HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/24/1909 Board of Public Works Special Meeting Minutes46
Tuesday August 24th,.1909.
SPECIAL SR.SSION TUESDAY`EVENING AT 7:15.
The Board met in.:Special session at 7:15 P. M. All members present.
Hearing given on Assessment Rolls and final estimates for Suter Connections
on Leland and Hudson avenues from 1st angle in Leland. avenue to Portage & Terrace
avenue; Notre Dame street and avenue From Jei'ferson street to City Limits; Webster
street from Sample street to C. I. & S. R. R. All under Improvement Resolutions
Nos. 599, 590 & 594 respectively.
No remonstrators appeared add no remonst.r-anees were Piled. The Board
therefore find that the property assessed in said rolls filed August 6th, 1909.
is benefittedin the amount of assessments as shown on said rolls,and the Board
further find that the assewsment rolls filed August 6th, 1909, and the final
estimate allowed August 6th, 10,09, should be and the same is hereby in all things
ratified, confirmed and approved.
Hearing given on Declaratory Resolutions for the following improvements:
Paving ov LaPorte avenue from Oak street: to Michigan avenue; Tar or Asphalt -
Macadam pavement on Van•Buren-street from Portage avenue to Howard avenue; Grade,
Curb & Walk on Prai.r e •avenue frog-, Blanche street to the City Limits; Grade, Curb &
Walk on Ewing avenue fRom Michigan street to Lafayette street; Cement walk & Curbs
on Division street From Michigan street foc:the C.-I. & S. Ry. tracks. All
under Improvement Resolutions `dos. 599, 600, 601, 602, 603 respectively.
Engineer filed estimated cost as follows
LaPorte avenue Paving
Van Buren street Asphilt Macadam - - - - �G o�70
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Prairie avenue Grade, Curb & Wald}- - 7 7��oy
Ewing avenue Grade, Curb & Walk _ / 717
Division street Cement curbing
City Enginaer instructed to amend the specification for the Division street
Improvement, under Imp. Res. No. 603, by eliminating the sidewalks entirely.
City Engineer instructed to amend the specifications for the Ewing avenue
Improvement, under Imp. Res. No. 602 by adding sidewalks and curbing on the
south side of said street.
In the above matter no remonstrators appeared and no remonstrances were filed.
The Board therefore find in each ant every case in said improvements than., the benefits
to the property mid to the City of South Bend are equal to the estimated cost of
said improvements and the sar_t are hereby in all things ratified, confirmed and
approved.
Resolved, that Uotices be published on the 26th day of August and on the 2nd
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day of September, 1909, in the South Bend Daily Times, stating that thin Board will
receive bids for the construction of said improvements up to 10 A. M. on the 14th day
of September, 1909- The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
'President.