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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/21/1913 Board of Public Works Minutes,744 Board met in regular session at 10:00 A.M. All members present. ✓Mr. Hammersehmidt appeared before the Board in the interest of the side-track for Dixon & Locker in River Park. Bond and contract signed by L.H. Webster and American Surety Company of New York was approved by the Board for the Pipe sewer on Marietta Street from Wenger Street to Pennsylvania Averrkae, under improvement Resolution No. 214. for the amount of $135,9 ✓ Bond and contract signed by L.H. Webster and the Amerien Surety Company of New York was approved by the Board for the Pipe sewer on Studebaker Street from: Fassnacht Avenue to La Porte Avenue, under Improvement Resolution No. 215. for the amount of ......................... ............. ..............................195.0� Bond. and contract signed by L.H. Webster and the American Surety Company of New York was approved by the Board for the pipe sewer on Frances Street from 'Wayne Street, to Quimby Street, under Improvement Reslution No.210. for the amount of.........8201.00 ✓ Bondand contract signed by Staples & Ackerman and the American Surety Company was approved by the Board for pipe sewer on Euclid Avenue from Brick Avenue to LaPorte Avenue, under improvementresolution No. 212. for the amount of ............... $501.00 ✓ Bond and contract signed by Staples & Ackerman and the American Surety Company of New York was approved by the Board for pipe sewer on St. Peter Street from Colfax Avenue to Washington Avenue, under Improvement Resolution No. 211* for the amount of........... ..................... ................. ..................... .....$335.00 Bond and contract signed by Staples and Ackerman and the American Surety Company of New York was approved by the Board for Pipe sewer on Van Buren Street and Sancome Avenue from Howard Avenue to Michigan Avenue, under Improvement Resolution No. 213 for the amount of.............................................................335.00 ✓Contractors Bond for the amount of One Thousand ($19000.00)Dollars signed by Alex Bukowski and the United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company of Baltimore, Md. was approved by the Board of Public Works. ✓ Renewal of L.H. Webster's Excavation Board for the year of 1912 to be continued during the year of 1913 was approved by the Board. Bids received and opened for Pavement on Garfield Court Under Improvement Resolution No. 190. in the City of South Bend, Indiana. The same were referred to the City Civil Engineer for:tabluation to be reported back March 25th. 1913 at 10:00 A.M. The Board awarded Mr. John Stickley of 726 Allep Street a rebate of Six (6.00) Dollars for defective work on per tap. The Clerk was ordered to notify Henry De Vos & Company of the defective tap at 726 AIV,%Street, and to collect Six ( 6.00)Dollars, the amount of the rebate allowed John Stickley on same. The Engineer was instructed to . make arrangments for the construction of a sewer tap on Lot 13 Vail's Addition Block # 9 The same to be placed at the City's expense. 74 t) LOCAL SEWER IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 241. RESOLVED by the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, County of St. Joseph, State of Indiana, That the construction of a local sewer, intended and adapted only for local use by the property holders whose property abuts thereon, and not intended or adapted for receiving sewerage from collateral drainst be and the same is hereby ordered in and along QUIMBY STREET as follows tom t: - Beginning at the inter- section of Eddy.Street and Quimby Street, thence West along the center line of said Quimby Street to a point 50 feet East of the East line of Francis Street, together with the houseconnections to the curb line along the line of said improvement. and such sewer,, with all its appurtenances shall be constructed in accordance with the profile and specifications now on file in the office of the Department of Public Works of said City. The cost of said improvement shall be apportioned against and paid by. the pro- perty. holders whose property abuts thereon, and upon the City of South Bend if the City is benefited by said improvement, all according to the method and manner provided for in Act of the General Assemble of the State of Indiana, entitled "An Act Concerning _luniappal Corporations," approved March 6,1905. Assessments, if deferred, are to be paid in ten equal annual installments , with interest at the rate of Six percent per annum. A Bond or bonds shall be Issued to the contractor in payment for such work, un- less the property owners pay said assessments before said bond or bonds are issued. Under no circumstances shall the City of South Bend be or be held responsible for any sum or sums due from said property owner or owners for said work, or for the collection of same, or for the payment of any bond or bonds, certificate or certificates, issued to said contractor in payment for such work, except for such moneys as shall have been actually received by the City from the assesments for such improvement, or such moneys as said City is by said above entitled Act required to pay. All proceedings had, and work done in the making of said improvement, assessment of property, collections of assessments and issuance of bonds therefor, shall be as provided for in said above en - .titled Act. Notice of this resolution shall be published on the 24th. day of March and on the 31st. day of March 1913 in the South Bend Daily Times. This Board will give a rearing on this resolution at its office in the City Hall on the 25th. day of. April 1913 at 7: 45 P.M. Adopted this 21st. day of March 1913- - BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. 7.4 6 GRADE .CURB AND SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 242. Resolved by the Beard of Public Works, of the City of South Bend, St. Joseph County, State of Indiana, That it is deemed necessary to improveTHAT an improvement be made of the kind, size, location and terminal points as follows: — That bids be received for the construction and repairing of Cement Walks and Curbs on dUferent Streets in the City where the same has already been partly constructed or is defective. Allwork to be constructed or repaired in accordance with Standard specifications on file in the office of the City Engineer of said City* All work to be done and assessments wade as provided in Section 1 of an Act -entitled "An Act concerning Municipal Corporations,approved 1909* in accordance with the profile, details, drawings and specifications on file in the office ofthe Department of the Board fff Public Works of said City; and such impeove- ment is now ordered. The cost of said improvement, including the cost of street and alley intersections, shall be assessed upon the real estate abutting on said VARIOUS STREETS all according to the method and manner provided for in an Act of the General Assembly of the State of Indians,, entitled "An Act Concerning Municipal Corporations," approved March 611905, and in accordance with and pursuant to the provisions of all amendatory and supplemental acts thereto, passed -by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana. Assessments, if deferred, are to be paid in ten equal. annual installments, with interest at the rate of Six per cent per annum. A bond or bonds shall be issued to the Contractor in payment of such work, unless the property owners pay said assessment before said bond or bonds are issued. Under no circumstances shall the City of South Bend be, or be held responsible for any sum or sums, due from said property owner or owners for said work or for the col— lection of the same, or for the payment of any bond, bonds, certificate or certi— ficates, issued to said contractor in payme-it for such work, except for such moneys as shall have been actually received by the City from theassessments for such im— provement, or such moneys as said City is by said above entitled 1ket 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. Be it resolved that notices be published in ,the .South Bend Daily Times on the 27th. day of March and. on the 3rd. day of April 1913 : to. the .effect that this Board - ll receive .bids forsaid improvement up to 10:00 A.M. on the nth. day of MAy,1913. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Adopted March 21st., 1913. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. Presidents.