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Board met in regular session at 10:00 A.M. Mr. Lambert absent.
"-The petition of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern. Railway Company asking for a side-
track over and, across Lafayette Street and Prairie Avenue wasr. approved by the Board and
referred to the Common Council for ratification
Petition- received and read petitioning for &-Grade on Elwood Avenue from Wilber Street to
Portage Avenue. The same was referred to the City Engineer.
,Petition received arn.d're&d petitioning for a Street light on West Orange Street at corner,, -'Petition
of Fremont St re et . The game was referred to the St re et Commis; r.i one r.
Petition received and read for a combination curb and walk on Kinyon Street Missoula Ave.
and Medora Street in Morris Park Addition. The same was placed on. file.
,/Bond a,id contract for pavement on lst: Alley West of Lafayette Street from LaSalle to
Madison, signed by C. H. DEFREES and approved by the Board.
Plans, €:nd specification presented to the Board by City Civil EYigineer for a concrete
floor for the Central Fire Station, at, corner of Wayne and. St. Joseph Street. The game
were approved by the Board and the clerk ordered to advertiQe for bids for the construc-."4
tion of the same according to law. t
,/C. H. Defrees presented a contract for a T&rvi& Coating on. South Michigan. Street Macadam
south from Ewing Avenue. The some was approved by the Board and the contract let to C.H.
Defrees.
The Board ordered a light placed at the intersection of South Bend Avenue :and Howard
St re et .
4-" The Board ordered a light placed at corner of Clelreland Avenue and Vassar Avenue.
,,,-,The Board ordered a light placed at corner of Blaine Avenue and. Queen Street.
,— Flearing given on Condemnation Resolution No. 9. The same was adopted on Larch 3rd. 1911.
for the purpose of appropriating a strip of land for sewer and drain purposes and also
a right-of-way on and along the Bowman Creek more specially described in Condemnation
Resolution No. 9.Engineer ordered to prepare a roll showing damages ,bene'rit9 and xetdajges
those: affeeted.l*t-he above matter remonstrators appeared and remonstrances Were filed,
all remonsstrauces were over -ruled and thereupon the Board being fully advised irl the
matter take final action on said resolution confirming with the following modification:
Resolved by the Board of Public Workss,of the C ty of South Bend, St,.'Joseph
couhty, Indiana. That it is deemed and desired necessary to open and extend for public
/Zwer and drain purposes a right of way from the weQt bank of the St. Joseph River
uth of the Bowman Creek And running in & southwesterly direction following that general*
line of said Bowman Creek to the center of 1i. crlig&n Street and Jay Street, all in the ,City
of Soutn Bend,St. Joseph County, Indiana: by appropriating and condemning a right-of-W&Y
across certain lots, lands and parcels of lots, of sufficient width to survey, layout ,to
construct and to forever keep up and maintain said sewer, the center of which shall be
along the following described ii ne,t o-wi.t : -
Beginning at a point,in said City,where av line
parallel with and and S.5 feet north of the northerly line of Sample Street intersects
the west side of the St. Joseph River, said point being 166.2 feet from Vistula Avenue
measured eastwardly along & line parallel with the northerly line of Sample Street,thence
south 8 degrees 17 minutes west 309.4 feet, thence along a curve to the left wit"a a radius
of 2,964.93 feet a distance of 278.3 feet; thence 2 degrees 43'-minutes west a distance of
27",'1.3- feet; thence 2 degrees 43 minutes west a dist&n- ce of 324.6 feet thence along a curve
to the right with a radius of 441.65 feet a distance of 227.2 feet; thence south 32
degrees 15 minutes west 192.1 feet; thence along a curve to the left with a radius of
478.34 feet a distance of 328.6 feet; thence -outh 7 degrees 04 minutes east 53:1 feet;
thence along a curve to the right with a radius of S51.95 feet a di st ance of 83.3 feet;
thence souta 1 degree 39 minutes east 419.5 feet; thence along a curve to the left with
a radius of 573.69 feet a distance of 94.5 feet; thence south 11 degrees 06 minutes east
• distance of 74.6 feet; thence along a curve to the right with a radius of 1,432.69 feet
& distance of 155.7 feet; thence south 4 degrees 45 minutes east 113.7 feet; thence along a
curve to the left vdth a radius of 410.28 feet & distance of 200 feet; thence south 23
degrees 20 minutes west 407.7 feet; thence ' aloi=-ig ' a, curve to the right with a radius of
573.69 feet a distance of 192.80 feet; thence south 42 degrees 37 minutess'wesst 1,482.2 fes!t
feet; thence along a curve to the right with a radius of 716.75 feet a distance of 577
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feet to the center of Doneld Street; thence west on the cent*c of Donald Street 9S2
feet- to the center of Witwer Avenue; thence .,south &-long the center o-f Viftwer Avenue
thence south along the center of Witwer Avenue 656 -feet to the center of Ewing
Avenue; thence west along the center of Ewing Avenue 509-1/2 feet to thecenter 'of
Michigan Street,, thence south along center of Michigan Street 1,016 feet to the
c-enter of Jay Street;
The- property which may be ihjuricu sly or beneficially affected
in the City of South Bend, by the condemnation' and opening of said right-ofway as
above described, is known and described as the ground herein proposed to be con-
demned and appropriated therefore and also all the lots. and lands and Parcels of JaLts
lying within the following described territory in the said City of South Bad,
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wit:- Beginning on the west bank of the St. Joseph River, in said CiV at & point,
One Hundred fifty (15o) feet North of the North line of Sample Street; thence west
parallel t with and one Hundred fifty (150) feet north of north .'lino of staid Sample
Street to the center of Vistula Avenue; thence southeasterly along tine eenter of
said Vistula Avenue to a point Ond Hundred and Twenty Seven (127) feeti' due south
of -the south line of Sample Street; thence west parallel with and one Hundred
twenty seven (127) feet south of the south line of Sample Street to & point One
Hundred fifty (150) feet east of the East line at High Street; thence south parallel
with and One Hundred fi-fty (150) feet east of the east line of High Stfro . *t to
Pennsylvania Avenue; thence west to High Street; thence south along Higi Street to
the first alley mouth of Penmsylvanii Avenue,, thence west along the first alley
!Routh of Pennsylvania Avenue, to Carroll Street,, thence -south along Carroll Street
to the. First alley south of -Dub&il Avenue, thence west
along first alley south of
Dubai AveUue to Wit wer Avenue, thence south Along Wit rTer Avenue- to first alley
south of stivert Street, thence rest along first alley south of Calvert Street to
first alley east of Michigan Street.) thence south aleng first alley east of
Michigan Street to the first alley north of Fox Street, thence -west along first
alley north sf Fox Street, to Michigan. Street, thence south along Michigan Stret
to a point One Hundred fifty (150) feet north, of north line of Ewing Avenue, thence
west parallel with an' One Hundred fifty (150), feet north of, north line of Ewing
Avenue to -,"A point One Hundred sixty five (165) feet west of west line of Scott Streefi
thence south parallel with and One Hundred sixty five (165) feet west oaf the west
line df Scott Street to a point Two Hundred (200) feet south of east and- west center.
line e�f:iSection twenty four (24) Township thirty seven (37) North Range two 0)-
East, thence east parallel with and Two Hundred (200) of said
feet south of said
east and west center line. of said section twenty four (24) to point oneHlffundred
sixty. fi-ve (165 ) feet east. of the east line of Fellows Street if eneded soith;
with and One Hun re
theAce north parallel
d Q Sixty rive (165) Beet east of east line
of said Fellow-, Street if extended south to a
point two Hundred (200) fett south of.
north one eighth (1/8) -section line of section twenty four (24) thirty.seven (37)
North Range two (2) east, thence east parallel with and two hundred (200) feet south
o,f said North 1/8 Sectionline to a point One Hundred sixty five (165) Pet east of
the east line of Miami Strek4 thence north paralle-1 with and One Hundred sixty
five (165) feet south of the center line Of Evdng Avenue, thence east parallel Vi th
and.t-wo hundred (200) feet south of the center line of said Ewing Avenue to a point
One Hundred forty two (142) feet east of east line of Marine Street (if extended
south) thence north. parallel with and One 'Hundred forty two (142) feet East'- of
east line of said Marine Street to -a point One Hundred fifty (150) feet south of
south line of Indiana Avenue; thence west to a point forty two (42) fe.et east
of east line of Marine Street; thence north
along east line of lot 9 in Fisher's
South Side Adidition to the center of Ind1nana Avenue; thence east along center of
Indiana Avenue to center of alley between lots 90-91-52 and 53 in Leet!,s 2nd.
Addition; thence along center of said alley and said alley produced to the south
line of Lake Shore and Michigan Southern-R.R. Cols riF -,ht Of way; thence north
westerly along ' said Ruth line of right of way to a point in line with the east
line of lot ff;f-" Wenger & Krieghbaumf s Vistula Avenue Addition, thence north along
the east line of said lot "Y" in said Addition to the northerly line off) -lot "F"
thence northeasterly along line of said lot' - "F" and lot "F2 2 to the westerly
bank -of the St. Joseph River, thence northerly along the westerly bank of said St.
Joseph River to the place of beginning. Excepting so_ much of the above lots and
parcels of land which have'already been assessed for sewer purposes, all as shown
by plat, now on file in the office of Department of Public Works of said City.
Adopted this 6th. day of August ._1912.
,-To the Hon. Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Ind.
Gentlemen:
..I herewith submit the estimated cost of the Olive Street and'Michigax
Avenue Trunk Sewer'Improvement from Longley Avenue to a point OR Michigan Avenue
1436 feet west of Olive Street
at ......................
Respectfully submitted, Wm.S.Moo're, City Engineer.
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Hearing given on Condemnation Resolution No: 15. for the purpose of appropriating
a strip of land along east Division Street. The same is on the Assessment roll.
In the above matter no remoonstrators appeared and no remonstrances were
filed. The Board find that the property mentioned in said roll is benefited and damaged
respectively as shown in said roll and said roll is hereby in all things ratified, con-
firmed and approved, and all action under Condemnation Resolution No. 15 is hereby con-
cluded. t
Hearing given on Assessment roll showing award of damages and assessment of benefits in
the matte-r of Vacation Resolution No. 16. adopted on the 26th. dyy of March,1912.
No remonstrators .appeared and no remonstrance: were filed. The Board there-
fore declare the above roll filed July the 24th. 1912 to be in all things ratified, confirm
ed and approved and all action under Vacation Resolution No. 16<,is hereby concluded
GRADING AND SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO*, 199.
RESOLVED by the Board of Public 'Alorks of the City of South Bend., St.
Jeseph County, State of Indiana, that it is deemed necessary to improve HYDRAULIC
AVENUE FROM LASALLE AVENUE TO THE EAST END OF HYDRAULIC AVENUE from the curb line to the
Property line on the east and southerly side of said Avenue, and constructing cement
sidewalk on said east and southerly side of said Hydraulic Avenue., in accordance with
the profile, details, drawings and specifications on file in the office of the Department
of Public Works of said City; and such improvement is now ordered.
The cost of said improvement, including the cost of street and alley in-
tersections, shall be assessed upon the real estate abutting on said HYDRAULIC AVENUE all
according t.o the method and manner provided for in an Act of the General Assembly of the
State of Indiana, entitled "An Act Concerning Muncipal Corporatioxs," approved March 6,
1905, and in accordance with and pursuant to the provisions of all amendatory and supple-
mentary acts thereto, L)a.ssed by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana. Assessments
if deferred, are txo be paid in ten equal annual istallments , 5,,ith interest at the rate of
Six per cent per annum, A Bond or Bo:,.dP shall, be issued to the C:�ntractor in payment of
such work, unless the property owners pay said asge rsment before said Bond or bonds are
issued. Under no circumstances shall the City of South Bend, be,or be held responsible
'"or any sum or Puri, due from said property owner or owners,. for Paid work or for the
-collectiox of the PaTne,or for the petyment of any bond, bonds, certificate or ceeti-
cates issued to said contractor in payment for such work, except for such moneys as shall
have been actually received by the City from the assessments for such improvements ,or
Puch moneys as said Cilry is by said above entitled Act required to pay. All proceedings
had, and work done in the making of said improvement, assessment of property, collection
of assessments and issuance of bonds therefor, shall be as provided for in said above
entitled Act and amendments thereto.
Not-' ce of this resolution shall be publiAhea on the 7th. day of August
and on the 14th. day of August 1912, in the South Bend Daily Times. This Board will give
a hearing on this Resolution in its office in the City hall on the 3rd. day of September
1912 at 10:00 A.M.
Adopted this 6th. day of August,1912.
P re si dent .
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