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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/21/1922 Board of Public Works MinutesTuesday February 21st., 1922. Board met in regular session at 10:00 A.M. Mr. L. P. Hardy absent. Mr. John Reynolds appeared before the Board and presented petition for concrete pavement on E. Washington Avenue from Sunnyside Pavement to Jacob Street Board ordered resolution prepared on petition. Petition filed for light. on E. Washington Avenue and Jacob Street. Same referred to T. H. Beaning Pole and Wire Inspector for report. Charles Calvert Secretary of the Indiana & Michigan Electric Company appeared before the Board and filed the following -petition which the Board referred to the City Attorney- for---an--dpinion. February 21st., 1922. Board of Public Works, > South Bend, Indiana. Gentlemen= There is attached hereto Drawing #C•-14�19189 giving the details of a proposed °construction and installation ofa transformer vault for the service of the La Salle Hotel. It is intended that this vault will be placed under the sidewalk on Michigan Street, the man -hole cover being located next to the La, Salle Hotel Building, and on a level with this didewalk. The details -of this construction are submitted to you for the purpose of determining whether or not the City has any objection to this construction, and ff none exists, for your app?dVW Yours very truly, CBC: PR: INDIANA,& MICHIGAN ELECTRIC FILED COMPANY FEB 2191922. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. VHAS. B. CALVERT. Secretary. the following Upon°recommendation of the Pole and Wire Inspector T. H. Beaning thefollowing per mission was granted the Indiana & Michigan Electric Company as per request of February 14th., 1922. to set a line of poles on South Michigan Street from Ewing Avenue to City Limits to carry a 25000 volt, 3 phasd circuit. To the Board of Public Works Feb. 20,1922. I beg to recommend that Indiana & Michigan Elec. Light Co. place this line of poles in the alley west of Michigan Street from Ewing Avenue to Donikoyer Avenue thence east to MYchigan.Street thence south to City Limits, unless -a private right of way be granted in line with the alley west of Michigan Street. Recommended 20 day of Feb. 1922. > THOS. H. BEANING. > The above re,eo Pole and Wire Inspector. The above recommendation was approved by the Board and Clerk instructed to send permission to the Indiana & Michigan Electric Company. Attorney R Obenchain with a re resentative of the New Jersey Indiana_& Illinois Railroad Company appeared before the board representing the New Jersey, Indiana. & Illinois Railroad Compan and Dewitt Van Buskirk and presentedFolldwing petition r questin the vacation of a 14 oot alley between lots numbered five hundred and ninety 90) and five hundred.and eigghty one 581 ��nd its south abuts upon the north line of right of way of the Grand Trunk Westerb htailroad Company; and that the north end of said alley opens on east and west alley, and requested the Board to have this petition go through the usual reference for a vacation proceedings. Said petition was not granted and was placed on file. > STATE OF IBDIANA �SS Before.the Boardof Public Works of the ST. JOSEPH COUNTY City of South Bend. In the Matter of a petition of Dewitt ) Van Buskirk and the New Jersey, Indiana ) & Illinois Railroad Company for the vacatio df an alley. DeWitt Van Buskirk an the New Jersey, Indiana & Illinois Railroad Company respectfully show by this petition. 790 Tuesday February 21st.9 1922. Continued. • 1. That; De Witt Van Buskirk and the New Jersey, Indiana & Illinois Railyd Railroad Compa are the owne'rs in fee simple of to s Numbered Five hundred and seventy -five U75), Five Hundred and seventy -six t5'76), Five Hundred and seventy seven (577), Five hundred and Seventy-eight (578), Five°hundred and seventy-nine (579), five hundred and Ei hty (580), Fide hundred and eighty -one (581),: Five Hundre. hundred and eighty -seven �587), Five hundred and eighty--eighh (588) , five hundred. and eighty nine (589) and Five hundred ninety (.590) in Summitt Place Third Addition to the City of South Bend.. 2. That there is a fourteen (14) foot alley between lots Numbered Five Hundred and Ninety (590) and Five Hundred and Eighty -one (581); that said alley at its south and abuts upon the north line of+hhe right of_way of the Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company; that the North end oT said alley opens on an east and west alley. 3. That said alley is now, not never has been used by the general public for public purposes; 4. That the vacation: of` said alley could :'be a public benefit. WHEREFORE your petitioners pray that the Board of Public�Works of the City of South Fiend vacate said alley described as follows, to -wit:-- The fourteen W14)foot alley lying between the East line of Lot numbered five hundred and ninety O) and the South portion of the West line of Lot numbered Five hundred and eighty.. one (581) in Summitt Place Third Addition to the City of South Bend, Indiana.- . • .� DEWITT VAN BTTRKIPY, FILED THE NEW JERSEY INDIANA & ILLINOIS RIILROA FEB. 21,1922. COMPANY BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS BY JONES & OBENCHAIN BY L. B. SLAUGHTER Attorneys., • President.' The following petition for the vacation of alleyx running north and south between Dunham Street and the alley paralleling the new Jersey, Indiana.& Illinois Railroad Company's right of way.between Phillipa Street on the west and Carlisle Street on the east was filed and not granted by the Board PETITION OF VACATION OF ALLEY. TO THE HONORABLE BOARD OF PUBLIC NORKS OF THE CITY OFSOUTH BEND: Gentlemen: - The undersigg�ned respectfully represent toyour Honorable Board that Daniel Peters, Jr. is ge owner of Lot 111 and.the West 2- of Lot 110, and and. Daniel Peters, Sr. is the owner.of Lots 142., 1.43, and 144 all in the Realty and Constructiorn Company's Second Addition to the City of South Bend,, St. Joseph County, Indiana. That the undersigned,,Daniel.Peters, Jr. desires to build buildings on all of said lots and desires to build them so that he can obtain from the New Jersey, Indiaana and Illinois Railroad Company, a sidetrack to said buildings when so constructed. Your Letitioners further represent that said roperty is located along the line of said New Jerseyl Indiana and. Illinois Railroag Company and is in the Western Section of the City, about four (4) blocks west of the Singer's ManufacttrinE Company's Factory in as section of the. City not occupied as a. high grade residential section and said property is best fatted for business property, Your petitioners further represent that the alley separating said lot III from said lots 142, 143 and 144, is an alley less than one block long and is of no value to the owners of .said lots and to the community surrounding the same, nor to the public. Wherefore your petitioners request that said alley, to -wit: the alley running north and south between Diuiham Street and the alley paralleling the New Jersey, Indiaana & Illinois Railroad Company's right of way between Phillipa Street on the west and Carlisle Street on the East be vacated. FILED DANIEL PETERS Jr. FEB. 2191922. DANIEL PETERS Sr. BOARD OF BBLIC WORKS L. B. SLAUGHTER President„ lst.. 1922. Continued. ° Mr. J.'B. Witwer with a Committee of property owners from River Park appeared before the Board in regard to the gas lights in River Park. Mr. Witwer explained to the Board the poo r lighting in River Park from these g.s lights and requested that the Board take some way of placing bettwpStreet lighting. The Board instructed the.Clerk to have the City Attorney give an opinion on the present contract with the Welsbaell Street Lighting Company for gas lights now in River Park as to the le -king of a new contract. Also petitions for sewers oil the°folloting streets were filed. By Edward Moritz. Sewer on 16tli'. Street from Mishawaka Avenue to River. Sewer on 17th. Street from Mishawaka Avenue to River. Sewer on loth. Street "" of »n "„ Sewer on 12th. Street Sewer on 13th. Street Sewer on 14th. Street Sewer on 15th. Street Petition filed for pavement on Fox Street from Miami Street to Leer Street. Resolution ordered prepdrdd. - Petition presented for asphalt pavement on Chapin Street from Prairie Avenue to RTJM VX11, 9,``.PPejition placed on file and Clerk°instructed to notify petitioners that this street should be. widened and if same is widened petit ion far pavement will be granted. _ n City Engfaeer F." J. Anderson reported to -the Board that two Fords for his department with 'credit on old cars would be $ 795.19. Ho j.rd ordered the same zur c has e d . ° Street Comniissioner D. C. Dayton,, repotted one new Ford Truck would be $ 644.59. Board ordered same purchased and the old Street Repair Truck referred to the Sewer Department. The following appoiitments were approved by the board. We the undersigned Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend Indiana do hereby a ons t itute and appo iat (ia orge A. Davis as Commissioner of Buildings of the City of South Bend, Indiana until his successor is appointed ,and qua 1 if ied.. ° Giver under our hand and seal this 21st. day of February 1922. L. B. SLAUGHTER ALBERT F. HONER BOARD OF PUBLIC WORXS, We the undersigned Board of Public Works of the C: i ,y of South. Bead, Indiana do hereby evxst itute and appoint .4@ City 'Electric ian .mill a#ri Henry until his successor x3id is a )t>oixtad and qualified. Given. under our hand and seal this 21st. day of February 1922. L. B. SLAUGHTER ALBERT F. HONER Board of Public Works. The f olloviin.g c ommunicat ion received from Goo. A. Davis Cam. of buildings, read and placed on file. Feb. 20,1922. Board of Public Works, Cit 'of South Bend, Indiana. Gen lemen: -- Rcftuin t$ the a�on ous let edr calla}� a t ntion to a b l e-l4nehsover south wall o e e. w g ace. he re, wOu say, t�i�t � �iave ung a p both north and south wa3els of this building, taking six points in each wall and fi.ad that at. no point are they more than one quarter of an inch. oftt " --z6 Iplumb. A s 1 i-Tht bulge of about an iAch occurs at two d ift` erent places, in the south wall, beiag"buolt that way, not from any reactive under load. TjAe abo a al s ave baon variously reported to be anywhere from two to fou rteex in es ou� o p um. An inch or evex two inches out of plumb or aligman.t would not be umusual for a wall of this he ight anal length. I have made a d imam sho i g , the d i f fe ent points gl teedef t om as well as actual measurements en, wh�c is ava abrle to an on Respectfully, s yours, F ILED L. B. 5j4gg�r §Rt . GEO A.DAVIS Feb. 2121922. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORK tommiss ion.er of Build tags . 798 Tuesday February 2lst., 1922. Continued. Application filed with tha Board for position as street Axspactor by F, W. Metisger, same vead and tef rred to thc' City Engineer. pole and wire inspector Beaning made the followl a.g report on pe'tit ion for light filed Feb. 14th. g� a Board of Public Works. - I_ beg to re a ommexd there be placed at the corner of McKinley Avenue and Walsh Street a 100 Watt light. Reset the light how 30 feet east of the corner of Madison Street and Walsh Street west to this corner, Also Vfte place a 400 Vatt light at the corner of Walsh Street, and Cedar Street theses there will be ah are light about a black eash way from the corner of Arthur Street and Cedar Street and a light at this corner is not necessary. Thos. H. Beaning. f The above report was approved by the Board and Clerk instructed to order lights, as recomendod. Proofs of publ icat ion with a ff idvaits signed by V. M. Stephenson, Publisher of the News Times for the followlig improvements were received and filed. Notice to applicants for examination of building tom, and City Elea. Publ Jan. 28th. sad Feb. 4th. abd Feb. nth., 1922. Notice to Non -Residents and all others concerned on Widening of Turnock Street Published Jan. �?7th. Feb. 3rd. 1922 and Feb. loth., 1922s, Notices of non-residents on Opening of highway known as Kaley Street Pub. Feb. 1,1922 and Feb. 8th.9 1922 and Feb. 15th., 1922. Proofs. of publication with affidvait of Chas. E. Crockett Pub. of the South. Bend Tribune filed for the fol low ing improvements. Yon resident notice of opening of Highway known as Kaley Street Published Feb. 1,1922. Feb: 8th. , 1922. Feb.. 15th.. , 1922. f ° Tke fallowing permission graated the Indiana Bell Tel. Cc, In accordance with request of February 13th., 1922 in regard to rebuilding underground work in alley between Michigan Street and Main Street, the Board of Public Works- hereby granted the follow tRg permission. To rebuild Bell and Aut®monite manholes intersection of alleys between Main addUldhIginnatoeet and La Salle Street and Colfax Avenue. To place 6 M. I, duct east from tkds manhole in alley between La Salle Avenue and Colfax Avenua tip existing Ind. Bell. Manhole on Michigan Street. To place 3 " sewer tile in alley between Main Street and Mich. St. from present duct run to now La Salle Hotel. To place 3 inch sewer tile from em ist in duct run to alley between Main and Michigan Street, south of La Salle Avenue to flat facing ing Colfax Avenue To enlarge manhole 31 north located on East s ideof Mich% n St. at aliey Intersection between La Salle Avenue and C.o,lfax Avenue. This new'coiduit is to replace conduit br®kern by the excavation for the new La Salle Hotel. This permission granted subject to inspectio n by the City E3�giAoer alse City Eng iaeer to be notified before ,work is commenced. The following claims were approved by the Board. So., Bend' Tribune. $5.75 Schuler Dose 461.76 Postmaster Hunter 12.00 uhas. Armstrong 2.15 News Times 39•25 Elht. S-ervioe Co. 1.00 Hagedera & Websiter, 83.45 S. Ee Weaver 38. 43 Underwood Typewriter Co, 20.00 C F. Pease Co. 663 Sullivan Sha* T re Co. 41.44 City Water`' Works 50.60 City Water Works 13.86 City Water Works 1.71 W. A. Slick 132.24 d.flZ Clerk of Board. Pre ident o aard.. Thursday February 23rd. , 1922. absent. Board met in special session at 6:00 o'clock P. M. L. P. Hardy As per request of Mayor Seebirt the -estimated expense of various departments under this Board were approved and Clerk instructed to submit same to the Mayor as follows: - Salaries $71500.00 Engineering 249 080.00 Streets and alleys 60,554.31 Garbage 18.036.00 Miscellaneou s 79500.00 City Hall 7,750.00 Printing 60250.00 Cemetery 9636g99 Street Repair 19,883.26 Street intersections 509000.00 Building Dept., 12.000.00 Water Fund 61,500.00 MR or Board.res e .