09/21/1920 Board of Public Works Minutes

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Board met in regular seas ion %'t 10: 00 A.M. All members present.;, Mr. Irish of the Revs --Times Printing, Company granted permission by the Board to erect a permanent awning in the let. alley west of -Main Street. The erection of said awn;ing,to be ;under the supervision of the. Building amd tb�be erected as he d irects . Mr. Schreyer a, -,peered before the Board in regard to resurfacing Of lat. alley north of Navarre Street running from Main Street to Lafayette Blvd. Granted permision to repair, same. Attorney Arthur G ill iom appeared before the. Board representing the South Band Motor Bus Company in regard . to franchise for- operat ion of motor bus on ` City Streets.- Same deferred until Wednesday aeptembar 2 rnd.1920, at 7:15 P.M. Pi Board ordered a light *ith red globe placed . at end of Arc h Avenue and Monroe Street next to the river. Whitcomb and Keller &peered before the Board iL regard to drainage at Monroe Street. Street Commissioner ordered to take care of drainage at end of Monroe Street as per plans and specficistions of the City Engineer. The following communication received fromStuart Mcxibbin, County Attorney read .and the following resolution approved by the Board. E September 20,1920. To the Board of Pub 1 is Works of the _ City of South Bend, Indiana. gentlemen: - , _ Proceedings are pending. before the Board of Commissioners of the County of St. Joseph for the improvement of a certain highway in St. Joseph Countyknown on the road_ map as House Read but, commonly'known as the Donmoyer .Road or . Dunmoyer Avenue, It is proposed by these proceedings to improve the same by grad*ing , draining and surtac ing From the, Michigan Road to the Turkey Creek road. ,As part of this improvement lies within the corporate limits of the City of I South Bend it is necessary to have your consent to such improvement.. ' There are also proceedings pending before the Board of Commiss ioners < For the improvement of the Jefferson Highway from the ` end of the pavement in South Bend, that is, of the pave"at now under construction, east to the Penn Township line, the improvement w,11-1. consist of grading, draining and hard surfacing the highway. As part of this improvement lies within the corporate limits of the City of South Bend it will be necessary to. have your consent before this improvement can be made. If these two improvements meet with your approval will you kindly signify the same by the appropriate res_clutien ande send separate. certified copies of such; resolutions to Clarence. Sedgwick, County Auditor. Very respectfully yours, STUART MACKIBBIN County Attorney. r