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Board met in special session at 7:15 P.M. All, members- present.
<br />This being the.date set for the public hearing on .the contract
<br />between the City of South Bend,, Indiana and the Chicago, S®uth.Bend & Northern Indiana
<br />Railway Company in regard to running busses on certain streets as per copy of contract
<br />si--ned by the Board and on pages 430 and 431 of this record of the Board,
<br />And Whereas according to Law publications were given in the
<br />South Bend News Times and South Bend Tribune on the- 25th, day of July 1923 and on the
<br />1st, day of August 1923 and were posted according to Law, and a hearing set for this
<br />9th. day of August 1923 at .7:15 P.M. at which time no objectors appeared and no
<br />written remenstenace was filed and proofs of publication and post ngs were filed by
<br />Attorney A. Gilliom. fit, R.. Smith, Gen'l. Mgr, and Attorney A, Gilliom representing
<br />the Chicago, South Bend & Northern Indiana Railway Company appeared for said celitract
<br />and,the hearing was then held and no objeetdrs appearing and no remonstrance filed
<br />the Board thereupon takes final action on said Chicago, South Bend & Northern Indiana
<br />Railway Company Bus contract by confirming the same as adopted xxvlx under date of
<br />July 1 7th., 1923 and referred the same to the Common Council for their ratification.
<br />The following proofs presented on this 9th. day of August 1923
<br />were aimrlmad recorded as follows:
<br />STATE OF INDIANA )
<br />ST. JOSEPff COUNTY ) SS o
<br />PROOF OF PUBLICATION AND POSTTNG OF
<br />- - NOTICE OF PROPOSED.CONTRACT.
<br />Raymond R. Smith, being first duly sworn on his oath, says that
<br />he is Vice president and.General Manager of the Chicago, South Bend & Northern Indiana
<br />Railway Company, and that he makes this affidavit on behalf of said Company; that said
<br />Company, 'at its own expense, published the proposed contract between said Company and
<br />the City of South Bend, by and through its Board of Public Works, relative to the
<br />operation of motor busses in said City, and also a notice of the time and place of a
<br />public hearing on said prrposed contract; that said publications were made in the South
<br />Bend News Times and in the South Bend Tribune, as shown by Exhibits A and B, attached
<br />hereto and.made a part hereof.
<br />Affiant further says that on, to -wit: the 25th. day of July ,
<br />19239 the said Company posted a notice of said hearing and a copy of said proposed
<br />contract at ten public planes in the City of South Bend, township of Portage and County
<br />of St. Joseph, ;Indiana, at they following locations, to, -wit:- At the intersee-tion of
<br />La Salle Avenue and Lincoln Way West; La Salle Avenue and Michigan Street; La Salle
<br />Avenue and Hill Street; Refferson Avenue and Hill Street; Carrell Street and Lincoln Way
<br />East; Michigan Street and Division Street; Lafayette Street and Siuih Street; Lafayette
<br />Street and Jefferson Avenue; Michigan Street and Sample Street; and at Lincoln Way East
<br />and Bronson Street; that a espy of the said notice and the contract so posted at each of
<br />said places at said time is marked Exhibit C, is attached hereto and made_a part hereof.
<br />RAYMOND R. SMITH
<br />Subscribed and sworn to befre me, this nth, day of August 1923.
<br />My Commission expires Dec. 12#1926.
<br />ARTHUR L. GILLIOM
<br />Notary Public
<br />FILED
<br />AUG. 991923•
<br />BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
<br />BY L. B. SLAUUTHER
<br />President.
<br />EXHIBIT "A".
<br />STATE OF INDIANA, St. Joseph County, SS
<br />Personally.appeared before me, the undersigned M. P. Rued
<br />Asst. Publisher of the South Bend News Times, a public newspaper of General circulation
<br />printed and published in the City of South Bend, in the County aforesaid, who, being
<br />duly sworn, upon hos oath saith that the notice, of which the attached is a true copy
<br />xas published in said paper for 2 weeks, successively, to -wit: -
<br />On the 25th. stay of July 1923.
<br />on the 1st, day of August 1923.
<br />M. P. Reed.
<br />1923. Subscribed and sworn to before. me the 3rd. day of August,
<br />ALI CE M. LATOWSKI
<br />t Aug,9,192#Y Commission expires
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