05/26/1914 Board of Public Works Minutes

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2_ 5 The following communication vras received by the Board and placed on file. TO THE HONORABLE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. South Bend, Ind_. Gentlemen:— f I wish to beg permission to cut the curb in front ' of my residence at 920 Sherman Avenue so as to build a drive way to my garage now being built. Trusting that you will grant 3Shis reqest, I thank you, Yours truly, W.J.ALLEN. j The following resolution -was presented to the Board by the Chicago, Indiana & Southern Railroad Company, approved and referred to the Common Council for ratification. BE IT ORDAINED, By the Common Council of the City of South Bend, That the Chicago, Indiana. and: Southern Railroad Company is hereby invested with full power. and authority to construct, maintain and operate an industrial or spur railroad track with— in -the City of South Be -Aid, over, upon and along Wilber Street, as follows: — Beginning at. a point near Where the east line of Wilber Street, if ex— tended, would intersect the main track of the said Chicago, Indiana, & Southern Railroad, thence in a general southwesterly direction a— cross said Wilber Street to the west line thereof, as indicted in the blue print hereto attached and made a part thereof, said track- being in- dicated by lines shown in red. This grant is made upon the egpress condition that where the said track crosses said Wilber Street, it shall be constructed so as to conform to the established grade of said street; and further, that said railroad Company shall plank -the e+vessing of said street between the rails of said track, and for trio (2) feet on either side of said rails. This Ordinance shall be in full force ann' effect from and after its passage and acceptance by said Railroad Company. The above blue print referred to was approved by the Board on April 28th. ,1914. President.