04/03/1928 Board of Public Works Minutes

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T Tuesday, �pril 3rd., 1928. 37 .0 to Arnold �'treet, and south on'Arnold 8�tree.t,`to its right-of-way,. and to construct and ;I maintain in connection therewith all neces ar marsh-les; that upon the completion of said conduits the same may be used by the sa Grand Trunk `°est ern ail way ompany and the rdestern Union Teleghgph ompany, as housing 'or their respective telegraph uires, and for the !operation 'thereof. The Grand Drunk Western Railway ompany agreen that upon the completion of said conduits it will remove the open wires and pole line „now extending from the western terminus. of said conduit, as now located, to Laurel Street; that it will replace the earth and pavements of all street which it may excavate, so, that the �._ same may be leftn as good condition as the same were before the commencement of such excavation. i -In witness whereof the parties have duly executed this agreement, this 3rd., day of April 1928 { Grand Trunk Western Railway Company. I, Board of Public '. orks ? • l By W. R. Hinkle 'I John J. Ole jniczak Ralph H. Kuss. it I; City Esigine er, H. G. 'gray, filed plans and the _,Board adopted a resolution I) for the opening and extension of Twenty-second "'treet under Condemnation resolution No.2038. (Insert see files for copy of resolution.) i In the above named Amondemnation Resolution, the Board hereby -orders that on the a4t.11 , dayof *R:� I928, this Board will meet in their office in the pity Hall at 7Xifli-%M '. , to hear and redeive remonstrances from all persons whose property haay be affected by said condemnation. The Board further orders that notices Of said hearing shall be published on the e.., day of April and on the Ntb,.. , day of April i' I928 in the South Bend News limes and. tribune, according to law. i City engineer, H. G.' ulray, submitted partial estimate number I for the pipe sewer improvement in Lawton ''treet betvreen Olive ''treet and Bendix Drive i in accordance with the terms of the contract between the Northern Indiana Construction Company, contractors Under Improvement Resolution No.I972. The Board signed and approved same in the amount . of $1, 824. 75. The Board approved the following petition of the Chicago, South Bend and Northern Indiana Railway Company: "ode.; the undersigned, as Receiver of the Chicago, South Bend and northern Indiana Railway Company calls the attention of your Honorable Board to the following facts: The New York Central Railroad Company is now ready to proceed and has actually started on the grade separation at Chapin Street. the work at this point is of such character that it is impossible �or this street railway company to continue the operation of its cars across the New ork Central tracks while the works is in progress. On the Chapin Street line of the street railway companyseveral thousand passengers are carried Bach day. These passengers will be greatly inconvenienced if a detour track is not laid which will enable them to go to and from their homes and places of business without interruption of street railway service. In order to meet these conditions and in order to provide adequate street railer service without interruption the undersigned, as Receiver f or the Chicago. South Bend and Rorthern Indiana Railway 'lompany resepetfully petitions your honorable Board for permission and authority to lay a temporary detour track to be used until such time as service can again be resumed across the New York Central Railroad dompanys right of way at the present location. the detrour track to start at Chapin and Ford Street, and to be located on the north side of Ford atreet as fas as -Scott Street; on the east side of Scott Street to Lunn Street and in the center of Bunn Street to Chapin Street, together with all necessary poles, overhead work and connecting curiaes and tracks. . nny damage which may be caused to the -pavement on Ford street to be repaired by the railway company at its ovm expense of#er the temporary tr cks are removed. The undersigned further petitions your Board for permission to barricade Scott Street between Dunn Street and Ford Street 'for a period of two weeks\;during • , the contraction of the temporary detour of the street railway tracks,. It is understood by the Railway ompany that the crossing of the temporary detour track at,Seott and Qtreets, and also at Scott`and Ford Streets, are to