06/23/1914 Board of Public Works Minutes

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IDS9 Said improvement shallbe known as THE WEST DIVISION STREET TRUNK SEWER UNDER IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 327 In the City of South Bend, Indiana. And each piece of property in said district or area above described including abutting property holders and the said City of South Bend, if the said City is benefitted, shall be assessed, as aforesaid to pay said excess of cost over and above what would be equivalent to the cost of a local sewer, all of which will more fully appear by reference to the profiles, map, drawings and specifications now on file in the office of the Department of Public Works of said City, which, among other things, gives the exact course of said proposed main sewer; overflows' and its appurtenances, and the district or area which may be injuriously or beneficially affected thereby, as shown by the heavy boundary lines marked on said map and drawings, with proper worss and figures written thereon. -clearly indicating what said heavy boundary lines represent, and the district or area embraced thereby. Assessments, id 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 shall be issued to the contractor in payment for said work, unless the property owners pay said assessments before said bond or bonds are issued. Under no circumstances shall the City of South Bend be or be held responsible for any sum or suss due from said property owner or owners for said works or for the collection of the same, or for the payment of any bond,bonds, certificate or certificates issued to said contractor in payment for such work, except for such moneys as shall have been actually received by said City from the assessments for such improvements. All proceedings had and work done in the construction of said main sewer and its appurtenances, manner of assessment of property collection of assessments and issuance of bonds therefor, shall be provided for in an Act of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, entitled "An Act Concerning Municipal Corporations," in matters pertaining to the constitution, alteration and maintenance of public drains and sewers, providing for the construction, alteration and maintenance of such sewers and drains in such cities and within four miles thereof, also providing for the assessment of pro- perty specially benefited thereby for the payment thereof, in -whole or in part, and for the collection of such assessments, repealing all laws and parts of laws in conflict there- with, and declaring an emergency, approved March 6119052 and all acts supplementary and amendatory thereto, passed by the General Assembly o the State of Indiana. Notice of this resolution shall be published on the 26th.2 day of June,1914. and on the 3rdo day of July21914 in the South Bend Daily News -Times. This Board will give a hearing on this resolution at its office in the City Hall on the 21st. day of July,1914 at 7:45 P.M. Adopted this 23rd. day of June91914. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.