07/25/1949 Board of Public Works Minutes

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560 said deed being recorded in Book 455, Page 295 in the Recorder's Office of the County of St. Joseph. The Board now decides to vacate part of an alley west of Vernon Street and running North from Dubai! Avenue to the New York Central right-of-i,ray. ' The Engineering Depart- ment is directed to prepare a Resolution for same. To The Honorable Members of? Board of Public Safety, City Hall' South Benda Gentlemen: The American and De Luxe Bus Lines are using our premises located at L. 1,% East & Jefferson Blvd for off street parking and load- ing and unloading of passengers. They have used our offices as a waiting room for patrons. Wei the Yellow Cab Co have leased to the American Bus Lines the building located at 322 East Jefferson, next door to us to the east, to be used as a depot and restaurant for their patrons. To provide a more convenient access to the building and to eliminate the possibility of congestion and accidents in the area now used by them, we propose to use the lot east of their building at 322 E. Jefferson Blvd for the above purpose mentioned. Therefore, we would like to have your consideration and consent to remove about 18 feet of curb, which is necessary to enter the lot. A public alley about 40 feet further east will provide the other enterance. Yours very truly, YEfLOW CAB CO, INC. , S/ A. J. Scanlon I the Board granted the request of the Yellow Cab Company and on the recommendation of the City Engineer permission was granted for a 14 ft. driveway with a V foot radius ;ion either side. respective, Mr. Thomas Luce and I�lr. Harry Folk, owner and operator/of a dump located at 1324 '.South Bend Avenue appeared before the Board. After a full discussion the Board laid !doi�m certain rules and regulations to be followed in the operation of the dump. Fire ,in the dump is to be confined to a small area in the lowest point of the dump. The oper- ator i's to check each load to be dumped to see there' is no garbage therein. A road is to be built into the dump to the area to be used for burning paper. The management was :!warned that violation of the rules would result in the closing of the dump. STATE OF INDIANA ) SS:' i ST. JOSEPH COUNTY ) IN THE IATT R relating to the Improvement made under Improvement Resolution No. 2573- 1948 and the Aland and specifications therefor comes now Lee A. Rieth who being duly sworn upon oath deposes and says he is acquainted with the Rieth-Riley Construction Company the party to whom was awarded the contract and who performed the work under Improvement Resolution 1%To. 2573-1948. That he is familiar with and personally knows the requirements of the plans and specifications of said improvement resolution and further knows that the said Rieth- Riley Construction Company in the performance of said work complied with all the terms and conditions of said plans and specifications in every 'parti cular, and that the material used was of the character, kind, quantity and quality required therein and ac- cording to and under the direction of the Board of Public Works and Safety. Lee A. Rieth Subscribed and sworn to before me this 15th day of July, 1949. Jacob Bidbble Notary Public, St. Joseph County, Indiana EPTING FINAL EST! ATE RESOLUTION ACC No. 2573 - 1948 South Bendy Indiana July 259 1949 Be It Resolved, By the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of South Bend, India.na, that the Final Estimate, and Primary or Preliminary Assessment Roll submitted • • • •