07/07/1914 Board of Public Works Minutes

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STREET OR A_.,LEY IMPROVEMENT RESOLUTION NO. 331. J Beit Resolved by the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, St. Joseph County, State of Indiana, that it is desired and deemed necessary to improve_ The First Alley North of Washington Avenue from Walnut Street to Studebaker Street,as Follws,to—wit:— By grading the First alley north of Washington Avenue- from Walnut Street to Studebaker Street from -property line to property line and paving said alley its full width, with ASPHALT,ASPHALTIC CONCRETE, BITULHIC,CREOSOTED WOODEN BLOCKS or BRICK laid on a : five inch PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE FOUNDATION, or with BRICK laid obi a SIX INCH ROLLED GRAVEL FOUNDATION, or a CONCRETE PAVEMENT. Placing the necessary marginal cement curb, the construction of the necessary storm water inlets and conduits, All as shown on the plans , and in accordance with the profiles, detail drawings and specifications on file in the office of the department of Public Works. The cost of the improvement herein provided for, except street and alley intersections, shall be paid by special assessments to be levied upon the property specially benefitted, to the amount that the same may be legally assessed therefor, in accordance with an Act of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, entitled "An Act mg Concerning Municipal Corporations, "approved March 6,1905, and in accordance with and pursuant to the provisions o f 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 and that portion of such street or alley abutting upon propety 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, id able to do so, or.from a fund created by a special assessment to be levied under the provisions of Section 108 of the above entitled Act. Assessments of ten dollars and more against 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 tothe contractor o the amount of such deferred assessments in pro rats payment for such Improvement, Under no circumstances shall the City of South Bend be, or be held, responsible for any sum or sums due from said property owner or owners for said work, or for the collection of the same, or for the payment Of any bond, or bonds, certi— ficate or certificates, issued to said contractor in payment for such vo rk, except for such moneys as shall have actually been received by the City,from the assessments for such improvements, or such moneys as said City is by said entitled Act -and amend— ments and supplements thereto required to pay. All proceedings had, and work done in the making of said improvement, assessment of property, collection of assessments and i suance of bonds therefor, shall be as provided for in said above entitled Act and Acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED. That the Board of Public Works fix the 4th. ddy of August,1914 at the hour of 7:45 P.M. at the office of the Board of Public Works of this City, as the time and place for the public consideration of said proposed im— provements, at which said Board of Public Works will hear all persons interested,or whose property is liable to be assessed for said improvement, and will decide whither the benefits to the property liable to be assessed for said improvement will equal the estimated cost thereof. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED. That notice of the time and place of such publish consideration be published and mailed in the manner provided by law. Notice of this resolution shall be published on the 9th., day of July,1914 and on the 16th., day of July,1914 in the South Bend Daily News —Times. Adopted this 7th., day of July,1914. BIDARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.