04/12/1932 Board of Public Works Minutes

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.1932. Tuesday, April l2th ., Installa Lion of a 2500 lumen light a t the corner of Phillippa Street and ford Street at a cost of $35 .00 per year. Installation of a, 4000 lumen light at the corner of LaSalle Avenue and Tyyckenj')am Drive at a cost of $45.00 per near. Ins tally ti on of a 1000 Jumen light at the corn r of Dayton Street and Carroll street at a c cis t of $22.00 per year. The f. ollan;inf- letter from the Ne-vr York Central Railmad Company was re--d and placed. on file: NE 7 YORK CENTRI^.L RAILROAD COr:TA.NY TIE L.11:.'7E ERIE & PITTSBtTRGH R-P ILROAD C01,PANY 77. F. Schaff , General _a"nager 1-r. 1". E(,1ward Doran, Chairm,-.n , Board. of Public forks, South Bend, Indian-,-). Den r Sir Cleve la nd. A pr i l 8 th . , 19 32 . In. further reference to our donference on 1-larch 25th . , at which conference, on hehalf of the New York Central, I again requested that the New York Central be given an extension of one year from L'Iarch 1 for the starting of work under its agreement with the City of South Bend for the separation of grades at Division Street, this extension being asked anti based upon the facts set forth in my letter to y You of ?March 3T 1932. This extensi on was requested for one year upon the consideration that Within that time there would be such an improvement in this unusual business depression which would result in the New York Central being financially able to carry out this grade serara.ti on project. It was stated in our last conference that Your Board would like, in view of the fact that there is existing a signed agreement between the City and the New York Central for this grade separation project and the City has expended cer- tain sums of monev do contemplation of the project imrlediately going aheadz. , $o have me advise you as definitely as possible as to the position the New York Central will . take in r ega rd to this improve rant in connection with other improvement s in other communities which are in the process of begotiation, construction, or signed a.greemeazt s existing, similier to our s itua Lion in South Bend, or where age e ement s have not been signed. At our conference I stated and do so now advise you that our Company fully epprec as tes it would be unfair to South Bend to start work of this type in other communities along our Railroad 17,izere agreements covering the work have not been executed or ,T,here the facts are difference. I appreciate that the City of South Bend is entitled to preference over all projects on our property where the conditions are not of an emergency type. In other -words , the New York Central will give this im- provement preference over any- other project where t1- con itions are such that the municipal authorities or�e public authorities have not started tre improvenent or done wank in contemplation of the improvement, as has been done in South Bend. As I advised you at our conference, there are pending in the State of Indiana other im- provernents on our property of this type where agreements have been executeat, where1. public authorities have spent large sums of m-�n.ey in contemplation of the immediate going ahead. with the improvermnt, and I realize that this type of improverent, which is in the sa.rm category as South Bend, must be given preference. As -I further advlsdd you at our confe?ence, it is difficult, in view of these facts, to advise you more definitely in this regard. The New York Central desires to treat the City of South Bend., taking in consideration all the facts involved, with the utmost fairness, and it must necessarily also treat other communities with the sane fairness, and I assume that you would not ask us to do otherwise. I think that knowing our relations in connection with your City in the past and the fact that we have spent a very large sum of money in furtherance Of your grade separ=�tion improvement, that you can be assured that vie 1.ri..11 show the utmost good faith and fairness to you in connection with this present subject matter. With kindest regards, I am, Yours very- truly, • F. Schaff. • L� • • • 0