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163 <br />SPECIAL MEETING SEPTEMBER 4, 1935 <br />Special meeting of the Board of Public Works was held on Wednesday, September 4, <br />1935 at 9:45 A. M. <br />This meeting was called for the purpose of receiving representative's of the <br />Polish -American Central Civic Committee in connection with resurfacing and widening of <br />Western Avenue. These representatives stated that they had called a meeting of their <br />Committee and the representatives of the Western Avenue Improvement Association, as <br />requested by the Board on the previous day, to present a united request. <br />The Committee submitted a written statement from fourteen members of the Western' <br />• Avenue Improvement Association repudiating the claims that llr. Anthony Bueholtz, their <br />President, who had previously acted without the authority of the membership, concurred <br />in the request of the Polish'American Central Civic Committee to have Western 'Avenue <br />re -paved or re-surfaced.a.t once while the construction at Western Avenue and Walnut <br />Street wars in progress and. Western Avenue was now closed to traffic. <br />The Board agreed to take the matter up with the State Highway Commission to_, <br />request a hearing and the following letter was addressed to the Commission: <br />"The Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend has directed me to file with <br />you an application on the part of the city for the paving or resurfacing of Western <br />Avenue from N(ichigan Street, U.S. #31, to Olive Street, which is part of the route of <br />Federal Highway #112 and State #2, with a view to making it safer and better for the <br />vast amount of traffic which passes over it. The Board believes that the details of <br />this improvement could be best worked out in a conference with the State Highway, <br />Commission, and therefore is not submitting the details at this time. The Board will <br />very much appreciate your setting a time and date convenient for all parties concerned, <br />at the State Highway Commission Office, preferably on a Thursday, when this conference <br />can be held." <br />The meeting adjourned at 10:00 o'clock. <br />boara or Yubilc worxs <br />ATTEST: Clerk <br />r <br />C <br />0 <br />0 <br />