05/06/1919 Board of Public Works Minutes

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64.3 Mr. H. Herr of Herr &. Herr Company with a reprosentative of the Art lietal Company appeared befor* the Board and subyaitted, bid for the ren►odtiAts?" of vtults in the City Hall. T This be ing the date set f or the deferred hearing on Track e l evert ior, in South Bend , of the New York Central Ry. C omptiny tracks under mod if iMd Resolution No. -2 and discussion of ere le iminat ion of tracks from. D ivis ion Street of Gra,ni 'TruAk Western Ry. Comps,ny depression of same, no re pros entatIves of any company interested in or affected by such elevation wazs -oresent, andthe following commta.nic-stion from H. E. Whittenberger was rece ived read and placed on f it-, and this meet ing d*f- ferred until Friday June 20th. ,1919 'at 2: 00 P.M. Detroit May 5,1919. Mr.,Gilbert A. Elliott,, Pres i4e3nt , Dept., Public Works, South Bend, Ind., Dear Sir Referring to your letter of April 29th., in reference to setting data for meeting Mr. Ke11ey, and myself with the Departm*-nt of Public Works at South Bond. Will Wig that I had conversation today at Detroit with Mr. H. G. Kelley Pres idont of the Grand Trunk: He stated that it would be imposs ibla for hire to set au date for a meeting at any time within the next thirty days; that he *could advise you as soon as possible after that date when he could meat with the Board. I have told Mr. Kelley that almost any date that *illlfruit hire! I will make it convenient to attend Yours truly, H. E. WHITTENBERGER, Federal MLnager,. r The f 6116ai ing *r itte-n 'eieat ice roce ived fr ©m tho► C om 6h 'C°ounc i , Se uth Bond, Lnd lalia... May 5th.,1910. Board of Public Works, South Bend, Indiana. Gentlemen• - This is to inform you that the Common Council in regular session held Monday Apr it 28th., 19191, passed the f ollowing ord inances order in.g the innrovement of the Street's named below, vis:- Ordinance• No. 1998 , Birdsell Street from Washington to La Porte Avenue. No 1998 Olive Street from Lincoln Way West to Washington Avenue and from D iv is ion Street to Sample Street. No. 2000. Human Street from Mia.de ` Street to the alley east of Kosciuszko Street. ' No. 2001 Ford Street from Olive Street to point 345 feet east of the east line of Kosciuszko Street. No. 2003 Ratifying, c onf i.rming and approving a certain contract and agre:me;nt ma*e and entered into between the City of South Bend, Indiana, by and through its Board of Public Works, and the Chicago, South Bend & Northern, Indiana Railway Company, its successors and assigns. ` -Very respectfully yours, FRANK S . B IL INSK I City Clerk wi