05/22/72 Board of Public Works Minutes

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318 5/22/72 COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY OF ALL RAILROAD CROSSINGS FILED The City Engineer now files a comprehensive survey of all railroad crossings in the city, and informed the Board that letters have been written to Railroad Division engineers requesting that action be taken to correct deficiencies. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board ordered the survey filed. REQUEST FROM SCHILLINGS RE: PARKING METERS A letter dated May 10, 1972 from Schilling's Sales and Service Company, 329 South Lafayette Boulevard, South Bend, Indiana was received. They request a change of parking meters #23,25,27 and 29 in front of their place of business from one hour meters to 12 minute meters for the convenience of their customers. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, this was referred to the Engineering Department for investigation and report. REQUEST TO HOLD RELEGIOUS MEETINGS BEREAN SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH A request from Roy Bellinger, Jr., Pastor of the Berean Seventh Day Adventist Church to hold services in a tent at the corner of Keasey Street and Carroll Street for a period of eight weeks. The Legal Department said they approved the request provided the tent is inspected by the Fire Department, and the Pastor gets permission from the owner of the land to hold the meetings. REQUEST TO RELEASE BOND - SAM DOI A request to release a Contractor's Bond for Sam Doi was referred to the Engineering Department. The Engineer now states there is no objection ;to the bond being cancelled, thereupon the Board, upon motion made, seconded and carried, directed the bond be released. RESOLUTION NO. 4- 5/22/72 WHEREAS, The Board of Public Works and Safety, has found it necessary in the best interest of the public safety and welfare to construct certain street improvements in Main Street between Chippewa Avenue and Bronson Street and in Chippewa Avenue between Main Street and Michigan Street, all in the City of South Bend, Indiana, and WHEREAS, the City of South Bend has entered into an agreement with the Federal Highway Administration to reconstruct the automatic electric traffic control] system along said streets, and WHEREAS, the improvements to the aforesaid streets are compatible with the Urvan Area Transportation Study, and WHEREAS, the costs for these certain improvements are to be prorated at 25% to the Cumulative Capital Improvement Fund and 75% to the local Roads and Streets Account, and WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works and Safety has the authority to make such improvements as provided by the General Assembly, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Public Works and Safety orders