02/11/1913 Board of Public Works Minutes

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o'i Board met in regular session at 10:00 A.M. Mr. Bastian absent. Petition received by the Board for a curb and walk on Tan Buren Street from Howard Avenue to Sancome Avenue. The same was read and referred to the City Engineer. .,'Petition receieved by the Board for a Trunk Sewer on Meade and Bertrand Street from Intersection of Kenwood Avenue and Meade Street to Bertrand Street, west on Bertrand Street to west end of Street as now platted. The same was read and referred to the City Engineer for investigation. Bids received and opened for Grade on Michigan Avenue from Olive Street to 1436.feet west, Under -Improvement Resolution No. 183. The same were referred to' the City Engineer for tabmlation. Engineer submitted an estimate cost of the Eddy Street Trunk Sewer Improvement from Jefferson Avenue to Division Street at .............. ....................3,3pO.O0 The Board ordered that Electire lights be placed at the following places. On light on Cedar Street between Notre Dame and St. Peter Street, oppoitte the rear entrance to the St. Joseph Hospital. One light at the intersection of Hudson Avenue and Woodward Avenue. The following petition was rectived and approved by the Board. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS, South Bend, Ind.. Gentlemen: - We expect to rebuild our lines on Johnson and Linden Street, and find it will be necessary to set 4 - 35' poles on Linden Ave., just west of Johnson . We will also want to move poles from Linden St. west of Olive to the first alley south, By doing this we expect to remove some poles on Carlisle and Orange Ste and also on Olive Street. If your inspector will see Mr. Jennings of this Company, he can tell him exactly where the poles will be placed. Yours truly, C. S. KENNEDY. Asst. Supt., The same was approved as follows:- The Indiana & Michigan Electric Company bas rebuilt their line on Linden Avenue west from JoaInson Street by setting fourteen new poles between Jo-inson and Olive St. which is O.R. Also setting Twelve new poles in alley So. of Linden Avenue, west from Olive Street which should be jointly with C.U. Telepnone Co. O.K. Also remove all Indiana & Michigan Electric Poles off Linden Avenue west from Olive Street.