02/27/1924 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Wednesday February 2r79 1924 Continued., affected by the improvement provided for by the said resolution, and as a committee acting for .and in behalf of numerous other per similarly interested in and affected by the improvement provided for by the aforesaid resolution a?(authorized to be a res- olution hereto attached, marked "Exhibit A", and made a part hereof, of said persons xMa enacted at e,mass maetin .of said persons held on February "4 1924s at St. Casimirs Hall, remonstrate against said Resolution No. 4 in its present form and pray that the aforesaid Resolution No 4 be modified so as io provide, for the elevation of the `tracks of the New York Central -'Railroad Xompany, and of the Grand. Trunk Western Railway Company over all of the street,,,arossings over which the tracks of the said railroad companies pass between Chapin 41hd Olive streets inclusive. For grounds of remonstrance tha undersi ned declare that the public necessity and convenience of the Proposed improvement demand an retes auhumb reof��heiexisi,fnprayed; that the plan proposed in said Resolution No. eleva grade crossings several feet thereby,m6king�-the use of said crossings extremely n- gerous to human life; that Division, Walnut and Olive streets are major arterialse wo reside and used of necessity.by large numbers of people and. particularly by west df Chapin street. Name.: Address: Rev L.J. Gorka 1308 W. Dunham st C. F. Niedbalski 7435 Walnut St. Josepph Duzynski 1206 W. Dunham St Stanley D. Podemski 821 S. Walnut Casimir Woltman 1223 W. Dunham St. "exhibit A" The following resolution was adoptedsentin ss m6sti eof-approximatelyisg20d citizens and residents of the Sixth ondore a ruary , , at �gs�mie s Ha l of s of the i of ouch Bent, h o a ar the ilt. anc gee Bents of whic the unders gee , citizens and res dents of South Bend, ceri;ifg to as a committee appointed for said and other purposes: . Resolution Whereas, the Board of-'Publid WORKS OF the city of South Bend, Sia. Josephl County, State `of Indiana, by resolution known as Board of Public Works Resolution describ- 4, Providing for Grade Separation, proposes to adopt a certain prpp, d P dd iin s id Resolutio fortteheGeleevdaT�� Weshern RelrjawadytCa Company: ghd New York Central a�ilroal Company, an of h - Whereas, by the said proposed plan no consideration is given to the elevat ion of tracks of the aforesaid railroad companies at the several crossings over which the tracks of said railroad companies crosses between Chapin atreet; and Olive Street; Therefore, be it -resolved that it is the sense of this meeting that we citizens and residents of the West Side of the City of South Bend are against the present proposed plan because it does not include the crossings crossinggsoveg dhich,the,tracks of the said railroad companies cross between Chapin ands Be it resolved further that it is the sense of this meeting that the cit- izens and residents of the West Si a of the cit of suchtrleva$ onrinc udes�,hefstreet track elevation of the several railroads providTggg crossings between Chapin and Olive Streets inclusive; and Be it further resolved that it is the sense of this meeting that if -for a nit reason and for reasons the elevation of the tracks of the aforesaid railroad companies cannot includethe street crossings over which the tracks of the aforesaid eompanies•erosses between chapin and ®live Streets inclusive then the questionof track elevation ofe$ a foresail railroad in obeye.nce u.�ti'1 such time as the said ror Be it further resolved that it is the sense of this meeting that the ce name a c Qmmit ee of five persons whose dutyit shall beto residin officer 1, his resolution as a cnsmmibtee for and in behalf of the pars ns pre meeting and for and in behalf of the citizens and. residents of the city of South` Bend represented by khe members present at this meeting, eting,aa d pre'sent same to, against , Board of Public Works in a form of a proper petition aid resolution No. 49 and sign said remonstrance for and in behalf, of the persons present at this meeting as a committee of said persons and the citizens and residents of the West Side,represented by said persons. Rev. L. J. 2orka, -C laIrzmn C. F. Niedbalski 7435 Walnut Joseph Suszynski 1206 W. Dunham st. Stanly D. Fodimski 821 S. Walnut Casimir Woltman. 1223 W. Dunham