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<br />SPECIAL MEETING--JUNE S, 1939
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<br />A special meeting of the Board of. Public Works and Safety was called by all members
<br />on the Sth dayo f June, 1939, at 3:00 P.M. for the purpose of meeting with Mr. R.R.Smith
<br />.eeeiver of the Northern Indiana Railway, Inc. relative to entering into certain contract
<br />for the operatnn of motor bus lines over South Michigan Street, East Jefferson Street,
<br />South Eddy Street and Mishawaka Avenue, and the following resolution was adopted by the
<br />Board:
<br />WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works and Safety of the city of South Bend, Indiana,
<br />desires to enter into a contract giving the right to Mr. R. R. Smith, Receiver of
<br />Northern Indiana Railway, Inc., Northern Indiana Railway, Inc. or their successors and
<br />assigns, to maintain and operate a motor bus line for hire along certain streets in the
<br />city of South Bend, and said Board of Public (forks and Safety has determined the exact
<br />form in which said contract is to be finally adopted unless amended after public hearing
<br />which form is in words and figures as follows:
<br />"This Agreement made and entered into this day of June, 1939, by and between
<br />the City of South Bend, Indiana, by and through its Board of Public Works and
<br />Safety, hereinafter called the first party and the Northern Indiana Railway, Inc.,
<br />a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Indiana, and Raymond R.
<br />Smith,_Receiver of said Northern Indiana Railway, Inc., their successors and
<br />assigns, hereinafter,called parties of the second part, WITNESSETH:
<br />"THAT WHEREAS, the parties of the second part now have -and own an indetermin-
<br />ate -permit to perate as a part of their street railway system in said City of
<br />SouthBend, a local street car service for the carriage of passengers for hire
<br />over the following route, viz:
<br />"On Michigan Street from the intersection -with Broadway Street
<br />.south to its intersection with Oakside Street;
<br />and said parties of the second part now have street railway tracks laid in said
<br />street and are operating street cars over the same and along said route for the
<br />carriage of passengers for hire, and have the indeterminate right to continue to
<br />operate street cars over and upon said street.
<br />"THAT WHEREAS, the parties of the second part now have m d own an indeter-
<br />minate permit to operate, as a part of their street railway system in said City
<br />of South Bend, a local street car service for the carriage of passengers for
<br />hire over the following route, viz:
<br />"From Jefferson Boulevard and Michigan Street East on Jefferson Boule-
<br />to Eddy Street, south o nEddy Street to Mishawaka Avenue and East on
<br />Mishawaka Avenue to the city limits of South Bend.
<br />and said parties of the second part now have street railway tracks laid in
<br />said street and are operating street cars over the same and along said route
<br />for the carriage of passengers for hire, and have the indeterminate right to
<br />continue to operate street cars over and upon said street;
<br />"AND WHEREAS, the State Highway commission of Indiana is about to relay
<br />the pavement on Michigan Street from Broadway Street South and the party of
<br />the first part has requested the parties of the second part to remove their
<br />said street railway tracks from said street on the route above described;
<br />and has requested them in place of said service to install and operate auto-
<br />mobile or motor busses for the carriage of passengers for hire, and said
<br />parties of the second part are willing to comply with said requests in con-
<br />sideration that said City grants to them the right to operate motor busses
<br />over the streets below described and into the same general territory for the
<br />carriage of passengers for hire.
<br />"AND WHEREAS, the City of South Bend, Indiana is about to relay the pave-
<br />ment on Jefferson Boulevard from the bridge over St. Joseph River to Eddy
<br />Street and the party of the first part has requested the parties of the second
<br />part -to remove their street railway tracks from said street between said points;
<br />and has requested them in place of said service to install and operate automo-
<br />bile or motor buses for the carriage of passengers for hire, and said parties
<br />of the second part are willing to comply with said requests in consideration
<br />that said Cites grants to them the right to(perate motor buses over the streets
<br />below described and into the same general territory for the carriage of passengers
<br />for hire.
<br />"THEREFORE, consent, permission and authority are hereby granted and given
<br />by the party of the first part, to and v ested in the parties of the second part,
<br />their successors and assigns, subject to the conditions hereinafter specified,
<br />to operate vehicles, commcnly known as motor busses, for the purpose of carrying
<br />passengers for hire, from July 1, 1939 over the following routes in said City
<br />of South Bend, to -wit. -
<br />"Beginning at the corner of Michigan Street and Washington Avenue;
<br />_thence nest to main Street; thence south to Jefferson Boulevard;
<br />thence East on Jefferson Boulevard to Michigan Street; thence
<br />south on Michigan Street to Woodside Street; thence East onWood-
<br />side S reet to Fellows Street; thence South on Fellows Street to
<br />Donmoytr Street; thence West on Donmoyer Street to Michigan Street;
<br />thence north to the place of beginning.
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