05/24/1954 Board of Public Works Minutes

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174 ;and asked for a re -statement of the cooperative efforts made by the railroads and the !truckers to remedy this traffic problem. After some discussion it was conceded -by the ,truckers that the Grand Trunk Western has cooperated fully in keeping switching oper- ations involving this crossing to a minimum. Macolm M. Bell of Elkhart, an operations executive of the New York Central, contended that seventy-five percent of their ;switching operations are confined to the yards west of Olive Street, and that if his !office is notified, either directly, or through Traffic Engineer, E. H. Miller, as to time and date, and locomotive number of the offending switching crew, the New York Central, will be able to bring this problem under control. It was the final decision in the discussion to further attempt to correct and control the excessive switching Operations, which have brought about this complaint, thru the established committee ;comprised of Messrs. Seeburger and Thompson of the New York Central and the. Grand Trunk Western Railroad, E. H. Miller, Traffic Engineer of the City of South Bend, and Yard- master Hickey of the New Jersey Railroad. The Board next directed the Clerk to proceed to advertise Notice of Condemnation, in accordance with resolution adopted at the regular meeting of the Board on Monday, ! May 10, 1954, for the purpose of acquiring easement rights to certain tracts of propert in connection with the sewage disposal system. A letter was received from the City Plan Commission,under date of May 22nd, recommending the vacation of alley between Lot 2 of Susan M. Stokes, Subdivision of B. 0. L. 96 and Pulaski Park, and this was referred to the Engineer for investigation. A letter was received from the City Plan Commission, under date of May 22nd, recommending the vacation of the alley beginning on the south side of Thomas Street running south along the west line of Lot Twenty -Four (24), between McPherson and Laurel Streets, a distance of 134.51, and this was referred to the Engineer for investigation. SANITATION: H. M. Tomlinson, Supt. of the Sanitation Department, being present, the Board issued the directive that garbage truck crews are not to pick up any trash, ashes, or other refuse, but confine their pick up to garbage. The Board further directed that the Sanitation Department must insist upon compliance on the part of householders with the Boardts regulation that garbage is to be wrapped in paper before being place in regulation metal container. STREET DEPARTMENT: Street Commissioner, H. M. Tomlinson, being present, took up with the Board the matter of the oiling of Circle Avenue and the area on Niles Avenue occupied by the Co -Operative Coal Company, Co -Operative Locker Plant and New York Central Railroad. The Board approved agreements reached between the Commissioner and the commercial interests involved, and directed that the Commissioner proceed with the oiling operations. A petition requesting the oiling of the street in the 400 block of Wellington Stre was approved by the Board and Commissioner Tomlinson was directed to proceed with this improvement. The Board further directed that the Street Department oil that section of Riversid Drive in the area of construction activities now under way in connection with the Sewage Treatment Plant and appurtenances thereto. Mr. Edward Barkowski then appeared before the Board requesting permission for the erecting of a signboard at Western Avenue and Taylor Street. City Attorney, I. A. Hurwich informed Mr. Barkowski that upon receipt of satisfactory written agreement that he would be responsible for the removal of the sign, in the event the City requires the location for street widening at a later date, the Board is agreeable to permit the erection of sign in accordance with his request. VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 2774 This being the date set,, -hearing was held on the assessment roll showing the award of damages and the assessment of benefits in the matter of vacation SORIN STREET FROM PRESTON DRIVE TO THE EAST,LINE OF THE RECORDED MCKINLEY TERRACE ADDITION TO THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, legally described in Resolution No. 2774, on file in the Board of Public Works and Safety Office. In the above named assessment roll, no remonstrators appeared and no written remonstrances were filed, the Clerk of the Board submitted proofs of publication of notices and same were found sufficient, and the Board, therefore, finds that the several lots and parcels of land have been benefited and damaged in the amounts shown on said roll. The Board, therefore, decided to take final action on said assessment roll and declares same in all things ratified, confirmed and approved without modi- fication and the proceedings closed, and the street vacated upon receipt of the amount of benefit assessments from the various property owners so benefited and all proceed- ings had with reference to said street vacation are hereby sustained. TRAPPIC DEPARTN ENT: Traffic Engineer, E. H. Miller, being present, brought to the Boardts attention a letter from Mr. H. S. Cover, concerning the practice of night -parking along his premises, resulting in:the unsightly collection of bottles and empty beer cans, and • 11 • 0