11/16/1953 Board of Public Works Minutes

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• 0 A Storm Sewer Plan for that portion of Corby Street, located in McKinley Terrace Addition, Section "B", bearing the date of November 9, 1953, and certified by Wm. S. Moore, Engineer, was examined and approved by the Board. The Certificate of Insurance provided by Continental Casualty Company, by Carl W. Ginz, Inc., for the protection of the Association of Commerce of South Bend, Indiana & Michigan Electric Company and the City of South Bend, in the matter of public liability involving Christmas Decorations for the nine city blocks, as specified in the certificate for the period of November 14, 1953 to January 31, 1954s was examined by the Board and ordered placed on file. A public utilities easement, recorded in the Office of the St. Joseph County Recorder in Book 521, Page 465, No.91863, granted the City-of.South Bend, by John and Luella Van Vynckt, Husband and wife, was approved and accepted by the Board, and ordered f iled. VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 2766 - 1953 RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA*- That it is desirable to vacate the following: A PART OF SHERMAN AVENUE DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT'THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 19, WM. MILLERIS ADDITION, THENCE WEST 14.60 FEET; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY A DISTANCE OF 34.03 FEET; THENCE EAST 6.30 FEET TO THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT 19; THENCE NORTH ALONG THE WEST LINE OF LOT 19,: A DISTANCE OF 33 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. The following property may be injuriously or beneficially affected by such vacation: Lot Numbered 19, Wm. Miller's Addition Notice of this resolution shall be published on the 20th day of November and on the 27th day of November 1953 in the South Bend Tribune and Tri-County News. This Board, at its office in the City Hall, on the 7th day of December 1953, at 11:00 A. M. will hear and receive remonstrances from all persons interested in or affected by these proceedings. Adopted this 16th day of November 1953• G. P. Ziegler R. S. Andrysiak I. A. Hurwich Board of Public Works & Sa e y VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 2767 - 1953 RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA: That it is desirable to vacate the following: THE PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENT BETWEEN LOTS NUMBERED ?5 AND 76 IN EDISON PARK ADDITION, FROM THE NORTH COMMON CORNER OF BOTH LOTS TO A POINT SEVENTY (70) FEET SOUTH ALONG THE COMMON PROPERTY LINE OF BOTH LOTS. The following property may injuriously or beneficially affected by such vacation: Lots numbered 75 and 76, Edison Park Addition. Adopted this 16th day of November 1953- G. P. Ziegler R. S. Andrysiak 1. A. Hurwich Board of Public Works & Safety Next appeared before the Board, Councilmen, Wm. A. Hahn and Walter Glass, bringing t ;;the Boardts attention, the deliberate blocking of East Colfax Avenue, from Ironwood Drive to Tuxedo Drive, bythe use of a bulldozer to make this thorofare impassable. The 1jcouncilmen were informed by -the Board that suit is pending to obtain a declaratory judgment to establish easement for the thorofare, and failing in this, East Colfax • ;Avenue can be opened by exercising the right of eminent domain.