04/07/1914 Board of Public Woriks Minutes

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204 Tuesday April 7th.11914. Continued, ►I ILI __ _: Board approv the blue print of the Chicago, Lake Shore & South Bend Ra.ilway _Companyls roposed tracks at their proposed barns on E. La Salle Avenue, The. Beard ordered Eight Hundred ( OO.OG) Dollars of Mr. L.H.Websterts cash, guaranty for the coca-bletian of the mwork on Sunnyside Avenue released, and .the 'with holding of Two Hundred ($200:00)Dollars balance. As recommended by the City Engineer. The Board ordered. the Street Commissioner to see that all tools in his Department belonging to the City be properly marked"City Street Department", also to prepare for an inventory of. 611 Street Department belongings to submit to the Board on the lst. day of July,1914. J r Bond and contracts of McGrath and Luther, were referred to the City. Attorney for investigation. ° ALLEY''. IMPROVEMEiTT RESOLUTION N0. 305. BE It Resolved btr the Board of Public Works of the City of South J Bend, St. Joseph County, State of Indiana, that it is desired and deemed necessary to improve THE FIRST ALLEY NEST 0 FAAIN STREET FROM MARIO'N STREET TO NAVARRE STREET, as follows ,to -wit" By grading said. Hirst Alley west of Main Street from Marion Street to Navarre Street,. from property line to property line, and paving the said alley its full width , with Asphalt , Asphaltic Concrete, Bithulithic, Wooden Ble k, concrete or Brick laid on a five (5) inch, Portland Cement Gravel Concrete Foundation, or with brick laid on a six (6) inc rolled gravel foundation, placing the necessa,ry.margin-. al cement . curb and the construction of the necessary storm water inlets. All as show shown on the plans, and in accordance with the profiles, detail drawings and speci- ficiations on file on the office of the Department of Public Works of said City. And such improvement is now ordered. The cost of the improvement herein provided for, except street and alley intersections, shall be paid by -specif ieal assessment to be levied upon the property specially benefitted, to the amount that the same may be legally assessed therefor, in acco rdancewith an Act of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, entitled, "An Act Concerning Muncipal Corporations," approved March 6,1905, and in accordance with and pursuant to the provisions of all acts amendatory and, supplemental thereto. The cost of all street and alley intersections, including one-half of the width of the improvement opposite street and .alleys which run into, but do not cross said roadway herein proposed to be improved andthat portion of such street or alley abutting upon property belonging to said City, or upon property not subject to such assessment, shall be paid by the City in cash out of its general fund, it able to do so, o n from a fund created by a special assessment to be levied under the provisions of Section 109 of the above ent itled Act. w Assessments of Ten dollars and more aginst each lot, if deferred,are to be paid in ten equal annual installments, with interest at the rate of Six per cent per annum. A bond or bonds will be issued to the contractor to the amount of such deferred- assessments in pro rata payment for such improvement. of South Bend, Under no circumstances shall the Cityr be, or be held responsible for any sum or suns due from said property owner or owners for said work, or for the c.ol- r lection of the same, or for the payment of any bond, bonds, certificate ar certi- ficates, issued to said contractor in payment for suchwork, except for such moneys, as shall have actually been received by the City From the assessments for such improvement, or such moneys as said City is by said entitled Act and amendments and suplilements thereto required to pay. All proceedings had, and work done in the making --f said improvement, assessment df property, collection of assessments and issuance of 'Qonds therefor, shall be as provided for in said above entitled Act and Act amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto.