01/28/1925 Board of Public Works Minutes

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4 BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Public Works of said City that in pursuance to Section 2 of an Act of the General A iembly of the State of Indiana, approved March lst. 1923, being Chapter 36 of the lots of 1923, the New York Central Railroad Company be and they�are hereby ordered to prepare or caused to be prepared and filed within Sixty (60) days after notice as provided by said act, complete plans and specifications, the same to be in particular coveri.ng all work required by sadd Resolution to be dnae except pavement, -sidewalks, drainage and approaches. All other steam railroad companies, having tracks connecting with or intersecting the tracks of the New York Central Railroad company and which said tracks will have to be changed on, over or under certain streets if such companies shall desire to maintain such connection or intersecting tracks shall likewise file plans and specifications in the office of such Board of any changes necessary in thier tracks resulting from said improvement, Be it Further Resolved:, that`the Board of Public Works dues hereby order plans and specifications to be prepared by the City Engineer for the Board of Public Works and filed in the office of said Board for any and all work required to be done in connection with such improvement for pavement, sidewalk, drainage and approaches and such work as shall be required on that .part of the streets the grade of which is changed by �suc improvement. In all eases where the street or highway is to be:`carried over,the::railroad track or tracks, the plans amd spEficiation for approaches shall include the work required to be done.up to the abutments supporting the super- structure, but shall .not include the abutments, and in all eases where the street or highway is to be carried under the railroad track or tracks, the plans and specificatl o for approaches shall only include the work required to be done outside of the right of way of the railroads affected. At the same time that such Plans and specifications are filed by any of,such railroad companies or by the Board of Public Works, such companies and'such board shall also file with the said board, an itemized estimate of the complete cost of the work specified in the pans and specifications so filed by it 033 them. Be it further resolved, that the Chicago, South Bend & Northern Indiana Railway Cmpany be and the same is hereby notified. to file such plans and specifications in particular a`s are necessary to comply with the requirements of the abovementioned act. All of said plans and specifications and all estimates shall be placed on file in the office of the Board of PUblic Works within Sixty (60) days after notice of the adoption of this resolution. Notice of the adoption of this resolution is hereby ordered to be served personally on all Railroad Companies and all interurban and Street Railway Companies affected by said proposed improvement under Modified Track Separation Resolution No. 4. Adopted this 28th. day of January ,1925. L. B. SLAUGHTER L. P. HARDY • ALBLRT F. HONER Board of Public Works (SEAL) Notice is further g1ven 'that in the event that any of `the Railroad Companies or� Sheet Railway Companies affected shall fail, ne'aieet or refuse to file such plans, -specifications and itemized estimates as required in 'said resolution , the said City will cause the same to be prepared and filed as provided by Section 2 of Chapter 36 of the Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, approved March 1,1923. L. B. SLAUGHTER L. P. HARDY ( SEAL) ALBERT.F. HONER Board of Public Works Attest: Veronica C. Sweeney Clerk of said Board. This 'is 'to -certify that a notice of which the above and foregoing Is a full true -and epmplete copy, came to hand and was by me personally served upon agent of the by delivering the same to the said on the day of 1925. Member of the Police Bepar+ment of the City of South Bend, Indiana.