06/06/83 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING. JUNE 6. 1983 4J 1 1 Engineering Department The proposed vacation has been studied and reviewed by the Engineering Department. The Bureau of Traffic and Lighting has studied the proposal, visited the site and believes that the vacation is not in the best interests of the City. Based on this information, it is recommended that the proposed vacation be denied. The report of the Bureau of Traffic and Lighting is as follows: In a field check of the petition to vacate the north/ south alley running south from Poland Street towards Dunham, the following discoveries were made and are offered to you in this report: 1. On Lot 17, there is a garage located at the extreme southeast corner. The garage doors face east towards the alley that is being vacated. This garage also precludes any additional turning space area as usually requested on a T-intersection vacation as this one. 2. The north/south alley while 13' in right-of-way width according to the plat books is in reality closer to 25' wide. The owners of Lot 3 have recognized this width thru the erection of a fence which appears to be 10-12' inside of their property allowing the use of their property as a common right-of-way. 3. On the east/west alley, there appears to be approximately 10 or more feet of Lot 3 being used as common right-of-way property for the east/west alley. The owners of Lot 3 evidently recognized this as they have erected a fence approximately 10-12' inside of their property line. These two widened areas (part of Lot 3) as well as the alley portion at this location have been gravelled for traffic use. It appears that either this area is highly travelled by the residents of both Poland & Dunham Street, hence the widened area - or the area is being used as a parking lot for the El Campito Day Care Center. During my investigation, l vehicle was observed parked in this widened area along the north/ south fence line. 4. Poland Street continues westward and turns into Tade Ct. which eventually dumps into an alley paralleling the tracks and finally exits onto Dunham thru a very narrow passage turn and alley. While Tade Ct. and the alley west of Tade Ct. appear to have some type of hard surface, the north/south alley exit onto Dunham.is unimproved. The turn restrictions is caused by a garage and a utility pole at the turn which is at the northwest corner of Lot 1 of Harris's Addition. 5. It appears that the east/west alley behind Lots 9, 10, 11, 12 and possibly 13 of Harris's Addition appears to be practically impassable. This section of the alley is completely over- grown and I was reluctant to take my car through it, however, two -wheel tracks thru this portion are present.