02/27/1924 Board of Public Works Minutes

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144 Wednesday February 27 1924 eontinued., Dame: Address William L. Kazmirski D224 N. College str. Leo J. Chelminiak 1022 No. College St. Frank S. Hosinski 1911 Linden Ave Stanley Pielack 2232 Bertrand str Nicholas F. Hosinski 154 N. Pirdsell str Exhibit "A". The followiqg resolution was adopted at a muss meeting of pp - proximately 200 citizens and residents of the second Ward representing ap- proximately 1500 citizens and voters of the city of South Bedd, held on February 249 at St. Stanislaw Hallo to the authenticity and geniuness of which the undersigned, citizens and residents of south Bend, certify to -as .a committee appointed for said and other purposes: RESOLUTION: WHEREAS, the Board of Public Works dof the city of South Bend, St. Joseph County, State of Indiana, by resolution known as Board of Public Works Resolution No 49 Providing for Grade;Separation, proposes to adopt a certain proposed plan as described in said Resolution for the elevation of�the railroad racks of the.New York Central Railroad Company, -and of.the Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company; and WHEREAS, by the said proposed plan.no consideration, is given to the elevation of the tracks of the aforesaid railroad companies at the se oral or s s wer which the tracks of said railroad companies cross between laapin an� $s a gtreets; THEREFORE, be it resolved that it .is the sense of this w4ting that we, citizens and residents of the West Side, of the Ciky of SusiLh Bend, are against the present proposed plan fe r track elevation:of the New York C ntral Railroa? gomptany, and of the Gragj Tru k Western Railway.19ompan because ie tracks df the said rai road companies cross between Chapin and Olive Streets; and BE it resolved further that.it is the sense of this meeting that the citizens and residents of the West Side, of the city of South Bend are in favor of the track elevation of the several railroads providing such elevation includes the street crossings between Chapin and Olive Streets inclusive; and. BE it further resolved that it is the sense of this meeting that if for any reason and or reasons the elevation of the tracks of the aforesaid railroad companies cannot include the street crossings over which the tracks of the aforesaid companies crosses between Chapin and 11live Streets inclusive then the question of track elevation of the aforesaid railroad companies remain in abeyance until such time as the said reason and or reasons, -be eliminated; and BE it further resolved that it is the sense of this meetingthat the presiding officer name a committee o five persons whose duty it shalbe to sin this resolution as s committee for and in behalf of the persons present at this meeting, and for and in behalf of the citizens and residents of the city of South Bend represented by --Ilhe members present at this meeting, and present same to the Board of Public Works in a form of a proper petition as a remonstranCe for and in behalf of the persons present at this meeting as a committee of said per- sons and for and behalf of the citizens and residents of the West Side -,represented by said persons. William L. Kazmirski Leo J. Chelminiak Frank S. Hosinski Stanley Pielack Nicholas F. Hosinski STATE OF INDIANA BEFORE THE'BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS ST. JOSEPH COUNTY SS. OF THE CITY OF. SOUTH BEND. In the matter of Resolution No. 4, Providing for Grade Seperation at .certain street REMONSTRANCE. crossings and the elevation of certain railroad tracks in the city of South Bend. The undersigned persons interested in And affected by the improvement provided for in Resolution No. 4, Providing for trade Seperation, do hereby in their own and individual capacity, as such persons interested in and