02/22/71 Board of Public Works Minutes

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23 _' 1 2/22/71 The Clerk tendered proofs of publication of notice in the South Bend Tribune and the Tri County News on February 12 and February 19, 1971, which were found to be proper. No remonstrators appeared and no written remonstrances were received. Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the Resolution was ratified and confirmed. And the City Engineer was directed to prepare an assessment roll covering the assessment of benefits and the award of damages to surrounding property owners. HEARING ON VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 3335, 1971 - MARIE J. PFEIL This being the date set, heating was held on Vacation Resolution No. 3335, 1971 for the vacation of The first east -west alley between Navarre and Marion Streets from Michigan Street east 165 feet to the first -north -south alley. The alley to be vacated is between Lots 126 and 127 in the original plat of South Bend. The Clerk tendered proofs of publication in the South Bend Tribune and the �...I Tri County News on February 12 and February 19, 1971, which were found to �p be proper. lfr Ajax Arvin appeared on behalf of the petitioners Marie J. Pfeil and Charles D. Hills. No other persons appeared for or against the vacation. No remonstrators having appeared and no written remonstrances having been re- ceived, upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the resolution adopted February 8, 1971, was ratified and confirmed. And the City Engineer was directed to prepare an assessment roll covering the assessment of benefits and the award of damages to surrounding property owners. REQUEST TO ATTEND FUNERAL OF STATE TROOPER JOHN STREU Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the Board approved the request of Assistant Chief Kenneth McDonald to send an honor guard to Logansport, Indiana, to attend the funeral of State Trooper John Streu February 23, 1971, who was killed in the line of duty, and to use a Police Department vehicle for transportation. AREA PLAN COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION AND ADOPTION OF VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 3336, 1971 - NATHAN LERMAN Area Plan Commission files with the Board its recommendation that Jennings Avenue and the alley north and parallel to Jennings Avenue be vacated, but that Tasher Avenue remain a publicly dedicated thoroughfare until other means of access is provided for Lot No. 5 in Crestview Second Addition. Upon motion made, seconded and unanimously carried, the following resolution was adopted: "VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 3336, 1971 "RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, That it is desirable to vacate the following: The east -west alley between Tasher Avenue and Jennings Avenue from the east line of Lot 19 to the west line of Lot 27 in Crestview First Addition. Also, Jennings Avenue from the east line of Lot 19 to the west line of Lot 27 in Crestview First Addition. Reserving the rights and easement-s of all utilities and the municipal city of South Bend, Indiana, to construct and main- tain any facilities, including, but not limited to, the following: electric, telephone, gas, water, sewer, surface water control structures and ditches, within the,vacated right of way, unless such rights are released by the individual utilities.