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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/30/1918 Board of Public Works Minutes2f:2 u The Board ordered that the City Contractor be notified to construct curb and walk a,t southwest corner of Dunham Street and Pulaski Street. The following resolution was approved by the Board. RE S 0 L U T ION, It was unanimously decided by the. Board of Public works, that resolution No, 584 for water connections on Portage Avenue between alley north of Kinyon Street and CityLimits,.be modified as recommended by the City Superintendent .of water Works.under date of August 28th.,1918, the same to read as follows: - That all water taps to be put in on Portage Avenue under Improvement ,.Resolution No. 584 to be One ( 1" ) inch tap and One (1) Q " tap, the number and kind of -tap to be installed are shown by red inlet on said resolution. Approved by the Beard this-28th.,;day of August 1918. G. A. ELLIOTT H. F. ROSTISER JOHN F. DEHAVEN Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana. Dated this 28th. , day of Aug. 1918. Attested: - Veronica C. Sweeney,, Clerk of the Board. President. Friday August 30th.,1918. . Board met in regular session at 10:00 A. M. All members present. The City Engineer -submitted the list of property owners in the mitten of the appropriation of certain property under Condemnation Resolution No. 51 for the Widening of Oakland Street from St. Joseph River is Mishawaka Avenue as per resolution on page 220 of this record, which list includes the names of the owners and holder, of property and of interests therein sought to be taken or beneficially affected, and the description of the several pieces of property which is affected by the said appropri- ation proceedings. Thereupon the Board proceeded to award the damages sustained and to assess the benefits accruing to `each piece of property upon said list. It was thereups upon motion duly made and seconded and unanimously adopted, resolved that said list together with the a,moun.ts of benefits and damages and net benefits and net damages therein set forth as to the several parcels of land be adopted and that the respectovve amount of benefits contained in said list be and are hereby assessed against the several tracts of land as specifically set forth in said list, and that the respective amounts of damages contained in the said list be and are hereby awarded to the several tracts of land as specifically set forth in said list, and that the .net benefits or net damages., as the case may be as to the respective tracts of land, contained in said list, are hereby awarded or assessed, as the case may be as to the said several tracts of land. 1 The Board hereby further sets off the benefits add damages each against the other where bath benefits and damages are assessed, against -{he same piece 0 property, tract of land or * interest, and hereby fixes said respective bet benefits as the amount that shall'be paid by the respective owners as benefits, and. further hereby fixes the respective net damages as,�o the several tracts as the amount that-4hg1l be paid to the -owners of the respective tracts as damages. 4 ° Thereupon, upon motion duly made and seconded and unanimously adopt- ed the 23rd. day of October 1918 at 7:15 P.0 was fixed as the day on which this Board will receives or hear remonstrances from persons with regard to the amount of their i #" • , i�riv. Peapect ive awards er assessments, and the Clerk of __this Board was instructed to prepare and cause to 'be duly and legally given, notices to the owners of each parcel ff property showiig the am€�uht of the assessments or award, with a description of the pr'ope►rty affected, and the date o ' said` bear ing. The f ollow ing release -was f iled with the Board for damages were. were approved by the Board as f ollows: - P.ELEASE. WHEREAS, Mrs. Collie Bolen was: injured by a fall to the sidewalk caused by stepping in a defect in the sidewalk, which said defect in the sidewalk, was a hole six (6) inches square and two (2) inches deep and located on the northwest corner of Street intersection of Miohigan Street and .Jefferson Boulevard in the City of South Bend, Indiana. WHEREAS by reason of said fall to the sidewalk said Collie ' Bolen was severely injured and obliged to receive medical attention �Lnd tether care &mounting to more than fifty ($50.00) Dollars, and WH-7REAS she had filed notice of suit alleging that said City of South Bend to be entirely responsible for said accident. Therefore now for and in consideration of the sum of Fifty ($50.00) Dollrs in hand paid by said City of South Bend through its Board of Pu blic Works, said Collie Bolen hereby releases said City from all her said claims and received said sum and for all damage to her and for all c la ims that she has in any shape or form against sa, id. C ity, WHEREAS Alex Bolen is the hubband of said Collie Bolen hereby releases a.11 c la ems that he has against said city by reason of the -afore mentioned accident for the sut of One ( gel. 00 )Dollar in hand paid. Witness our hands this 26th.9 day of August 19189 ROLLIE BOLEN BY E. M. MORRIS ATTY. ALEX BOLEN By E. M. MOrr is Atty. O.K. T. W. Slick, City Attorney. The following c la img%eft lk�PPtved by the Board Salaries , ,......................... 436a66 End; inee r ing Dept . . ......... . ......... 486.66 Engineering Dept., payroll:..,,. 150,00 Street and alley Salaries............ 387.00 Street and alley, payrolls ........... 1,827.93 Garbage .......... .... ...............390.00 Miscellaneous ......................... 12.50 Collia Bolen........... ........... .. 50.00 City Hall ............................. 80.00 Street Lighting............. .... .... 50.00 Cemetery ......... . . 100.00 Street Repair Dept..... ......... * .... * 258.20 Building Dept.,, ....... .......... .. ..243.54 Total.............04,452.49 All of the above salaries and claims were approved by the Board.