11/21/1928 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Wednesday, November 21st. , 1928. be level, and the grade of the approach north from the point forty three feet (43'1) north of of the center of said track shall be a straight line intersecting the present grade of ILafayette Street at the north line of South Street; and the grade of the approach south from a point one hundred and fifty two feet (1521) south of the center of said track shall be an ascending grade of two and one half feet (211) to each one hundred feet (1001) until it intersects the present grade of Lafayette Street. Vettisal curves i sixty feet (601) in length shall be provided at the upper and lower ends of the I south approach. I (M . Train Street: At the intersection of Frain Street and the tracks of said railroad the surface of said street at a point twenty-two feet (221) south of the I center line of the old west bound main track shall .be depressed three and ninety-seven hundredths feet (3.97t) below the top of the south rail of the said track, at said intersection, the elevation of said rail being 65.32 when referred to South Bend datum ,and 150.53 when referred to New York Central datum; clearance shall be twelve and one half feet (12.01) between the surface of the street and the superstructure ove said street; the grade of the approach north from a point fifty-two feet (52�1) south of the center line of said track shall be an. ascending grade of one and two hundredths feet (I.021) to each one hundred feet (I001) until it intersects the present street grade. The grade of the south approach from a point fifty-two feet (521) south of the center line of said track shall be an as cending grade of three and twenty-two hundredths feet (3.22t} to each one hundred feet (IOOt) until it intersects the present street grade. !,Vertical curve sixty feet (60t) in lengthshallbe provided at lower and of approaches Wand fifty foot (50t) vertical curves at upper ends. ! (I3) Ifichigan Street: At the intersection of P"ichigan:. Street and the �I {'tracks of said railroad, the surface of said street from a point eighty-two feet (821) a;north of the center line of the old west bound main track to a point eighty nine feet li 1(891) south of said center line shall be depressed five and thirty-three hundredths i! , lifeet (5.331) below the ton of the south rail of the old west bound main track at the 'intersection; the elevation of said rail being 65.67 whe n referred to South Bend ii (datum and 150.88 when referred to Aew York Central datum; clearance shall be fifteen i !feet (I51) between the surface of the street as fixed above and the bottom of the super i ;structure ober said street; the grade of said street ender the superstructure shall be jlevel and the grade of the . approach on the south, eighty nine feet (89 t) from said center i ;'line of old west bound main trac'.,c shall be an ascending grade of two and one half feet l !1(2.5t) to each one hundred feet (I001) until it intersects the presend grade of..Michigan 'Street The grade of the approach on the north from a point eighty-two feet (821 ) i north of the center line of said west bound main track shall be an ascendinggrade of itwoand one half feet (2.51) to each hundred feet (100t) until it intersects the present 1 'grade of Michigan Street. Vertical curves suxty feet (60 t) in leng'hh shall be provided i. ijat the upper .and lower .ends of the approach grades. I (I4) Bronson Street: At the intersection of Bronson Street and the tracks of said railroad (which street intersects them at the same'point that Michigan Street does) the surface of said street shall be depressed fiive abd thirty-three hundredths feet (6.33t) below the top of the south rail of the old west bound main track at said • • 0 01 •