05/29/1917 Board of Public Works Minutes

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suy At the intersection -of Prairie Avenue .and the tracks of said Railroad the surface of said street shall be depressed six (6) feet and nine (9) inches below the top of the h-ighest rail of the track leading to the Studeabkrer plant where same intersects the center line of said Prairie. Avenue at theelevation now maintained clearance .shh11 be twelve and one-half (12y)' feet between the surface of the street as fixed above and the superstructure of tracks leading to the team yard and the Studebaker plant; the grade of the approach of said street north from the north line of the superstructure carrying tracks to the team yard and the Studebaker Plant shall by an ascending grade of three (3) feet to each one hundred (100) feet; the grade of the approach south from the south line of the superstructure shall be an ascending grade of three (3) feet to each one. hundred (100) feet. At.the intersection od Lafayette Street and the tracks of said Railroad, the surface of said street shall be depressed two and one tenth (2.1) feet below the top of the highest rail of the tracks of said intersection as now maintained clearance shall be twelve and one-half feet between the surface of the street as fixed above and the superstructure over said streetl the grade of the approach of said street north from the north line of the superstructure shall be a straight line until it intersects the present street grade at the south line of South Street and .the grade.of the approach south from the south line -of the _Sup6rsttVctur4 shall be a straight-line until it intersects the present street grade at Bronson Street. At the intersection of Win Street and the tracks of said railroad the surface of slid street shall_ be depressed two and six tenths (2.6) feet below the top of the highest rail of the tracks at said intersection as now maintained; clearance shall be twelve and one -half (12-i) feet between the surface of the street as fixed above and the superstructure work over said street; the grade of the approach of said street north from the north line of the superstructure shall be a straight line until it intersects the present street grade at the south line of South Street, and on the south the grade shall be a straight line from the south line of the superstructure until it intersects the present street grade at the north line of Bronson Street. At the intersection of Bronson Street and the tracks of said railroad, ( which street intersects them at the same point that Michigan Street does) the surface of said street shall be depressed six (6) feet below the top of the highest rail of the tracks of said intersection as now maintained; the cleananc'e shall be twelve and one- half (lal) feet between the surface of the street as fixed above and the bottom of the superstructure work over said street; the grade of the approaches of said street shall be ascencli4g grades of three (3) feet to each one hundred-(100) feet eaehhway west and west from the east and west lines of the superstructure over said street. At the intersection of Michigan Street and the tracks of said railroad the surface of said street shall be depressed six (6) feet below the top of the highest rail of the tracks at the intersection as now maintained; clearance shall be sixteen (16) feet between the surface of the street as fixed above the bottom of the superstructure work over said street; the grade of the approach of said street on the north shall beaa straight line from the north line of the superstructure until it intersects.the present street grade at the south line of South Street; and the grade of the approach on the south shall be an ascending grade groin the south line of Bronson Street of two and one-half {2) feet to each one hundred (100) feet. The grade of Fellows Street , where the same intersects the tracks of said New York Central Railroad Company, shall be raised five and six -tenths (5.6) feet above the top of the highest rail of said tracks as now maintained, and the tracks of said company across said street shall be raised to conform to the grade of said street when changed as provided herein. And the grade of Fellows Street from the northerly rail shall be a descending grade of five (5) feet to each one hundred f100) feet until it intersects the present street grade; and the grade of said street south of the southerly rail shall be a straight line from said rail until it intersects the present street grade at the north line of Sample Street. The grade of Sample Street, where the same intersects the tracks.of said New York Central Railroad Company, shall be raised four and two-tenths(4.2) feet above the top of the highest rail of said tracks as now maintained, and the tracks of said company across said street shall be raised to conform to the grade of said street when changed,as provided herein. And the grade of said Sample Street west of the .westerly tail shall be a descendinggrade of four (4) feet to each one hundred (100) feet until it intersects the present street grade; and the grade of said Street east of the easterly rail shall be a descending grade of three and onehalf (3�1) feet to each one 7.undred (100) feet until it intersects the present street grade.