the sum of $100.00 uAtil further orders of the Board to correct condition of alley east of St. Joseph Street. Complaint about water tap projecting out of sidewalk in front of Peck property on Jefferson Blvd. Same referred to the Street Commissioner for Invest igat ion. Deferred hearing had on Improvement Resolution No. - 579 for the Pavement on Portage Avenue from 1st. alley north of Kinyon Street to North, City Limits, In the C ityof South Bond, Indiana. ypoh said hearing a number of interested property owners appeared, but no wr ittew remflnstrance, wets filed. And the Board being fully advised in the -premises decides that the benefits to the property liable to be assessed for said improvements are equal to -the estimated cast.. of the same, as reported by the City Civil Engineer, and thereupon takea final action on said resolution with the following modification: - This resolution c onf irmed and mod if ied by e l iminat ing the pavement an a Eight and one half (4) foot strip in the center of the street to be used by the Chicago, South Bend & Northern Ind iana Railway .Company for an extension of its tracks as per the terms of a contract to be signed and file the City of South Bend by the above company prior to the letting of any contract for the above improvement. A ,retaining curb four (4") inches wide to be placed on either side of the Eight and one half (4) ft. strip of pavement hereby eliminated, and said strip to be paved with six (6" ) inches of gravely and the above resolution is hereby in all things ratified, c onf irmed and approved as modified. Resolved further, that notices be published on the 8th., day of August 1918 and on the 15th. , day of August 1918 in a newspaper of general circulation in said city, stating that this Board v11ll receive bids for the construction of said improvement up to 10:00 A.M. on the 23rd. day of August 1918 The'Board beserves the might to reject any and all bids, Dr. F. P. Eastman interested property owner in the above improvement appeared before the Board and stated he was against -said improvement going in unless everything was put in previous to Pavement especially the Street Car. Mr. R. R. Smith, General Manager -of the Chicago, South Bend & Northern Indiana, Railway Company met with the. Board, and stated .that it would be impossible to obtain any steel rail at thi" ime, even if an extension of the Portage Avenue line would be extended. Mr. - Smith stated that the Street Car Company did not want to stand in the way of any public improvement, but as soon as the war is over the Street Cyr Company will be willing to extend their car line on Portage Avenue for the length of whatever extend the pavement will be laid. Mr. Smith also stated that he would be willing to enter into a contract that his company w it i lay rails as Portage Avenue -within`- tiro years after the war if the price of steel is lower than it is at the present time. The Board instructed Mr. R.R. Smith to have. said contract prepared and present same .to them before a contract is let on Portage Avenge pavement improvement , which he agreed to do, CL President.