HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/22/1918 Board of Public Works Minutes.`19
Board met in regular session at 10:00 A.M. All members present.
Ur. Wm. Artingstall, Mr. Ralph Weinriclter and Mr. G. D. Ritchie
raprosentatives of the United 13tates' Housing C®rporatioX &ppea°red before the Board
also Attorney SMuel Parker. The matter of the width of -Douglas Street between
Calvert Street and Donald :Street as shown on United States Housing Corporation
Sub --Div is ion Project No. ' 1535 plat,,--was-discussed by all -parties interested. `The Board
after due consideration approved the plat is follows: -- _
Plat of the United States Housing Corporation Sub -Division project
No. 1535 is hererby, approved,relative to' streets and alleys and lots subject to the
terms of a letter to Wm. Art ingstall, project engineer under date of October 22nd. ,
1918 together with the notations and eowections thereon. ,
A blue print shall be furnished by the united States Housing
Corporation such s4e as will be convenient for filing and for recording.
The following c ommunicat ion approved by the Board.
South Bend, Ind. Oct. 22,1918.
kr.. Wm. Art ingstall,
730 Old Colony Bldg.,
Chicago, I11.,
Dear Sir :
AAt the meeting of the Board ,,6f Public Works held in this City of South
Bend, Indiana, October 8th. , 1918 a tentative plan of the United States Housing
Corporation Project No. 15-35 was submitted to the Board and this Alen was tentatively
approved at that time,, but contained no d im.ens ions of streets or lot sizes on said
plan. <;
The Plat submitted this date shows Douglas Street from Calvert Street to
Domi.ld Street to be fifty (501) feet instead of sixty (609) feet to confer -in with the
streets already platted °at the north and south ends of the addition. Following the
rule of this Board and former Boards we agree to approve the present plat in all things
relative t0 streets and alleys and lots, providing that Douglas Street is widened to -
s ixty (601) feet in width from Calvert Street toDonald° Street to correspond with Douglas .
Street extending north 'and -south. -
Very respectfully,
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
G. A. ELLIOTT
H. F., ROSTISER.
JOHAT F. DEHAVEN
The Board agreed to vacate the following streets, and the City Engineer
was instructed to prepare the.necessary resolutionsfor same and present them,to the
Board for adoption.
Vacate 10 feet off west side of Bruce Street" now ci,lled Carson Avenue
from Prairie Avenue to bliver St°reet°.`
Vacate Oliver Street from Kimble Street to Webster Street.
Vacate 1st. alley west of Bruce Street from Prairie Avenue to Oliver St..
Vacate 1st. alley north of -Oliver Street from Bruce Street to Webster St.
Vacate 1st. alley north of Oliver Street from Bruce Street to lst. alley
west of Kemble Avenue.
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The Following drawings of the United States Housing Corporation
Psv jec-t No. 1535 were approved,
Drawing No. "E"-2 of -pavement, gutters, curbs and s idcwalks'.
Drawing No. "E*-13 covering Utilities Plan.
Drawing No. "E"-39. Webster Street .combined waver profile.
Drawing. Ne. "E"•-4 Arch Street combined sewer profile.
Drawing. No. "E"-5 Carson Avenue combined -sewer profile. _
Drawing no.."$"-6 Douglas Street between Donald Street and Oliver St.
Drawing No "E"-7 Douglas Street and Dubail Avenue between Calvert.
Street and Prairie Avenue.
Drawing Nos. *E"--8 Calvert Street combined serer profile.
' Drawing No. "E"a9 Standard Manhole , sewer covers, locations of
utilities and water service.
Drawing No."E"-10 Standard Manhole covers and storm water inlets.
All of the above blue prints attached and bound as per copiers on
file in office were all approved.
City Cl,erk F. S. Bilinski appeared before the Board and notified
the Board that the City Common Council requested that the Board bapresent at
their regular council meeting to be held Monday October 28th. ,1918, at 7: 30 P:M.
The Board awarded the contract for remodelink of heating system
in several departments of the City Ball as per plans and specifications on file,
to Wm. A. Burke at price in bid of October 15th.,1918. The Board ordered that the
Clerk to notify Mr. Burke that this is to be paid in 1919 and dot the dlscretiort
if the Board.
The Following claims were approved by the Board.
Engineering Delbt. , payroll. $131. 25
Tribune Printing Co. 43.50
Stre-t rnd alley Dept., payroll 1,4143. 46
Garbage Dept., payroll 390.00
Schuyler Rsso, 23.73
J. A. Moorsk .85 35
J. C. Lauber & Co., 35
The Tribune Printing Co.,, 151..85
78
The Gem Printing Co., 89
10.50
Street Repair Dept., payroll 227.53
F. S. Perkins 23.75 .
Williston Construction Co., 129. 00
Total amount paid ..... ..$2, 651.24