06/17/1913 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Board met in regular session at 10:00 A.M. Mr. Lambert absent. The following eommunieation received by the Board and plaeed on file* TO HON. BOARD OF PUBLIC MRKS. SOUTH BEND, INDIANA. Gentler+en:— With reference to the establishment of a high -way extending south from Sample Street to Ewing Avenue as petitioned for, before Your Hon. Board and which natter this Board was called into conference with you, permit us to sexy that we have , considered.,;the ratter fully and are of opinion that .this Board does not ear* for the proposed; street for boulevard purposes,. _ThAs.Board believes now that the Boulevard in that locality should be located about'One Hundred and fifty (l50) feet wrest of the! proposed highway. This Board is of the opinion further, that ill new streets and alleys should conform to existing streets and alleys. EDWIN J. LENT President. Arthur P. Perley, Secy. The following petition was filed with the Board by resident property holders. ✓ TO THE HONORABLE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS SOUTH BEND,INDIANA. We the i nd.ersigned residents and property ov�mers along Vistula Avenue in t }r City of South Bend, riereby respectfully petition your Board that you order ,the poles supporting the trolley wires along the street ear company's lines on Vistula Avenue, to remain in their present position until tree expiration of tree permit to so remain in 1915, it if moved that they be moved to the north side of the curb where they may be cemented around and when the poles are removed and the wires placed underground the iron posts may be put in the places occupied by the Wooden poles and that the sidewalk 21ong the river —side on Vistula Avenue to be placed in such a manner that it shall not Extend upon any private grounds owned by the under signed. Signed by resident property holders. ✓ Petition filed with the Board asking for Brick pavement on West Ford Street from South Arnold Street to South Olive Street. The same was referred to the City Engineer for investigation. ✓Bond and contract for water connection on Howard Street from Leeper Avenue to Niles Avenue,under Improvement Resolution No. 252. signed by W.H?Burke as priniepal and Herbert Goheetn as surety, was approved by the Board. ✓ Bond and contract for water connection on Brick Avenue from LaPorte Avenue to Michigan Aveariuer,under IMproverient Resolution No. 208 and 248, signed by W. H'b Burke and. Herbert Gohee:n ma surety, was approved by the Board. ✓Bond and eontraet for water connections on Ottowa Court from Vistula Avenue to L. S.&M. S.RY. CO. Under Improvement Resolution No. 253. signed by W. H.Burke as prinicipa..l and Herbert Goheen as surety, was approved by the Board. - Permission was granted. Indiana & Michigan Elea. Company to set the following poles. To set one 35t pole at the rear of 1132 Harvey St., about 120 ft. east of Allen on the south side of the alley; also to set 5 -35' poles, 2 on the south side of South Bend Avenue east ca T!;!_bot Street,3 on the east side of first alley east of Talbot §090? south of South Bend .Avenue; approved jointly with Central Union,. Tel. Co. removes the Central Union Poles* also one 45T pole on the east side off the alley between Main and Lafayette Streets, about 60s south of Madison Street. This pole we wish to set temporarily as it is in tae underground district. Approved temporarily until the new church is built.