06/03/63 Board of Public Works Minutes

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June 3, 1963 A regular meeting of the Board of Public Safety was held on Monday, June 3, 1963 at 10:00 A.M. Messrs. R. S. Andrys-iak and Irving J. Smith were present. Minutes of the last regular meeting were read and approved. Vouchers were approved and ordered paid to the various suppliers. —_••— — -._.YL+_L�r�ny� v_lv�-uuHx JIx�Ct x�Yuxi) 1xAFFIG ENGINEER Clem'Hazinski, Traffic Engineer, submitted a report to the Board on his findings as a result of an intensive investigation on a one-way street system installed experimentally on Beverly Place between Lathrop and Oakwood and Inglewood Place between Lathrop & Oakwood The purpose of the>:orr.Tway system was to determine whether recently - installed system on Beverly Place has relieved a dangerous situation without causing great inconvenience and/or other hazards. In his Report Mr. Hazinski pointed out that Beverly Place is one-way north from Oakwood Boulevard to Lathrop Street and Lathrop Street is one way east from Beverly Place to Inglewood Courti a total distance of approximately two and one-half blocks. Berkley Place intersects Beverly Place at an acute angle midway between Oakwood and Lathrop. Inglewood Place is the first two-way street east of Beverly Place which runs from Lathrop to Oakwood. The Report contained a detailed account of volume of traffic, speed studies and general information pertinent to the subject. As a result of his Report, Mr. Hazinski made the following recommendations: 1. Widen Beverly Place to 30 feet between Oakwood and Lathrop Streets and widen Lathrop to its full width of 40 feet between Beverly and Riverside Drive (Barrett Law.) 2. Allow one-way system to remain in effect until the above - mentioned improvements are completed and enforced as such. 3. Post a reduced speed limit on Beverly Place. The Report was accepted and ordered placed on file. Comes now Mr. Don.Yates, 2218 Inglewood Place to object to the rest of the neighborhood being inconvenienced because of a situation involving only Beverly Place. Mr. Yates agreed that the one-way system should remain in effect until 6treet ie� widened under-Bars.ett Law. Comes now Mr. David Koehler, 2149 Beverly Place to disagree that the system is an inconvenience.. He did agree that some of the problem might be solved by the elimination of curb parking on Beverly. The Board, having heard the remonstrators who wished to be heard and having fully examined the Report submitted by Mr. gazinski, took the matter under advisement and will make its findings on or before the next meeting of the Board. .