06/07/1921 Board of Public Works Minutes

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14 Tlifugday .Tune :Zt.h _ _ 1921 - Continued _ STATE OF INDIANA ST. JOSEPH COUNTY �SS I, Thomas C. Barnes, swear that I own real estate in St. Joseph C t sgtate odfnana, of which I am possessed in fee sim le of the value of e Thousan o ars over and above my indebtedness and Ue exemption allowed me by law, as I believe, so help me God, T.HGMAS C. BARNES Subscribed and sworn to before me, the undersigned, Notary -Public this 6th. day of June 1921. ' My Commission expires July 20,1922. VERONICA C. SWEENEYNotary Public The following communication received, ,read and placed on file: South Bend, Indiana, June 1,1921, Board of Public Works, South Bend, Ind. ° Gentlemen: It is :ay understanding that a motor bus companyhas been formed .known as Elkhart -South Bend Transportation Company, and that it is the intention of that Company to establish motor bus service between the cities of Elkhart and - South Bend: I wish to call to the attention of your Board the fact that we are large tax payers, our taxes in India= A -mounting to over 60 000 er ear, posed motor bus eompan will pes practicesl3 ;.noti-in in t o Form of taxes. Iha1sQD© wish to call to your attention he fact tha the proposed motor bus company would offer direct competition #�o the lines we have had built for°a to number of years. and which we have operate throughout the past four years when t��t operation en- tailed a loss upon this company. The operation of.a motorbus_line between Elkhart, Mishawaka & South Bend would seriously affect the abilit of this com any to maintain good transports- tion service for the public, and we fel that in ju tice to tie comany, with. its large investment and having in mind the best interests of the public, such competition ought not to be permitted. be It is my understanding that it will neeessaryfor`the-motor bus company to obtain the permission of your Board in the form of a contract to allow them to operate over the streets of your City. Before granting sudh a ontrLet, may, I ask that your Board give this company an oppprtunity to present its side of the question? Yours very truly, RRS WS FILEDR• R. SMITH JUN79192I. 2nd. Vice Pres. & Gen. Mgr. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,, BY G. A. ELLIOTT President. Renewal certificate of Harvey L. Ha,er for one Thousand Dollars excavation bond signedby The Aetna Uasualty and Surefy Company as sureties, was approved by the Board. i Permission granted to Indiana Bell Tel. ComPany to place sewer file in alley between Carroll Street and St. Joe Street, north of Division Street,,, Partial estimate allowed Grant McCready Contractor for the Sorin Street pavement at.,.....,............,....8645.42 Finanical report of the City Cemetery filed. This the date set for deferred hearing on Grade Separation v :and Track Elevation under resobut-ion No. 2 and plans and estimates afxtka the Board dec.i.ded to .defer this hearing until Tues�y July 26th., 1921 at 10:'0Q__A. M. .