HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/10/1922 Board of Public Works Minutes�C Board met in regular session at 10:00 A.M. All members present.
Bonds and contract for rade, curb and walk on Robinson Street `
under Improvement Resolution No. 926gand sidewalk on Leer Street under Improvemet
Resolution No,. 922 signed by H. N. Barnes as Cantractor and Chas. Suabedissen
and J�. A. Barnes as sureties 'was presented to the Board for approval. Upon motion
Clerk'ftd instructed tohave Bugbee and Sehock verify sureties cm these contracts,
and bonds and filed same with�Board Tuesday January 17th., 1922 at 10:00 A.M.
Hon. Mayor E. F. Seebirt met with the Board and took up the matter
of the advi.sabilty of printing an annual report for 1921, as no report was printed
for 11920 it was unanimously decided to let 1920 and 1021 reports go and print
yard statistics could be obtained forthese years in 1922 report.
Bill of Citizens Homes Company for payment .of sidewalk and curb
&Atensins and.pavement intersections in Studebaker Place Addition signed under
December 30th.,1921 and referred to this Board by H. A. Tohulkw City Controller
for `approval. It was -ordered by this Board that this bill be referred to the
City Attorney for ari opinion.
Petition filed,for sewer on North _Jackson Street from Wa°shin to
Avenue to Linden Avenue.. Se.me erAered referred to .the City e.g i' .r V#soln-
tion
Resolved b the Board that the, advertisinfor bids on Pipe sewer
on Bubail Avenue -from lst alley east of Cl de Street t4 LLeer Street under
Improvement Resolution No: 930 approved De 21st 192, by the Boare
Grade, curb and walk on Brookfield Street from Lincoln tray West to
Werwinski Street under`Impprovement Resolution No2 9310 Grade curb and walk on
Donald Street from Leer.Street to E Line of Kline Street , under improvement
Resolution No, 933 Grade, curb and walk on Donald Street from E Line -of
line Street to Sampson Street under jmprovement Resolution3og5t approved: by
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he Board December 29th, 1921 be he d.up until Tuesday Marc f4th:, 1922
at which time a date will be set °for. advertising and reeieivng -of •bids,
En-in.eer F J: Anderson recommended that the County be requested"
to built a BLdge ';,:on-° Brookfield Strut over what is known. as the McCartney
Creek, as this Bridge will have to be erected before contract for ra de, curb and
walk can be constructdd on Brookfield Street; The Board ordered the Clerk to
notify the County Commissioner to built said bridge.on.Brookfield Street;
City Engineer F J: Anderson took up matter of re-asessment
of assessments for improvements in Marquette Park Addition as per petition
filed December 27th, 1921 by the Marquette Park Corporation which was referred
to him under date of Dec .27th;, 1921 for report. The Board instructed Clerk to
notifu representative of the Marquette Park Corporation to appear before the Board
Tuesday -January l7th1, 1922 at 10:00 A:U; at which time this petition would be
discussed`, also Clerk instructed to re4uest City Attorney L2 Wi Hammond to be
present:
The matter of advertising for hearing on assessment roll and final
estimate for pipe sewer on Corby Street from Eddy Street to East line of
3rd. Plat of Park Place, under Improvement Reslution No. 9199 bwhich has been contie
continued until this loth. day of January 1922. It is hereby resolved b
the Board that saif final estimate hnd%-,assesdment roll be published on the 11th.
day of January 1922 and on the 18th. day of January 1922 in the South Bend News
Times and South Bend Tribune newspapers of general circulation in this City, settip
and,fixin the ,-125th. day of January.1922 at 7:15 P.M. at the office of this Board
in the City Hall South Bend, Indiana, as the time and place when this Board will
receive and hear remonstrances against the amounts assessed a ainst each of the
lots and parcels of land on said roll, and will hear and determine whether
such lots and parcels of land will be specifically benefitted by said improvement
by the amounts stated and set forth in said roll.
In the matter of the as_11 of awards of damages and assessments of
benefits filed by the City Engineer on December 17th., 1921 for the widening of
Turnock Street from Corby Street to South Bend Avenue, under Condemnation Resolutin
No. 64 the Board thereupon motion duly made and seeonded and unanimously
adopted the 1st. day of March 1922 as day on,whieh this Board will receive or hear
remonstrances from persons with regard to the amount of, their respective awards of
assessments, and the Clerk of this Board was instructed to prepare and cause to
be duly and legally given notice to the owners of each parcel of property,, showing
the amount of the assessments or award with a description of the property affected
and the date of said hearing.
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Continued.
Offical Bond im the sum of $10000.00 signed by Veronica C. Sweeney, Clerk of
the Board and American Surety Company of America as sureties was received and approved by
the Board.
Pole and Wire Inspector T. H. Beaning reported as follows on poles and
wires;
Complaint about pole at 1315 E. Calvert Street. Report that this is
an Indiana Bell Telephone Company pole and the Telephone Company will have a requisition
before the. Board in a few days which will remove this pole entirely.
Permission granted to the Indiana Bell Telephone Company to set the follow-
ing poles and anchors.
To set seven poles in`first alley north of Ewin Avenue from Leer
Street to Kline Street, jointly with Indiana & Michigsn'Electr c Company.o
To set one pole and on anchor on south side of Ewing Avenue opposite
Vernon Street.
Placing of underground dip from south side of Ewing Avenue to alley
from Clyde Street and Kline Street on Vernon Street between Sampson Street.
Place seven poles and five anchors and removal of three LpoleS in alley
between Leer Street and Clyde Street, from Indiana Avenue to Calvert Street, jointly
with the Indiana & Michigan Electric Company.
Placing of eleven poles, two anchors on OZyde-Scree Ufrom Indiana Avenue
to Calvert Street.
Placing of one pole and two.anehors on Indiana Avenue from Clyde Street for
Leer Street.
Placing of three poles and two anchors in alley between Indiana Avenue and
Dunail Avenue$ from Vernon Street to.Leer Street, jointly.
'lacing of "three poles,. two anchors and removal of one pole in alley
between Dubail Avenue and Dayton Street from Vernon Street to Leer Street,
Placing of two poles, one anchor, and removal of two poles in alley
between Dayton and Randolph Street from Vernone Street to Leer Street.
Placing of five -poles and one anchor in alley between Randolph Street
and.Calvert Street from Vernon tree to Leer Street, jointly with the Indiana Michigan
Electric Company.
Placing of one anchor on Leer Street betwee Randolph Street and Calvert
Street.
Placing of one anchor in.alley between Marine Street and Leer Street
from Indiana Avenue to Dubail Avenue. Three poles to move in first alley west of Leer
Street from alley South of Haney Avenue..to Dubail Avenue.
Board instructed Clerk to purchase two copies of Thorton'p Cities and
Towns Rdition for the office of the Board.
Clerk instructed' to order subscriptions for the South Bend Tribune
for one year from January 1st.1 1922 to January 1st. 1923 and South Bend dews Times,
morning edition from February 1st., 1922 to February is t,01923 •
It was agreed by the Board that additionalflooringbe allowed to be
plare-ed--to replace the old flooring on that part of the seved story in HoseHouse
No. 4, where remodeling did not call for a new floor. This flooring to be, of Maple and
to cost n& to exceed $430.00. Sack & Marger to put in said flooring.
The following claims approved by former Board of Public Works were
referred to Board by City Controller H. A. Tohulka and approved of by the Board.
John B. Haberle
$3.10
Ora Milliken
12.00
Bunch Sing Co.
1.50
Arthur V. Meyer
.30
Joseph Krill
12.00
South Bend Coal & Wood Co.
7.00
G. E. Meyer & Son
1.40
Wm. Maurer & Son
5.25,
R. 0. Hoover
35.00
Michael Kinscherff
10.00
South Bend Spring Wagon & Carriage Co.
3.75
Coal Service Co,
22.00
R. W. Gafill Bindery
32.75
South Bend Foundry
60.00
S . E , Weaver
85.64
(over)
776
Tuesday January loth., 1922. Continued.
Sam' 1. Spiro & Co.
Stubbs Ttre Vul c . Co.
C. F. Pease Co.
Board adjourned at 12:00 o'clock.
Clerk of Board..
$11.25
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