HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/07/1911 Board of Public Works MinutesBoard met in ne.giular session at 10 A.M. all members present.
✓ Petition received asking for a condemnation of an alley East: €and West from the first
Alley East of, oath michigan St. to Car -roll St. between Ohio RnO gam-ple Sts.refered
to the city Engineer.
✓ Engineer filed A se ;sment Roll and final Estina,te on Various Streets under improvement
resolution No. 54.
ResolvesO,th t notices as to t'.ie amounts of assessments be published for six consecutive
days in the south be-aO Daily Tin- es, Comnencins7 on they 13th. day of "NToveriber 1911, stati.ng
that this board will- Five fa, hearing on the amounts of such assessments at its office in the
City Ball on the 24th. d'Ay of November 1 ll at J-15 P.N.
Resolved further,that the entire work un€ter the above contracts be accepted and+ approved
and the final estirnatue thereon a,llowe4. Notice of this resolution shall be published on the
13th. day of November 1911,in the south Bend daily Times, stating; that the Board will •;;i ve
a hearing on the acceptance of such work at its office in the City tlall on the 24th. ray of
November 1911 at 7-15 P.M.
Board petitioned tie Common Council to approt.)riate; .f'if'tee�n Huncdred ( ?_,500.OU)
dollars to the Street Repair Fund..
✓ This Imdenture Witnesseth: Tht-tt the undersigned,The 1•rtuessel Brewing Company,a,
Corporation,being the owc;er of realestate abutting upon Elwood A,-.renue,i.n the City of
Sou t1a beneal,Indianea,f'or ribnd in consideration of the Eoard. of Public Works,of said City,
€arrangingwith the contractor for the construction of a sewer from the St. Joseph River to
the junction of Portage Avenue and said Elwood avenue to construct said sewer larger than
the original specifications and eontract,d.o contract, and agree that said 13egalty comp€Lny
will pay .in cash to said Board of Public Works at the .time of the completion of said.
sewer such sun of money Rs said Board. May Aecide that the undersi,---ned Company shall pay
The s-id Brewing Colripan�7 '"urt:ler contracts rind. agrees that if at, any, tine the Board of
Public ?forks,of st,id City,or its suceessors,requests the diccthnnecting Of t Lesewers ()I'
s€aie~? lvluessel Bre�ginL Company f'roiri the local sewer on Elwood Av�enue which may be hereafter,
constructed and connected with stvid sewer at the junction of Portage Avenue and Elwood
Avenue,the said Brewing Company,its successors or rassigns,wi'! 1 sever all connections with.
with said Elwood avenue sewer and "connect the same with itny other sewer or sewers whicY_
s€Lie-, Board of Public Works,or its ruccespors,ria.y deli na,te.
This contract is made pursuant to a resolution of the' Botvrd of Directors of said. Brewing
Company directing its Secretary and President to ex&cute the Lind faaid Company,
its successors €and assignsf'or tree ftbithf°u? performance of its obli_g'ations hP evi der.
TTIE MUESSELS BRETtMMT C01lPANY
EDW RD MUESSE5 President
✓' This Indenture Witnesseth that the undersigned,Ttie Vassar Realty Company,€a Corpora,tior
being the owner of real estate €abutting upon Elwood Avenne,in the City of South Benoj.,Ind3€ar
for and in corsiderfation of the Boomed of Public Works,of said City,a,ranging with the
contractor for the construction of a sewer from the St. Joseph River to trite junction of
Portage avenue and said Elwood. Avenue,to construct said sewerlarter than the origiona,l
soecifica,tions Land contrfact,do contract and agree that said Realty company will day in cast
to s€tid Board of Public Works at the time of t_ie completion of -aid sewer such sum of money
as said Board may decide that the un.0ersif---nefi company
This contract is pursuant to r:ti resolution of the Board of Directors of raie? Re° -, .ty
Company di.recting, its Secretary and President to exicute the same and bind the said r:o-
rornpa,ny,its successors and asigns, for the fa.i.thful proformance of its obligations hereiande
VASSAR REALTY COMPANY
A.J.MLUSSEL President
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This Indenture witnessq,th; ' That the undersigned,Wi.ilism mtzessel,tiei:n; the owner
of real estate abutting upon ElwooO Avenue,in the, City of South Bend.InO.i€.Lna,for ad
in consideration of the Board of Public Works,of said Ci.ty,Pran«ing with, the contra,
-ctor for the construction of P sewer f'r_on the St.Joseph River to the junction of
Portage Avenue a, -rid said elwood Avenue to construct sewer lar+ er, than ti:e orj_va
-inal specificFLtions and contract,do contract arid. itgree t,n€at Wi_llic'm Mue^sel tvi_ll
pay in cash to sftid Board. of Public Works at the time of the completion :of said
sewer such sum of money as skid board May r eci0e that the undersigned shall, pay.
WILLIAM Mt1ESSEL
RESOLUTION RELATING' TO THE LA. SiJiLE AVENUE RACE BRIDGE.
Resolved 4 the BoarO of Public works of the City of South benO,Indiana, that
W-Awreas,the County Council of the County of St, joseph and State of Incliana,did on
the lltfi. c;aJ o;~ 2€u� l ,ll.pursuan. +,, to a request and requisition of f;he board of
County Commissioners to appropriate fund's for the construction of a certain bridge
over the 'east Race on LaSalle avenue,in the City of South Bend.and such appropriat
-ation Ordinance was made ,conditional,that the City Council shall -not give any
rights or privileges or permits to use said bririge,or tho- La,Sftlle Avenue bridge
over the Bt,Joseph River for street ribilway tracks,without a return to the County
of St Joseph of one-third of the total costs of the constructing. oa-Any such bri-_fe
upon which any such track" shall be laid. therefore,be it resolves? that.thO' Ctty
of south Bend foes hereby consent and agree to the conditions atta? -,hed to said
order or appropriation made by the County Council of the said County of St,Joseph
that no ri -ht or franchise shall be u�rante(( for the use of either of said bridges
for street railway purposes,without paynent first be made to the County of St,Josp
-eph of one-third. of tie cost of the constructing any such bridige or bridges a , . th
-at t i34-, resolution be and it is in the nature of an agreement bf:tween the City
of Soutii Bend and St, Joseph County.
BOARD OF Pt1Bf,TC WORKS
The foreEoinF resolution was sit;-reO and approved and refered to the Common. Cou-nc
-il of the City of South? Bend,Lndian€;,.
Presi6ent.