03/24/1924 Board of Public Works Minutes

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era Monday March 24th., 1924. Board met in special session at 7 :30 P.M. In the Common Council Room of the City Ball... Mr. L. P. Hardy absent. City Engineer .present. This being the date set for the Public hearing on the contract between the Grand Trunk Western Railway Company and the City of South Bend, Indiana. Meeting on above calldd to order by President of Board and wequested if any written remonstranoes ,,were to be filed. Atty, John Buzkowski appeared and filed written remonstrance also written remonstrance filed by the Chicago, South Bend & Northern Indiana Railway Company. P_ oofs of publications were filed by the Grand Trunk Ralway Company fRom the South Bend Tritku?re signed by Chas-E. Crockett Publisher and from News Times signed by M. P. Reed Publisher also proof of posting filed by Grand Trunk Railway Company by Woodson Carlisle stating that he posted notices in ten public places. Resolution filed by Board of Park Commissioners of this City in regard to granting permission to cross Park land and boulevards, all as hereinafter spread on this record. Board adjourned meeting until after City. Council meeting this 24th. day of March 1924 t or until 8;Q0 P.M. Meeting adjourned to 8: 00 P.M. this 24th. day of March 1924 now in session'. Mr.'L. P. Hardy absent. F. J. Anderson City Engineer and L. W. Hammond City Attorney present, This being the date set for the hearing on the contract between the City of South Bend Indiam and the Grand Trunk Railway company entered into under date of February 18th., 1924 and spread on pages 125 to 129 inclusive of this 12th. record of said Bosrd.And Whereas according to law publications :were given in the South Bend News Times and South Bend Tribune on the loth. day of March 1924 and were posted according tolaw and a hearing set for this 24th. day of March 1924 at 7:15 P.M. in the Common Council Rooms in the City Hall at which time remonstrators appeared and written remonstrances were filed . Parties objecting to present form of contract were Atty. John Buzkowski, George Kalzinski, Wm. Gobe1, Uharles Neidbalski, Stanley Podemski and Atty. John Buzkowski read and filed written reonstrance. The Board after hearing all parties present either for or against said contract decided to defer action on said contract until Tuesday March 25th.9 1924 at 10:00 A.M. in office of the Board of PUb l is Works in the City Hall, Copy of Resolution filed under date of February 27th.9 1924. RESOLUTION. Realizing the vast importance of track elevation and of the removal of the tracks or the Grand Trunk Western Railroad from West Division Street, the South Bend 1�Reo.l .'state Board expresses its appreciation and. endorsement of the work of the Mayor and other City Officials in making a definite contract with the Grand Trunk Western, and also endorses the general plan of track elevation. Adopted by the South Bend Real Estate Board Feb. 26. DAVID C. GIBSON Secy. Resolution adopted by the Park Commissioners this 24th. clay of March 1924 and filed with the Board. RESOLUTION . BE IT RESLVED BY THE BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF SOUTH INDIANA. That Whereas the City of South Bend, by and theOugh its Board of Public Works purposes to enter into a.certain contract with the Grand Trunk Western Railway Company by which the said Rai way Company is granted the right to cross certain park lands boulevards now under the eontral of this Board, and Whereas, it is provided by law that no such grantor franchise shall be effective without the consent of the Board of Park Commissioners, Therefore, this Board having examined the prposed route and right of way of the said Grand Trunk Western Railway Company as shown by the sand contract and maps explanatory thereof, and whereas it is to the interest of the general public of the City of South Bend that the said contract be executed, therefore the said contract and grant is hereby ratified and approved and this Board does hereby consent to the grant of such right as defined in said contract in so far as the same applies to any land or boulevards now under the control of the Board of Park Commissioners of the City of South Bend. OTIS ROMM,71 FILED �,' WARDE L. MACK March 24 ,1924 . GE O. M. PLAINER Board of PUblic Works RICHARD ELBEL. BY Veronica C. Sweeney BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONER OF THE CITY OF SOUTH Clerk of Board. Bend.