06/22/70 Board of Public Works Minutes

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6/22/70 1 REQUEST FOR MARCH - FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the Board approved the request of Rev. R. A. Deitch, First Christian Church, 320 S. Main Street, South Bend, Indiana, for permission for the congregation of First Christian Church to march from 320 S. Main Street to its new location at 1101 E. Jefferson Boulevard, both as pedestrians and by motor cars, starting at 9:30 A.M., on Sunday, July 12, 1970, on condition that evidence of proper insurance coverage to hold the City harmless is provided to the Board. MRSr,' HENRY PASKIN - "END THE WAR IN SOUTHEAST ASIA" CAMPAIGN Mrs. Henry Paskin, 1201 E. Fairview Avenue, South Bend, Indiana, appeared before the Board in connection with the solicitation of signatures to a petition "to end the war in southeast Asia." Permission not required from the. Board. Upon motion made., seconded and carried, the Board recessed at 12:25 P.M. and reconvened at 4:00 P.M., with all members present. REQUEST FOR FOOT PATROL POLICE OFFICERS - W. WASHINGTON STREET Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the request of Felix L. Owsley, Sr., 1251 W. Washington Street, South Bend, Indiana, and others, for police officers to patrol Washington Street on foot 'in the vicinity of the 1000 to 1200 block of West Washington Street, was referred to the Police Department for recommendation to the Board. REQUEST TO OPEN "ALLEY" BETWEEN CORBY AND HOWARD Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the request of Miss Sarah Sturdevant, and others to open the easement between Corby and Howard Streets, from Jacob to Twyckenham, as an alley was referred to the Traffic Engineering Department for study and recommendation to the Board. PARKING METER SPACE GRANTED 200 BLOCK W. WAYNE - VERKLER CONSTRUCTION CO. Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved the recommendation of the Traffic Engineering Department for the Verkler Construction Company to occupy curb space at meters #1, #3 and #5 in the 200 block of West Wayne Street and meter #23 in the 200 block of S. Main Street, at a fee of $5.00 per week per meter until completion of' the project under way at this location. Cosieredipedestrian walkways to be constructed at these locations. PARKING METER REMOVAL - 200 BLOCK OF WEST WAYNE STREET Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the Board approved;the the recommendation of the Traffic Engineering Department for the removal of parking meters #7 and #9 in the 200 block of West Wayne Street to provide access to drive-in windows for the South Bend Federal Savings and Loan, -Company. STREET LIGHT PETITION - NORTH COLLEGE STREET Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the petition of Thomas Fox, 1337 College Street, South Bend,Indiana, and 30 others for additional street lighting in the 1200 and 1300 blocks of North College Street, was referred to the Traffic Engineering Department for study and recommendation to the Board. OBJECTION TO TYPE OF LIGHT POST - OAK LEAF COVE Upon motion made, seconded and carried, the objection ofG. J. Aranowski, 2621 Oak Leaf Cove, South Bend, Indiana, and six other property owners to the type of light post being installed in Oak Leaf Cove was referred to the Traffic Engineering Department for study and recommendation to the Board. CHICAGO, SOUTH SHORE AND SOUTH BEND RAILROAD - STREET LIGHTING Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the Board approved the recommendation of the Traffic Engineering Department for the assumption of street lighting presently under contract by the Chicago, South Shore and South Bend Railroad with Indiana and Michigan Electric Company, to be terminated July 1, 1970, with the abandonment of the South Shore rail line from LaPorte Avenue east. Such locations and lighting being as follows: