05/14/73 Board of Public Works Minutes

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1 C� U REGULAR MEETING MAY 14, 1973 South Bend City Board of, Public Works City -County Building South Bend, Indiana 446601 Gentlemen: The purpose of this letter ins to advise the members of the Board of a serious surface drainage problem existing in the Southeast Sector of the City. Surface flow from areas south of Inwood Drive flows north across Inwood and into the back yards of residents along the east side of Woodmont and the west side of Cooper Court. This run off would flow east on Inwood to a drainage ditch, but is prevented -from doing so by the irregular grade of that street. The excessive quantity of water being forced through the yards of residents north of Inwood Drive is causing severe erosion of banks, loss of shrubs, and general destrubtion of property. Also, the amount of damage has increased with each successive rainfall for the past three years. It is requested by the undersigned that the Board study this urgent problem and consider a solution that can be integrated into the drainage work now in progress West of Ironwood Drive. s/ Mrs. Rosetta M. Dunfee 3627 Cooper Court s/ Mrs. R. E. Larimer 1832 Woodmont Drive s/ Gary Parker 1842 Woodmont Drive s/ T. R. O'Railly 3615 Cooper Court s/ M. G. Lehner 3621 Cooper Court s/ Jene R. Bennett, M.D. 1826 Woodmont Dr. s/ Edgar D. Berners 1820 Woodmont Drive cc: R.G. Taylor,Councilman 5th District Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the;.Board ordered the letter filed. Mr. Richardson said that he was happy that some residents of the southeast section of the City recognized there was a drainage problem and said that their letter would be presented to the State Board of Tax Commissioners when the hearing is held on the remonstrance filed against the Ironwood project. PETITION TO VACATE A PART OF KERR STREET Comes now Curtis L. Crofoot and respectfully represents and shows this Honorable Board as follows: 1. That the petitioner herein, Curtis L. Crofoot, is the owner of the following described real estate situated in the City of South Bend, St. Joseph County, -Indiana: Part of the West Half (2) of the Northeast Quarter (4) of Section No. 14, Township No. 37 North, Range No. 2 East, which part is bounded by a line running as follows, viz: Beginning at the point of intersection of the South line of Sample Street in the City of South Bend, with the West line of Catalpa Avenue (formerly Herbert Street) in said City; thence running West on the South line of Sample Street 220 feet to the East line of Wilson Brothers Shirt Fact6ry Tract; thence South along the East line of said tract 298.9 feet to the North line of Kerr Street in said City, extended West; thence East along the North line of Kerr Street 220 feet to the West line of said Catalpa Avenue; thence North on the West line of said Catalpa Avenue 298.9 feet to the place of beginning, and being Lots Lettered A, B, C, D, E, F, G. H, I, J. K and three vacated private alleys, in -.an unrecorded Subdivision of said half quarter section, now within and a part of the City of South Bend.