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T `sda17, 14 rch 15th . , 1932.
<br />Board net in Mgular session at 10*00 A. fit:. 1r. John K. Smogor absent.
<br />Minutes of meeting held Tuesda, March 8th., 1932, read and approved.
<br />The follcwing estimate for the repair of sewer at Ewing.Avenue and
<br />Michigan Street was a.-pproved by the Board:
<br />March. 15 th . , 1932
<br />Tao_ rd of Public Forks,
<br />I South Bend, Indiana.
<br />Gen t le m en .
<br />Vie propose to furnish a 11 labor and. material including she°�thing in
<br />connection with building new catch b9 sin at northwest corner of Michigan Street and
<br />Ewing Ivenue and connecting the same by means of a 15 inch outlet with pzesent 30 inch
<br />trunk sewer. Also connecting present inlet , loc ate d on Ew ing 'venue with new catch
<br />basin for the following amount:
<br />' 30 Lin feet of 15 inch sewer at 2.75 per lin ft 82.50
<br />20 !in feet of 8 .inch sewer at 1.00 per li.n ft 20.00
<br />ji 1 extra large catch basin witb cover 11.2.50
<br />j Total 215.00
<br />This proposal does not include relaying pavement over trench, which
<br />work can be done by your street department.
<br />Yotars very truly,
<br />hocco S imeri.
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<br />Board instructed clerk to advise Rocco Simeri of their approval of his
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<br />roposal and to start work at the earliest date possible.
<br />Upon the recommendation of Building commissioner, D. T.% i!r'oomaw, the Board
<br />Le plans for the Mmodeling of The NEws `Times B
<br />pproved tluilding at the corner of
<br />ain Street and Colfax Avenue. Said remodeling will necessitate the encroachment
<br />f the side walk area on the Calf a_x Avenue side of said building.
<br />• City Engineer, H. G. `,,Tray, filed the assessment roll, showing the awards
<br />of d'armpbss and the assessments of benefits in the matter of the vacation of' ormer
<br />Johnson Street from -Elwood Avenue to Keller Street under Vacation Resolution N0.2470.
<br />In the above mimed assessment roll, the Board, hereby, orders that on
<br />the 5th.., OP- o f Aril, 1932, this Board will meet in their office in the City Hall at
<br />10:00 A. TV%, to hear Pff receive remonstrances from all persons whose 1roperty has
<br />been affected by said vacation and will decide whether the several lots and parcels
<br />of lfnd have been or will be -.benefited in the amounts shown on said roll, or damaged
<br />in the amounts shovrn on sa id roll. The Board further orders that notices of said
<br />heeri_n.g be delivered to property owners according to law.
<br />• The Board approved pay roll claims for street and alley department,
<br />j street rep2 it d apartment and cemetery department totaling '?3,625.35.
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<br />The Board claims for vari ous departments amounting to 35,117.38.
<br />The following letters dated March loth. , 1932, with reference to Track
<br />Elfevation wotk on Western Avenue and Walnut Street were orde--red placed on file:
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<br />Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Ma rch loth 193 2.
<br />Railroad Finance Division,
<br />Washington, D. C .
<br />Gentlemen:
<br />it The City cf South Bend has signed contracts with the New York Central
<br />II Railroad and the Grand Trunk western Railroad providing for grade separation wot
<br />in this city. These contracts have• been s igned for about two years and all legal
<br />1 obstacles which had delayed the project were removed last October. The Grand Trunk
<br />Western have let their contract for the work and have manifested their willingness
<br />to go forward, but the New York Central claim that they 2se unable to finance their
<br />itPortion of the work. They also advise that Provision 4 of your Circular #2, being
<br />the regulations governing railroads borrcwing from your corporations would prevent
<br />them from obt ai Wing money from you for this project. As you know, this provision
<br />j st.-tes that loans will not to male fbr the purpose of initiating, setting on foot,
<br />or financing any enterprise not initiated, set on foot, or undertaken prior to Jan-
<br />ua.r y 19 32 , In the instant case, prior to January 2 2nd . , 1932, the city expended
<br />, 186,000.00 to acquire a now right of way for the elevation, the New York Central
<br />had let their cont ra=ct for steel, anal the steel was as far es the fabricating mill.
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