10/11/1932 Board of Public Works Minutes

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ej " 7 Tuesday, October 4th . , 1932 Board met in regular session. at 10:00 A. M. All members present. Minutes of meeting- held. Tuesday, September,2 7th. , 1932,' read. and. approved. The Board. approved the installation of s street light at the corner of Wakewa Avenue and Lafayette Boulevard and hereby orders Vim. F. QMlls, Superintendent, to have same installed at once. The Board approved claims for various departments in the sum of $416.05 aid Thereby orders City Controller to pay same. Ii The matter of the repairing of Western Avenue between the railroad tracks 'was d iscussed with Street '-�ommissi oner Guy D. Sta ple s and City Engineer, - H. G. gray. 'The Board decides to give it careful consideration and will advise ter. Staples their :,decision at an early date. The Board requested: City Engineer, H. G. Wray, to submit schedules showing the costs of the various methods of improving this street. I! This heing the date set, continued hear ing was on 'condemnation Resolution No.243 ' for the opeing of California Avenue from east line.of Chica.Fo, Indiana and Southern. R. R right of way to Wilber Street. In the above named resolution, the Boerd decides to continue hearing until !Tuesday, Felru3ry 14th. , 19339 at 10 A. 11. Meeting adjourned at 12 o'clock noon. . Attested: Clerk Tue sLm , O s.to be r 11 th . , 19 32. • Board met in regular session a-t 10:00 A. L_. All members present. 1dinutes of 'meeting held Tuesday, October 4th. , 1932, read and appr oved. The Board approved the petition for the installation of a street light at the !south end of Eldora Court just north of the Railroad. Clerk of the Board instructed to ;have Wm. F. Qualls, Superintendent, order this installation at once. 1-51r. George Hull and Mr. Stephen Grzeskowiak, members of the Committee on Grieviences, appeared before the Board and presented the following petition which was filed at the meeting of the Common Council on October loth., 1932, and referred 'to the above Committee: !Ptate of Indiana) ) SS Before the City Council of the City of St. Joseph County) South Bend !In the ma tt er of ) 7o4unicipal Parking ) Petition of tax payers to discontinue free parking.. We. the undersigned, citizens, residents and taxpayers oaf the City of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, respectfully petation your honorable body that in the operation of the municipal parking lot in the city of South Bend, Indiana, there is being paid end disbursed, without warrant of law, out of the city treasury, and out of your petitioners' money, collected from you petitioners as such taxpayers, large sums to defray the cost of expense, leasehold and operating charges of the municipal rking lot at LaSalle Street bridge, without any return to the city to defray the sane. I�I 1. Your p et it i one rs respectfully represent that so long as the income from said rking lot equalled or exceeded the rental charge"s and operating expenses, your petition=