04/23/1951 Board of Public Works Minutes

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M Mr. Miller informed the Board that 6000 lumen lights had been installed on Olive Street, South of Fisher Street; Sample Street, East of Olive Street; and on Sample Street at the New York Central Railroad, a part of the cost of which is to be paid by the New York Central Railroad, The Grand Trunk Western Railroad, and the city to illumina#a the grade crossings at Olive and Sample Streets. The following letter was written to the State Highway Commission: Mr. 'Samuel C. Hadden, Chairman State Highway Commission of Indiana State House Annex Indianapolis, Indiana Dear Mr. Hadden: Referring to our letter of February 27, 1951 in regard to one-way streets; we wish to state that the city of South Bend is agreeable to the proposed changes in re-routing of State and Federal traffic as discussed and agreed,upon tentatively by your Director of Traffic, Norman Schafer and our Traffic Engineer, ErrB st H. Miller, at a meeting in Indianapolis, Friday, April 20. 1951. We understand that State and Federal traffic as a result of this meeting will be re- routed as follows: U.S. 20 traffic that ordinarily travels south on Lafayette Boulevard will be reroute east on LaSalle to Main Street, south on Main Street to Colfax Avenue and then east on Colfax Avenue. State Route 23 traffic that ordinarily travels south on Lafayette Boulevard will be jre-routed south on Michigan Street to Western Avenue then west on 1.%'estern Avenue followin 'present established routes. State Route 2 traffic that ordinarily travels south on Lafayette will be re-routed straight east on Western Avenue to Michigan Street, south on Michigan Street to Monroe Street, then east Mtn Monroe Street following present established routes. The one block of Main Street where U.S. 20 traffic will be re-routed is included in a contract let by the City of South Bend a few weeks ago for resurfacing Main Street between LaSalle Avenue and Western Avenue. ,r'lork on this street is scheduled to start ar the 23rd of May. Very truly yours, cc: Mr. Earl B. Lockridge Mr. John A. Kelley, George A. Schock, Mayor Mr. Norman Schafer R. S. Andrysiak Frank J. Bruggner F.• K. Baer BOARD OF PUBLIC VVERKS & SAFETY ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT: Contractor's Bonds were approved and ordered filed for Walter Skiles; Charles R. Bowen, Sr.; Gafill Oil Company; Charles Osterhold; Charles Snyder;, and Desire Versl ype of Mishawaka. The Board approved plans for the improvement of Carroll Street from Chippewa to Sher wood Avenue. A petition was received asking for the vacation of the alley west of Michigan Street and est of Main Street from the north line of Navarre Street to the south line of the first alley north of Navarre Street in Bartletts lst Addition. This was referred to the City Plan Commission. Permission was granted to Ham the Wrecker to occupy the north and south alley at the, rear of 119-121-123 North Michigan Street, while the building is being razed: STREET DEPARTMENT: Melton 0. Brannan, Street Commissioner, was present and matters per- taining to his Department were discussed. CEMETERY DEPARTMENT: Stanley Leszczynski, Sexton, was present and matters pertaining to his Department were discussed. There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned at ,11: a.m. ATTEST: CJ • • 0 0