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<br />Tuesday, DA. rch 22nd. , 1932.
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<br />Board met in regular session at 10:00 A. I All members present. Minutes
<br />of meeting held Tuesday, 11prch 15th., 1932, read aril approved.
<br />The following agreement with the Grand- frank Western Railroad Company was
<br />signed by the Board.:
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<br />AGREEVENT BI;TN T GRAND TRUNK WESTERN R.ALLROAD C01VIPANY
<br />AND CITY. OF SOUTH MIDI RELA TI N G TO USE OF P AV ED WAY
<br />NORTH OF OIL PASSENGER STATION.
<br />THIS AGREE' -ENT, niade between the City of south Bid , Indi ana, through it's
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<br />Board of Public Work s, here inafter referred to as the "City", and the GRkND TRUNK
<br />YESMRN RATLRO AD C011PA.NY, hereinafter referred. to as the "Company",
<br />i 7VITrM SSETH : Tha. t ,
<br />Whereas, on or about the 7th., day of August, 1882, the Chicago & Grand
<br />Trunk Railway Company; predecessor of the Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company, being
<br />the or ne r of Lots Numbe re d Three Hund. r ed Twenty-four (324) ,Three Hundred Twenty-five
<br />(325), Three Hundred Twelve (312) and Three Hundred Thirteen Thirteen (313) in
<br />the Original Plat of the twon, now city of south Bend , St. Joseph County, State of
<br />Ind ana, and being desirous of erecting a freight house on said. Lots numbered Three
<br />Huff red Twenty-four (324) and Three Hundred Twenty-five (325), along the alley.
<br />separating said lots., and of erecting a passenger station and appurtenant buildings
<br />on Lots numbed Three Hundred Twelve (312) and Three Hundred Thirteen (313), across
<br />the alley separating said lots, entered into an agreement with the owners of lots
<br />abutting on said four lots om the North, for the vacation and diversion of the alleys
<br />separating said Lots numbered Three Hundred. Twenty-four (324) and Three Hundred
<br />Twenty-five (325) and said Lots numbered Three Hundred Twelve (312) and. Three IJ.und red
<br />Thirteen (313), so that the same should extend east and. west across the north side
<br />of said lots numbered Three Hundred Twenty-four a.nd Three Hundred Twenty-five ( 325) ,
<br />and said Lots numbered Three Hundred Twelve (312) and Three Hundred Thirteen (313 )
<br />to a width of fourteen f eet, which said agreement was app3noved by the Common Council
<br />of said City, and made a matter of record in. Record -17, at page 429, of the records
<br />of said Common Council, on the 23rd ., day of July, 1900 ; and
<br />k hereas said Railvra Company did thereafter erect its y p y passenger station
<br />on said Lots numbered Three hundred Twelve (312) and Three hundred Thirteen (313) ,
<br />anal so located the same as to allow a space of fifteen and three tenths (15.3) feet
<br />in width along the north side thereof, and immediately south of and adjacent to said.
<br />fourteen foot alley, for ingress and egress to its passenper station and grounds; and,
<br />V'Yhereas, under the direction, and by the authority of the Common Council of
<br />said City, in the Spring of the year 1901, the said fourteen foot alley along the
<br />north side of Lots numbered Three Hundred Twelve (312) and Three hundred Thirteen
<br />(313) was paved with brick from Michigan street to St. Joseph Street, and contemper-
<br />aneously with the paveme nt thereof the said Chicago and Grand Trunk Railway did,
<br />,at its own expense, pave the fifteen and three tenths (15.3) feet width of private
<br />way aforesaid between Mlichigan street and St. Joseph Street , for the purpose of
<br />further facilitating ingress and egree to and from its passenger station and grounds,
<br />and the same ]es been continuously used by persons having occassion to visit said
<br />!; passenger station and grounds, "and by the public in connection with the fourteen foot
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