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<br />to his,Depart:
<br />Ernest Miller, Traffic Engineer, was present and matters pertaining
<br />Were discussed.
<br />Mr. Miller presented his report on the petition to designate Ewing Avenue from Frank
<br />lin Street to Prairie Avenue as a boulevard. In.the above report Mr..Miller indicated
<br />that less than 25% of the truck traffic is thru truck traffic, the balance being inner-ci
<br />truck traffic. Unless some other reason exists, other than the nuisance factor, he sees
<br />no reason why Ewing*Avenue should be designated as a boulevard at this time..,The Board,
<br />therefore, denied the petition.
<br />BUSSES: The,following letter was received from the Northern Indiana Transit, Inc.;
<br />The Honorable Board of Public Works and Safety
<br />City of South Bend
<br />South Bend, Indiana
<br />Gentlemen:
<br />As you know, we unaugurated service on a trial basis into the Edison Park
<br />area on Monday, October 30, 1950. This has been in operation three months,
<br />and at the present time all we are carrying is nine children to school in
<br />the morning and from school in the afternoon. This means that our total
<br />revenue from the entire operation is only 90� at the 5� rate of fare for
<br />school children. Under our contract restrictions it is necessary that we
<br />pay the drivers involved a total of $9.36 per day. No adults of this -.area
<br />are availing themselves of this service.
<br />Under the foregoing conditions, we feel it to be rather out of order to
<br />operate at this cost to merely carry nine children to and from school in
<br />that type of vehicle.
<br />We, therefore, respectfully request permission of your honorable body to
<br />discontinue this operation at the close of school Friday, February 9, 1951,
<br />Your kind consideration of this request will be appreciated.
<br />Yours very truly,
<br />NORTHERN INDIANA TRANSIT, INC.,
<br />By: E. G. Crandon
<br />Vice -President & Gentl Manager
<br />The Board granted the above request.
<br />ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT: Excavation Bonds were approved and ordered filed for Joseph M.
<br />Hisnay; and Edward J. White, Inc.,
<br />DEDICATION
<br />WHEREAS, a plat with dedication of streets and alleys indicated thereon is now pre-
<br />sented to the Board, to be known as Swanson's Re'
<br />lat of Lots 10 and 37 Jefferson Heights
<br />an addition to South Bend; Indiana, and
<br />1. This plat and dedication is filed in the records of the Board of Public Works and
<br />Safety in Row # , Drawer # , and recorded in Book #481, Page 85, in the Recorderts
<br />Office of St. Joseph County,
<br />NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Board'of Public Works and Safety of the City
<br />of South Bend, Indiana, that all public streets,'alleys and public places dedicated to
<br />the 'public use in said plat are hereby accepted and approved by said Board for and on be
<br />half of the City of South Bend, Indiana.
<br />The Board granted to the United States Army Corps of Engineers permission to use
<br />following described land for making an exploratory.survey:
<br />A part of the Northeast and Northwest quarters of Section two (2) Township thirty-
<br />seven (37) North of Range two (2) East, in St. Joseph County, State -of Indiana,
<br />bounded by a line running as follows, viz: Commencing at the intersection of the West
<br />bank of the St. Joseph River, with the extension East of the North line of the alley whi
<br />lies North and adjacent to lots'One Hundred Twenty-four (124) to One
<br />Hundred Thirty-three (133) inclusive in Portage Park Addition to the City of South Bend,
<br />Indiana; thence down stream along the West bank of said river to the South line of the
<br />right-of-way of the Michigan Central Railway; thence Westerly along said South right-of-
<br />way line to an intersection with the Northeasterly line of an alley produc&d which line
<br />is one hundred thirty-four (134) feet measured at right angles from the Northeasterly li
<br />of Woodward Avenue produced North-westerly; thence Southeasterly with the Northeasterly
<br />line of said alley to the Northerly line of the alley along lots one hundred thirty-thre
<br />(133) to one hundred twenty-four (124) inclusive in said Portage Park Addition, thence
<br />Easterly along said Northerly line of said alley to the place of beginning, containing
<br />six (6) acres more Ir less; excepting therefrom all the land lying South of Angela Boule
<br />vard.
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