04/03/1917 Board of Public Works Minutes

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J Hearing given on Condemnation Resolution No. 48 for the purpose of appropriating. a strip of land for the widening of Leer Street across the Lake Shore & Uichigan Southern Railway Company right of way, in the City of South Bend, Indiana. In the above matter no remonstrators_ appeared and no written remonstrance was filed. ' The Board being fully advised in the matter takes final action on said resolution, c onf irm4ng without modification, all former action taken on the same. The Board therefore declares the above property in all things condemned and appropriated for public use, and the Board now orders that a list or roll be prepared of all the owners or holders of property and of vaulable interests therein sought to be taken or to be injuriously affected, which said list or roll shall also describe the property benefically affected. Councilman Andrew Seifert appeared before the Board -and requested the Board to have cross walks placed on Coquillard Street about half way between Campau ✓ Street and Sorin Street. The same was referred to the Street Commissioner. Also to place a light at the corner of Notre Dame Street and the Grand Trunk Western Ry..Company right of way. This matter was referred to the City Common Council. Also petition for an electric light at Robinson Street and the New York Central Ry. Company right of way. Ur. Samuel Rosenberg of the Vandalia::Ry. Company appeared before the Board and presented blue prints showing proposed tracks into Studebaker tract south of Sample Street and west of Franklin Street and requested permission to lay sidetracks into same. The following resolution was approved by the Board. Resolved by the Board of Public ,Works of the City of South Bend, Indianai: that permission be granted to the Pittsburg,Cleveland, C is innat i & St. Louis Ry. Company to lay side tracks into the Studebaker Tract south of Sample Street and west of Franklin Street • across Kendall Street, alley between Kendall and Scott Streets and across Scott Street all as shown on blue print approved this 3rd. day of April 1917. Clerk instructed to send copy of same to above mentioned Railway Co3, Mr. H. E. Harter appeared before the Board and presented plat of Harter Heights seennd Addition to theCity of South Bend, Indiana with following dedication and the same was approved by the Board. HARTER HEIGHTS SECOND ADDITION TO THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, ST. JOSEPH COUNTY,STATE OF INDIANA. The accompanying plat is a Sub -Division of the following described real estate in the City of South Bend, St. Joseph County, State of Indiana, to -wit: - Beginning at the intersection of the east line of Leeper Avenue and the north line of Sec. 1 Township-1, Township 37 Range 3, Bast thanee east (1281.88) feet to the northeast corner of the North east of the northwest (1 quarter of Sec. 1. Township 37, North Range 2, East , thence south along the east line of the north west quarter of Sec. 1 Township 37, north Range 2, east to the Northline of Dallmans Addition to the City of South Bend, thence west along the North line of Dallmanfs Addition to the easterly line of Niles Avenue, thence northwesterly along the Easterly line of Niles Avenue to the point of the intersection of the easterly line of Niles Avenue and the east line of Leeper Avenue, thence north along the east line of Leeper Avenue to the place of beginning. Except the following (Harter Heights First Addition) beginning at the intersection of the East line of Leeper Avenue and the north line of Sec. 1. Township No. 37 North Range 2, East thence East along the said north line of Sec. 1. Township 379 north Range 2 East, a distance of (49) forty nine feet, thence south along the line (49) forty --nine feet, east of and parallel to the East line of Leeper Avenue, •a distance of (1041.82) feet thence - west a distance of (32.35) feet to the easterly line of Niles Avenue thence• Northwesterly along the Easterly line of miles Avenue a distance of (33.63) feet to the East line of Leeper Avenue thence North along the East line of Leeper Avenue, a distance of �1012.69) ft. to the place of be§inning, which plat shall hereafter be known as Harter Heights Second Addition, an addition to the City of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. In all future conveyances , a description by lot number as the lots are marked, and designed on this plat, shell be a good and cuff is ient description of the land to be conveyed.