06/13/1922 Board of Public Works Minutes

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186 13th.. 1922. Continued. IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF THE NEW JERSEY, INDIANA & ILLINOIS °RAILROAD COMPANY FOR PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE ADDITIONAL SWITCH OR YARD TRACKS ACROSS CERTAIN STREETS AND ATZEYS IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND . R E S O L U T I O N. THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into at the City of South Bend, this 13th. day of June, 19229 by and between the City of South Bend, acting by and through its Board of Public Works, and the New Jersey, Indiana & Illinois Railroad Company, WITNESSETH, thst Whereas the &bove named parties entered into a certain franchise for the construction, operation and maintenance by the said Railroad Company of an industrial spur track, extmddng from the main line of said Railroad Company to the Southwest cornerof the Studebaker Corporations' Plant in the City of South Bend, which contract was duly ratified by Ordinance No. 21009 passed by the Common Council of said City on July 12th.9 1920 and WHEREAS, in said franchise it was provided " The right and privilege herein granted -to construct, maintain and operate an industrial spur track shall in- clude the right to contract, maintain, and operate a single or double 'track with such sidetracks, switches, turnouts.and crossovers as may be necessary, provided, however, that the New Jersey Indiana & Illinois Railroad Company, its successors and assigns shall not for any purpose cross any street with more than two tracks without furAher consent of the Cityy, but no crossover or turnout sha1T be constructee or maintained in any -existing or future street," and WHEREAS, the said Railroad Company new desires to crass certain streets in the vicinity of the Studebaker Corporation's plant with more than} two > (2) tracks. , d etwee a artieg that said Railroad Compa�A i 0 e io s c aa� _ mp ►e ci o con t at, operate and maintain one 11T addiVonal track across Prairie Avenue; two 2 additional tracks across Catalpa Avenue; four (41 dditional tracks across the alley between Catalpa A ehue and.Chapin Street; five (5 additional tracks across Chapin Street and the a�ley.between Chapi* Street and Kendall Street; and one 1) additional track across Kendall Street. This permission is given and acceppted, and said additional #packs are to be laid by said New Jersey, Iniana & Illine3s Railroad Company subjeo t to all the conditions stated in said Ordinance Numbered 2100 of said City, passed July 12th. 1920, authorising said Railroad Company to construct said industrial spur .track, all the terms and coni tuns of which Ordinance Numbered 2100 are hereby made a a part of this agreement. The permission hereby given shall be subject to the approval and confirmation of the Common Council of the City of South Bend, THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, BY L. B. SLAUGHTER L.P. HARDY > ALBERT F. HONER Board of Public Works. NEW JERSEY, INDIANA & ILLINOIS RAILROAD COMPANY. BY T. A. HYNES. President. J. W. Toyne'Supt. of City Water Works appeared before the Beard, in regard to taps into City property. Board granted Mr. Toyne permission to have W. H. Burke Ca*tractor for water connections on Main Street to put in two inch tap on property -owned by the City next to City Hall instead of one inch taps. also to have a two inch taps put into City Hall. Grade approved on 4th. Street from Mishawaka Avenue to 1st, alley South of Vise Street, - Communication received from Dr. Jacob Goldman in regard to pole owned by Indiana Bell Telephone Company at corner of Greenlawn Avenue.and_Mishawaka Avenue, and Board ordered same moved. ° AttorneArthur gubbard appeared before the Board and presented petition. for the vacatioK of the first east and west alley north of Navarre Street for the distance of one half block along the north half block along the north line of the property of Epworth Hospital and Training Scheel as shown by Sketch below. The plans of the hhospital calls for the use of this alley. Same fled and resolution ordered prepared.