11/02/1915 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Board 'met in regular session at 10:00 A.M. All members present. Mr. Samuel Leeper appeared before the Board and presented a Plat of Samuel ✓ Leeper' s first addition to the City of South Bend? Ind, The sane was approved by the Board. Mr. Miller appeared before the Board and rFmonstraneed against the Central ✓Union Telephone Co. placing; a guy wire in front of house at 609 W. Marion Street. This matter was turned over to the City Pole and Wire Inspector to investigate. Mr. George Witwer appeared before the Board and requestedpermission for a side-track on :the' New York Central Fy. Co. for the Studebaker Corporation. The same was granted as follows: -- Permission to the New York Central Fy. Co. to build a side- track from Studebaker Corporation foundry to connect with the Grand Trunk Ry• crossing alley just east of 'Walnut Street and South of Huron Street crossing said alley at the same point where the present spur now crosses said alley all in accordance with blue print filed this 2nd.1 day of November91915 with the Board of Public Works and approved this 2nd. day of Noember,1915. Bids received for the printing of electric light record. The sane granted to The R. W. Gafill Bindery for the amount of $20.50 The Indiana & Michigan Electric Light company sent notice that an SOC.P. incandes cent lamp was placed in service at Short Navarre Street at ist. alley west of Street run .ning North Lamp No. 131. Affidavits of proofs of publication of the Franchise of the St. Joseph Heating Company on Me 23rd. day, of October,1915 was filed by Chas. E. Crockett, for the South Bend Daily Tribune, W. H. Longley for the South Bend News -Times and the following affidavit by John G. Yeagley. STATE OF INDIANA) SS COUNTY 0 F ST . JO SEPH ) UGHN G. YEAGLEY being first duly sworn upon his oath says: That on the'23rd. dad of October91915, he posted copies of a franchise of which the annexed, marked "Exhibit A,• " is a true and correct copy, in the follow- ing places in the City of South Bend, to -wit:- One at the court house, one at City Hall,. one at the .corner of Fain and Marion Streets; one at the corner of Navarre and Park Avenue; one at the corner of Cushing and Van Buren ; one at the corner of Lafayette and Jefferson; one on Taylor and Division Street; one at the corner of Jefferson and Vistula Avenue; one at Jefferson and Eddy Street; one at 920 Park Avenue, and fu"ther affiant saith not. JOHN G. YEAGLEY Subscribed,and sworn to before me this 25th. day of Octoberml915• Susie Berlien. Votary Public. My Commission expires April 15,1917. City Engineer re -ported on his investigation of the drainage condition; on J Ernsperger Street. This rexport'. was placed on file until the spring of 1916. President.