02/13/1917 Board of Public Worlks Minutes

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374 Tuesday Fe 17. -Board-met in -regular session at 7:45 P.M. All members present. Heaving, had on Condemnation Resolution No. 47. for the widening of Leer Street from Lincoln Way East to Lake Shore & Michigan,Southern Railway Company right of way. In the City of South Bend, Indiana. In the above matter no remonstrance was filed but a member ofr interested property owners appeared. Attorney TW_ . M. Talcott and Attorney W. , N. Dinnen present- Thereupon `being fully advised in the matter,, the Board takes final action on said resolution, a nif irming without modification,, all former action taken on thk� name..', Arid-= the RBoard :now- orders that a list or roll be prey pared of all owners or holders of property, and of valuable interests therein , sought to be taken or to be injuriously affected, which list or.roil shall also describe the property beneficially affected. Mr Chas., weidler appeared before the Board and dicussed the matter of the widening of Ewing Avenue. Building Commissioner Perkins presented plans for the remodeling of the Police Barn for offices of the detective depdrtment. No action taken on ✓ same. Communication 'received from H. B. -Reinsagen, Principal Assistant Engineer for the New York Centred Railroad Company relative to condition of - Portage Avenue viaduct, stating that this matter would be investigated, -Same read and placed on file. ° Communication' recei#ed:_r-.and read from the City of Gary relative to Senate Bill No. 15. Same read and placed on file. Petition filed for an electric light on Leer Street from Dayton Street to L4er Street.' The following resolution were adopted by the Board. COPY OF VACAtion RE86LUT16H NO, 33. 1917. Resolved by the Board of Public Works of the City of South Bend, Indiana: That it is desirable to vacate the following: Fourthalleys in Elliott - Tutt's Addition to the City of South Bend, which alleys extend north from Tutt Street to Dunham Street and are situated between Lots No. 8 and 9, between Lots,No. 10 and 11, between lots No. 12 and 13 and between Lots No. 14 and 15 on the plat of said Addition. Also Dunham Street lying north of sadd lofts described as follows; Beginning at the north west corner of said lot 8 thence west . t,w.the;-northiaest corner of lot No. 16 in said Addition; thence running north to the north line of Dunham Street, about 34 feet; thence east on the north line of said Dunham Street to a point due north of the north west corner of said lot No. 8; thence south to the place of beginning. ' The following property may be injuriously or beneficially affected. by such vacation: Beginning at the southeast corner of lot No 8 in Elliott Tutt's Addition to the City of South Bend, thence north to a point 150 feet north of the north line of Dunham Street; thence west to the easterly line of Prairie Avenue; thence southwesterly on the easterly line of Prairie Avenue; thence south westerly on the easterly line of Prairie Avenue to the north lineofTutt Street thence east on the north line of Tutt Street to the south east corner of lot No. 8 in said Elliott Tuttle Addition which point is the place of beginning. Notice of this resolution shall. be published on the 17th. day of Feb. 1917 and on the 24th. day of February 1917 in the South Bend Daily Tribune. This Board, at its office in the City Hall on the 13th. day of March 1917 at 7:45 P:M. will hear and receive remonstrances from all persons interested in or affected by these proceedings. Adopted this 13th. day of February 1917. ,BOARD OF PUBLIC wORks. Attest: Veronica C. Sweeney, Clerk of the Board. E. M. MORRIS A. H . R ICE JOHN B. WEBER