11/21/1928 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Vednesday Evening November Mt., 1928. feet (51) to each one hundred feet (TOO) -until it intersects the present .--rade of Leer, Street except that vertical curves forty feet (401) in length shall be provided at the uD-roe-r and lower ends of the approach. The grade of the approach south from the south right of way line shall be a descending grade of one and thirtyseven hundredths feet (10371) to each one hundred feet (1001) -until it intersects the present- grade of Leer street, except that vertical curves forty feet (401) in length shall be provided at the lower end of the approach. The gra,.e of Raymbnd Court shall be changed so as to conform to the grade of Leer Street and the grade of said Raymond ourt west from the west line of Leer Street shall be a descending gtade along two vertical curves each forty feet (40r) in leng".� h until it intersects the present grade of Raymond Court. The grade of said -Raymond court eastwak-.41y from the east line of Leer"Street shall be,a descend- ing grade of two and one half feet (2.51) to each one hundred feet (1001) until it intersects the present grade of Raymond Court. The grdde of the alley adjacent to New York Central Railroad north right of way line running between Miami Street and Leer Street, known as Leer Court, shall be changed so as to conform to the grade of Leer Street. The grade of said Leer Court westwardly from the west line of Leer �'_treet shall be a descending grade • of feive feet (51) to each one hundred feet (1001) until it intersects the -oresent grade of the said Leer Court, except that vertical curves forty feet (401) in length shall be provided at the upper and lower ends of the approach grade. The grade of said Leer Court eastwardly from the east line of Leer Street shall be a descending grade of five feet (51) to each one hundred feet (I001) until it intersects the present grade of the said Leer Court, except that vertical curves forty feet (401) • in length shall be provided at the upper and lower ends of the a-moroach grade. (28) No se-Daration of grade shall be required where the tracks of said railroad intersects the first alley east of 111chigan Street and that part of said alley which lies within the right of way of said company shall be vacated. (29) '0outh Walnut Street: The grade of South Walnut Street where the same intersects the tracks of the Grand Trunk "estern Railway and the tracks of • the Illinois Division of the New York Central Railroad, shall be raised not more than four and fifty-nine hundredths feet (4.591) above the ton of the highest rail of. the old Grand Trunk ffestern Railway Company's tracks, the elevation of said rail being 61.48 when referred to South Bend datum, and 146569 when referred to New York Central datum. The grade of the approach south from a point twenty seven feet (281) south of said. center line of said track shall be a descending grade of five feet (51) to each one hundred feet (I001) until the same intersects the rresent grade of South Walnut Street,, except that vertical curves forty feet (401) in length shall be provided at the uDner and lower ends of grade as changed. The grade of the approach north said from a point one hundred and three feet (1031) north from the above center line shall be a descending gr4de of five feet (51) to each one hundred feet (I001) until it 10illiam 'treet, intersects the present grade of South except that vertical curves forty feet (401) in length shall be provided at the upper and lower ends. of grade as changed.