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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/07/1919 Board of Public Works Minutes;4 F _ ed May 7th. tM9. — -- — —= Board met in regular aoss ion at 7:15 P.M. All members ,present. Deferred hearing had on Improvement Res olut'ien No. 648 for the paving Of first alley east of Michigan Street from Division Street to Bronson Street, in the C l$y of South Bend,..Indiana. Upon said hear ing remonstraters, appeared but no further written romonstrance f iled. And the Beard be Ing duly advised in the premises, doc ides that the benefits to property liable' to be assessed for said improvements are equal to the estimated cost of the .same as reported by the City Civil Engineers and thereupon takes final action on said res olut ion as _ or ig inally adopted, and the lade is hereby in all thugs ratified, confirmed and approved. y Resolved further, that notices be pub i ishod on. the 9th. , day `'of 1919 and on the 16th. # day. of May 1919 in the South Bond Daily Tribune in aim C'lty� s tat ing that this Board w it roc o ivo bids for the a ons tr uc t ion of said rof - .9 up to 10 C0 A.M. on the 27th. , day of May 1919. The Board reserves the *hv, to - reddet any and all bids. Hear ing 'had on Improvement Resolution No. 649 for Trunk Sewerin McKinley Avenue, Cedar ,Street, Miner Street, Sommers Street, Arthur Street- and Walsh Street to be known as the East Mad is on Street Trunk Sewer system, in the City of South Bend, Indiana. Upon said haring remesstraters appeared but no written remonstrance was f ileA. 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 estimated cost of the same, as reported by the City Civil Engineers and thereupon takes f inalaet den on a It roe glut lea as as -mod if led. Said roe ©lut ion mod if led to Inc lude the. plac nag of a sewer tap for the west 31 feet of the east 62 feet of let 4 Sommers Add it ion, and the ,same is hereby in all things rat if ied, confirmed amd approved as mod if ied Res_,elved further, that notices be published on the 9th. , day of Miry 1919 and on the 16th. , day of May 1919 in the South Bead Daily Tribune, stating that this Board will receive bids for the construction of said improvements up to 10:00 A.M. on the 27th.9 day of May 1919. The Board reserves the right to rejeet,aay and all bids. Hearing had on Res olutoa No. 656 for the p ipe sewer in and �aloatg Chestnut -Street from Napier Street to Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Company In the City of South Bend, Indiana. Upon said hearing no remeastraters appeared and no written remonstrance was filed. And the Board being fully advised in the premises, decides that the benefits to property lialole to be assessed for said improvements are equal to they esti- mated cost of the same, as re orted by the City Civil Engineer, and thereupon takes final act iota on said res olut ion as originally adopted, and the same is hereby in all things rat if ied, c onf irmed mid approved. o Resolved further, that notices be published on the 9th.9 day of May 1919 and on the 16th., day of May 1919 In the South Bead Daily,Tribune, stating that this oard will receive• bids for the construction of said improvements up to 10;00 ,A.M. on the= 27th., day Of May 1919.1 The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids Hearing had on IMp-rovemmment Resolution No. 663 for grate, curb and walk on St. Vincent Street from Hiles Avenue to E. Line of Harter Heights, in the E 1ty Of South Beat, Indiana. And the Beard ,being fully advised in the premises, decides that the benefits to property liable to be assessed for said improvements are equal to the estimated cost of the same, as reported by the City Civil -Engineer , and thereupon rakes final. act ion sit said resolution as originally adopted, and the sane Is hereby in all things, rat if ied, confirmed and approved. Resolved further, that notices be published oa the 9th.0 day of May 1919. and oh the 16th. , day of May 1919 in the South Bend Daily Tribune, stating that this Board will receive bids Moro the construction oi, said improvoments up to 10:00 A.M* on the 27th.0, day of May 1919. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Hearing given on resolution Ne.- 662 for the grade, curb and walk on Stanfield Street from St. Vincent Street to Howard Street, in the City of South -Beni, Indiana. Upon said hear Ing no remonstrators appeared and as written rommton- stranee was .filet. And the Board being fully advised in the premises, decides that the benefits to property liable to be assessed for salt improvements, are equal to the estimate d cost of the sane, as reported by the City Civil EngizeeT, and thereupa takes final action on said res slut ion as originally adopted,, and the sane is , hereby in all things ratified, confirmed and approved. Resolvet'further, that notices be published on the 9th., day of May 1919 aad on the 16th.0 day of May 1919 in Jae South Bent Da ly Tribune in said City, stating that this Board will receive bids for the construction of said inprovemmments up to 10:00 A.M. an the 27tk.9 day of May 1919. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Property,owners residing on South Michigan Street from Ewing Avenue South appeared before the Board and presented petitions for tiu x an inlet at Bowman Creek and Michigan Street and Ewing Avenue, also requested bhe Beard to have South Michigan Street gutters repaired and el*euedvAwt. stet have Michigan Street oiled. This matter was referred to the Street Comm+ss iexer for a report. The Board awarded the following coatracts: - Sewer connections on Linden Avenue to Bruno De Paope. 1 Sewer a mnnect ions on Walnut Street from Division Street to Sample Street awarded to Bruno De Paepe. W. W. Sibley appeared before the Board and filed objections to the Board allowing contracts for water c maestione to Staples and Ackerman. Water connections on Sample Street from Walnut Street to Olive Street awarded to Walter J. Brauasdor! at .................... .......4 758 30 Water- conseestions on Linden Avenue from Walnut Street to Anthony Street awarded to Joseph Luther at... ................................. 1,544.20 Water connections on Walnut Street from Division Street to Sample Street to Jose -oh Luther at. ........................................... �`y2,`•s Cextract for water esanest ions on South Head Avenue from Eddy Street to City Limits, awarded to Thongs Williams at... . ....... . ... ....1,083.00 Contract *w water c oaaeot leas on Haney Avenue from Michigan Street to High Street awarded to W. W . Sibley at... , .............. • .... • .. # 10523.55 Contract for water c sanest ions on St. Louis Slvd: from Jefferson Blvd. to D Iv is ion Street, awarded to...Wa.:.H..Surko.............. ....... C oatraetat for water connections oa Eider Street and Carroll Street awarded. t e W. W. Sibley. ° Is regard to making preliminary order oa joype of pavement on Ma is Street, from Ind Tana Avenue to Broadway zusz&atxtn deferred =AA1 award lag until Tuieday May 13th. 1919 at `10:00 A.M. Street Conmiss ioner 'conferred with Chief of Police Kline sad, wa► ed,:;; out a system. of working off crosswalks at the corners of Michigan Street astit` W l �. Avexuo, Mieklgaa Street and Jefferson Avenue, Michigan Street` and Wayne Street a . Washington Avenue anal Mals Street. The Street Commiss$saer to furilsk tke pant and the man is put same on sad the Board of Safety to furnisk the machine for markibg. The Board Instructed the City Engineer to prepare res olut ions for the Opening of Calvert Street from Michigan Street to Main Street, and resolution for the widening of Fellows Street at north end, between Fellows Street and Divisfen Street. The Board ordered that the City Contractor be given notice to put in extensions at the southeast corner of Main Street ant Colfax Avenue :and it the northwest corner of Michigaz Street and Colfax Avenue. Permission, granted to Ak George Aawander to `Vut into the Jefferson Blvd. Bridge ajoiaing his place of busiaess,t` Complaint filed about water basking up in cellars on account; of no drains Ix basoments oa-South Catalpa Avenue. Sane referred to the Health Department r or Investigation... Pot it ion f iled ;: for' sewerand pavement on Garst Street from Mic higaz Street to . Frahkl1* .Street;. Same placed on f ile. ' s Psirt *1 estimate` allewed for the `grading of Miami Street from Ewing Avenge to '.Soth City Units ° at 7.:.:.:.:$: '785 88° The. following roeolutiez adepted by tke Board. RESOLUTION- FOR SERVICE CONNECTION$ WITH MAINS.._ No.; 672. } WHEREAS, the. Beard, ef. r''uplic Wofts on the 18th. 'day of February 1919 did adapt a resolut ion. ordering of requiring the permanent improvement e!' Calvert t: Street from Michigan Streeto High Street, by paving the roadway of tke saws, , and WHERE AS, tie City Civil Engineer has prepared aW filed - in :the office of this Board s report showing the number sad location of the service• pipes, 'mains, conduits, laterals,' and connections wkick' are, or will be necessary to accommodate tke abutt Ing property- and-- the owners thereof * with° gas; water, sewer and other convenience* and necessarrias; and also said City Civil Engineer leas prepared and.filed in said off I** spec if icatiene - showing the material to be used and tke manner of lsyigg said service pipes, mains, conduits, laterals sxm connections from the mains to the points inside of the curb Line*,, THEREFORE, be It .resolved by the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend4 , Indiana, by the report of the C ity. C ivil , Engineer is sdopted, and said report and thy', specifications prepared an . filed by him are .made _a part of this resolutlo _ as fully and effectually as if 'topied,berein at full lougth; and it+ .is furthbr eraere that all of uck private connections with the sewer, S&m and water mains 'be mode in sw street by br i g ing them inside the curb 1 ines thereof, ate► a And be it_ further reselv*d that notice bS .publlcatliA -for two successive days In' the South' Bend' Tribune°a,neftpaper sf general c rulatien printed and published in the City of South Bend, Indiana, be glven to the ownwrs of the property abutting ups upon said street to be improved dfrect g them to is a such sewer ftd water connect inn on or before the `30th: , ".day sf Bay` 19191 and ° that It said eew+or .and water 'connect ions are not made on or before said: tune and in accordance with the specifications and revert on file in the office of the Board of Public Works, then said Board will cause the same to be made and will assess the nest thereof against the prop* b` abutting up•n said street, and shall, do all other things pfrtuinng thereto accord-ing to the pro- s is ions and requ iremonts of Ord 1nance No. 1842 adopted by the Common Council of the City of South Bend_ on July 24,1966, and of all other ordinances and laws relat ing . thereto. And, be it_ further resolved and ordered that after the 20 day period has elapsed for the making of said connections, by .the property_ owners, a notice shall be published for two weeks, onee each week, in the South Bend Tribune, a news- papof Gen er eral circulationpublished in said City, requesting bids from contractors for the making of such connections as'have been made by the property owners, and such notice shall fix a day, net earlier than ten days after the first of such publ icat ions, when bids shall be opened and contract let for the doing of said work And be it further ordered ;that the Northern Indiana aim & Electric Company, which holds a franchise from „ and is empowered by said City to furnish art if ical gas to the citizens thereof, and is engaged in said business in said City Is hereby directed to make and install all service connect ions with its maids, In said street in accordance with the provisions of Ordinance No. 1555 adopted June 27th.,190 and such other ordin races of laws applicable thereto; which connections are shown upon the report of the City Civil Engineer, and which are hereby declared to be necessary In supplying gas to the owners of pro erty abutting upon said street. Adopted this 7th., day of May 1919. G. A. EMIOTT HARVEY F. ROSTISER JOHN F. DEHAVEN Board of Pul is works e The following claims were presented to the Board. The United States Blue'Print C#...... ..........•,.$ 16.03 The Herr & Herr Company...... ..................... 2.05 A. Ciralsky & son.... 060ts6010*66609 ............... 4.60 Rea. Central Union To. Co ......................... .35 United States Blue Print C*....................... 15.52 TheC. F. Posse C9................................ 6.6o . The Frederick Post Company ........................ 40.40 International India Rubber Co ............ ..♦......♦ 18.32 The Fisk Rubber Company ....... ............,..♦...,. .35 The Buffalo Springfield Roller Co ........ ...♦..so* 440.00 Street & Ailey Dept...............................1.1?3.36 Jacobson -Paters on Pelts 1Kaufer. . ........ . ........ 2.4o C. H. De Frees ..................................... 26.25 Ed..Jaquith........... ....... ......................... 2.80 The.Studebaker Corporation ........... ............. 1.35 The City Water Works..♦............. ............... 30,00 G. E. Meyer & Son..................:................ 1.10 Frank J. Wolfe.................... ............... 3.50 F. J. ulfe.....•♦• ................................ Avenue .Shoring Shop ............................... 3.65 5.75 G. Be Taylor .............................•.......... 1.80 &Michigan Elec. Co....♦.•..•.•..r..•..•.• .• .• .•.. .• .• .• 2.55 'Indiana .. aojuyle•♦.. 6.50 •. ♦ Studebaker Corporation .................. .:.•....... 12.30 Rational Heating,Co..••...••,i•..•♦..•....♦•...••... %.00 Garbage Dept. 6 463.80 G. E. Meyer & Sln..... • .. • ....-.:. t. • E .. a .�. 8.00 V, r ' 5 r Indiana & Michigan Elea. co, ................... ..... $1.70 Joseph Krill........................................12.00 John F. De Haven..... .....................:.ee* 7.91 Harvey F. Rostiser........... ..es,•.•...0.•••••.. 7.91 Go A. Elliott ...................................... 7.91 Mayor P. Re Carson ................................. 7.91 F. J. Anderson ......... .................... ... 7.91 India'a & Michigan Elec. Co...•.........♦♦see •••••• 98 The R. We Gafil Bindery Company.......,............ 4.00 Bert Be Klyss...Covnty Rea order ............... . 1.10 Slick Card. .24. vv ......... s .12.20 The. .Tutt le; Coor prat ion............ e .. ..... , • o ..... 1.45 .,.......o..:.........:...... ,.. 0100.0. 00 .Jane -ph :R., Geed..,*** ................:.................1i000.00 'Ind Tana & Mlahigan Zlee Company .................. 79.30 f ertharn -Ind. Tana Gas. & Bloc. C e........ , .. . . s e of** 1.27 Samuel C..L _ .den. .... .................... 33.75 Roe. Central Union Tel. Ce.............. . .......... 30.00 Beard of Industrial Aid for Blind.... ............ ... 10.50 Henry C Eckler.... ,.e......,......... 2.40 Electric Service Company....... fee see • ........ , ..._.. 2.85 I • . 'Lwve r �bec . Company...... • , ...... s .. , .. sees -3.30 We lsbaeh Street Lighting Company of America, .......78.08 TheTribune Pr int ing C e....................... ..... 227,17 No ww ON se 7.83 Varga Edwe . Company:..' so ..:::. ...": .......... s e e s . 40.24 aeirge Be Ernsperger........:...:.seeOLO.00see.,,,., 4.00 Cenitery-Dept., , :..::::,:.'.. a... t.. ........... 0203.28 +Street `RepairDept:,.'...'.:.'.'.........: r ............235.25 Builder's Supply &. specialty Company..... ........300. 00 °Thenes -Luce::.... • .......:..°..:..°......... . ....... 0 1950 Hinkle Meter Car Comp&ny.....,ss.,..,s......,e.....768 00 -Premier & FramSer :.:... ....................... 4.71 The Sorbet Asphalt Co.,:.:.,.. ..................... 27.81 The France .Slag Co... ............................. 76.72 ,The Tuttle Corporation..., ... sees . . . .. , . .. . . . e . sees. , 2.25 The Tuttle Corporat ion...... .80 Rewsgimes Pr int ing Co. ..... ........................ 7s.50 Gee. W. Zinkey, Postmaster...... ................... 16.00 Totial amount. $6,636982 °All ' of the ° above a la ims were • approved by the Board.. -ides ident.