02/09/1953 Board of Public Works Minutes

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562 The application of Marshall Holycross for cab license was then taken up by the Board, in accordance with legal notice setting this date for a hearing in the matter, and remostrance having been made, the Board decided to take the application under advise ment for further investigation before granting license. RESOLUTION NO. 2744 This being the date set, hearing was had on the resolution heretofore adopted by the Board of Public Works and Safety f6r the vacation of street and alley described as follows: • Beginning at a point which is the northeast corner of Lot 87 as shown on the recorded Plat of South Bend City as platted by Samuel Morrison, now a part of the City of South Bend, located in the northeast quarter (1) of the northeast quarter (4) of Section 14, Township 37 north, Range 2 east; thence due west a distance of 107.50 ft.; thence due south a distance of 264 ft.; thence due east a distance of 107.50 ft.; thence due south a distance of 14- 00 ft.; thence due west a distance of 107.50 ft.; thence due south a distance of 17.67 ft.; thence due west a distance of 11�.00 ft.; thence due north a distance of 348.37 ft.; thence due east a distance ;of 20.00 ft.; thence due north a distance of 10.10 ft.; thence due east a distance of 101.50 ft.; and, thence due south a distance of . 62.80 ft. to the point of beginning, under Vacation Resolution No.2744. The Clerk of the Board having shown. sufficient proofs of publication and no remonstrators having appeared and no written remonstrances having been filed with the Clerk, it was moved, seconded and unanimously carried that the said resolution be finally adopted and the said portion of the street and alley be vacated. The Engineer- ing Department is directed to prepare an assessment roll covering the assessment of benefits and the award of damages to the surrounding properties. R. S. Andrysiak, City Engineer, filed primary assessment roll showing the awards of damages and the assessment of benefits in the matter of the vacation of street and alley described above under Vacation Resolution No. 2744. . In the above named assessment roll, the Board hereby orders that it will meet in the City Hall at 11:00 A. 14. on the 9th day of March, 1953 for the purpose of hearing and receiving remonstrances from all persons interested in or affected by said vacation, and the Board further orders that notice of said hearing, together with the amount of damages awarded and benefits assessed be addressed to the property owners by publish- ing same on the 13th day of February and on the 20th day of February, andon the 27th day of February, 1953 in the South Bend Tribune and the Tri-County News. The following property may be injuriously or beneficially affected by such vacation: All Lots Nos. 87, 88, 89, 90, 91 00.00 00.00 Plat of South Bend City Addition Respectfully submitted this 9th day of February, 1953• R. S. Andrysiak, CITY CIVIL ENGINEER. The proposed vacation and relocation of Sorin Street from Preston Drive to the east line of McKinley Terrace Addition, and vacation of alley north of Lot 135 and alley east of Lot 132 was next considered, and a letter from the City Plan Commission, under date of February 6th, calling attention to the necessity of changing the zoning pattern prior to the vacating of the area described was read. In view of this situatio the Board directed the Clerk to inform the attorney for Place & Company, the petitioner in the matter, of the fact that petition has been acted upon favorably by the City Plan Commission, but continued action must be taken by the following steps: 1. The zoning of this area should be changed. 2. After such change, the alleys .can then be vacated. 3. The area should be replatted. The matter of the replatting of an addition know. as Belleville Unit "D" was next • given attention, and a letter from the City Plan Commission, under date of February 6, 1953, calling attention to certain public utility easements which must be vacated to clear the way for the proposed replatting, was read by the Board. In view of the situation presented by these easements, the Board directed the clerk to inform the Colpaert Realty Corporation, the parties interested in such replatting, it will be necessary to first obtain the vacating of these easements, and their attorney should proceed accordingly. 0