HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/19/1919 Board of Public Works MinutesBoard met.In regular -session at 7:15 P.M.. All members present.
Meetingheld in Common ,Couno it Chambers on account of large 'crowd of interested
Property owners being presents. City Civil Engineer F. J.. Anderson present.
Hearing bad on Improvement Res glut ion No. 618 for pipe sewer on
Fellows Street frm lst. alley north of Dubail Avenue to a point 40 feet north of said
alley, in the .City of South Band, Indiana.
-IIpon said hearing no remonstrators appeared and no .written remon-
strance was filed. Wm. Studebaker property owner appeared and objected to manhole
be ing . put in. The Board mod if ied said resolution to of lminate manhole from the north
end of sewer. And the Board being Fully advised in the premises, decides that the
benefits to ,property , Liable to be assessed for said improvements are .equal -to the
estimatecost of the sage, as. reported by the O ity Civil Engineer, aid thereupon
takes .Final- act ion on sa id resolut ion as mod if led, and -the same is hereby in all
th ingo _mat if ied, c oaf irmed and approved.
Resolved further , that notices -be published on the 25the day
of Barth 1919 and on �U lst,, stay of April 1919 in the South Bend Daily Tribune,
in said City, stat ing -that this- Board Will r*ca five bids forhhe construction of said
improvements up to 10:P0 A.M. an the let.* day of April 1919.The Board --reserves the
right to reject any, and all bids.
Bearing had on Improvement Resolution No. 616 for Pipe sewer
on Jackson Street from Ford Street to a point 110 feet south of the south line of
D iv is ion Street. In 'the, City of South Bend, Ind Iana.
Upon said hearing no remonstrators appeared and no written remon-
strances were filed. And the Board being fully advised in the premises decides that
the benefits to the property . 1 table to be assessed_ for said 3mprovemente are equal
to the estimated co&V of the 8&=#L as. x*pertdd by the City Civil Engineer-4 .and -there-
upon takes final, action on said resolution as originally adopted, and the same is hereby
In all things ra:t1r1e,d, confirmed and approved,
resolved Further, _t ► notices be published on the 25th. _� day of
March 1919 and on the lst, , day of Apr it 1919 in the Sontb Bend _ Daily Tribune, in
sald..C.lty� stating that ,this Board will receive Uds :for the. construction of said
improvements uo to 10:00 A.Y. on Mw 15th, day of' April 1919. The Board reserves
the right to reject any and ail bids.
-- Hear ing had on Resolution No. 612 for the pavement on the f irst
alley East of St. iovta Boulevard to La. Salle Avenue to Mad loon Street, in the City
of South Bend, Indiana
Upon said hearing remonstratore appeared and the written remon-
str,ances filed Marcb,,18tb,,1919 was considered by the Board, :She Board after due con-
s iderat ion decided to defer all action on said resolut im . til Wednesday -Mare 26yh. ,
l91.9 at 7r15 P.M. and that said written remonstrance wad. t$: be referred the City
Civil. Engineer to be checked dp and a written report to be f 1l.ed Wednes y March 26th.
1919 at 7:15 P.M. by City Engineer on said remonstrance'.
Hearing had on Resolution No. 622 Sor pavement on South Bend
Avenue from Eddy Street to the easterly City Limits, in the City of South Bend,
Indiana.
_'Upon said hearing no remonstrators appeared and no written remon-
atrance was filed. And the Board being fully advised in - the premises' decides that
the benefits to property liable to be assessed for said impravements.are equal to the
estimated cost of the same, as reported by the City Civil Engineer, cad_: they
takes f final act ion on s&id resolut ion as orig finally adopter, and the emw 1�bvroby
In all things rat if ied, confirmed and approved.
Resolved further-, that not idea be published on the 25th. day of
March 1919 and on the lat«,t day of April 1919 in the South Bend Daily Trlbuweiiu,
said City, stating that this Board will receive bids for the -construction of Bald
Improvements up to 10: 0 AM._:on -the 15tho day of April
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The Board neat considered Improvement Resolution No. 613 adopted
February 5th., 1919 for the improvement of Clive Street from Lincoln Way West to
Washington Street and from Division Street to Sw#le .Street. A written remon-
strance was filed which remonstrance was over -ruled by the Board and remonstrators
appeared in person. The preliminary resolution was mod if ied to ` retain the present
curb. The Board `now find that the aggregate benefits will not equal the maximin
esti�aated cost of such improvement as filed by the City CIVil.: ineer, The Board
farther fold that the aggregate benefits that will accrue totheIproperty will equal
5-0% of the aggregate value.of the property -as assessed for taxation, exclusive
of improvements -and -,exclusive ofhhe 'coot of street intersections. The preliminary
-resolut ion as above mod if ied --is hereby in all things, rat if ied, conf firmed and
approved. The Board further resolve that no notices Tfor receiving of blds be
advertised until the espiration of the ten (10) day remonstrance period as now
provided by law.
The Board next cons-dered Improvement Resolution No. 614 adopted
by February 3th. , 1919 _for the impovemen- of Ford Stre°e-t from Olive Street Street
to a point 345 feet east of the t 11ne of Kosciusko Street, .an the City t
South Bend, Indiana. `
No remonstrances filed and no remonstrators appeared. ate
preliminary resolution was modified to�rotain the present curb. TheBo%rdL,now.
find that the ag egate benefits. will not equal the maximum estimated cost of such
Improvement as filed by the City Civil Engineer. The Board further find. that
-the aggregate benefitsthat will accrue to the property will equal 50% of the
aggregate value. -of the property as :assessed for taxation, exclusive of Improvements
and exclusive of the cost of street Intersections. The preliminary resolution
- as above mod if ied is hereby in all things, ratified, confirmed and approved, The
Board further resolve that no not ices for receiving of bids be advertised until the
exp irat ion of the ten (10) day remonstrance period as now provided by law.
The Board neat considered ^Improvement solution No. 615 adopted
February Sth., 1919 for the improvement of Huron Street° from Meade Street to the
alley east of Kosciusko St. in the City of Sough Bend, Indiana.
A written remonstrance was filed which remonstrances was over-
ruled by the Board, and remonstrators appeared in person The posliminary resola-
t ion was mod if ied to retain the present curb. The Board now find that the
aggregate benefits will not equal.the maximum estimated cost of sueh.improvement
as filed by the .City Civil Engdeer. The Board furtherfind that the aggregate
benefits that will accrue to the property will equal 50% of he aggregate value
:.of the property as assessed for taxation, exclusive of improvements and exclusive
of the cost of street intersections. The preliminary resolution as° above modified
Is hereby in all things bat if,ied, confirmed and approved. The Board further
resolve that no notices for receiving of bids be advertised until the° expiration
of the ten day remonstrance period as now provided by law.
Heating had on Improvement Resolution No. 609 Sr pavement on
- B irdsell Street from Washington Avenue to Le Porte Avenue , in the C ityof South
Bead, Ind ins.
A written remonstrance was filed and remonstrators appeared. The
Board after hearing all the interested roperty owners present, decided to -defer all
action on said resolution untl Wednesday March 26th. , 1919 at 7:15 P-M The Board
ordered that the remonstrance be referred b the City Engdeer to be checked up and
a written report filed Wednesday March 26th.,1919 at 7015 P.M-
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Hearing had on Improvement jpsolution No. 617 for Pavement On
from Lincoln WayA West to Portage Avenue,, In the City of South Bond,,
'Upona,ald hearing a remonstrator, appeared and a written remon-
strance was filed ,which was over-rUled'by the Board as not be-Ing In proper form The
preliminary Res olutAo6'was" modified to retain the present curb combination curb and
gutter to be ellminated. And the Board being fully advised In the promises, decides
that the benefits to property liable to be assessed -for -said Improvement are equal
to the estimated cost of the sane, .as reported by the City Civil Engineer, MW
thereupon takes final action on said res glution as modified, and the some is hereby
In all things ratified, confirmed and approved.. otices be advertised for receiving Resolved Further, that no
bids until the expiration of the ten '(110) day remonstrance period as now provided by
law.
The Bosid awarded the contract for the pipe sewer on Birdsall
Street to Bruno Do Popp* at ............ lo,813-80
Also the contract for pipe Sewer on Walnut Strobt from Ford Street to point
250 feet north of Bruno Do Peape at ........................... 539-35
City Engineer presented assessment roll for the Trunk sewer
system known as Marquette Park under Improvement esolutIon No. 580. In the City of
South Bonds, Indian&.
Resolved that as all legal notice by advertising said assessment
roll for hearing was waived by H. A. Wood Realty Company by Harry A. Wod,, President.
In original waiver filed July 2nd. 1918 and approved by the Board,, and It is further
resolved that this Board will give a hearing on the acceptance of such work at its
office Inthe, City Hall on Wednesday March 26th.,, 1919 at 7:15 P.M.
Complaint about condition of sidewalk at the S. E. corner of
Orange Street and Birdsall Street at the South Shore property Tbe-46~d Instructed
that the Street Commis inner should be notified to Investigate said *=W-li-Int and report
the same.
President,