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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/01/1920 Board of Public Works Minutes751 -- t+Bec3n �dav Sentfr►ahar 14t. 'loon Board met in regular session at 7:15 P.M. A1.1 mdmbers present, Hearing had on Resolution No. 828 for the Trunk sewer Meade Street from Huron Street to Sample Streeton, in the City OfSouthBand Indiana. , d ana. In the above matter remonstrators appeared and a written remonstrance was f iled,: the Board after checking- up =sr itten remon§ trance with petition filed for said improvement, decided. ;to rese ind.ed and hereby reso inded any and all act io .on said -resolution No. 828. n taken Hearing had on assessment roll.and final; estimate for pipe sewer on Poland gtreat'from Walnut Street to Webster.Street, under Improvement Resolution No. 767. In the City of South Bend, Indiana.. In the above matter remonstrators appeared and objected to the amount of assessments, but no written remonstrance wa.1 filed. The Board therefore find that the property assessed in. said roll filed July 28th. ,1920 is benef itted in the amount of Assessments . as, shown .on said, roll and the Board al further find that the .assessment roll filed July 28th. ,1920 and the final est im-ate allowed July 28th. 1920 should be and the same are hereby in all things, ratified confirmed and approved. Hearing had on assessment roll and final estimate for Pipe sewer on George Avenue from Osborne Street to alley. East of Marietta Street; under Improvement Resolution No. 698. IN the City . of South Bend, Indiana. In the above matter no remonstrators appeared and no written remonstrance.was filed. The Board therefore find that the property assessed in said roll filed August 5th. ,1920 is benef itted in the amount of assessments as shown on said roll and the Board further find that the assessment roll filed August 5th. 91920 and the final estimate! allowed August. 5th. ,1920 should .be. and the same is hereby in all things ratified,, ied, confirmed and approved., Bearing had on assessment roll and final estimate for water con- nections en» Kline Street and Calvert Street from ',incoln Way East to Leer Street, under Improvement resolution NO. 802, In the C it-y of South Bend, Indiana. In the above matter no remonstrators appeared and no written remonstrance was filed. The Board therefore find that the property assessed in said. roll filed August 5th. ,1920 is benef itted in the amount of _assessments as.shown on said roll and the Board further find that the assessment roll filed August 5th.,1920 and the final estimate allowed August 5th. ,1920 should be and the same are hereby in all things , rat if ied, _confirmed . and approved. Heaving had on assessment roll and final estimate for water connections on L�i3higan Street from Ewing Avenue to 40 feet North of Fairview Avenue, under Improvement Resolution No. 782. In the City of South Bend, Ind iana. "', In the above matter no remonstrators appeared and no written remonstrance was filed. The Board therefore find that the property assessed in said roll filed Au,_ust 11tir. ,1920 is benefited in the amount of assessments as shown on said tolls, and the Board further find that the assessment roll filed August llth. 1920 and the final estimate_ allowed August llth.,1920 should be and the same is hereby in all things, ratified, c onf armed -- and approved. Hearing had on assessment roll and final estimate for sewer con- nect ions on Michigan Street from Ewing Avenue to Point 40 feet North of Fa-irview Avenue, under Improvement resolution No. 782. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. In the above matter no remonstrators appeared and no written remonstrance was filed. The Board therefore find that the property assessed in said roll filed August llt$.;1920' is' bbh:efitte-d' in° the' amlount of assessments as shown on said roll and the Board further find that the assessment roll filed August 1lth. ,1920 and the final estimate allowed August llth. , lr2_0 should be and the same are hereby in all things rat if ied, confirmed and approved. Hearing had on assessment roll sand final estimate for water• connections on L°awndale Avenue frog! North Line of Cushing's Addition to Vassar Avenue, under Improvement Resolution No. 815. IN the City of South Bend, Indiana. In the above matter no remonstrators appeared and no written remon�- sttanee was. filed. The Board therefore fin& that the property assessed in said roll filed August 5th. ,1920 is benef itted in the amount of assessments as shown on said roll, and the Board further -find that the assessment roll filed August 5th. 1920 and the f inal estimate allowed August..5th., 1920 should be and the same are hereby in ;all things, , rat if ied, confirmed and approved. Hearing had on assessment roll and final estimate for Pavement on Haney Avenue from Michigan Street to High Street, under IMprovement resolution No. 715, in the City Of South Bend, Indiana. In the above matter ho remonstrators appeared and no written remon- strance was filed; The Board therefore f nd that the property assessed in said roll: -filed August 1lth. l9; 0 -is benef itted in the amount of assessments as shown on said, roll and the Board further find that the: assessment rol3. filed August llth 1920 and the final estimate allowed August llth.,1920 should be and the same are hereby in all things, ratified,, confirmed and approved.. Hearing had on asstssmnt roll and final est imate -for . grade, -curb and walk on Dubail Avenue from Prairie Avenue to Kemble Avenue, under Improvement Res slut ion No. 690. In the :C ity of South Bend; Ind iana. '. In the above mattes. ' no remonstrators appeared and°no written remonstrance was filed. Thy- Board therefore find that the property assessed in sa°id roll f iled August 1Oth.:9 1920 is benef itted in the amount of assessments as - shown -on said roll and the Board -further find that -the assessment_ roll: filed August loth,,1920-and the final estimate allowed.August IOth.,1920 should be and the same sire hereby in all things ratified, confirmed and approved. Hearing had on assessment roll and final estimate for Pavementon mush Street from Braodway to Haney Avenue, under Imps ovement des olut ion No. 779, in the City of. South Bend, Indiana, In the above matter' no remonstrators appeared and no written remonstrance.was filed. The Board therefore find that the property assessed in ss+d said roll filed August loth. ,1920 is benef itted in the amount Of assessments as shown on said roll , and the Board further .find that the assessment roll filed August 10th.91920 and the finial estimate allowed August 10th.91920 should be and the same are hereby in all things ratified, confirmed and approved. +he following contract approved. PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT CONTRACT THIS AL4REEMENT, Made and entered int o this 1st. day of September 1920 by'and between Thomas Williams of the County of St. Joseph and State of Indiana ( HereinaftEr referred to as the 2 Contract®r" in the County of St. Joseph, and State of Indiana, by and athrugh its Boardnd the City of of$ems Public Works, (hereinafter referred to as the " City"), under and by virtue of an Act of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, entitled An Act Concerning Municipal Corporations, " approved March 691905, and all amendatory and supplement, acts thereto: t- Witnesseth, that the contractor cOvenants.and agrees toconstruct water connect ions on Diamond Avenue from Lincoln Way West to North Line of Cush ings Add. in the City of South Bend, Indiana at and for the following prices;- 3 taps on long side, each ..........................29.00 v_ 1 107 n and. to peri orttt .all work : the hroseeuo of sai tsovercent aifder air ditionB of im rovemeitt } �! ► f ta�uai and ; , 1 gilt:tiott 3Va _- - =' ado t d by the 3psrt of c',Gi!e�" .. . 5 1 0, and the pfatts,rpfrle" an,d specifications on f<le itt, rife Qfl�ce the+ be' r '� teso i tan fsa tezit o!uhlic``i!ar u � P r t�xcifite snd spec'6caiians are p#ade 8 part er t sa. netli t ouf .herein at ttth le g'th. p .effec all 1 o f j[-a The 'contractor fur>Vl;r a pressy covenants a d r _ skill and "tare l exerc4 I, tl ,: h t 1 onP'-"`�a that an tieSrtpc�ottt�r}ti o s�'d word all ,,* r $ and ��:tl tzse aft due a :d r ^f �<.+, a, .. t r all ez eavgtl- +art' tlati r ous.-pia a sr p r r c. o f : o +re?.1. ,r irrft�-�z t� . , an to ur or arna� v er On e3.i Y S Y d.. r ��fti l rom tt f rl� �3r rF tax :��* from + v + 1 y rat i� try ev" , f arising irlferefrettrt t t + 4t r:br tffrr g cotivgg .ted' fher€ cit o y r. for n=o�tPr:v �_'Y t - ft dr stime the; liability therefo�; and'n• tfie e�etit o njr Ala rz r claims b nth ads e'sanlof a' l 'owls ,expense; and ass broaghtraga=nst,.the City by re sori or o a,.cYou a bf or o��> >� � � � f Y action or actions beirt contractor w # g out" Qf '��d t:�orlt r3i its coiishruction, the said ill at his oi�rn expense defenii t#te saMej and .rF�ll pay pnp judagrifcnt rec©vered therein, and will. i all respects full y indemnify 2ind,,save harmless, said cic ,'its 0*;i ersi' ents qr re mcpense, payment .or jud" v . Rresentatives"from all cosh, ` gtnent reentered in conzcctioa.:WithtiGh C}sitn or>r�ttimst actibri`or actions ° theln itltin ten days after any suit actin 3rs f ogan "the,cit"i * 1, notify the.coni"raetar`flf t1g; Bride ,,And ah jttd rrtent re_sidered instthe eit P is thereof+ yla be +condtasivc_a�artnst the contractor and against :the surety Qn kil 06tistTIMOtion br�nd,,as to tl, 'itnot**tt hsbit aril other utters perta wing thetetdt ; . 4 z ��ftd f'a� €s tctcst agr�ss to mazntairf �'o} d 'h. ake' Su roftc. c'itt afi . 01114#60d and in the .niamies �s �a �s �a�� i t- Oggss ! i e s cat�an 4tht to sacure itsviae� a _C31 1lA a w ilk t c' osrd,:af Pal tic Wo saa ibont r tL suffi8ec isurety than � #t ac > t�tlQrle, �#nQ isz;doin such rcpale V 6er the contt ctar`atld Lh •v�ra e ifib�eA tba etct;se liability to"the city and`any.other,�"eerson idr pu- .i u� h etl=ty rho same snandet acid to the name exferx.t as -is fined x d� � t® h>Ry �tl=uctiqu work, tom_ �a.e,rece+r fnd itil further agreed by ar�d.-betweea. said wntract or tha pa Ment thereof: drill hot consti athat .e! �netKc oo of the wwtyork ® ro ®�dffo 1 s414 tiaf of :t 8 "cootrac ,�'ripr skill rt tdease said -;contractor. or the surWas an his bored for the �� � WIN lace f or®®#; r or .shall the acceptance be, P facie evidence of the perforlil�oe� �( � � f l �s 4'ol4traGt, aecpt tO tliC extent of entitling ihe,contractot to the eontrscti prise lh�rt:f�r, Improvement, rovem ent, tr�;raeS to pay, for ..11 labor and materials used or. furnisbed to fit _bbed `1fj jbi� Ugh �mArov+:meat and in the perfarrlance of,: this contract, Whettfes dt�e ®r f�r���bad �fl€ �� j �� hid if o t4S9i�p�4�, succeSSOr Or Subcontra, for, and the city ma Q�ff favor of the contractor or .t assigns, or alit of tilt asnvuai due'Isisz�n x llaw st e i a'd# fn &fly. est l fs ---t the -work. worle, g® mut as rr�a ,,essa to all � upon the ff Mat g dam@ .AiSLCria2S ftsec, `Y .arffisb�ed to 1�C' tSBCd ssirtLe eft L 6 of Mdn wounl/ dwtdflf for laid -wQrk, And. the : cduaty LFL iya; er; a sting as titU ere asurer s leEaf# tf # s�jACe# f ONfafdcs` ste for sa:d improvement to pay suds dears ar utstit 6 trt6/ytblgf.f r uponJ ;.e c>? e-a 0 4g: ees to remu ate rum �i;if, earth, and sed xtateriai ix tlse streets as ssdes thercot tie .completion of the improvement or the repairing thereof. The work of making such Improvement shall be comnieted according to the fertn: of this contract on or " before the ._. - day of... _ _ _ unless the time: for the completion of the sar- shall be extended in writing by the Board of Public-lWorks, And iris agreed that any all ii extension of t1*nc, or any alteration of this contract or of the manner or meth- od of doing such work shall in no way affect the duties, obligations or liabilities of the contractor or his sure- ties. It is agreed that the contractor. shall not assign this contract, or stab -let the work or any part thereof to be done hereunder; witho:•t tl i -gin co. of the Board of Pub!; Works. It is further agreed a -d stipA� 'ed «��; a: contractor shall e to or preference in the ern to r7 .nt of .al Y gi— dents of sai4 city and county P 1 labor n.f-cessar in the performance of this contract, and failin to do s� , shall forfeit to the city the sdm;of r,n dollars .for each failure to observe this stipulation. g And upon the performance of ail the terms and conditions of this cor_t ract, and performed by said contractor the said city agrees tel the cost of doing such worktobe�assesds^.d, avi� lected and paid to said contractor in the manner fixed by the statute governing the making of such impro v - vuents. To each of the conditions and stipulations of this contract, including all and singular the provisions :• terms of the rta-�!s, profilg, specifications aid -resolution afore -said, th :ldcrsi ned binds himself or and the respective s. . cssor or ssij ns of s:_rn T;a.;-r=Pc. In testimony Reref,P, We, the foregoing named parties, hereunto se-•t our hands.. this 1st, da:y, of .September ,.1920. CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDTANA. THOS WILLIAMS BY u, A. ELLIOTT - Contractor, • g. F: ROSTISER _ JOHN F. DEHAVEN Its Board of Public Works The Board deferred the : awadd in, of th.e contract for water connections on Walnut Street from Sample Street to Indiana Avenue until September 7th. 1920. at 10:00 A.M. W n �r�sav SantgEbtr 3st 1920 Cont This being the date set for the making of final award on type of pavement on,walnut Street from Sample Street to Indiana Avenue and awarding of contract on said 'street. Attorney A Wolf and Harry Sanders of Sanders & Egbert, Attorney Seybold, L. E. Couter and F. C. Raff of the Oliver Chilled Plow Works were present at' said meeting and discussed with the Board the advisability of award- ing contract at this time. Attorney Seybold and F: C. .off representing Oliver's stated -;to the Board that Mr. Oliver wanted the pavement put in on Walnut Street this Fall, on account of their new factory buildings going in there and they needed a pavement to get in and out to their new buildings, Attorney Wolf representing Sanders & E gbert stated that `this company did not want any pavement put in until all switch tracks necessary for their business was first put in on Walnut Street. +.he Board after careful consideration decided to defer the awarding of the contract on Walnut Street until Thursday September gth.tl920 at 9: 00 A.M. Attorney Arthur Gilliam appeared before the Board in regard to contract for the operation of auto ,buses on certain streets in the City. Same referred to the City Attorney for report. Copy of contract filedyy the Board, .. r CONTRACT. This agreement m de and entered into this day of 1920, by and between the City of South Bend, by and through its Board of Public Works, hereinafter called first party, and the South Bend Motor Bus Company a corporation duly created and organized under the Jews of the State of Indiana, hereinafter called second party, Witnesseth: That consent , .permission and authority are hereby given and granted by first party to and vested in second party, its successors and assigns, to operate its commercial vehicles, commonly known as.jitney busses, for the purpose of carrying passengers, for a period of fifty (50) years, over the follow- ing streets and routes in the City of South Bend, Indiana:- L. On South Main Street between Washington and Division Streets and on Div is ion Streets between Main and Olive Streets, 2. On South Main Street between Washington Street and Jefferson Blvd. on Jefferson Blvd. between South -Main Street and South LafayetteStreets, on South Lafayette Street between Jefferson Blvd., and West Sample Street, On West Sample Street between South Lafayette and South Franklin Streets, on South Franklin Street between West Sample Street and West Indiana Avenue; on West Indiana Avenue between South Franklin Street and South Xemble Avenue., and on South Kemble Ave. between West Indiana Ave.,, and EwingAve. 3. On Washington Str et from Main Street to Lafayette Street, on South Lafayette Street from Washington Street to Test Broadway, on West Broadway from South Lafayette Street to•South Main Street, on South Main Street frem West Broadway to Indiana,, on Indiana Ave., from South lain Street to South Leer Street on South Leer .Street from Indiana Ave. to Calvert Street and East on Calvert Street. 4. On Sample Street between Lincoln Way Eastand Chapin Street. Said second party agrees to opira.te its said vehicles over said streets and routes regularly add in accordance with a regular time schedule adequate to the convenience and necessity of the inhabitants of said City; second party further agrees not to pick up any passengers at intersections of any of said streets with the Chicago, South Bend & Northern Indiana Railway Company's tracks except at the downtown starting points; Said second party also agrees to comply with tchtprovisions and requirements of any ordinances now or hereafter in force in said rigulaxt ing such traffic. First party further g,rants.the right to second party to erect and maintain suitable signs .along said streets and routes, advertising its stops and schedules; said first party agrees not to enter into any similat contract granting a similar right to any other applicant c over ing the same streets and routes, unless such applicant first files with the Board of Public Works of said ,City a. vert if fed statement to the effect that public convenience and necessity require the granting of such second right, and which statement shall be signed by not less than five householders from each block of the street or streets for which application is made, and if that number of householders does not reside in array one boock, then said statement hh.all be signed by all householders residing on such bloke; provid ied that it such statement it filed, the granting of such contract shall rest in the FAA A 1 i�uc�E7 in the d icret ion of said Board of PUbl is Works. , This contract shall be in full .force an effect from and after its FPProval and confirmation by ordinamce passed by the Common Council and e,pproved by the Mayor of the City, In Witness whereof, the City, ,first party, has hereunto caused its named to be signed by the members of the Board of Public Works of the City, and second party has caused its named to be 'signed hereto and its corporate seal affiked by Thomas D. Lee, its President, duly authorized, thereto, the day and year first above written. S E A L . ,CITY OP SOUTH BEND, BY Board of Public Works. SOUTH BEND . MOTOR BUS COMPANY THOS. D. LFE President, V1188 SEPT. 1,1920. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS BY G.A. EILIOTT President. Financial report of the Cemetery Sexton read and placed on file. Contractors bond for the sum of $1, 000. 00 signed by Sze zepa.n Trzaskowski was approved by the Board. Attorney Samuel Parker Attorney for the Pittsburg, C6neinnati Chicago Rc St. Louis Railroad Company appeared before the Board and presented petition and blue print and requesting permissi n to make alterations and to construct said new tracks across Lafayette Blvd. and Franklin Street to the Studebaker Corporation. All action on said petition deferred for one week until Tuesday 14th. ,1920 at 10: 00 A.M. The Board ordered Beaning Pole and Wire Inspector to locate where new light is to be placed near Tri bune Building at corner of Lafayette Blvd. Board instructed Street Commissioner to place detour signed on OLiva Street so parties coming in on Division Street road can teach the City safely. Engineer filed modified assessment roll on Wakewa Avenue Pipe sewer from Iroquois Street to Lafayette B vd. and the Board ordered hearing set for September Sth.,192o at 7:15 P.M. and Clerk instructed to mail notices of new assessments. '-Wedmd day Partial estimate No. 1 for the pavement on Church Place from La Salle Avenue to lst. alley south was allowed to McCready Construction Company at..$785.52 The following plat was-.*pproved_b.y the Board,.. PLAT OP CHARLES WEIDLEP'S SECuND ADDITION: DESCRIPTION. Charles Weidler's Sep nd Additionnis located in the E. N.E Section 24 Tow hi 3 N�? rt�h Re 3 east un ed as ell®ws e n nt`hthee.`�t 8rPae 1, ennce- Eas d6jeet1_gen6ef�� `noree ; ence wes ee , Rence no 140 feet, thence west 785 feet, thence south 1933 feet, thence east 1215 feet to place of Beginning. The,lets are numbered ffom 105 to 357 inclusive the dimensiens of the lets are marked'in feet on the plat the streets and alleys are hereby dedicated to the ptiblic for public use. The 'following e19,ims :vere approved by the Board. S&Iries Dept., Engineering Dept., $416.66 Engineering Dept.,, 60.00 Street and Alleys Dept., 833.33 Miscellaneous Dept., 49000 Misceil nexus Dept., 12.50 City Hall Dept.) 40.00. Street Lighting Dept., 130.00 Cemetery Sexton 80.40 Building Dept., 125.00 346.66 i .