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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/16/1920 Board of Public Works MinutesTuesday gem er 1� F Board met in regular seso ion at 10: GO A.M. All members present. Dr. Viteu appeared before the 'Bflard in :regard to "easement on Let. at corner- of Fell®ws and `3ea3d Serest, forRonald Street pavement. No action taken. Attorney Arthur- Gill tom appeared b6f6re the Board in regard to mod if icat ion made by the Cemmen adune 11 in ` the South .BendMotor, Bu`si Company contract, F The` chasge suggested by the Council in the o.ontb&Qt betwee the Board of Public Works of this City and the South Bend Motor But Company which reduced the term of the contract fr cm5 ' 3 .gears to I© years was ..pregented to the Board by the ,attorney for -the South Bend Motor Bus Company -and-was accepted by the Bard. The publ Seat ion and proof the -roof as required- by Section 8942 E. of Burns'' Statutes..'ef. Indiana ordered by the Beard and it was resolved that a hearing on said awndment to South BandTMotere' Bus Company contract he had -*t the office of the Beard in the City_$all an the 24th. day of November 1920 t 7:r15 P M, 8t wh eh time said, amendment to-. contract will be finally Considered and a public heir.ing stall be had and at which time any protests against any atltendment to coAtraG E �41i be heard and considered 'eid that a®tice of the time and lace of -such hear be given as required by lase. P ing shall W: Eckman and Borther met with the Board In regard to plat. We Action taken. The -following communication , received, read #Ad pieced. on file. :. Board of Publ it Works, Nov. , 1591.9�0. South Bend, Ind Tana. . Gentlemen: - .. We are the owner of property en East Bowman Street, numbered ae-foliews, 219-313-417-505-508-50g-513-514-521-525-531 & 533 and have received a notice that x the assessment for pavement is $4071.47. Upon ' inspee t ion we find this is a very po®r pavement, full of cracks and the work not done according to your specifications' We hereby protest your acceptance of this pavement and also object to the "assess went. Trusting that you will make a thorough examination of this improvement and have sums resurfaced by the Contract®r, We remain, Yours -very truly, .AMERICAN HOME & INVESTMENT- COMPANY. AEC: SKa. FILED BY A. E. CUSHING, V. pre8. nev. 16,1920. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS BY G. A. ELLIOTT Pres ident i COma=Icat ion received from Herman P. Kuhl in regard tn= post lon Ad Building. Commits toner, same read and placed on f ile.. Mr. P. C. Raff-of the Oliver Chilled PlowWorksand Lase s -Ze iger Cmntractar on Chapin and Catalpa Avenue sidewalk ,ia}prove,zcent cenract 'appeared 'Cef ire f the Board in,,regard to f it ing a Waiver_ on Chapin 4ad- Catalpa �Ave:nue in re-ard. ` to grad ing on said streets. Beard adv teed fr , Raft, 'aid M�� �¢ i�ar te: br #ng in wa yea-r ei'Iy-s grr€d -`ai-aonsiderad would be given same, _ F»esr3a v Kagragnban 3 h 1 Q20' Cgnt it uia Mayor F; R. Carson appeared before the ' Board and took up, matter of City Off is ials representing the C i y at the Nat Tonal and Munic ippl League Convent ion at Ind cans pol is , and the The ,follow ing res.olut ion afpipoved by the Board. RESOLUT I OIL. HJt R6s olved, that as. Mayor Carson appeared before this' Board of Pub 1 is W or im and stated that ow ing to the inability sf himself anCMr. . Swygart the, city C ontr of ler to attend the meeting of •the _Munic ips1 Leggue of Ind iana and the Nat innal League Convention to be held at Indianapolis, Indiana on, the ,1ith.. , l8th. , and l9th. " ¢ of this „month and requested that toe. -.$lard of Public 'forks WJedt a tpember together iith a membervf the Park Board and a member of the $bard of Public Safety and the Deputy city Controller and the City Attorney . t o go to Indianapolis,,. Indiana and represent the C ity of South Bend, -Ind:isna, and upon their return to f ile an itemized statement of thelir . expenses and the same to be taken care by the City Controller. Partial estimate No. 1 allowed the Williston ConstrLuct ion Company can Asphalt is concrete pavement on Frances Street from Cedar Street to Grand Trunk Western Railway Co. at ...............: °........... e,454 87 Engineer f iled assessment roll and final estimate For water c onnect ions on Frances Street From Cedar Street to Grand Trunk Western Railway Company, under Impr ovenwrit Res olut ion No. 823. In -the City of South Bend, Ind iana. Resolved that notices as to the assessments be published on the lgth, day of November 1920 and on the 26th. day of November 1920 in the South Bend. daily Tribune, stat ing that this Board will give -:a bearing on the amount` of such asess- ments apt its office in the City" Rall on the lst , day of Deoember� 1920 at 7-15 NU. Res olved further, that the entire work under the above a ontrsot be accepted and apprpved and the final est illte thereon allowedr The following owing bond and contract approved by the Board. PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT CONTRACT. This Agreement, Made and entered' into this 15th. day of November A 1920 by and between Alex Bukowski of the County of St. Joseph and State of Indiana, -( (hereinafter referred to as the ",Contractor"'), and the City of South. Bend, in the County of St. Joseph,` and State of Ind isna, by and through its Broard of Public Worm, (here JX%fter referred to as the "..City"); under and by virtue of an Act of the General Assembly ®f, the State of Indiana, entitled " An Act Concerning Municipal 'Corporations, -" approved March s 6.,19059 and all amdndatery and supplemental thereto: ---------------------------- Witnesseth, that the contractor covenants and agrees to construct Grade, curb and walk:. on Oakland Street from Mishawaka Avenue to the Boulevard, in the; C ity of S outh- Band, Ind iana at: and f or the f ollowing pr ices: - 3356 Tin. ft. of curbing §eX 7 X 16 Per, lin'ft.`..:........4,48 5019 cu.°yd, of grading per cu: yd......................'';95 15820 sq. 'ft. of cement walk per sq ft •`. •23 a titees pNi tea* ud- to perform all work in the prosecution of said improvement pndkr and according to e ditions :of Improvem lent TWolution ETA. ,....,,... ..-...---r adopted b� tlje Board of ulalic Works... .a... 1920. and the plans, profile and specifications on file in the office of the Deprtment of Public Works, Whitt, eaiy r�ofet{on,Tpttttt#; profile and specific8tiof}s are made a part fiereof ;a fully and effectually as If copied sit out hereinit. full length the contractor Eurther expressly covenants aid agrees that in the prosecution of said work all prGpe sW1 and care will be exercised;.that. he S01 proper . ��' a* d p=ot: ct all excavations and dangerous �11" and will, alit due- and proper precaution to prevent injtZ -y to .ry person or pF onarty, that in the eve t aRjl injury or dame resulting .from the war'.: or resultirg from any ratter or thingg connected thexewl al mpg therefrom, t0 any person or property,. he iv;Mpay 9-4 liquidate the same at his own expensd,. and Sts- flume the liability tberefor;,and in. the event of any claim or claims being. made or any action or actions bein -brought against the city by reason or on account 6t or growing out of s ,id work or its construction, the sai contractor will at his own expense defend the same,, and will pay any judgment recovered therein, and will in all respects fully indemnify and save harmless said city, its. officers, agents or representatives from all cos expense, pa 'moot or 'udgment recovered in connection with such claim or claimi, action or actions.) And il' Wilk#n lba days a ny. qn&-i.agfi a,is begun, the city shall notify the contractor of- tree pendency. thereof, thUtzoay, iudgmeK rendered, against, th�fcity shall' be conclusive against the contractor and igaiast the surety �,1� zw1u �;� :1 , 40 *°� tt, l abihly and otter matters, pertaining thereto. Ner` a nd the Cbrac�tbr' roes t An oihaihta fi said 4h*to TEn Out <tltltl gal e su a' eUµi: as ft �- thetw ri.c fir in they try er as fixed bjr e, spec ions;,iandut s cure't:ae mai tenanet aY#zl repair ti1r' gA`, to.td t ,tf e o 'rd ublic Vorks.a nd vifW ;fficier}t;s re � thereon an t} an'amoptit: ac fixed } t r.. �, specifics } lis. nd in ta1n sue repair. erk tie' ,,6ntractor a�ad' the {surety;. bn 4s gtlararttee bond shad > $u .ctio the, sage., ta�illtty; to.the:�erty kl n�+.;^btl1. person `for.;any'pjury o} daxrlage to arij+ per =. ? or ro tit t e��barne iris r►e at�� to the sarri'e ' tenr,fi fixed xiri' the last pieced g paragraph covering the, cQtI- i Y structiotah wc$rk y , F ainat #ttr{her;aPeed by andlsbet een said parties fiat fife aeztaatce.of the worlc provided" for tis' itr t, St' 6th �, � en j th rwdf; shall, ;0 'const`i}u;E'e a• +a fiver on t o part of the city of any of the ptgv s- iorie' of,tttr ' of t ac t, r ;$i t it release said' 'ditaeibr or sureties on 'is bond #or,the faithful per ox a; ariE� t1 r o ;�j�r s 1 t1►d.ccepta be:priir4 facie evidence of the.pei rniance c}f any provision of i sc+ tact,t�x.i #fit of ettttttin , thelrc rt4tactor tc3°.:the contract n ce-therefdt. g,-:�he contrtor. ees _W pay f4 all-Iabo.r ar,ci materials;iised or furnis ,ed to b'e tided in the makisig of, ei , t npraveaa�eltt a in t @ per, rice bf this Contract, whether done or furnished :for him, or his went, si ae i succe sod t .su1 htractoF�;v d the city 3i ay reserve out o€ any allowance made on any �astis'nata o faxgr bf tfieconactof,or; as �gns, Qr'out of the axnouut ate him or his assigns upon the cozrrnplaltion 1 f t11�" a wgrk, s�' mti 1 asrm �< a sary:�tcs 'p ull' l bo1 eta or jmateriaa men for: amounts duo the.pl�; for rorit, ;lioYie or mate als fixed zr' idrri4hed to.; a •tricot in the performance of this contract and the doing of laid p ,and #r� i�u;`ty;tteasWrer actings ��'{y treasurer; gnu retain money coected from property pwnej& a s ' ssed, f'r s " urn jrave6i `nt to pay ' '; de its , or tuntil the contractor shows that they have l"er, aid bh e `s t;t►e toilta�rD - iigyes to Teino ' Al t1t!iisll, eart and unused material in the sheets or ades Llr upcii} 'the cnmpletiott of the; cnoro jement or the repaiting thereof., 4: i}e Work pf niskint s11Ch tmprovetnent shall be completed according to lbe terms of this contract em or --day of................................ h -- - -• •----• ..... u 1l�ss t'� �tjltn for; he j pletteti of the sa , e shall be .extended }n writing by the Board of Public Worsts, tad it a fti anq. ch a*tension-of tr ?e� pr at}v'a teratior:of th s,`c+~ntract or' cif the manner,tar meth- pf td atilt s k shill in no. way affect: be dutiis, o Ligation s .or:ltabtltttes of the •costa r ator or -his sla�e- t}e� .. . f as agteled tha the cotitrqctor shalltinot i.ssijn•this contract;. se1b-2Ar the•u+ork.nr any dart thereof t6 bed a hereutrder,' witho ;,t �hA, q. r_'t en co,. ..nr of tNe Board of 'bl_ic'Works.. Y'is tartl�ei agreed and st1`palated__ i", `��� contfactor 5hail give to residents of said city and county prey r,ne'e i`n t$e empl$ymhnt o.all, abetpcessar"y in ttie pecforrnance of this contract, and faalixrg to do*), �ha f prfeit, to', he, Eity-the sum of ten; dollars for each failureyto observe this stipulation nd Ltpon th F rformance ;of all,. tt a te4 ri5. and conditions df; thia:.cont<raet, and ,thtngg `to be` done and pperfa ed by said contractor the -.,§aid dity a�`; e fn :case file cost of doing such work to be assessed, cul� leer °a� pacto'sa%d contractor: in ttle'mann fixed iiy t statutegggxernng::the tttakit3g of suck impraye- a!e fid dtc ' of tine canditioris artEl stipulatioAs , of thtc'csntract; inclttdirag' all _null sitzgi#'l t the ptovi' ions and t�icr�ir 'art {he laps, profiled:speoificatiprls and ;resol>Ytion a *re",. tim �` Uinw�•'ltin u4u cc its+++li, zYl poi i f cp p: succeasar, or as s'L g is ° of shot parties : . '' Ift Test iWany Whereof, !fie, the foregoing. tamed part lea, hereunto Rai mar h�ids this 15th. ,day of No 192©,! ` .. ;_,. A'M BUKOWSKI P. ITY Off . S OUTH BEKD IND IMA �: ~ Contreatbr. BY G . A> ;ELLIOTT $«; Fr ?OSTISEE JOEN , F' w DEAAVEK Its BoOd .of :Public Work`s CONSTRUCTION BOND' RMW an yea by &me ewnts.. That `we_� . - A] ei Bu3l amlel:r-.. . V twk Wuu1y a r -St._ R State {►f.�... ........Ind.�.Ai UA .rmr�rrwrrr..rr�warrry #�' ���a - • -' - Irnrnl/lfnrrnKKlRrr! e City d��..-t do$eph 44 ML and StatE iinKrrsmrKrnnrKr,L �tnruttas a h as ; lratlX �outed'to the bty of South Ben , Indiana, is the isttna a%, ;,� F -{ ! - = t 1. YifH�IlKf.f/I(f(KrrrrKM/ Milatrf ($5 009 �O9Q tl4e:gad truly to be. made; we jgintly and sevesaffy bind oajrselti� ow jmt* `' �h eitta. �d t s � A►h t at n .ark tHat tf the afloat Aam� _...........r, .y.W,r..,..,�„Kn,., faithfully C®tnpl� it tht f®t ihl eoloa ' sndtn'tered into the- #R1�.>= = d of lr:t!!e fit -Of &}u �i •Lend 'In -`- .............11�t31t. ,� --•- _ _-•--•; --- tf A` djp? . and iShall fulfill o f h', conditions and •itl uk otli thm eafltslIR, �c rdia'`to''ihe,tru�.intentanti t}tea.iinj,,&red'f, In all bespects, then this ®bllMatl®ii to @ ® :at} 't'etfiain t.il f 10,;Qt> e,a44 virtue in (aW. In the ever.. the said City ®hill ffitt ttd th@ ti€l it f W C6 ldtidh df sad'woik; Such extension shall not in any way release the ®uretl�s ®n tl§ b@ila; �jl3is Shall be a construction and, and the sureties on the same shall not be Ni t@�pondble, fet g Main trance and repair of the iinp•,ovement after it_.has been -accepted by the-aeeond parjy, bilt §{fdi}-.§}€f8#f#§ }fall be keld•res�pnstble for tl�e:faithfuY co:npliance;with.gll,other condltiB, stria#i�g �� fE�f}�f. CiDvbied by Or set `ottt iu the' contract:ALEX- - yYY 1�1`l ii�y7 dill-.. 11,�iii d$: �iid �.eUK II� t d St F , eft mw • -;�- BEAD v're, ~� . . G The above bona eAproved this A ter ......,: #� � ....r:....r.....day of.....r ....... �`� tab iic Worl Board bf 'tltid,