01/21/1930 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Tuesday, January Mt., 1930 Board met in regular session Pt 9 ?! -M. My. M. E Doran Absent. Minutes of meetings held January I4th . , and January I5jh. , 1930, read and approved. This being the ae to set, continued hearing; was had on the assessment roll showing the Awards of donages and assessments of benefits in the Vacation of Esther Street .from the south line of Wayne Street to the north lino of Sunnymeae Avenue under Vacation Resolution MOM. In the above r med assessment roll, no remonstrators Appeared and no" written remonstrance was filed and the Board, being filly advised in the premises, finds thQt the several lots and parcels of land have been benedited and damaged in I the =^mounts shown on said assessment roll. The Board. , therefore, decides to take II final action on said. assessment roll and decleres same in all things ratified, confirm ed and approved .and the street vacated and a;ll proceedings had with reference to said vacation resolution No.23I8 are hereby sustained and the proceedings closed.. City Engineer, H. G. Tray, filed the primary assessment roll showing the awards of damages and assessments of benefits in the matter of the vacation of the alle east of Sunnyside Avenue from Sorin Street to to north 1 ite of the alley south of So rin Street under Vacs. t ion Resolution No .2 27 6. In the above named assessment roll, the Board hereby orders that on the 161 Tlth., Say of 1930, this Board will meet in their office in the City Hall at I0:00 A. Y , to hear end receive remonstrances from all persons whose property has been affected b7 such vecptioph and will decide whether the several lots and parcels of land have been or will be benefited or damaged in the amounts short7on said roll. ! The Board further orders that notices of said hearing shall be delivered to property 1; owners according to lave. The Board approved claims in the amount of =r08.77 for various departments a I The following letter and petition from Postmaster R 1ph W. Gaylor of iShp we!T, , 1ntien<a, was reeeivej and said petition for the use of the Municipal Airport in dispatching mail to and from MishawaRn , was approved upon the recommendFtion of I; Mayor N R. Hinkle: Mishawaka, Indiana - Januery ISO., 1930. i Eon. I Finkle , South Bend, Indiana. y d en r Y,.,yor: With further reference to our conversation yesterday, I am enclosing (I herewith a. formal reQQt:.addressed to yourself and the Board of Public Works, asking permission for this office to dispatch mail to and receive upi 1 from the South Bend a irpo_r t. 1 am sending this direct to you and if I am not asking too mach will you see the t the matter is presented to the Board end handled in such manner as to preclude publicity at this time as that might interfere with the successfully consum- ! ation of our plans. I hope, too, that the matter may be presented to the Board at their next meeting, as I am anxious to get the service started if the government can be pre- vailed upon tb authorize it. Thanking ._you very much for your kindness in this matter, I an, Sincerely yours, Ralph IN. Geylcr , Postmaster. j P.S. After the Boprd acts, I would like n letter for my records advising me of their decision." • ! Y i s ha wa kr , Ind i an a. . January Nth., 1930 To the Eon. 7ayor end Board of Public Works,, South. Bend, Indiana. Gentlemen: A number of manufacturers, bankers and business men have petitioned me, through the Charter of Commerce, to e r envor to 1n ve the Post Of_ii ce Dep2rtme nt estab- lish a ressenpe r route between this office and the South Bend Air port for delivery of I� mirma 1 from this City to the planes at that point . Airmail service from this city is very unsatisfactory and these men be- II _