02/10/1914 Board of Public Works Minutes

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2 5 5: The City Attorney submitted the following resolution and the same was ✓adopted by the Board. Be It resolved by the Board of Public ?forks of the City of South Bend, Indiana, that hereafter When any person applies fora building permit to repair or con— struct any building, two stories dr more in height, and within four feet of the street line in any block in the City of South Bend, then said permit shall require said person, as a, part of said permit, to build on the sidewalk in front of said proposed building, a cover or shed, one—half the width of said sidewalk, which cover shall be :_;-upported- by pots and_ timbers, and a plank roof thereover of sufficient strength to guard against and hold any falling material. The side of said cover or shed next to the building line shall also be securely enclosed. When, as a part of said proposed building, the sidewalk is also to be con— structed, said covee or shed shall be built outside of the curb line, and it shall be built with a plank walk on the level with the sidewalk of the adjoining property, and it shall be constructed so as not to obstruct the flow of water in the gutter. Provided however, that not less than Five (51) feet of :sidewalk shall be left clear in all instances for'pedestrians. In the event that said cover or shed is so constructed, the person re— ceiving such permit, shall have the permit of using, for the purpose of storing building material, one—third of the width of, the whole street, except where there is a street car line in said street then said person shall have the privilege of using for said purpose, one—half the distance between the outside nearest rail and the curb. Adopted this 10th. , day of February 1914. BOARD OF PUBLIC FORKS. E. H. MORRIS A. H. RICE JOTB. WEBER. President.