02/27/1917 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Board met in regular session at 10:00 A.M. All members present. Kennedy Assistant Supt. of Indiana & Michigan Elea. Co. met with the Board at their request to take up the matter of their company not 4-1 taking care of a notice sent August 19th._,1915 to replace a Home Telephone Company pole at the southeast ,corner of Walnut Street and. Division Street by a larger pole . . to be used jointly, instead the Indiana & Michigan Elea. Co. replaced their own pole in the wrong place without asking for a' p'ermit and contrary to the orders of th the Board of Public Works. The Board agreed to go att sometime within a. few days and look over the situation of resetting of the above pole, also Mr. Kennedy was instructed by the Board to file requests with them,for permits to set or nesett poles and anchors in this City Petition received from property owners in regard to ugly, unsigtly and dangerous poles of Public Service Corporations in and on East La Salle Avernue, East Colfax Avenue and North Emer ick Street in said City to be ordered placed under- ,/ ground; as requirwd by the City ordinances of said City. The same was read and placed on file. Paoperty owners aesidingg on Harrison Avenue between Fuerbringer Street and Lincoln Way West appeared before the Board and requested that the petition on file for pavement 'on the above mentioned street be set. for hearing. The Board instnucted the City Engineer to prepare resolution on same* communication received from H. S. Cover in regard to grading of Chippewa Avenue. The same was read and placed on file. The following guarantee bond.was approved by the Board. GUARANTEE BOND KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That THE WESTERN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, as p incipal, and MASSACHUSETTS BONDING AND INSURANCE COMPANY, as Surety are hereby held add firmly bound unto the City of South Bend, Indiana, in the penal sum of Five Thousand , One Hundred Dollars($59100.00) for the payment of which, well �nd truly to be made, they jointly and severally bind themselves, their heirs, exe- cutors, adminstrators and assigns by these presents, THE CONDITIONS O:F THE ABOVE OBLIGATIONS ARE SUCH, that, whereas, the above bound WESTERN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY has this day enteredtnto contract with. the City of South Bend, Indiana for the paving of Michigan Street from the north . line of La Salle Avenue to the South line of South Street with Sheet asphalt, under Improvement Resolution -+o 4i5,.adopted by the Department of Public Works of the City of South Bend, IndIana, en the 26th. day of January ,1916 and WHEREAS, the said contract, plans, profile and specifications provide for the maintenance of said pavement for a period of five(5) years from the date of acceptance. NOW THEREFORE, if the above bound Western Construction Company shall for a period of five (5) years from the date of acceptance by the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana ofsuch pavement, maintain such pavement, and during such time shallmake all reairs which may be necessary from any rotting, crumblingor disintegration of the materials, or which are caused by and imperfection in workmanship, and shall strictly observe and abide by $action 41 to 45 inclusive bf the General Sppeif icitions ( Form(C) for street improvements hereto attached, adopted by the Department of Public Works of the City of South Bend and shallfuf ill all the c and it ions and stipulations therein c onttined, theseobi i- gations shall be void, otherwise to remain in frill force andeffect: WITNESS our hands and seals, this 29th. day of April, AD 1916.. THE WESTERN ceNsTRUCTION CO. By FRED R.NKERT, Pres. MASSACHUSETTS BONDING AND INSURANCE ( S E A L ) COMPANY BY BENJAMIN H. ROUR Attorney in tact