02/04/1913 Board of Public Works Minutes

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+6 9 s Tuesday February 4th. 1913. Board met in regular session at 10:00 A.I. bar. Bastian absent. Bond and contract sor grade, curb and walk on Ruron Street signed and approved. Signed by Joseph Szweda and approved by the Board. ( Improvement Resolution No. 196.) p/ Insurance was placed for the North and Central Pumping Station and the City Hall Boilers with the Fidelity Casualty Company of New York. Petition for opening of Foster Street North from Howard Street to St. Vincent Street as now platted, by condemnation proceedings. The same was referred to the City kngineer. ✓Petition received and read for grade, curb and walk on Niles Avenue from Howard Street to Leepe.r Avenue. The same was referred to the City Civil Engineer. ,--'' he Board ordered four (4) Dump Wagons for the Street Department from the Studebaker Corporation. ' Resolved, by the City of South Bend, Indiana, through its hoard of Public Works, that whereas the City owns its Sprinkler, Gradey,Sweeper, Garbage Wagons and Dump Wagons for use in the Street of the City , and Whereas, The City of South Beid, for the past year has paid Five (5.00)Do.11ars per day to teams and labor employed in connection with the work, that has been done with the aid of these_ implements.. Therefore, be it Resolved by the Board that the Street Commissioner of the City be ordered to with -hold Twenty Five cents � ' 25) per day from all team owners whoes teams are employed, where the aforesaid implements belongi g to the City are in use, making a flat rate of Four Bollars and seventy five.cents (4.75) the same to date r'rom March lst. 1913. Adopted this 4th. day of F'ebruary,1913. Minutes of the meeting of January 31st. 1913 read an d approved. Acting President.