10/29/1918 Board of Public Works Minutes

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24 S .:Bert met -#n regular session at 10:00 A.M. Ail members present. Veronica; C.' Sweeney,- Clerk .absent.. G. A. 'Elliott took minutes of meet*. Street Commissioner instructed to see why 100 C. P. light ordered in at the corner of Victoria Street and Miami Street was -Wet- in and report to the Board. The Beard ordered that the Indiana & Michigan Ekeetr is Company be not if ied to install the following lights:- 80 C. P. light at -the corner of Werwinski Street and Brookfield. St. 80 C. P. lights at the c ornerof Brookfield Street and Huron Street. Are light at the corner of 1enwood Avenue and Hue::y Street. 80 C. B. Light at the corner of Blaine Avenue and Van Buren Street. 60 C. P.. Light at the corner of 1st alley south of Lincoln Way West on Blaine Avenue. W. A. Henry .given. temporary appointment to fill vacancy of Chas. E. Starr, City Electrician under leave of absence in United States Goverament service. Appointmentconfirmed at same salary, effective October 24th.,1918, Clerk to fix up appointment and bond. Thomas Williams aind Edward Atler, with Architect Vernon Maurer appeared before the Board in regard to.the use of the space under the Cilfax Avenue Bridge for storage of County road equipment. The Board visited and examined thespace and -agreed with the County Commissioners wouId remo#ai�and pay the costs of the Fire Hydrant in the center of space, permission would be given for the use of the space between the 2 and.3 spaces. Water Department to be ordered to remove the fire hydrant and send statemeM to County Commissioners. Conupiss inners alsoagreed that in event City &A any legal trouble rekative to the permission given from adjoining property owners, county would vacate space. Edward Atler, Thomas Williams and Architect Vernon C. Maurer appeared before. the Board and ;the matter of grade at the City Limits on Portage Avenue was discussed. They agreed to lower the Portage Avenue grade to conform to the level of the Portage. Avenue; pavement, and they C ity agreed to instaA a 15 "inch v itr if ied pipe water drain from the last manhole ox Portage Avenue to the City limits. The City to pay the cost and the County Commissioners grafttfd'lipermission to connect same, to intercept water coming down Portage Avenue, The•Biard ordered that the City Engineer order J. Luther to .install a forty` (40' ) fnot' of 15"* inch pipe, ' under' supery is iin of the City Engineer on afore street. - The following letter received read and placed on file. Legal Division. October 15,1918., Mr. Wm. Artingstall, C. E. 1130 Old Colonial Bldg.;, Chicago,, Dear Sir : - From your report in the matter of the proposed housing developement in South Bend, Indiana, it is my understanding that the City is willing to install all water mains and service connections to the curb at their own expense . Further , it, is my understanding that a sewer is to be -constructed under Webster Street between Prairie Avenue and Donald Street and that the same will be paved, curbed and guttered. The expense .of this improvement is to be paid for by a special assessment assessed against the adjoining property, in accordance with the law, provided for the lev ing of such assessment upon both sides of the street equally, This propos it ion - is-sai[isfactory to me and I hereby author ize you to take the necessary steps to have the.mptter acted upon by the city officials in order that there 'may be- -zLo delay., as it is highly important that work be started at once.