11/21/1928 Board of Public Works Minutes

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• • C] • • • Wednesday, November 21st. , 1928. of said alley west of the west line of Scott Stre-�t, as established in No.6 above, !' shall be an ascending grade of three feet (3f) to each one hundred feet (I00f) until it intersects the present grade of said alley, except that vertical curves forty feet (4011 in length shall be provided at the upper and lower ends of the grade as changed. (8) Prairie Avenue; At the intersection of Prairie Avenue and the tracks of said railroad, the surface of said avenue from a 'point eleven feet (III) north, to a point one hundred ninety-seven feet (197t) south of the center line of the old west bound main track, shall be depressed one and eighty three hundredths feet (I.831) below the top of the south rail of the old west bound main track, the elevation of said south rail being 64.28 when referred to South Bend datum and 149.49 when referred to New York Central datum. Clearance shall be twelve'mnd one half feet (12.51) between the surface of the avenue as fixed above and the bottom of the superstructure over said avenue. The grade of said avenge under the superstructure shall be level. The grade of the approach of said avenue from a point eleven feet (III) north of the center line of old wrest bound main track shall be an ascending grade along the two (2) vertical curves each fifty feet (501) in length and the grade of the approach south from a point one hundred and ninety-seven feet (1971) south of the center line of said old west bound main track shall be an ascending grade along two (2* vertical curiren each fity feet (501) in length. That prairie Avenue has been increased in width ten feet (I01) south of the right of way of said vailroad to a total width of seventy feet (70) and it is orders that said avenue be opened to a width of seventy feet (701) across said right of way, and that a subway shall be construction for said width of seventy feet (701). (9) The grade of South Street which intersects Scott Street and Prairie Avenge shall be changed and the grade of said South Street east from the east line of Scott Street, as established at No.6 above, shall be an ascending grade along two (2) vertical naves each sixty feet (WI) in length, and the grade of the .said South Street west of Prairie Avenye, as established at No.8 above, shall be a level grade, until it intersects the present grade of South Street. (JO). The grade of Taylor, which intersects Prairie Avenue shall be changed to conform to the north approach grade of prairie Avenye as fixed in No.8 above, and the grade of Taylor Street north of the intersection of said streets shall be an ascending vertical curve fifty feet (501 ) long. (II) Lafayette Street; At the intersection of Lafayette Street and the tracks i ,j �f said railroad, the surface of said street from a point forty three feet (43 ) !' north of the center line of old west bound main track to a point one hundred and fifty two feet (I521) south of center If said track shall be depressed one and fifty one hundredths feet (I.5I1) below the top of the south rail of the old west bound main track, the elevation of said track being 64.52 when referred to South Bend datum and 149.73 when referred to New York Central datum. Clearance shall be twelve and one half feet (12.5) between the surface of the street as fixed above and super structure over said street; the grade of said street under the superstructure shall