03/05/1956 Board of Public Works Minutes

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450 1' At the regular meeting of the Council, the followingmatter was referred to the ,!Board of Public Works & Safety for appropriate disposal or for specific action as indicated: A motion was made by Councilman Tellson, seconded by Councilman Glass, that the Board of Public Works have an investigation made of heavy trucks using West Ewing Avenue which is a Boulevard; Councilman Erler amended the motion to include the speeding of trucks and to include Altgeld Street in the in- vestigation, motion seconded by Councilman Glass. Motion carried. Council would like a report on this investigation by their next meeting, March lap 1956. Councilman Christman asked that the Board of Public Works & Safety also include in their investigastion, the bad congestion of traffics► and the condition of the South Shore railroad tracks at the intersection of LaSalle Avenue and Lin - coin Way West, and at LaSalle and Main Street. He suggested that some sort of an island or divider would help the congestion at LaSalle and Lincoln Way West. Both matters were taken under advisement by the Board of Public Works & Safety and the report will be given next Monday, March 12, 1956. A petition was received asking for the vacation of the north -..and south alley be- tween Lots 97 and 98 in part of Lincoln Manor Addition; from the south right of way line;, of Bonds avenue south to the north line of the east and west alley at the rear of said Lots No. 97 and 98 all in the city of South Bend, Indiana and was referred to the City Plan Com- mission for their investigation and recommendation. 1- VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 2828 This being the date set hearing was held on the resolution heretofore adopted b the Board of Public Works and Safety for the vacationof Johnson Street from the north line. of Washington Avenue to the South line of Orange Street, under Resolution No. 2828. The 'Clerk of the Board having shown sufficient proofs of publicstion and no remonstrators ha-_ 1,'ving appeared and no written remonstrances having been filed with the Clerk, it was moved," :seconded and unanimously carried that the said resolution be finall adopted and the said ;street be vacated, providing that the South Shore Railroad warning gates on the south side of Orange Street at :Johnson Street may be removed; the gates on the north side of Orange zStreet at Johnson to remain; that South Shore warning gates and lights should be install- ,ed at the Brookfield -Orange intersection. The Engineering Department is directed to pre — ,pare an assessment roll covering the assessment of benefits and the award of damages to ;the surrounding properties. VACATION RESOLUTION NO. 2831 ENTRY OF PETITION PRESENTED The Board of Public Works & Safety hereby received and placed on file the Petition 1;of Dean Barnes and 21 others for the improvement of 29th Street from the South line of ;;Pleasant Street to the North line of Northside Blvd. by constructing a Class "C" Pavement! land cement concrete curbs. PETITION REFERRED TO ENGINEER RESOLUTION NO. 2831 The petition of Dean Barnes and 21 others for the improvement of 29th Street from' ;;the south line of Pleasant Street to the North line of Northside Boulevard by constructing a Class 11C" pavement (Types 1 to 4 inclusive) and cement concrete curbs is referred to the' iCity Engineer, for investigation and recommendation at the next regualr meeting of the Board. R. S. Andrysiak Irving J. Smith Frank J. Bruggner CITY CIVIL ENGINEER►S RECOMMENDATION RESOLUTION NO. 2831 I Referring to the Petition of Dean Barnes and 21 others for the improvement of 29th ;Street from the South line of Pleasant Street to the North line of Northside Blvd. by con Istructing a Class "C" pavement (Types 1 to 4 inclusive) and cement concrete curbs, the Ci#y l°Engineer recommends that the Petition be granted. R. S. Andrysiak City Engineer I • 0 • •