04/27/1915 Board of Public Works Minutes

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6-7 Board met in regular session at 10:00 A.M. All members present. A delegation of property owners residing on East Jefferson Blvd. appeared before the Board in ' regard $ro having boulevard lighting system installed on said Street to Greenlawn Avenue. Those being present were as follows.: Mr. Stepkhn.son, Mr., George Tit*er, Mr. Frank Mayr,Jr. Mr. Birdsell. end Mr. Richard Elbel,representing the Park Board. The Board took this matter under advisement. Midge Ford appeared before the Board in regard to the opening of Franklin Street from Jefferson Street to 'Mayne Street. The Board took this matterunder advisement. At. the ' request of the Board Mr. C.D. Emmons of. the Chicago, South Bend & y Northern Indiana *- Company appeared before the Board and agreed -to repair p€+:verient between tracks on north Michigan Street , near new bridge. Mr. Thomas Slicb appeared befor. d the Board in regard to plaeing underground conduit on west side of North SRoee Drive. The following resolution was approved by the Board. R E S O L U T I O N. Be it Resolved, by the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana, this 271h. day of April,1915 that an order be issued to all public utilities having poles in the streets or other public places in the City, to remove all unused poles ,in said public places within Thirty (30) days: from this day, otherwise, if sysh poles are not removed, the City will proceed to remove them at the expense of .the utility aeving such poles in such public places. E. M. IHORRI S A. H. RICE JOHN B VIEBER Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana. .,,"The following communieation was sent to Mr. E. Daicey Mgr. The South Bend Home Tel. Co. The South Bend Home Telephone Company, South Bend, Indiana, Gentemen:@ Attention of Mr. E. Daicey. The Board of Public Works at their morning session held April 27th. '1915 passed a resolution ordering that all public utilities rjaving poles in the ser- streets or other public places in the City, to remov€� all unused poles in said public places w-ithin Thirty (30) days from this day,6therwise, if such poles are not removed the City gill proceed to remov- them at the expense of the utility having such poles in such public places. Very Truly, BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC VORKS. President.