03/25/86 Board of Public Works Minutes

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92 REGULAR MEETING MARCH 25, 1986 RESOLUTION NO. 4-1986 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS TO ACQUIRE A PARCEL OF PROPERTY BY EMINENT DOMAIN IN ORDER TO WIDEN THE INTERSECTION OF PRAIRIE AND OLIVE STREETS IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA. WHEREAS, the City of South Bend wishes to widen the inter- section of Prairie and Olive Streets in the City of South Bend, Indiana, to provide for a more steady and safer flow of traffic through that intersection; and WHEREAS, it is necessary to acquire certain property to accomplish the goals of widening the intersection of Prairie and Olive Streets; and WHEREAS, the City Engineer on behalf of the City of South Bend has already unsuccessfully attempted to acquire the land by making a good faith offer of purchase to the owner of each parcel of real estate involved; and WHEREAS, it appears that the City of South Bend must resort to condemnation to acquire the needed property. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend that the City of South Bend proceed to condemn through its powers of eminent domain for the purposes of widening the intersection of Prairie Street and Olive Street the following parcels of property: A part of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of Section Twenty-two (22), Township Thirty-seven (37) North, Range Two (2) East, in the City of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, described as follows: Commencing at the Northeast corner of said Quarter Section; thence South 0 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East (this bearing assumed and all sub- sequent bearings derived therefrom) 328.00 feet along the East line of said Quarter Section to the centerline of Prairie Avenue (S.R. 23); thence continuing south 0 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East 235.88 feet along said East line; thence South 56 degrees 44 minutes 00 seconds West 23.92 feet to the West boundary of Locust Road and the Point of Beginning of this descrip- tion (which point is 20.00 feet (measured at right angles) from the East line of said Quarter Section); thence South 0 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East 107.10 feet along the West boundary of said Locust Road; thence North 5 degrees 40 minutes 49 seconds West 101.03 feet to a Northwestern line of the Owner's land; thence North 56 degrees 44 minutes 00 seconds East 11.96 feet along said Northwestern line to the point of beginning. Subject to legal highways. ALSO A part of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of Section Twenty-two (22), Township Thirty-seven (37) North, Range Two (2).East, in the City of South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, described as follows: