09/12/1916 Board of Public Works Minutes

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250 The following report was filed by the City Engineer. The Board of Public Works South Bend_, Indiana. Dears Sirs:-- I can offer no objections to the proposed side-track or spur v which Mr. Campbell wishesto run into his building, as there will be no cars left standing t:o dbstruct the alley or Garst Street. Respectfully submitted, Frederick J. Anderson, City Engineer. The same was approved by the Board. The following communication from Marvin Campbell was approved by' the Bandd granting the same permission t_lo run spur. To the Honorable Board of Public Works City of South Bend, Indiana. Gentlemen: - - 'Y'our petitionerx Marvin Campbell resectfuily requests permission from your Board to allow the Vandalia Railroad Company to run a spur from their track across the alley south of Garst Street and across Garst Street, so as to place a car upon his property now occupied by the Kendallville Mfg. Company and which is located upon the north side of Garst Street end adjoining the Vandalia Railroad. The purpose being that provision will be made within the building, or enough( of the building removed, so th,t the car when at rest will be wholly. upon the petiioners property, The proposed spur isoutlined in the bluE print hereto attached made by the Vandalia Railroad Company and to it is attached a letter from the ^ivision Engineer of the Vandalia to its agent at South Bend, Mr. S. �.�. Rosenberger. The probabilities are that wive will elect to run as shown by their red line but we will be glad ibf permission t•o run uon either the red line or the yellow line, as we may finally decide. Immediate action will be greatly appreciated as it is the desire to let contracts based somewhat upon the fact that we have this permission to ru n this spur, Very respectfully submitted, MARVTN CAMPBELL 9C-AC Bond and contract for pipe sewer on Miami Street from Fox Street to Ewing Avenue under improvement resolution. No. 458. signed by L. H. Webster, approved by the Board. Excavation bond of Studebaker Corporation a proved by the Board. Petition requesting th&t the light on Augustine St. and Adams St. be moved north to Vassar Avenue and a new light placed on Lincoln Way West and Adams St. San-.e placed on file. Pole and wire inspector reported that pole on E. Madison Street at corner of alley between Emeri.k St. and Hill St.is in the proper place a.nd. should fiot be ordered moved, as the Central Union Telephone Company -*sere granted perraiasion to place a line of new poles on the east side of the first a.119y irest of Hill Street so as to remove the roles no.,• standing on Hill Street. P-esidert.