05/26/1952 Board of Public Works Minutes

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C7 0 of Public Works and Safety having proofs of publication of the notices to property owners and the same having been found sufficient, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of South Bend, Indiana, that the -Primary of Preliminary Assessment Roll adopted by the Board on the 28th day of April, 1952, for the improvement of TWENTIETH STREET PAVEMENT be and the same_ is in all things confirmed. Ward H. Crothers lerk of the Board R. S. Andrysiak G. P. Ziegler I. A. Harwich Board of Public Works & Safety J )A letter addressed to the Board from the Amalgamated Association of -Street, IEleatric Railwayand Motor Coach Employees of American, Division No. 996, under date i+of May 20, 1952 was read and ordered placed on file. The following petitions were examined by the Board -and referred to the City ineer for investigation of the improvement requested, and a report of his findings: HUMBOLDT STREET from Fremont Street to alley west of Meade Street. WASHINGTON AVENUE from Ironwood Drive to the East Curb line of Tuxedo Street. WILSON STREET from Ironwood Drive to west property line of Tuxedo -Street. FIRST ALLEY VEST OF MICHIGAN STREET from Donald Street to Ewing Avenue. ALLEY FROM CHAPIN STREET to Prairie Avenue. i A petition for vacating a 121 portion of Woodside Street adjacent to the north !side of the Edwards Iron Works building, as illustrated in drawing accompanying the • ;petition was examined and referred bythe Board to the City Plan Commission. STREET DEPARTMENT: Street Commissioner H. M. Tomlinson, was present and took up with rthe Board his personal observations and recommendations in regard to the Meade Street ailroad crossing, over which Olive Street traffic is being temporarily re-routed and 'which involves both the New York Central and the South Shore Lines. Question arose as �to which railroad assumes responsibility over a certain portion of right-of-way at this crossing, and the Board agreed the matter should be referred to the City Traffic Ingineer for his investigation and report. A petition for the installing of traffic lights at the corner of Western and Sheridan Avenues was examined and ordered to be referred to the Traffic Engineer for • iinvestigation and report. Contractor's Bond in the amount of $1,000.00 of the Hilton Construction Company,. Inc., was examined and approved by the Board. !� There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 11:15 A. M. I I Attest: Clerk 0