10/13/75 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 13, 1975 Mr. Owens father was a long-time employee of the Park Department with a good work record -and said he would also support Mr. Owens application for any C.E.T.A. opening. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board tabled the hearing on the taxi license application for Herman Owens, Jr. until such time, after January 1, 1976, as Mr. Owens requests that it be reconsidered. The Board also directed that'a letter be sent to Elroy Kelzenberg, Director of Manpower, asking that Mr. Owens be considered for any C.E.T.A. position that might be available. HEARING - TAXI LICENSE DENIAL FOR DONALD RILEY Ms. Marcia Sowles, Legal Aid Society, was present with Mr. Donald Riley. Ms. Sowles submitted to the Board her written argument in support of the Board's approving the license. Ms. Sowles also submitted letters on behalf of her argument. .She noted that Mr. Riley's parole officer is recovering from surgery and she was unable to get a letter from him. She also noted that Mr. Riley's former employer is on vacation and she has been unable to get a letter from him. She asked the Board to review her presentation and delay any action on the matter until she can obtain and submit these additional letters. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board filed Ms.. Sowles' presentation and tabled the matter until October 20. LETTER TO INDIANA STATE HIGHWAY CONB`%IISS*'ION RE: "ONE WAY PAIR" The following letter was signed by the Board and will be transmitted to the Indiana State Highway Commission: "Mr. G. K. Hallock Chief Highway Engineer Indiana State Highway Commission Indianapolis, Indiana Dear Mr. Hallock: The Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend is interested in completing the necessary steps to fully implement the Agreement between the City of South Bend and the Indiana State Highway Commission regarding the one-way pairing of Michigan -St. Joseph Streets and Main Street.within the City as a portion of the U.S. 31 route. During 1974 the City of South Bend resurfaced Main Street with binder and surface courses, using materials meeting Indiana State Highway Commission specifications. The existing Main S-reet was a brick street. This street, through the resurfaced portion from Marion Street to the concrete surface at Dean Street, is comparable to the portion of Michigan Street recently resurfaced by the Indiana State Highway Commission. The concrete surface from Dean Street, to and including the'Chippewa Avenue connection to Michigan Street, is, in our judgement, adequate to handle the State highway traffic and has, in fact, been handling that traffic for a period of approximately two years and does not show signs of failure. If the Indiana State Highway Commission accepts into the State Highway System those streets included in the above referenced Agreement and fully implements said Agreement, the City will, at such time as the Indiana State Highway Commission' .through regular and lawful procedures, abandons these streets to the City of South Bend, accept these streets back into the City system without insisting upon reconstruction to repair structural or other defects inherent in the pavement at the time said streets were accepted into the State. Very truly yours, s/ Rollin E. Farrand s/ James V. Barcome s/ James R. Seitz it 1