06/06/1916 Board of Public Works Minutes (2)

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4 157 Representatives from the Typewriter shop appeared before the Board in regard to a safe cabinet in the Park Board office. The Board took said matter under advisement. Petition filed with the Board for a electric li,&it on the corner of Brook— field Avenue and Sibley Avenue. The same placed on file for investigation. The Board instructed Mr. D. C. Layton, Streh.t Commissioner to take up the matter of repairs to the house owned by the City and 6claupied by Dr. Cannon with the Idayor and iQ house is to be re'NTted any length of time to make the necessary repairs. Excavation bona for the sum of One Thousand ($1,000.00) sinned by Henry Haney and approved by the Board. Petition for a light at corner of Ford Street and Huron Street' Same placed on file for the Board to ir.vesti?ate. . Contractors bond for the sun of One Thousand D-1 srA signed by Martin Gr_ ze c�kowiak, as princ ikpal and Frank A. Witueki and Joe Dobzykowski as sureties was approved by the Board . Bond and contract for the paving of Indiana Avenue from Kemble Avenue to Prairie Avenue with Asphaltic Concrete signed by W . B. Brady Construction Company as principal and The Aetna Accident & Liability Company as sureties wes approved by the Board. The pole and wire inspector reported as' follows on t'l►e compalints about poles. In regard to conpkaint about pole at the rear of 505 W. La Sall€s. A venue ,. this pole'should be removed to the east about six foot or more, &nd the Indiana and Mich. Elea. Compan$r wires should then be placeA ^r this Home Telephone Company pole, and remove the Indiana & 'Michigan Elea. Company pole entirely. This work should be done. at once as property owner is building, a ga, ra ge . In re and to cha.n ing of poles at L,awndale Avenue and Van Buren Street The Indiana & Michfgan Elea. Company pole there can be an iron mast arm plb.ced on the pole now standing on the north east corner of Lawndale Avenue end Van Buren Street fnd remove this pole and guy slug. Petition for pipe sewer on Marine Street and Indiana Avenue from Calvert Street ti Miami Street . Same referred to the City Engineer for investigation. Petition for a pavement on Milton Avenue from Miami Street to High Street. Same referred to the City Engineer for investigation. The Board adopted the following resolution and ordered the Clerk to set the same for a hearing Wednesday July 5th.1,1916. at 10:00 A.M. VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 2921916. Resolved by the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana; That it is desirable to vacate the following; Beginning at the intersection of the north line of Washington Averiue and the westerly line of Ginz Avenue; thence northerly on tie westerly line of Ginz Avenue to the-, south lire of Colfax Avenue; tnence east lour (4) feet; tizence southerly parallel to and four (4) feet c_as t;,..dt from the westerly 1111e of �_'T `L ,iz Avenue to a point on the north line of Washington Avenue fo,_r (4), feet east of t'le plac^ of bl qi.n— ning; thence west Four (4) feet to the Dlf,, ce of ruin ning. All as shown on the plan of such proposed vacation on file in the Office of t:�ie Oepartnent of Public Works of the City of South Rend, In - 'tame. - The following; property may be injuriously or beneficially affected by suen vacation; in the City of South Bend, Indiana, by said proposed vacation is known and des— cribed as a part of Ginz Avenue herein proposed to be vacated, lots, 1,2,3,4 and 5 in Miller and Green's Addition to the town of Lowell now a part of the City of South Bend, and lot 25 in the plat of the Original Town of Lowell now a part of the City of Southl3end, Indiana, abutting on the west side thereof; and that portion of the East Race exte-lding from the north line d'f Washington Avenue to the south line of Colfax Avenue abutting on the east side thereof.