HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/25/1913 Board of Public Works Minutes. '786
Board met in regular session at 10 A.A. All members present.
✓Contract` for grade, curb and walk on Johnson Street from Vassar Avenue to North line of
Yayr's Mich. Ave. Addition, under Improvement Resolution No. 224. was awarded to
H.N. Barnes, Contractor for theamount of............ ......................1,640.00
✓ Contract for Grade, curb and walk on Olive Street from Elwood Avenue to Keller Street
finder improvement Resolution No. 225. was awarded to Joseph Szweda,Contractor for the
. amount of ................ ..... .......................... ....... .........$12659.00
In the matter of awarding .the contract for pipe sewer on Quincy Street from Portage
Avenue to Blaine Avenue, the same was deferred until Tuesday April 29th.,1913. at LOA.M.
Plat presented to the Board of Wm. A. Lintner's Addition. The same tws- referred to the
City Civil Enginer for investigation.
/ The Board approved of the following resolution:
ZrMPREAS, John Siefert, a Citizen of South Bend, Indiana, did acquire a
due and sufficient title to the south half of Lot 11, in the City Cemetery of South
Bend, in Block Three (3) Range One (1) East for aconsideration of Five (t.5.00) at the
time paid.
AND %1EREAS, The City of South Bend in issuing said certificate of
title did make an error in s
One (L) East* pecifying the south half of lot 12 Block Three (3) Range
NOW, Be it resolved by the Board of Public Works of the aforesaid City
that the Xayor o,f said City ' issued''a , certificate of title to John Siefert for the
south half of Lot ll, Block Three (3) Range One (1) East in the City Cemetery of the
City of South Bend, Indiana, to coerect the, aforesaid error.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Attested: -
Arthur P. Perley, Clerk of Board.
OTTO C. BASTIAN
F. E. LAMBERT
CHI? S. -F. NIEDBALSKI.
✓Petition filed with the Board and read for Grade, curb and walk on North side of
Parkovash Avenue, North of Parkovash Park. The same was referred to the City Engineer
for investigation.
✓ Petition filed with the Board and read for curb and walk on both sides of Tonti Avenue
from Lafayette Street to Iroquois Street, The same was referred to the City Engineer
for investigation.
✓Petition filed with the Board and read for gravel foundation under Brick Pavement on
Pine Street.
✓In the matter of petition and remonstrance for the Vacation of Alley running from,
Van Buren Street to Cushing Street,, the same were placed on file.
Contractors Bond for One Thousand (1,000.00)Dollars signed by Indiana & Michigan
Electric Company as prinicipal and Fred A. Bryan and Fred L. Dennis as Sureties
was approved by the Board.
Communication received by the Board from property holders on Kenwood Avenue and Smith
Street, for a joint meeting between Board of Public Works and Board of Public Safety
at 2:30 T.M. Saturday April 26th. 1913. The same was placed on file.
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Board met in regulr hearing at 7:45 P.I. All members present.
✓ Declaratory hearing given on Improvement Resolution No. 241 fear Pipe sever on Quimby
Street from Eddy Street to Francis Street, In the City of Sottth Bend, Indiana.
In the above matter no ~remonstrators appeared and no remonstrances were
Oiled. The Board the-refore find in each and every case in said Improvement that the bene—
fits; to the property and to the City of South Bend are equal to estimated cost of said
improvement and the same are hereby in all things ratified, confirmed and approved.
Resolved further that notices be phblished on the 26th. day of April,1913
and on. the 3rd. day of May 1913 in the South Bend Daily Times, 'stating that this Board
will receive bids for trje construction of said improvement up to 10 A.M. on the 14th. day
of Mayllg!7*1 The Board reserves the right to reject any an all bids.
Declaratory hearing given on Trunk sewer on Indiana Avenue from Kemble Avenue to Franklin
.Street,under Improvement Resolution No. 243. In the City of South Bend, Indiana.
In the above matter no remonstrators appeared and no remonstrance was filed.
The Board therefore find ' in each and every case in said improvements that the benefits to
the property and to the City of South Bend are equal to the estimated cost of said improve -
merit and the same are hereby in all things ratified, confirmed and approved.
Resolved further, that notices be publis -&d on the 26th. day of April,
1913 and on, the 3rd. day of May,1913 in the South .Bend Mily Times, stating that this Board
will receive bids for the construction of said improvements up to 10:00A.M. on the 14th.
day of May,1913. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
Declaratory hearing given on Improvement Resolution No. 245• for Mishavia.ka Avenue from
St. Joseph River to Sixteenth Street, In the City of South Bend,, Indiana.
In the above matter no remonstrators appeared and no remonstrances
were filed. The Board therefore find in each and every case in said improvement that the
benefits to the property and to the City of South Bend are equal to the estimated cost of
said improvements and the same are hereby in all things ratified, confirmed. and approved.
Resolved further, that notices be published on the 26ths day of Ap i 913
and on the 3rd. day May,1913 in the South Bend Daily Times, stating that this Board will
receive bids for the construction of said improvement up to 10 A.M. on the 14th . day of
Ma.Y21913 • : The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
Declaratory hearing given on Improvement Resolution No. 244. for Pipe
sewer on Dunham ,Fisher,Grant, Lincoln,Pulaski, Kosciuszko, Harris,Union2iackson acid
Poland Streets, In the City of South Bend, Indiana.
In the above matter remonstrators appeared but no remonstrances were filed.
The Board therefore find in eac_i na' every case in said improvement that the benefits to
the City of South Bend are equal to the estimated cost of said improvements and the same
are hereby in ail things ratified, con firmed and approved.
Resolved, that notices be published on the 26th. day of April and on the
3rd. day of May,1913 in the South Bend Daily Times, stating that this Board will receive
bids for the construction of said improvements up to 10 A.M. on the 14th. day of May4913
The hoard reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
Declaratory hearing given on Grade, curb and walk on Broadway Street from Franklin St.
East to Vandalia R.R. Under Improvement Resolution No. 246. In the City of South Bend, Ind.,.
In the above matter a remonstrator appeared, but no remonstrances were file
The Board therefore find in each and every case in said improvements that the benefits to
the property ah d to the City of South Bend are equal to the estimated cost of said
improvement, resolved by the Board that improvement Resolution No. 246 for grade, curb and
walk on Broadway from Franklin St. to Vandalia R.R. be modified to read as follows:— Grade
and curb on both sides of street and walk on north side of street, and the same is hereby in
all things ratified confirmed and approved.
kesolved, further that notices be published on the 26th. day of April,1913
and on th 3rd. da of Ma ,1913 in the South Bend Daily Times stating that this Board will
receive bids for tKeconstruction of said improvement up to la A.M. on the 14th. day of
May 1913. The Boardreserves the right to reject any or all biri
President.