The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-21
CITY ADVERTISEMENT
Department of Public Works

Office of the Board
Richmond, Ind, April 81, 1919.
To Whom 1t May Concern
Notice is hereby given by the Board
of Public Works of the City OF Rich
mond, Indiana, that on the 21st day of
April, 1919, they unanimously adopted
Improvement Resolution
No 500, 1919
Providing for the improvement of
South 4th street, from Main to South
"A" Street: BY constructing cement
curb and gutter one foot wide on the
west side of said street and paving the
roadway the full width thereof with
one of the modern kinds of city pave
ment, to-wit: Brick, Cement, AS
phalt, Creosoted Wood-block.
And of making, by contract and at
the owners expense, all private con-
nections with sewer, gas, water and
other like pipes and conveniences, and
Of bringing said connections inside
the curb lines of said street and out
side of the line of such alley for each
lot, where the same has not already
been done by the abutting property
owner or other person or corporation
for the use and benefit of any such
owner; and the declaration Of such
intention by the Board shall be made
a part Of the notice given concerning
such street or alley improvement as
required by law. On default of any
owner making such connection within
the time specified, said Board shall
proceed to do so at the owners ex-
pense, and such expense shall be
lien on the property affected and col
m
penses for other street and sewer i'm
provements And said work of max
ing such private connections and
bringing the same within tho curb line
of such street or outside of the line of
such alley at the expense Of the abut-
ting property owner shall be included
in the geneyal contract for the perma
nent improvement of such street or
alley; and of making at the expense
of every public utility a careful and
thorough inspection of all gas, water
or other like pipes or conveniences
and connections thereto in such street
or alley and owned or used by any
public utility and of causing to be
made all needed or necessary repairs
to all such pipes and connections, SO
as to make all such pipes and connec-
in first class conditions in all respects,
and the declaration of such intention
by the Board shall be set forth in the
published notice given concerning
such street or alley improvement. On
default of any public utility to inspect
and to repair any such pipe or connec-
ton thereto owned or used by it with
in the time specified, said Board or
other legal authority or said city shall
proceed to do SO by contract or other
wise at the expense of such utility and
all such expense shall be lien upon
the property of such utility used in
furnishing or supplying service to said
city and the inhabitants thereof and
such lien may be enforced in any ap-
propriate proceeding or method, or the
full amount of such expense may be
retained by said city out of any money
it owes to such utility. And said
work of inspecting and repairing all
such pipes and conveniences at the
expense of such utility shall be includ.
ed so far as practical in the general
contract for the permanent improve
ment of such street or alley, and bid
ders on any such improvement shall:
state the amount per day or other unit
that Will be charged each public ut1l-
ity for inspecting and repairing any
such pipe, in the event that such util-
ity fails, neglect or refuses to do SO.
The Board of Public Works of said
city has fixed Thursday, May Is, 1919, as
a date upon which remonstrances may
be filed or presented by persons inter
ested in, or affected by, sail proposed
improvement, as above described, and
on said day, at 9 o'clock a. m, said
Board will meet at its office for the
purpose of hearing and considering
any remonstrances which may have
been filed or presented, and for the
purpose of taking final action thereon
Such action shall be final and conclu-
sive upon all persons.
w. N. JOHNSON.
T. G. TAYLOR.
JOHN E. PELTZ
Board of Public Works
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