03/31/1925 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Tuesday March 31st., 1925. Continued, The following application of the New York Central Railroad Company approved. STATEOLF INDIANA-$ ) ST. JOSEPH COUNTY ) SS IN THE MATTER OF MODIFIED } RESOLUTION NO. 4. CONCERNING TRACK } ELEVATION OF THE NEW YORK CENTRAL } RAILROAD TRACKS IN SOUTH BEND, INDIANA. ) TuTHE HONORABLEBOARDO.F_PUBLIC.._WORKS OF THE CITY`OF`SOUTH BEND, INDIANA. APPLICATION 8 THE NLW YOM CENTRAL FOR EXTENSION OF TIME.IN WHICH TO FILE WITH THE; BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS COMPELTE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE WORK 20 BE:DONE BY THE NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY. COMES NOW, the Now York Central Railroad Company and respectfully submits to the Honorable Board of Public Wd fk of tha CitV-of South Bend, that the notice required by law to be served upon the New York Central Railroad Com- pany requiring it to file with the Board of Public Works complete plans and speci- fications for the work to be done by it, was served upon the New. York Central Railroad Company on the llth. day of February, 1925. Since said time, the said New York Central Railroad Company has been preparing plans and specifications such as is required by law, but it is not able to, and will not be aisle to j cause the same to be prepared so they can be filed with your Honorable Board on or before April llth., 1925.. 1 That in the opinion of the Petitioner Sixty (60) days longer time will be required. This petitioner believes itican prepare, and file such plans, and specifications on or before June llth., 1925. WHEREFORE, your Petitioner prays that the time In which to fila complete #lane and spwaifications for the work to be done by the New York Central Railroad Company in the matter of Track Elevation, under Modified Resolution No. 49 and the proceedings incident thereto be extended from April llth. 1925 to June llth., 1925. ` iEaspeetfully submitted, THE NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD . COMPANY 'BY JOHN G. YEAGIVEY ' Attorney. The following delcaration of the Penn. Ry. Company KXF received and pla;ood 'on file. ' ' ' IN THE MATTER OF THE ELEVATION OF RAILROAD TRACKS' IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, STATE OF INDIANA_ BY THE NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY AnD THE GRAND TRUNK WESTERN.RAILWAY COMPANY, DECLARATION BY THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, now the owner -of the railroad and railroad property in the City' of South Bend, St;. Joseph County, State of Indiana, i'forearly owned by the Terre Haute and Logansport Railroad Company, -in response to the notice served it by the Board of Public Works of the, said City of South Bend of the adoption by the said Board of Public Works on January 9919250 of Modified Resolution No. 4 providing for the separation of grades of the New York Central Railroad Company by the elevation of the railroad tracks of that company over certain streets designated in said Resolution, and requiring it, The Pennsylvanian Railroad Company, to file with said Board of Public Works plans and specifications for the work that will be made necessary by reason of the elevation of the tracks of the New York Central Railroad Company and " an itemized estismte of the complete cost of the work speeifiedtin the plans and specifications so filed by it," now declares and gives notice that it will take up and remove all of its tracks which is north of the south line of Bronson Street in said dity of South Bend, whenever, because of the progress of the work' of elevating said railroad tracks of the New York Central Railroad Company, It my become necessary that.said part of its said track be removed. It attaches hereto, and makes a part hereof, a blue print plat showing the exact location of that part of Ito railroad track that it will take up and remove, being the part indicated by the dotted line in green ink on said blue print, and being 50 feet in length. THE PENNSYUVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY.;.. BY M. A. HUDSON Blue pariah attached axO, made a part of this Superintendent. deoU rat ion