05/16/1923 Board of Public Works Minutes

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T Board teat in regular session at .7 15 P.M. All members p.reasent. Hearing had erg Improvement Resolution Me. b172 for the Grade, Curb and walk on'Vassaar Avenue from Brookfield Street to College Street, in the City, of South Bend, Indiana Upon, said hearing as remonstrators appeared and ne written remonstrance was filed. The Board beige; fully advised In the premises, decides that the benefit t to property Liable to be assessed for said improvement are e+gval to the Ostimated cost of the same, as reported by t7a,e City Civil Engineer, and thereupon takes final action, on said resolution .as originally adopted, and the same is hereby is all things, ratified, .confirmed and approved, Resolved further, that notices be published on the 24th.. day of May 1923.and on the 31st.4ay of May 1923 in the South Bend News Times and Tribune in said City, statiang that this Board will receive bids for the con- struction of said improvement up to 10:00 A.M, on the 12th. day of June 1923 The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Hearing had on Ta<provemen,t Resolution No. 1173 for the Grade, Curb and walk Improvement on Vassar Avenue fTom College Street to Adams Street, In the City of Sath Bead, Indiana Upon said hearing so remonstrators appeared and As written remonstrance vas filed. The Board therefore being fully 4dvlsed in the premises decides that 'the benefits to property liable to be assessed for said improvement are equal to the estimated`rcost of the same, as reported by the City Civil Engineer, and thereupoa takes final action on said resolution as originally adopted, and 'the same is hereby in aallLhings, rattled, confirmed and approved. Resolved further, that notices be published on the 24th. day df May 1923 and on the 319t. day of May 1923 in the South Bead Tribune and News Times, in said City, stating that this Board will receive bids for the construct ties of said improvement up to 10:00 A.M. Tuesday June 12th.., 1923. The Board. reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Mr. Jacob Kerner and property owners residing on Dale Ave nae between Broadway to Indiana Avenue appeared before the Board and requested that same action bent taken to have We avenue improved. The Board advised prope$; property owners present that -a trip of investigation would be made after regular session Tuesday May 223Ld., 1923 Attorney S. Crumpacker appeared before the Board and presentt Petition of the Pennsylvania, Cincinsati, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad Company to change loc4ti®n of switch tracks same was read and approved as follows: - South Bead, Indiana. May i4th.:9 1923. To the Honorable Board of Public Works Of the City of South Bad, Indiana, The Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago, & St. Louis Railroad Company respectfully petitions and shows to your Honorable Body that it is a common carrier for hire and now owns and operates an hndustrial side track within the eopperate limits ofthe City of South Bend, that is connected with the main lines and switch tracks of this petitioner south of Tutt Street in said City and runs in a general northerly direction along the.west side of the right, Of way of this petitioners across Tutt Street in said City and is marked with an .K on the blue print map attached hereto and made a part of this petition; that said Industrial side track serves the Studebaker Corporation north of Tutt Street and other industries south of Tutt Street; that it is desired to disconne disconnect said industrial side track at the south line of Tutt Street and move the northerly segment of said track to the east as shown on the accompanying blue print by the dotted yellow line, and connect the same on the private right of way of this petitioner with the tracks of this petitioner as shown on the accompanying blue print; that the purpose of this shifting of said: industrial: track i-s to better serve the Studebaker Ctrperatien without being interrupter throught the service of the parties using said Industrial track south of Tutt St