South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-17
BOARD RESOL YES
To BUILD SE WEIR
ON MICHIGAN ST
Also Sends Out Notice of As
SeSSmentS for Opening of
William st. from Co!fax AV.
to Navarro st.

Two of the larger improvements re-
Gently announced by the board OF pub
lie works were given active starts at
the regular meeting of the board
Tuesday night. A resolution for the
construC ton of a sewer on Michigan
st. from Lasalle av. to South st. was
adopted and it was also resolved To
send out notices Of assessment for the
opening of William ST. from ColtaX
aV. to Short Navarro ST.
Both matters have been before the
board for some time Hearing ia the
sewer proposition was set for April
IS, while the meeting OF all those as
sessed in the William ST. improve
ment viii be held May II.
The latter improvement Will be an
expensive one both for the city and
for property owners in the district
which will be assessed. COndemna-
ton of property alone viii cost the
city S3O,3S9.50. This sum is TO be
made up by the assessment of property
holders benefited by the opening OF
the street, most of whom are located
In the northwestern part of the city
The William st. opening has been
a matter OF discussion through several
administrations, and was adopted and
approved in December. 1913, when the
resolution was passed by the Board.
At later meetings the roll was present
ed for the boards approval, but lack
of interest and funds was 50 great
that the matter was dropped.
Discusses Improvements.
In discussing the proposed improve
ments. Prest Morris of the board
gave out the following statement
The board has had public hearings
and has given the Michigan ST. i'm
prOvement much publicity in different
ways SO as TO bring out sentiment as
10 the feasibility and time for the inn
provement. After going into the mat
ter quite thoroughly the board feels
that the Improvement is one that
should be made at once. but owing to
the general condition of the times, as
much of the work as possible should
be put off until next year.
The city engineer informs us that
both the sewer and pavement cannot
be constructed in one season, hence
the resolution for a hearing on the
sewer was started Tuesday evening. 1t
is the intention OF the board to install
the sewer and relay old pavement
over same this season; next summer
to construct pavement. thus eliminat-
ing the necessity Of having the street
torn up through the winter. 1t would
be impossible, il seems. to have tried
to install the full Improvement next
year owing TO the large amount of
underground work TO be done
The works board, according TO City
Engineer Moore, has the power TO in
stall a sewer wherever that improve
ment is deemed necessary regardless
of the attitude of property holders in
the assessment district However > 1
per cent of the property holders
demonstrating against pavement will
mean that that Improvement VIII have
to be postponed.
See No Hitch in Program.
1t is felt by the board that there
will be no hitch in its plans as set
forth in the meeting Tuesday night. A
petition has been circulated among
the business houses of the central bus
mess district for the installation Of
the both improvements this year. but
1t is almost certain that the plan pre-
sented at Tuesday nights meeting will
be approved by these signers when
they understand the boards motives
The William ST. matter viii also
take much of the boards time Among
those whose property viii be con-
demned if the thing is put through
are MI and Mrs. James y. Jude. Mar
garet Lederer and the Slick estate.
The former estate will receive $500
damages from the city in the event
the matter is pushed through. while
the other estate Will receive S7.750.
other damages 10 be made up by the
city for condemned property range in
amounts for S100 TO $4,000
one assessment of S1,500 is listed
in the roll and another Is for $1,000.
These properties are at the intersec-
ton OF William st. and Lasalle av.
More than 1000 property owners viii
be affected by the i'm mprovement if the
assessment roll for the condemnation
is approved after the hearing on May
l..
The board deferred its hearing on
the assessment roll for the widening
OF Terrace av. until March 23. pc
tition for the condemnation for street
purposes of the triangular corner of
land bounded by the South Shore
railway tracks Lasalle av. and La
porte av.. was received and placed on
file.