HomeMy WebLinkAbout4/16/1919 04/16/1919 Board of Public Works MinutesAr)r it 16th
Board met in regular seas ion at 7: 15 P.M. All members present,
Hear ing , had .ton ImDr ovement Res olut ion No. 642, f or 'the s idewalk
on Le Salle Avenue from the Bridge over the St. Joseph River -to the.Bridge over the
East Race, 3n the C it r of South Bend, Indians.
Upon said hear in-g .aoremonstrator appeared , and no written remonstrance
was filed And the Board being fuller, advised in the premises, decides that the bene-
f its to pro erty liable to be assessed for said: improvements are equal to the- estimated
cost of same, as reported by the City Civil Engineer, and thereupon takes final action
on sale res olut ion as or ig inally adopted, and the same is hereby in all things, ratified,
c on:f irmed and approved.
Resolved further, that., notices be published on the 18th. , day of
April 1919 and on the 25th., day of .April 1919 in the South Bend Daily Tribune, in said
City, stat ing , that this Board will receive bids for the construction of said ' improvements
up to 10: 00` A.M. on the 6th. , day of May 1919 L The Board reserves the right to reject
any and all bids.
t, Hearing given on Condemnation Res glut ion' r-ENO. for the Opening
of Huron Street from. Alley West of Farris Street to alley east of Kosciusko Street
,-n the City of South Bend, Ind Iana. ,
In the above natter a large number of property owners appeared
but no written remonstrance was filed. The property owners objected to paying any
benefits for this opening, and the Board thereupon being fully advised in the matter
takes final action on said resolution confirmjdg without modification all former
action taken on the same.
The, Board therefore declares the above property in all things conddmned
and a.ppropjifated for public use, the Board now ordered that a list or roll be prepared
of all theowners. or holders of property and of vaulable interests therein sought to be
taken or - o be injuriously affected, which said list or roll shall also describe the
property benef is iallk -affected,
Property owners res id ing on Smith Street River 'Park from Wall Street
to 2nd. alley North appeared before the Board and presented petition for water main,
Same was referred to the City Water Department.
This -being the date set for the consideration of bids received for
the pavement of South Bend Avenue from Eddy Street to City Limits, the Board decided
to defer al action on same until Tuesday April 22nd.,1919 at 10: 00 A.M.
By unanimous consenn of the Board it was resolved that Improvement
Resolution No. 587 for the pavement on Bartlett Street from Michigan Street to
Lafayette Blvd be and is hereby resddnded, and a new resolution ordered prepared.
By unanimous consent of the Boated it was resolved that improvement
Resolution No. 589 for the pavement of Allen Street from Van Buren Street to Portage
Avenue be, and is hereby rescinded, and a new resolution orderdd prepared.
By unanimous consent of the Board Lit was resolved that improvement
Resolution No. 590 for the psLvement of. -California Avenue from Portage Avenue to Blaine
Avenue be, and is hereby ordered rescinded and a new resolution ordered prepared. -
By unanimous consent of -the Board it was resolved- that improvement
Resolution No. 592 for the pavement of Miami Street from ziorth line of Ewing Avenue
to south City Limits be and is hereby rescinded.
By'snanimous- consent of the Board it was resolved that improvement
Resolution No. 595 for the pavement on Haney Avenue from Michigan Street to High
Street be and is hereby rescinded.
By unanimous consent of the Board it was resolved that improvement
Resolution No. 610 for the pavement on Linden Avenue from Walnut Street to Anthony
Street be and is hereby rescinded and. sew resolution ordered prepared.
Wednesday April 16th. ,1919. Continued.
AGREEMENT.
This Agre ment, Made this 16th ., day of April 1919 by and between
White omb and Kell r party of the f ills t part and the City of South Band, Indiana, by and
:through its -Board of Public Works, 'party of the sec cad part,
W.ITNESSE'T'H: -
' That, Whereas-, the party of the first part is the owner of certain
9dd ions in the C ity - of S outh Bend known as Edgewater Place Add it ion to said City, and
that all the lots and land in said Add it ion is owned by the party of the first part,
and said° party of the first part desires to haveall the streets running through said
addition aved, and has petitioned the Board of Public Works df the party of the second
part to have' the same done and to have the cost thereof assessed against the land in the
f orm and manner as pr ov ided by law.
And, Whereas, the said party of the second part does not now have money
suffic ient in its intersection fund to pay all the post of paying street intersections
which cost would".be assessed against the City: -
Therefore, in con iderat ion that the said party of the. second part,
through its Board, shall cause said streets to be paved during the year 1919, then the
party of the f irst part agrees t o pay upon the c omplet ion of sa id work and the approval
of the assessment roll therefor, one-half of the cost of paving all street intersections
as aforesaid, or said Board may at its option assess said one-half of the cost of paving
street intersections against the lots and land of the party of the first part in add it ion
to other assessments to which such land is subject. It is hereby understood that the
cost of ,all improvements on Edgewater Drive shall be assessed against the lots of
Edgewater Add it ion .
In Witness Xidercof , the parties hove hereunto set their hands on the
day and year f irst_ above written..
WHITCOMB AND KELLER,
BY F. W. KELLER
Pros,
CITY OF SOUTH BEND, IND IANA.
G. A. ELLIOTT
HARVEY F. ROSTISER
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
The Board ordered bids received Tuesday April 22nd. ,1919 at 10: 00
A. M. for pavements in Edge water Place Add it ion.
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Pres' dent.
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City Civil Engineer F. J. Anderson reported the following tabul at ions
can bids received Tuesday April 15th. ,1919 and the awards were made : as follows: -
Concerning the Improvement of the roadway of Calvert Street .from
Michigan Street to High Street with asphalt, as�040ti_cconcrete, Bitulithic
enneret a or brick in pursuance to res olut ion No.. 621 the Board on the 15th. , day of
April 1919 pub; icly opened and read and considered all bids, and then continued
their meeting to this 16th. , day of April 1919.
Now On the last named date the Board designated Asphaltic concrete'µ'
as the. kind of pavement with which said street is to be improved and fixes the 28th.
day : of April 1918 at 10: 00 A.M. as the time when petition for changing the kind of
Pavement must --be filed, s'Lnd the Board hereby c ont inues this matter until the 29th. , dp
day of April 1919 at 10:00 A.M. On the day above named the Board will either pass on
peititions let said contract or reject all bids.
A . ELL I0 IT
-HARVEY F-. ROSTISER
JOHN P. DEHAVEN °
Board of Public Works.
.Attested:
Veronica P. Sweeney
Clerk of the Boazl+d. .
Dated this 16th. , day of April 1919.
Concering the Improvement of the roadway of Keasey Street from Carroll
Street to High Street with asphalt, _ asphaltic concrete, bitulithiem concrete or
Brick in pursuance to Resolution No. 620 the Board on the 15tch., day of April 1919
publicly opened and read and considered all bids, and then continued their meeting
to this 16th., day of April 1919,
Now on the last named date des i nested Asphaltic concrete as the
kind of pavement with which said street si to be imprdved�add fixes the 28th.0 day of
April 1919 at 10: 00 A.M. as the time when petitions for changing the kind pf pavement
must be filed, and the Board hereby continues this matter until the 29th., day of
April 1919 at 10: 00 A.M.. ; On . tt.e day above named the Board will either pass on peti-
tions, let said contract or reject all bids.
Attested: -
Veronica C. Sweeney,
Clerk of the Beard.
Dated -this 16th. , day of April 1919.
• G. A. ELL IO TT
HARVEY F. ROSTISER
JOHN F. DEHAVEN
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Contracts for pipe sewers were awarded .on Fisher Street, Jackson
Street and Fcllflws Street to L. H. Webster.
Bids on High Street pipe sewer above estimated cost, bids rejected
and by unanimous consent of the Board resolution was rescinded.
Mr. Fred W. Keller appeared before the Board in regard to agree-
ment for street intersections on Edgewater Place as follows:-