09/15/1925 Board of Public Works Minutes

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ass T uesday Sept, 15*1925. continued. curves forty (40) feet in length shall be provided at the upper and the lower ends of the approach; the grade of said street south from the southerly line of the right of way shall be a descending grade to a point midway between said southerly line of the right of way and the northerly rail of the Grand Trunk Western Railway Company, which point shall be not more than four (4) feet higher than the tap of the south.rail of the west bound main track of the New York Central Railroad Company as now maintained, and the grade from.said last mentioned point shall be an ascending grade to a point four (4 feet north of the northerly rail of the Grand Trunk Western -ftilway Company, and the grade of said street four (4) feet.north of.the northerly.rail of the Grand Trunk Western Railway Company shall be } raised- to conform with the grade . of said northerly rail as fixed. above. The grade of Arnold Street from the southerly rail of the Grand Trunk Western Railway -Company shall be a straight line,to,the northerly rail of the tracks of the Tiew York Central Railroad Cflmpany formerly the Chicago, Indiana and Southern Railroad Company, and'`the grade of said street from the last above mentioned point shall be a straight line to the northerly rail; of the switch track of the: lTew York Central Railroad Company leading to the Oliver Chilled Plow. Forks; and the grade of said street from the southerly rail of the last above mentioned track shall be a descending grade of five NO feet to each one hundred (100) feet until it intersects the present grade of Arnold Street, except that vertical curves forty (40) feet in length shall be provided at the upper and lower ends of the approach. The grade of Hancock Street, where it intersects Arnold Street, on the east side, shall be changed so as to conform to the grade of Arnold Street as fixed above, and then descend at the rate of"five (5) feet to each one hundred (100) feet until it intersects the pr sent street grade of Hancock Street, except that vertical ourves forty 40) feet in length shall be provided at the upper and lower ends of the grade as changed. The grade of Huron Street, where it intersects Arnold Street on the west side, shall be changed so as to conform to the grade of Arnold Street as fixed above, and then descend at the rate of five (5) feet to a*ah one hundred (100) feet until it intersects the present street grade of Huron Street, except that vertical curves forty (40) feet in length shall be provided at the upper and lower ends of the —grade as ©hanged. The grade of Leer Street where the same intersects the trade of said -railroad shall be raised two and sixteen hundredths (2.16) feet above the top; of the south rail of the west bound main traek'as xiow maintained, the elevation of said rail 'being 66.46 when referred'te South Bend datum and 1.51.67 when referred to New York Central datum. The grade of said street where it intersects the northerly r3.ft of way line shall be raised one and ninety-four hundredths (1.94feet .above said 'south rail and the grade of said street where it intor-- sects the south right of way line shall be raised one and twenty-seven hundredths (1.27) feet above said south rail. The grade of tho . appraech north from the north right of way line shall be a descending grade of five (5) feet .to each one hundred ... .QQ), set until, it inter - seats the present grade of Leer Street except that vertical curves forty ( 40 ) feet in length shall be provided at the upper and loner enda of the approach. The grade of the approaaoh south from the south right ,of way line shell be a descending grade of three W feet, tq! each -one hundred (lOp) feet until it intersects the present grade�Qf Leer Street, except that vertical curves forty (40�) foot in length. shall be provicedd `a upper and. lower ends of the apprceh, The grade of South Walnut where the same intersects the tracks` 'of the Grand Trunk. W%s;tern "Railway and the tracks of the. Illinois Division of the I'ew York Central Railroad shall be raised not more than two and seventy-one hundredths (2,.71) feet above the highest rail of the Errand Trunk --Western Railway Company's tracks. as now maintained,